In the Treasury Department, the Attorney General’s Department, the
Auditor of the Navy, Customs Department, Internal Revenue, Land Office,
and others, there is no dearth of efficient Colored Americans performing
onerous duties and engaged in unraveling intricate governmental details
with as much ease and intelligence as if to the manner born.
In the diplomatic and consular service, the Colored American is fast
making his way upward, many important posts being now filled by them
with honor to the country, and dignity to their positions.
With all these advantages in the way of opportunities, it can not be
said that Colored Americans are being crowded to the wall. Where
prejudice does hold him back, it is in small localities where there is
prejudice against everything, not the making of the prejudiced people
themselves. There is a prejudice against the Creator Himself, and to
expect all persons to drop prejudice is to expect more than the Almighty
can cure.
It is a fact that a blind man must be able to perceive, that the bitter
prejudice is becoming less aggravating. The rough edges of personal
opposition are being worn down smooth, and in the course of less than
another generation, the prejudices against Colored Americans will be
almost a horrid dream of the past.