Evening star., 1898-11-16

= second, Wh3t Is pefHHLteG, tEtFd, what is
; prevented. We cannot believe that the
| Divine Being in His providence procured
| the slavery of such portion of the African
| race as came to America for this feature
| of the problem we are now dealing with, nor
| old He prevent it; therefore, He must have
| only permitted it. And as He is a being
| of infirite wisdom and goodness, it must
| have been permitted by Him for good and
| wise purposes. What were these good and
| wise purposes? Christian}zation, evidently,
and with it all the advantages which are
| attached to Christianity. But why permit
| them to be brought here? Is not the Ian
guage of the New Testament, Go ye,
| ETC.? Yes but the white race can only live
| that continent where they cannot live are
! the very ones from which the slaves came
| to this country.
by these very people. most capable of en-
during the climate of Africa, when Chris
tianzed and educated, must this portion of
Africa be redeemed from barbarism and
idoatry. Hence the American Colonization
Society. Hence the procuring by that So
| ciety of a tract of land in Africa for colo
nizing such persons of African descent
from the Uniter States as education and
some refinement had brought to see the
hOreleSSnesS Of their pOiitical condluon IN
this country.
| England and France had been trying to
obtain a station at Cape Mesurado for a
hundred years or more without success.
The negro should read the history OF the
early settlers in Liberia, of the great strug-
gle they had to maintain an existence, IN
a little book called The New lteDublic,
published b. the American Protestant As
sociation. and they will be more in SYM
pathy with this divine plan for ameiorat-
ing the condition of their race and giving
to them in the land OF Their Adoption the
political privileges which 1t seems lmpossl-
bic, for them to have IN the land OF IheiF
birth This is the only solution OF the ne
gro problem. Have We neglected or refused
to walk in it? Did not the Congress OF the
United States kick the petition OF me
American Colonization Society out OF its
halls of legislation when the society asked
for aid to carry out its plans? The north
said: This is an effort of the south to get
rid of their old and worn out slaves, ana
the south declared it to be a project OF the
north to dispossess them of their property
Then God arCSe and rescued the slaves
from their masters by staying young men
and old men north and south. until blood
was shed and resources taxed to five times
the value of every slave in the country and
transportation to the African continent
with six months provision for every living
soul of them.
"Rv this blood. by this treasure, by en-
franchisement by education. the white
man has Cancelled every obligation incur
red. They will go no further. 1hey VIII
not be ruled by the negro, nor can the ne
gro ever hope for social equality with the
white race. He is free to go; ne is 1ree 10
stay; yet in the words of Mr. Miller 1t may
be sadly but truly. said: The problem
will take on added difficulties, nor VIII the
negro find a way out Of t.-ese difficulties
until his face is turned toward African
colonization as the Canaan of his deliver
ance from what will always be to him more
or less, Egyptian bondage
4 Negro ApoioGist.
W. Calvin Chase writes: The letter of Mr..
Kelley Miller of Howard University that
anpeared in a recent issue of The Star was
nothing more than the sentiment OF
negro apologist. Such celored men as Mr..
Miller have been the great impeachment to
the races advancement. His defense OF the
brutal and unjustfiable outrages IN North
Carolina against the negro would not nave
been a surprise had it been made by an
ignorant colored man. would have I'M
puted ii to his ignorance Mr.. Miller is a
professor Of mathematics In Howard nj
Versity who has never ecnosd single
thought of his own. because he lacks man
hood. He belongs to the new school OF thiS
apoiogetic leadership which has been in
Testing the country since The adVent OF this
administration. This class of negro leader
ship has been the cause of the condition of
the negro in the south. Instead Of teaching
the negro a line of physical defense ne is
told to tamely submit to any and all indig-
mites that may be imposed upon them
| desire to take this occasion to compn-
ment YOU Mr. Editor for your timely and
manly editorial in Il recent issue or your
paper against the recent southern out
RACES Space is too precious to make any
lengthy reply to this negro apo!ogiSt
laNleSSueSs m the
G. o. Price has the following to say:
Please allow me space in your valuable
columns for a few remarks on the demo-
cratic lawlessness of the south
refer especially to North and South
Carolina. The lawless acts recently com
mitted in these states are a disgrace to
civilization and a black stain on the United
States government. In North Carolina the
democrats patrol the streets of Wilmington
as walking arsenais. and in broad daylight
break into a mans house throw his goods
into the street and set fire to his property.
The leader of this mob is now mayor of
Wilmington. But this is not all; the demo-
Gratis have forced the mayor, chief of po-
lice anu other officials to resign their offices
and leave town. They have also banished
other citizens, most of whom are colored
Furthermore, they stop colored people on
the street and search them. If a man re-
fuses to halt when these democratic guards
command him to they shoot him like dog.
Gov. Russell of North Carolina has al
lowed this to go on. Perhaps the governor
was afraid. He should have been man
enough to do his duty and ought to be i'm
peached for not fulfilling it.
The democrats have now gotten all they
wanted mostly by intimidating the repub
lican party. Now, after having carried
their lawless acts to such an extent that
they think the President will intervene,
they claim that things are qnieting.
As a native of North Carolina, my Sympa-
thies go out especially to the colored peo-
pie, against whom most of the lawless acts
are committed.
Two months ago the negroes of North
Carolina could not purchase as much as a
cartridge because the democrats would in
tercept them. Taking advantage of the sit
uaton, the democrats, after arning them
selves, attacked the defenseless negroes
and white republicans. This showed cow
ardice. Had the republicans been armed
the democrats would never have troubled
them.
Whenever a southern democrat is fnsulted
he will not settle with the offender like
man, but will get a mob and attack him.
Their policy is usually. armed mo6s against
defenseless individuals
The Negro Domination Cry.
Mr. Lewis HI. Douglass thus writes:
If it could be shown that the exercise of
the elective franchise by the colored man
is the real cause of the inhuman treatment
accorded him throughout the south one
might be able to concedeT the position taken
by Kelley -diller as furnishing food for re-
fiection. Nothing can be more nonsensical
than the viilainous cry of negro domina-
tion. Nothing can Be more true than that
savage, brutal and murderous instincts
need only the slightest excuse for crafty
ing their wicked and cruel impulses.
Today in the south the excuse is negro
va..tt te- W.. -.