Year: 1874

BY FRANCIS A WOLF, OF TIPPAH co.
For THE CLARION.


The grand problem arising from the
sudden enfranchisement of the negro
race has reached some outside figures to
enable the public mind to reach the final
solution. From all parts of the old
States, the annual immigration amounts to
many thousands Their destination has
been distinctly marked out to the broad
and alluvial valley Of the Mississippi and
her tributaries, reaching through Louisi-
ana, Alabama and Mississippi.


All races, when thrown together, are
very naturally disposed to segregate
History furnishes many examples Of the
exodus and dellverance Of races. Causes
are apparent in our own midst The
black population have their own churches
and schoolhouses, ministers, teachers and
orators. At their parties they excel the
whites in singing and dancing. Not as
formerly. they band together and help
each other to roll logs, shuck corn, build
houses, and general workings. In times
Of political excitement they are we'll or
ganized In every direction the beating
Of the drum Is heard as signal to repair
to their nocturnal leagues, and with some
rare exceptions, they all agree in opinion
and march to the balhot-box in a bunch,
and sometimes IN formal procession. In
buying land they manage to live close to
each other in settlements.


Even the Caucasian race that emigrate
to the United States, each, according to
his nationality, repair to some nucleus
The old set are disposed to retain their
mother tongue, and are reluctant to part
with old usages. Finally the young gen
Grafton spread out and all lines of nation
alities are obliterated. Then we find the
Dane, the Swede and the Swiss take the
aspect Of the genuine American.


1t matters not what influence is bring
ing about this great change in our popu-
lation. We must look at things as we
find them. Prejudice must give way to
the inexorable logic of passing events.
With our statistics in the premises we
must conclude that the black race will
have manifold influence in the legisla-
ton of this New Ethiopia. From n
glance at the map we readily perceive that
they will require q territory to embrace
all Of Louisiana, a large portion Of Ar
kansas and part of Mississippi.


This Ethiopia, when marked out by
proper limits, should have territorial
government like all new beginnings; and
when these people show a capacity for
elfgovernment-wh they come to un-
derstand the genius of constitutional lib
erty, and shall have proved their patriot
ism, then they would be welcomed into
the sisterhood Of States, and like all new
States be represented in the Senate and
House of Representatives.


1t would take time to bring about this
exchange of population The children
of Israel in journeying through the viii
derness occupied a space of forty years.
In proportion to the arrival of immigrants
and their final ability to purchase land,
large tracts of territory could be scaled
off, leaving the owners the option of sell
ing their lands or by the government upon
fixed statutory regulations, Then in pro-
portion to the tide of immigration, the
white families would retire beyond the
limits of the new territory.


To carry out this project would require
an amendment to the Federal Constitu-
ton to empower Congress to legislate
upon the subject with all its contingencies.
The necessities of the times absolutely
demands this change. 1t has long been
the esprit dcorps of the masses. 1t will
meet with the approval of both races and
both sexes. This change will give peace
and plenty to a distracted country. The
lacerated feelings inflicted by the ran
cour of party spirit would be healed up.
The ground swell of resentment all over
the country would subside and compro-
mise into oblivion. In war the boys IN
grey and the boys in blue of every hue
would unite, and keep step to the music
of the Union.


HOPKINS STATION, June, 1874.