The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-06
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JULIA I ION.
the emigration of at least 20 per cent.

the emigration of at least 20 per cent.
the remaining portion of the colored
people from the South, and the negro
problem would be solved as was the
Israelitish problem and the Protestant
problem, which latter resulted an the es-
tablishment of the early cOlOnists III
North America, from which govern
ment has been founded that has become
the strongest among the family of ma
tiOns.
The intermingling of our race with that
of the Cuban (both are similar) will in
fuse new blood, new life, and awaken
new enterprise i'm the people of this
country tnat will make them one of the
strongest, most energetic, and fearless
people in the world. The coming of
our race to this island would result i'll
the foundation and establishment of one
of the greatest settlements in the West
Indies. Congress could well afford to
appropriate the $20000,00 for the pur-
pose, to save the name of our country
from further shame and disgrace.
america has given the Cubans $1,000
600. The colored American has done far
more for our country than the Cubans
could do in the next 500 years; yet we
dollar, despite the fact that 100000 of
our race aided the North in saving the
Union. We were loaded down with the
ballot when each freeman should rath-
er have been given a hundred and sixty
acre farm, a good team of mules, wa
CONS and farming utensils. This would
have placed the colOred man in better
position and made him able to maintain
~, al Iff,
early enough to give him enfranchise-
ment.
BY 1900 the negro would own proper
ty, banks, railroads, factories, machine
Shops packing plants and fOundries, and
able to retain thereafter equal repre-
sentation in Congress. Having had the
right and exercise of the ballot since
the .4rst administration of General
Grant, we are only able to appear at the
end of thirty years with people fairly
educated, a great number of churches,
limited proportion of other property,
and a single member Of the race (Mr.
White, of North Cardinal to represent
10,0vO,0O0 people I'M Congress We
once had seven members upon the floor
of Congress at one time. We now have
one. 1t vail be many a year before more
than three colored men will be members
of the Hmerican Congress again at the
same time, and the generation is not
vet born that will see another colored
man in the United States Senate.
PLAN FOR APPROPR
But TO return to the plan for the ap,
preparation by Congress of S20,000,00
TO make this energetic idea possible. 1t
will naturally be asked: ''How il the
money to ve returned?' The whole
amount would be paid back into the
Treasury Of the United States in the
way of revenue and duties on exports in
less than FIVE years after its appropria
ton When the amount is appropriated
it should be stipulated that the whole
or such portion Of the sum as is neces-
sary to carry out the purposes for which
it was appropriated be disbursed from
time to time by the Secretary of War,
or the Minister of the Colonies, should
such a department be established. The
law should safeguard the money appro-
priated as the wisdom of Congress may
deem eXpedent
JOHN Il. WALLER (Col)
Late Chaplain Twenty-third Volunteer
Infantry.