Excerpt from The Negro in Virginia Politics, 1865-1902 In his valedictory address of January 5. 1566. Governor Andrew. Of Massachusetts. Said: t would be idle to reorganize those States [the Southern States] by the colored vote. If the popular tore o. The white race is not to be had in favor Of the guarantees iustlv re quired. Then I am in favor of holding on just where we now are. I am not in favor of a surrender of the present rights of the L'sion to a struggle between a white minority. Aided bv the freedmen on the one hand. Against a majority of the white race on the Other. I would not consent. Having rescued these States by arms from se cession and rebellion. To turn them over to anarchy and chaos. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.