The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-24
The Negro In tho South.
A Democratic member Of the Virginia
Legislature introduced the following

The Negro In tho South. III &.
ADemocratic member OF the Virginia
Legislature introduced the following
resolution the other day:
y Rciotredi, That. our representatives & In the
national Congress BIZ required to vote for an ap.
preparation to encourage and enable this dis.
satisfied element OF. our eol0red population 10
emisrate to Republican States OF the North,
q where they may enjoy their rights and be re.
z clplents OF n most hearty" sympathy, and the
South DO relieved OF painful slraIn upon our
y, political system. r. ;i. VI 8 yfff = ~
twas no doubt the intention 5of the
gentleman to DO witty, but he stumbles
, into IN admission that condemns him out
Of his own mouth. When he asks that
the negro may be removed to the North
ern Republican States "where he may
{ enjoy his rights" the confession i'm
piled only confirms the truth OF what
the Republican party has for years main
tanned, that the negro enjoys no politi.
cal rights in tho South. The argument
that come Southerners advance that the
Republican party desires 10 force social
Z equality on the whites and negroes OF
!; the South is lame and impotent. The
negro himself does not want it. What
he does aspire to, and what the Republi.
can party wants him to enjoy,is what he
is justly entitled to-political equality.
The Southerners do not know what
they are talking about when they ,advo.
cate the removal OF the colorcd race to
other lands and clirnes. The most intelli.
I gent expression! OH this subject was
given by Rev. w B. Derrick, Of Wash
+ ipgton, D. G., in an address to q meeting
OF colored citizens in New York d few
days ago. He said: I. ~
We are not hero for the purpose OF applying
1.-The torch or drawing the sword. Nor have poll.
tics anything to DO with my discourse. This Is
an occasion when the interests Of our whole
= race all over the country demand attention.
! During my recent visit to the new South, where
there ara tirc millions and half OF 9 recently
s nauumitlcd slaves, noticed that the ante-bei.
! lliin spirit OF racc prejudice was found 10 be
< growins. WhyG5 The negro's Intelligence and
1 is not true that freedom has made him indo.
4 lent. The crops OF all the great staples have
y enormously Increased during the years Of free
m: Tho negro is the lie blood the nations com.
/. nIercc.. lie produces the cotton that gives
3 thousands employment In New Englaud's spin.
/; ming mills. Yet Mr.. Morgan wants tho negro 10
! 20. | tell you tho lumber has not yet been
I grown In Georgia or Carolina forests that will
g make the plnnks for the vessels 10 bear the nc
& GroeS away from America. In three Southern
States the negroes pay taxes on over sl00 900 00O
ut real estate. This does not look as II the negro
: was lazy and :hrlltless. ;s:.. 3ss;ssll
4; twill besa sad day for the South II
she forces the negroes out Of her fields
and her new but growing industries.
The real enemy Of the colored man in
that section is the white man;who won't
work himself and hates to see others
toiling. That is Z the class the South
should DO rid Of. THE negro is neces.
sary toiEher advancement and pros:
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