The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-02-08
SENATOR VANCE on INGALLS,.

He criticised Mr.. ingalls, speech,
which he characterized Is a piece of
oratorieal pyrotechnies, eoncealIng its
paucity of ideas. 1t reminded him
forcibly ofan astronomers description
Of the remarkable tenuity Of the tail of
recent comet. Its length was des-
cribed as 100, ,0O0, 600 miles as it stretch
ed sthwart the skies, its breadth as
$4,000 miles; and, yet the solid matter
which it contained could be transport
ed in one-horse cart. He (Mr. vance,
had listened and listened with the
greatest entertainment to that speech.
He had searched and searched, and he
had wondered where the remedy was
for the evil that was depicted in such
colors. He wanted to see the solid
mattsr of the illumination. Suddenly,
he said, before the light expired and
the senate was left in darkness, the
solution was announced-as ajustice.s y
Mr.. Vance acknowledged that the
millennium had not yet dawned on
the South and that the land of recon-
struction was not yet land of perfect
righteousness. just north of Mason
and Dixon's line there was such land.
There was a country where there was
no suppression of the popular vote oy
gerrymandering or otherwise; where
there was no purchase OF the floating
vote in "blocks of fiven Qaughter);
where there was no ejectment of color
ed children from white schools or OF
colored men from theatres and BARRIERS
chairs, and where II was to be hoped
that, in the process Of time, the black
man would be chosen to sit in congress,
and even some railroad attorney OF
millionaire would make room In the
senate chamber for colored brother.
[Laughter.]
lie hoped that In the course Of time
one accomplished black man might be
sent abroad to represent the country
in some other land besides Hayti and
Liberia. QIaughterl lie even hoped
that a colored man might be found III
to serve his country in some other re.
gion than the South. and that the greai
dumping ground of political deadbeats
the district of Columbia, on whose
helpless people had been imposed, In
every office from judiciary down, the
worn out partisans for whom theil
people at homo had no further use.
Mr.. Vance quoted from Mr.. Ingalls,
speech as to the South standing on {
vslcano, as to Its sitting on safety
valve, and of its having to "tread the
wire press alone, He believed thai
the senator had passed the blackes
and foulest Judgment on his own peo
pie. lie belieyed that hundreds o
thousands of stout hearts would rusl
to the rescue of their brethren on thu
wings of steam, preceded by messenger
of lightning, should the South, unhap
PLY, have need Of such help, But tn
South wsuld not call for 1t. 1t couli
wagc such war without assistance
from anybody and could easily manag
and overcome an uprising Of 100000
negroes. Then there would come
solution of the negro problem, aud !
would stay solved.
What, he asked, was the problem
Nature would solve it. Givena high
spirited, liberty-loving, cultivated
dominant race, occupying free state
, full of capacity, energy and progress
aud with that race, race Of manumii
ted slaves Of recently barbaric origir
0 with no race traditions, no pride, n
: history of progress, how, he asked
should the two be made to dwell tC
gether in peace and fraternity? Tha
was the question. 1t was fundamer
tai principle in American law that tn
majority of those to whom the fral
: chise is comrlitted shall rule With
= limits; but it was principle Of naturi
b law, as cid as man himself, that tb
f stronger must rule without limit. Ii
b affirmed not that the negro was inc'
: pable of civilization, but that he WI
Il incapable OF keeping up with the civ
q lization of the white race. His soil
: ton ofthe problem was simply, 'Hant
q off,
q He could not support Senator Blu
Y lcr's bill. II did not reach the cas-
b There was ample room for the negro
Is in the northern and northwestel
2 States; aud IL was entirely practicab
q to induce them to settle in those State
IS If, he said, the negro is a good thin
v let us divide him out. Laughter
d He admitted that such plan would
d the death of many politician; but
D would give peace to the country, ar
o he could bear the absence of the pol
n ticians, TLaughter.]
a In conclusion, he said, addressir
1s himself TO Mr.. ingalls,, If you cann
Q. help either black or white; CONNIE
,r deeency requires that you should ho
n your peace.