Year: 1873

party. The isolated cases of downright
Indifference among Republicans to the
negros welfare, which may occur in
States like Virginia and Georgia, serve
only to mark with conspicuous emphasis
the general sympathy and the prevailing
honesty which obtains in the States
which have sent Sumner to the Senate
and Butler to the House of Representa-
tives.


While here and there men may be
found who are bounded in their political
philanthropy by personal ambition for
place and sordid estimates of negro sup
port in securing positions. the fact re-
mains that the great heart OF the COM
mon people North still beats with such
emotions of patriotism as takes IN with
loving "reminiscences every instrument
and agency that assisted in preserving
our great institutions, and dedicates to
the future the black mans fidelity to the
nation as the especial object of their mu-
tual reverence and their hope.


By some it may be forgotten that the
colored man never knew hesitation In
the hour of the nations peril, and that
his brave deeds were the Interpreters of
his patriotic Instincts others may forget
his fidelity to the party of emancipation;
NAV forget that his loyalty made us able
to reiuvenate half an empire; but Con-
gress, in making an estimate OF It's re-
sources for the complete redemption OF
the nation, has never underestimate
the presence and power of the colered
man upon Southern soil.


Nor can these happy and harmonious
relations be disturbed without the gross
est recklessness on the one side ana the
most unpardonable stupidity on the
other c,


Upon the fair and falthfn. acknowl
edgment of the blS.eck,s every right de
pends too many problems to allow of tri
| fling on the part of the Southern nation
or of treachery among so-called carpet
baggers. The members of the Republic
are linked to it and to one another in
bonds SO indissoluble that no race can
afford to indulge in the guilty pastime oil
badgering the feeble race, or join in the
| guiltier conspiracy to build its glory up
| on. another races shame.


For long time to come the South
must depend upon agriculture. The dry
ness of its climate, the Ignorance of its
population, the scarcity of capital, the
unsettled condition of its society, and
above all, the virulence of its political
| animosities, unite to forbid the ingress
of the enterprising emigrant, the skilled
artisan, the inflow of money necessary to
the development of its mineral resources,
| Gn0 oSGaOllSQm6nG OF manufactures, ana
the building of great railroads.


1t is conceded that the colored man is
especially fitted for agricultural labor
| that he likes it, and thrives in it, and
that along with this natural fitness for
the cline and industries of the South, he
| possesses an irrepressible desire for edu-
| cation, for social advancement and reli-
| gious progress. Is it not then easily
seen that whatever party obtains the as
tendency in the South it must fail with
out the hearty cooperation of the colored
people? The faith of our people in the
Republican party is as simple as it is
firm. They do not look for social COM
binations or even religious intercourse,
as means of solving the great problem
wrapped up in their presence upon
Southern soil. They turn their eyes to
the national center with the faith of a
religious devotee, and with the constan-
cy of Jewish exile, with the simple but
sublime ejaculation of the Scripture, 20
Lord, make haste to help usl'


Heretofore but little stress has been
put upon thrift and economy among col
ored people, but during these few weeks
of financial excitement an examination
has been made into the monetary capa-
city of the colored people, and it has
been found that in less than ten years
the deposits of the lately enfranchised
have amounted to nearly fifty millions of
dollars, and that four millions of that
amount was due them when the Freed
mans bank claimed the right to give no.
tlce before the withdrawal of funds. So
it turns out that the jolly negro, of whom
it was thought that only songs and dan
ces waited on his exertions, is rivaling his
white neighbor in the creation of wealth
and in the management of his capital.


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His strides are unexpected and unprece-
dented. He has become a teacher as
well as student He startles the quiet
neighborhood of the South by the swarms
of his offspring which deluge the school
houses, and astonishes the highest cir
cles of Europe by the displays of genius
and art in song and culture.


Where then is the wisdom of keeping
up prescription among either the natives
or those who seem to fear the natives
more than the negro does2


Where is the justice of delaying the
fulfillment of the pledges made to US by
the party with which we have honestly,
sacrifcingly, and hopefully acted?


Let the sharp pressure now upon us,
and the indications given in Ohio, where
some have grown discouraged through
hope deferred, awaken all good Republi-
cans to realization of the seriousness of
the situation Justice will save US all.
Fair dealing will bring its own reward to
every body. A clear and unconditional
recognition of our every right will set at
rest many question now the subject of
vexation, and those who have dreamed
of and prayed for the final and fullest
triumphs of the Republican party will
teach their children the blessedness of
trusting in and abiding by the truth.