Speaker. the race prejudice will vanish. but it will take a e long time. The solvent of the race problem will be the alchemy of years. the long result of time. carrying with it certain forces which are already at work. which will be constantly at work in the futurefirst. the gradual but constant acquisition of property by the negro. second. the gradual but constant acquisition of knowledge by the negro. third. the gradual but constant dispersion of the negroes from the congested centers of the South. fourth. the gradual but ever increasing division of the negro vote. and. fifth. more than all that. the accelerating gain of the white population in the matter of its increase as compared with the negroes. which is one of the most interesting questions now before us. We have a larger natural increase among the whites than among the blacks. but more than that the immigration naturally pouring into this country. almost all of it white. nearly doubles the proportion. And so it will go on gaining from year to year. and in the course of time. under Gods providence. that question will be eliminated. and then will come the dawning of a grander day. because I know. and I believe I can speak the sentiments of my friends across the aisle. we are glad that the war between the States ended as it did. We are glad that slavery was abolished.
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