The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-01-29
Acoxr1rcarrD PROBLEM.

To complicate the problem the negro is
gregarious The line of cleavage between
the white man and the black is distinct and
clear There is neither amalgamation, alb
sorption, or assimilation between the races.
Fred Douglas. the most illustrious living
representative of his race (greater by his
Caucasian reinforcement than by his African
bloos). said 20 me that when the prejudice
disappeared the races would become homo
gene0us. do not believe il. Such solu-
ton Of the difficulty is improbable fpos-
sibie, most depIorable. History shows that
where the white and black came together
during the period Of slavery it was by CON-
pulsion. The children born claimed white
fathers and black mothers never black
fathers and white mothers. There is no
poisoning so fatal as adulteration Of race.
The leaders of the South have come to the
conclusion that the present state OF affairs
cannot exist They ask that the affair be
amiCably discussed.
do not claim superiority of virtue for
the North. My ancestors owned slaves The
conscience Of New England was not aroused
TO sense of the enormiiy of the slave sys-
tenn until it became Improbable. Laugh
ter.
Besidcs, a large part OF the people of the
United States did not contemplate the free
ing Of the negro in the war for the Union.
When the negro was freed he was given the
franchise-not for the purpose Of perpets-
aiing the Republican, party. That oalumny
has grown old enough 10 be supennnuated
and placed on the retired list. II the negro
were not here thing the people Of the
United States to-day would hesitate to in
vite him here and with the experience of
two centuries of slavery and 25 years Of os-
iensible freedom, believe they would pre-
fer to have them remain in association with
their brethren on the Dark Continent. But
the negroes are here. They are Of ancient
lineage-in fac., genuine f. f. VS.. Laugh
teri
BY their sobriety and steadiness they have
justified the judgment Of those who relieved
them. But TO what does their freedom
amount9 Their citizenship is a name. The
black vote Of the South is practically sup
pressed. Senators, editors and the leaders
Of the South have announced their inten-
ton Of breaking the control of the negro.
OFT OF TREIR OWN MOUTHS.
Then saying that he would bring only
: Southern men and Democrats as witnesses,
! Mr.. Ingalls, read an extract from the Mem
phis Asaianche that stated that Chalmers
could not get the office of Governor" This
/ extract was printed in October last. On the
I 6,h of that month the 15liaashe had said
deliberately that the South did not propose
I 10 be governed by the negro under any con-
( diiions On account Of this condition of
affairs General Chalmers had Withdrawn
I ffom the race for Governor Mr.. Ingalls,
quoted at length from General Chalmers
address TO the Republican voters OF Missis-
( sippi He considered that address, he said,
/ one of the most tragic uttersnces that had
ever occurred in political history.
There had been another election in Mis-
sissippi with which the country was some
what familiar He sent to the clerk desk
{ 20 be read an extract from the Jackson
4 Clarion OF January . In this extract was
I the constant .eiteration OF the announcement
that ihe Regular the "Balldozeis," etc,
would be on hand TO see that there was a
"fair election" At the end of the enunci-
alton Mr. Ingalls, remarked sententiously,
They we're all there, Mr. President"
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