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and recreation, and fail to find it until they return home. I have beenthere, and know how it is myself.incident, especially for Americans in Italy or those whose families or friends are there. Yet there has9Transvaal Republic, in South Africa are moving to occupy a portion ofMashona land, while the Englishloudly protest, directs attention anew to the fact that the native African has no rights whatever that the European feels called upon to respect. He sees what he wants, and having the power to gobble it up, gobbles it. There ought to be some limit to Europe onrascality in Africa.been no excitement about the affairhere and there will be none. Minis-Tiie rumor that the Boers, of the | ter Porter has undoubtly investigated the affair before this and called the attention of the Marquis di Rudini to it. The most effectual protest, however, would be the departure of the American traveler, and sojourners in Italy and the diversion of our summer travel to our own matchless and marvelous regions on the Pacific Slope, from Alaska to Southern California, where can be seen far grander and loftier mountain peaks and ranges that Switzerland can boast of, and rivers that are arms of the sea, and inland waters vast enough to take in half of Europe and leave abundant apace for navigation, and regions where a blander climate and clear skies, and more wonderful varieties of fruits and flowers and foliage can be found than can be enjoyed in Italy.America is good enough for Americans. Foreign statesmen have insisted that we should change our form of government, but it is theoldest unchanged government in Christendom, and it is the best, andthe best is erood cnoucrh forThere is a good deal of activity in Afro-American League circles about in many states. The Leagures are getting together for the annual meting, at Knoxville, Tenn., July 14th. There promises to be a strong representation on hand. The league has a firm footing in good .soil, and those who anticipated that the movement was going to die a horning are going to be dissnnointed. Of course themen at the head of the league in Ohio will begin soon.to get a move on the Let them move. The way to be begin is to begin.All the Afro-American quill drivers are tickled over the appointment of Mr. John C. Dancy, to be collector of customs, of Wilmington, N. C. Mr. Dancy, was a strong force in the recent press convention, held in Cincinnati, and made one of the most thoughtful addresses of the occasion. As editor of the Star of Zion, hemade his mark ; as collector of customs at Wilmington, he will rub the mark in. The youngsters are crowing loud.only Americans. press.is good enouglN. Y. Mail andEx-SOME VIEWS.Aot the Americanconvention Citizens’ Equal Rights Association,hasganization of colored men,held at Cincinnati this van or beenOne of the resolutions passed was a broad hint to Gen. Harrison and the Republican Party, It reminded the administration that colored citizens are appointed to office in theSouth, w’here the sole political servicesthey can render is to choose delegates to the National Conventions, but areseldom appointed to office in theNorthern States, where their votesbothof the street at once.T. Thomas Fortune.It 13 expected that John Mitchell, of the Richmond t will be thenext one to he prostrated by presidential lightning. If not, why not ? | are essential to the success of theRepublican party. The members of the American Equal Rights Association state the case exactly as it is. The only use the administration has for the colored Republicans of the South, is to secure if possible, by these means the election of administration delegates to the Republican National Convention. and even for th is purpose office is doled out with a grudging hand. The white Republicans get the lion’s, share, and in consequence there is no love lost between the w hite Republican politicians and the colored Republican politicians wffiile the great mass of the Southern colored voters has lost its interest in politics, and is losing its faith in the republican party. The attempt has been made in a number of SouthernTHE TEACHINGS OF THE NEW ORLEANS MASSACRE ANDOF THE CONTROVERSYIT HAS CAUSED.The comments of the newspapers in various sections of the country on the report of the New Orleans Grand Jury on the 14th of March massacre show wide divergencies of opinion and the divergencies appear to be mostly due to a lack of knowledge or appreciation of the local causes that precedod and led, naturally, not only to the grow th and power of the Mafia, but to the mighty and memorablemob that did the lynching in midday, and wdiose members still regard their bloody work writh satisfastion.It is important, for many reasons, that the American people shouldthoroughly understand the causes and the significance of this outburst of popular wrath, and why it couldNew Orleans.Stater to form a party, and Gen. Harrison hascredited with a desirewhite republicanbeenhave come xNo people can become or continue agreat nation, unless they know’, ami are taught by their own history. The lawlessness, disorders, violence and disloyalty that have disgraced New Orleans since the close of the 1 | w’ar for the Union have been phenomenal and appalling. Gen Sheridan, when commanding in Louisiana, repeatedly stated that the number of political murders committed in that State w*as greater than the number of Union soldiers killed in more thanone great battle.The history of the Mafia in Sicily does not disclose a more gastly record of as^ssinations and murders than were exposed by the Congressional investigations of the horrorsof the Ku-Klux lvlan’s deed of violence, in order “ to keep the nigger voters under.” Why should not the Mafians have been attracted to aState where violence ruled and the honest, law-abiding Negroes bad to skulk or seek safety in flight?These well-knowm historcial facts should not sink out of memory of loyal American citizens. They do not justify the Mafians and their diabolic methods, but explain how and why it was that peace of two friendly nations was threatened,because of the peculiar local conditions that preceded the massacre.The President and Secretary Blaine have maintained the dignity and the rights of the United States all through the controversy, and thejuster and abler of the foreign statesmen, official and newspapers have been taught a most needed lesson as to the limitations of the Federal Government. The investigations by Federal District Attorney Grant in New Orleans have been vigorouslyprosecuted, and show that only oneof the victims of the massacre was an Italian subject, and he was a convict who landed in violation of our immigration laws. That is his firmconviction and his search has been very thorough, although he is a little in doubt as to the nationality of oneman.The stoning of William Jacques,a well-known citizen of Massacbu-settes, and his daughter while driving in Firenze, is a very painfula aesiro to pro imote such a party. The colored polit cians arc dissatisfied with the distribution of the patronage, and they are justified in being d ssatisfied; and Gen. Hariuson may have to propitiatethem moro effectually than he has yetdone.The treatment which the coloredRepublicans of the North receive in the matter of offices is notorious ; yet they are active in politics, and their votes are numerous enough to turn the scale against the Republicans in all the doubtful state*. They are more intelligent and more versed in public affairs than the average colored Republican at the South, and yet whatfrom the Republicando they party ?toethey are very lucky if the which they have been sopartyfaithful is pleased graciously to subscribe a few dollars now and then forfor theirmusic andtransparenciesabs. A few inferior« oralmost menial places may be given tothem, but they never get an adequate recognition of their services of their importance to the party. T he administration seems to take pains sometimes to hunt up incompetent or disreputable colored politicians in the South and appoint them to office. Why arethore so few offices for the colored Republicans of the North? They have been growing a little restive for some time. Their itching for office is not greater than that of other men,but it is not pleasant fot them to think that the Republican party is ashamed of them. The republican organs sound dreadful note of wrath wheneverobjection is made by the Southern Democrats to the appointment of a Sonthern nesro to some Federalanegro to someire never seemsway and another it gets aout of him, and it gives mig: and all the resolutionstlv littlein return ;which the American Citizens’ Equal Rights Association or any^other association may pass will have no effectin the matter. The colored Republics VmuM Wva off resolviner. andcansdeterminedlar, and reeonanv^kick, until the Republican party does something forthem.—N. Y Mail.aainclination to ask for the appointment of Northern negroes. Is it the opinion of the Republicans that a Northern colored Republican is inferior to a Southern colored Republican and lessfitted to hold office ?The fact is that the Republican | p party loves the colored citizen for hisvotes in the North, for his delegatesin the South, and for his value, uqwmuch diminished, as a sentimentalappeal to the Northern heart. In oneood deal
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Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Sat, May 16, 1891
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