The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-18

! ing an injury on that sense Of Justice and
rignt which. allied TO unfiinching cournge.
constitutes nations virtues Who will say
thnt the moral sense Of our people now In as
| Iofiy ns u was In the days when men voted
Win nplifted faces for tile candidate OF their
rne press Of portion OF the land is filed
Win chafges Of injuries TO the negro. The
real injury is not TO him, but to the white.
ihe physical peril Is not more real than
| this which impends above our moral force
nu. II is more apparent. The most obvious
| danger is the rapidity with which the African
race = multiplying In the South. II is true
| tnat tne exact rate OF Increase cannot be
gfvcn until the ensuing census shall have
een,completed. but the most careful esti-
| mafcs based on wide observation of careful
ODservers indicate prodiglous increase
Fifty years ago il was the slavery question;
| twenty-five years ago IL was the negro ques-
| ton to-day IL Is the race question,
MULTIPLICATION.
| No race on the globe Is multiplying In such
enormous ratio as the Sorthern negro. The
race incfe0ses every day. every hour. In
lst3a complete census showed only 3,52O.S
slaves la the eleven safes which seeded.
In 1860 they were put at 100000. To-day
the Estimates made up nom state and local
cefsases show not lees than S,OOO0O
senator Hoar. OF Massachusetts speaking
on The fioor of lie United States Senate. on
| the 2.5d OF February, 1889, made tnis state
mcnt, which, astounding as II may appear.
| has foundation. He said:
III mako these remarks with full knowledge
OF the difficult problem that awaits us, and
| the problem that especially concerns our
friends south of Mason and Dixon line; but
/ remember when make them that the per-
son hears the sound Of my voice this moment
who in his lifetime will see fifty million me-
groes dwelling In those states"
Then followed one Of the ablest address
ses on the negro problem ever conceived.
Pregnant with deep thought, clothed in
simple. beautiful language, the speakers
words held the close attention of the audi
ence for nearly two hours. In conclusion
he said
THE SOLUTION.
The solution OF this problem is OF more inn
pOrtance to us than TO the negro. And It's
solution depends upon us. Whatever the
means by which IL shall be solved may be
however the political and social status Of the
negro may be determined rs determined 1t
VIII be by the inevitable logic of events, We
cannot absOlve ourselves from the response
blIty which lies upon us To aid. inspirit and
elevate him. We may no; admit him as a
law giver; but we must uplift him as man
and Christian We owe this duty To our
selves, To HIM. TO rOsierity, To our country,
and 10 God. We brought him here under the
providence Of God he will stay here or hard
by here; Whether II shalt be as an enemy OF
as a friend as pariah or as man, depends
not So much on himself as on us.
KINDLY CONSIDERATION.
He is entitled to klndness and considera-
tiOn at our hands; by virtue of the long years
OF kindly intercourse; by virtue of the pa
tience he has exhibited, the friendship, the
affection he has In the past borne us; and
most Of all hy virtue OF the loyalty viii
which he HIS served us, and what was more
stood for us during those lone years OF war
when the men were at the front, and an
enemy was within our borders; when the
women and children were left at home de-
fenceless Oh the lone plantations. BY virtue
OF all these he Is entitled 10 our utmost
Kindness and our lirmest friendship. In all
that record of four years. there Is no single
act of treachery Or-hOfrOr. Every cabin was
a barrack. every servant n body-guard ready
10 defend his mistress. We owe the II
de..I; il is due that we should repay them
with kindness, with consideration, with
equity.
ANOTHER CONDITION.
As old Carlyle who thought many things
worse than African slavery, said on this sub
iect long ago, "Jhere is another condition
wanted: That your relation 10 the nagroos i'm
this thing called slavery with such an EN-
phasis upon the word be actually fair, just,
ana according 70 the facts; fair say not In
the sight of New England platforms, but OF
God Almighty, the maker of both negroes
and you. hat IL the one ground on which
men can take their stand. In the long run
all human causes. and this cause too. Will
come TO b. settled there
Let the south but take this ground and she
must eventually triumph. ON her doing So de-
pend the perpetuatiOu Of constitution Al gov
ernment and the salvation OF her people.
MEDALS DISTRIBUTED.
At the close OF the address, which was
received with frequent and hearty applause
the medals given by the societies were de-
liyered in neat and graceful speech by
Rev. Thomas :. DEnaway, Of Fredericks-
burg, to the following: Nh Sigma Rho So
ciety. Dir. William a. Goodwin. Of Nir-
gnia, best debater; Mr.. j. VI. Estes, Of
Tennessee, improvement. PhilOlOgian So
ciety, Mr.. Herbert +. Williams. Of Nir-
gnia, best debater; Mr.. l.. B. Winfrey, OF
Virginia. Improvement. The Joint Writer'S
Medal was awarded to Mr.. j. II. Long, OF
Pennsylvania.
ALUMNI SOCIETY.
The Society Of Alumni will hold its an
nual meeting tonight in the College chapel.
Addresses will be delivered by DR.. Robert
Ryand, the first president Of the College;
Rev. II. \. Tupper. Jr., of Louisville, ny,
and poem by Professor l.. X. liamberl,n.
Of Louisiana. The public are cordially in
yited to attend.