Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-10

10 the Editor of tie american organ
notice an extract taken from the Alabama Herald,
which reads thus:
Free society We sicken of the name Whom il
is but conglomeration of greasy mechanics flthy
operatives, small-ftted farmers, and NOON struck
theorists All the Northern. and especially the New
England States devoid of society fit for well bred
gentlemen. The prevailing class one meets with, is
that OF mechanics struggling to be gentee and farm
ers who do their own drndg.ry, and vet who are
hardly fit for association with Southern gentemans
body servant This is your free society which the
Northern hordes endesvoring to extend into Kan
sas"
Now it is truly painful to any man Of good sense
from any section of this, prosperous and common
country, TO read such bastard sentiments the above
1t is too contemplate in all its illusions to merit eren
respectful REPUTATION, therefore, my remarks upon it
shall be brief for cannot afford to dignity such mis-
erable ohsbots from some crazy editorial brain with
even serious comment
But when either party or sectional rancor accum,-
lates to such point carry the tones of public
journals to the lowest depths of fasehood and SLAM
der, and to reach this disgusting extreme that even
industry ITSELF the chief hope and mainstaf of civil
ixation must be insuted and hooted at then indeed
IL becomes the duty of every v,ruous mind to scorn
and condemn the author of it, The squib above
quoted having been perpetrated upon the public eye
by Southern journal, take it upon myself as
Southern man. TO repudiate and denounce II as being
gross libel and Islander upon the common senti-
ment of the people of the South. The Southern
people, as class respect labor and industry much
everywhere. We have, unfortunately among us a
man here and there who can be guilty Of sandering
social feelings has been done BY the writer Of
the above article. Men who are never noted for any
good, but the willing authors of much harm and
strife when they can, by niammatory appeal, get
any TO give to their foul and insolent sonQs
But such men usually wsllow low down in the scale
OF public esteem, and have but small hold upon the
good opinion of intelligent society.
am native Of the South, live in the South. nv
relatives all in the South and are generally slave
holders. Il claim to be just as good Southern man
anyb body connected with the Alabama Herald y
and much better Southern man than any one who
can consent to utter such stuff as have above quo
ted have Just much at stake AS he or they have
am just as sensible of my rights any one and quite
as ready TO defend them pesceeby or forcibly when
assaulted, and do believe much better qualified 10
take care OF Southern interests thar he who paradcs
himself before the world bold fasi6er or unatic
whichever he may choose TO confess himself for one
or the other Of those verdics certainly follow
the case above made out. ~ E
say then, man OF the South in behalf of ths
people Of the South TINT do not endorse the state
ments, or rather ossfaf<msnts, made by the Alaba-
ma Herald. We believe there is Just good society
IN the North, and in New England in particular. as
the world can afford; and respect mechanics and
laboring men in the South they should be respect
ed and consider them worthy as any other portion
OF our society; and that those whose circumstances
require them to do their oaon dgydgervp are none
the less esteemed that account, but rank az high
IN Alabama ss In New England. And as 70 well
bred gentlemen, we believe there are quite 40 many
IN the New England as other States North or South
For the proof Of this statement invite the writer Of
the article in the Alabama Herald to show bis sqnb
to the first any intelligent Southern gentleman be
meets, and ask him TO speak candidly what he thinks
Of H.