New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-24

associated with the vanquished Will the experiment
that has failed elsewhere succeed here? Cannot the
| black race exist citizens OF the United States on
terms of political equality with the Caucasian races
! And IL not. why mott
" Fred Douglass, the most illustrfous living repre-
sentative OF the negro raceereater, think, by his
Caucasian reinforcement than by his African blood
once said to that he thought prejudice and social
and political antagonism disappeared, the races would
| blend, coalesce and become homogeneous. do not
agree with him. There is natural affinity between
the races This solution of the problem is impossible
The relations between the in the time of slavery
were compulsory. The hybrid was the product OF re-
laons between white fathers and black mothers, and
never between black fathers and white mothers; and
the inference that result, ehnog1aphcay, Is the
conclusion of that question. Such solution, In my
| Judgment, would perpetuae the vices of both races
and the virtues Of neither There IS no blood poison
| so fatal as adulterati0n Of race.
The colored people," Mr.. ingalls, added are here.
| They are natives. They citizens. Man for man,
they are our political equals. They came here In
voluntarily, as prisoners of war, captured III fight
| They are of ancient lineage-genuine F. F. VS.
Qaugher) After praisng the coloed people for Their
fidelity the South during the war; the speaker said
1t seems incredible that gratitude should not have
defended and shielded them from the hdeOus and in
descrlbable wrongs and crimes of which they have
been, quarter of century, the guiltless ana ur-
resisting victims. The same impulse which made them
loyal their masters throughout the war mas maze
them faithful 10 tnclr ucuNcftlS SilVc'
TO the party of Lincoln and Grant is persistent and
answering. Their instincts more nfallible than
reason. They have voted with their friends
Mr. ingalls, went on 10 speak of the determination OF
the south 10 eliminate the negro as factor from us
political and social history and quoted evidence on
| that point from Democratic newspapers and Demo
cratic politicians. lie sent TO the clerks desk ana mad
read extracts The Jackson (MissD Clarion, Just
before the election, seventeen days ago. In winch te
interrogation, who caresl The Bolton boys Will DO
here Monday: there will be fair election" was re-
| peated a dozen times the only difference being that
each paragraph contained the name of different one
Of the companies expected When the last lnterrogaC
tory was read Mr. ingalls, said They were all there
amid much laughter. Mr.. ingalls, then read the state
ment Of a CORES pondent that the election at JachSoh
was the outrageous the latter had ever seen anu
that the town had taken possession of by touEhs
| with Winchester rifles and held throughout the day
In this extract il was alleged that Senator Georges
| son was one of the rinemen Resuming, Mr Ihgalls
said
The pretexts for this condition of things nave
many, but they all rest upon the lnleroriS Vi
the African race upon the fear OF negro supremacy
confess with humiliation that TO this notification Of
| the Constitution, to this breach of pighed faith
this violation of the natural rights OF man, the people
of the North have apparently consented. Iractleas
II say il with shame and rcmorse) the negroes nave
been abandoned 10 their fate There are uhoouDeuAa
some thoughtful men in the south who apprehe ahn
| coming events, ana would willingly rellnlulsh INC
tight to representation If the States could be pfiied
to impose the condition upon suffrage Bnt thds
is impossible. IL would shock the sense Ol mdllhllu
The gods cannot recall their gifts Education quad
fcaOns and other qualifications womb onH pDs,Poir
the crisis 1t may be postponed for generstll0n VI
il may be precptated in the next Presidential eice-
C@ ou no6n W the Suffrage that the North and
Northwest Will not consent to nave tn n, Iy
lization changed modified or destroyed by uoVerl-
ment resting upon deliberate and habitnal snpptes
fraud sooner or later there would he armed col
son between the races Inc soudn Is
They are breeding innumerable john Browns ana Nat
Turner'S. , l., .,,,so,
7 depIorc it: but as God is my Judge say that no
other people the face of the earth have ever sub
% Sr 3G thS " yea amt upon the
the south. without revolution and bi9Sa. SAPpiuSt,
He co iOs nfs ee had been Beyond They
lave been patient they haye G sea 0 TO- the country
Tmon of Athens said: 1T Is not enonEh 70 he ell
unstable fabric erected by the architects Of recon
strucon was upheld by the military au,n tIHraU
The incongruous edfce tOpped headlong ana vanished
like the baseless fabric Of vision. cor.h y, IN,
natural consequences Of its course toward tne eoioee
people DespoIsm he SAD MAKE ., GynaSe A
man who is a thief robs himself An adulterei
popStes hms ssan that When Stays his victim The
SOUTH in imposing chains on the Ailc! race LAY
im,dens the helpless slave. And those who are t.ny
ing TO American citizens the privileges OF freedom Redo
sonH and that God is an unfeenng creditor
Silent il may be, tardy and slow 1t may BE- Dut III III
exorabIe and relentless BEHIND the wronedoer stalk
the menacng spectre of vengeance and OF retrs9to
onmitied in Aberdeen Miss. the day of Jefferson
1 Daviss funeral, when German timer citizen o.
Indiana accidentally IN the eo hcaO Oa the eSv Of
the the secretary OF War with the inscription RED
beeG brutaly whipped BY one Mcdonald with
haebSSs whip Of The arg es Size nS csydnS sna
terribly Iacerated Mcdonald. the senator said. lat
arrested and taken before the police court wee
scribed twice the amount DISCHARGED the ne paIt
: Victim and sent him out Of town He had beer
= heard from since. Mr. ingalls, continued 49, =,
II an outrage like that had been inflicted on az
American citizen in England, in France. in spain
enywere on the face of the ea and aid there Spa na'
IS HH S9s sprung 10" to G arms to avenss the out
ePs TTenE GaR Of Oc ISf % Sdd
Nations quake and monarchs tremble in their caPl
|. Of war; The victim was citizen Of Indiana; tn
:, outrage inflicted in Mississippi, and the perpe
traitors 20 unwhipt Of Justice. said that was no
e in favor Of The differentiation Of this continent.
any part Of it, But, If the methods OF the Chalme
n proceedings al Aberdeen illustrations of the tenn
and spirit and Of Of int the n PsSps States G @
s TOD s ~ s Eoa d be ooc@piea by
Of rather r than by those Who at present inhabt IT,
10 Mr. ingalls, went to say that race antagonisy
ppded to the vote SG t e a ticket If the
ored men there were all Democrats, the race questo
ID woud be over. Four solutions OF TIE problem n
q remarked had been sugeestei-emi grafton, eXtermna
. ton absorption. and acknowledgements there wa
IL still fifth solution which had never been tired an
that solution was Justice. 81 appeal to the south
4, he exclaimed to try the experiment OF justice
~ Stack your guns. Open your ballot boxes keglste
@ yonr voters black aud white And II. after the e'
o. perment has beer fairly and honestly tried, II al
pears that African race incapable OF clyizatoi
II n anpears that the complexion burnt upon him
e an Indian sun IS Incompatible with freedom wi
10 pIedce myself to consult with yousabou some measui
- ~ solving the race problem. Bui until then nothn
- can be done The citizenship Of the negro must
g absolutely recognized his right TO vote must be az
mitted, and the ballots that he casts must be hol
ne estly counted. , a., -
10 T1ese are the essential prclimnaries, the col
IN "a ueril