New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-10
THE RACE PROBLEM
SENATOR BUFFERS VIEWS
REPLY TO THE TRIBUNES CRITIGsM-Nor IN
FAVOR OF DEPORTING THE NEGROES.
he Editor OF T he 7 ribune

not have supposed il would be 80 much a enIclfalne
! by pdLhc opinion, or that It w0Hd serve any ono
purpose than a. a text upuu which the southern pOhc'
! at outrage would be indicted from one end oI TN
country 10 the other The absu!dity ol senator l'nt
his own point view, appear from the ncrc- glance
a. them. What he want, Is 10 get rid OF the colOrc'
race. The census shows that the cOloict population
has more than doubled since the war. II now HunOcI'
100000 people How can the Federal Treasury en-
and yet. all must go. practically ali Il inc cnert
ton cure is to be effective To send away les' tlai
all OF a race which adds 80 per cent 10 IT 1clnF!
every time the census Is taken would De Wanli'-lN
foolish. Supposine. then. that thcy We'r "'inhS ~
them and where j., the money % support them uhtl
they are scfsuppOrting after We get them there
Now. If YOU will point ont anything in the biz
which lustifcs The above criticism will plead guilty
TO the charge Of fooli~hnc>s. II yen Will ind tho
word "d"potation" or anything which approaches IL.
in the bill If you will show me the word Africa ll
that document, any suggestion Of Africa IN the
BIZ, will withdraw 1t and promise never to refer 80
the race que tlOn again. Failing in this. you surely
VIII admit that your criticism Is sy and far fctchcl
When drafted the bill. the idea Of the negro going
to Africa never occurred TO had in my mind
his voluntary migration 10 the public lands In the
West and To- the Northern states and that the Gov.
eminent should assist him by furnishing transporta-
ton. After reading the very instructive book Of
tho Rev. f. W. Blydcn, fullbloodcd negro. and the
utcranccS OF other black men. In which the move
mcnt to Africa was recommended found the bill
reason why the Government should not furnish
transportation in that direction also The idea Of
100000 negroes moving out in body or In very
large numbers is 50 prepOStcrOus and absurd thht
no man III hi, senses would entertain IT, The
abolition OF slavery was pOOh-pOohcd very much
after the style and manner Of your editorial but
slavery abolished. and the negro is now all Amcr-
can citizen, with all Of his civil and political rights
guaranteed BY the constitution and laws Of the United
States and Of every state in the Union except, per
haps, Kansas. and yet he does not enjoy hs civil
and political rights on an equal footing with the
white in any state in the Union DO you dcny
this II you do l Will produce the proof.
You entirely msconocve or misrcprcscnt the Oh.
Jet Of my bill n you suppose had in view the wei
fare Of the white race alone. II lis terms could b.
carried out, the negro would be much beneficiary
as tho white man.
Again. YOU commend the following language Of
Mr. Inrall,s speech:
Four solution, Of thi, problem have been sur
gr~t"d-cm grafton, determination. absorption and dis
which ia, never been tried. and that solution b Justice
appeal To- the south to y tnc experiment 81 Ju~,,.
stack yoIr guns. open NoUr ballot b0Ac-. Register
YOUR voters, black and white Aud. il. after this cN
pertinent ht, been fl,r, and honestly ti,d 4 aiIDars
that tine African is incapable OF CIVILIZATION, u ~ av
pears that tn" complexion burnt upon Inn 10y au
indian srn Is incompatible with freedom. Viii pledge
myself To- consult with YOU about some measure q
s1lyiue the race problem. lat until then nothing
can DO done
And then YOU say:
The >ouih must make up II, mind 20 couccdc TO
the negro The cvI r-i- s." dearly prrcia-'d for h.m
i"'5t 'iIf ''. .r 81" r., 'N1I' w.. t i,1
ami DID reason ha, ever been suggested Nly o d, not
y l'e az Wen as Just hN. Iint tA. two i-.. VIII r.
.i,'ct, the p.Iti. ri'. Of ri.r nor vtI hat 1,
preston anywhere be- found except 90 the ma-uaton
II southern politicians and tncg personal following.
Blair told the literal udth tlo other Gir
4" hen he remarked that H. instead u cNportln- ceht
udlcou.ly selected whites, the whole difficulty would
lc settled
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