Sharp County record., 1890-09-18

-aHt-lIlu rt5r-IlV. - NE 1OUI no 'ii--iia oA
r.gmHart street ami the other mlser1-
bIe Quarters in winch he has been COM
rqILed. On account Of his 5g.gr. 70 reside,
in the rood City Of Br0JuerlY Love.
Tt would be wise 20 Lee little OF 1ne
sympathy that arises rom the love or
the brother IN black 20 begin l2se II
home.
The South has done, and is still 10
iur. more Tor the negro than many sup
nose. Negroes have been sent from the
south 70 the United States Senate, 10
the r5wer house Of Congress, 70 the
State Legislature. and they have held
minor positions. but have yet TO near
ofa black Congressman from 5le L-e-
Dublicau N0rch-a single negro that
has ever been considered good enough
10 hold the position OF postmaster OF
auv other position that requires m
Oluce of brain work. It's We'll enough
to live in the North and ak OF negro
domination in the South, but where IS
the Northern Town. county. city Or
State that will swallow The same uedl-
ciue2 The Northern negro IS not born
slave. bur he IS Just as eHecJua-y
shut out from The advantages OF nu-
mauitv IS though the chains we're
forced urou him. He can never be
anv thing ut the North but 'ulgEer'
still. and the maudIin sympathy SO
I freely expressed for The rights OF me
negro down South can be better ex-
/ tended in 1ne North
Equally IS many 'Outrages' are
committed in the city Of Philadelphia
in one week as the whole State Of Viz
r1nia in one wear, vet no Congressional
/ committee investigates: and but for the
srum dealt out TO the ignorant Of both
/ races on election days and other times,
. the ..0urrages' in the South would be
seldom heard of. The salvation Jt the
/ negro North and South IS for him to do
his own thinking. When they like the
whites. learn todIVidc on party lines, they
will be more respected: but Just so long
7 as they allow pot house politicians to
dictate their political course. so long as
they allow them to keep them lnchaIns,
lust 80 will the whites keep TO-
rether. Northern whites viii not be
dominated by the negro, and they can
/ not force their Southern brother to do
what they will not do.
The force biIL' will not benefit the
4 negro. but on the one hand it viii re-
tard his progress. Tt is nearly thirty
/ years since the war began. The major
. iGv of the old slaves have gone to theI-
quiet home. A negro who can ever re-
member slavery must be about thirty
| five years old. To have worked in a
field under a master he must be close to
fifty Years old Time and education
are healing preiudiccs, and the two
races in the South are drawing closer
together, but this fire brand about to
be cast in their midst by the fanatics at
Washington will open wounds and re-
suit in the downfall of the negro in the
end; for should there be general rev
oIutiOn the whites of the North and
South would both unite against him.
! The strong prejudice right here in the
North is alone sufficient proof Of my
claim. Every blow struck at the whites
Of the South means two blows on the
). shoulder of the Innocent and iudusTl,
b. b. t4-g-
the privilege accorded every American.
whether he be native or adopted; and
| if he must fill the menial positions he
should at least be assisted to heal pref.
udice instead of increasing gi1-Thomas
w. Swami, in Philadelphia Record.