Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1857-09-04
The Pests Of the Csuutry.

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We have, ia The North, two classes Of pests.
whose joint lab0rs bid fair 10 involve the coun-
try in anarchy and civil war, which must re-
suit in The dissol uticn Of toe Union, or a con-
solidated despotism. These pests are the IA
NATIcs and the DEEACoGUEs. The first are
crazy upon the subject Of negroes and slavery.
They are mere l~unatics, or rather monoma-
macs, acting without sense or reason. They
have conceived an Immense affection for The
dirty and filthy negroes Of the South and have
fallen into the hsliucination that those negroes
are as capable Of civilization, and Of estab-
fishing and enjoying The institutions Of civiIa-
zstion, as ahite men. They shut their eyes to
all the facts Of history concerning that abisct
and degraded race. They forget that, from the
first dawn Of historical light, the negro has
been the sane, physically, morally, and intel
lectuaily-th that 1000 years ago, be had a
WOoliy bead, a fiat nose, a thick lin, a crooked
shin, and a long heel; that, during that long
period he has been 4 slave, either to a race
more civilized than he, or TO bis own sable
compatriots, which was a great deal worse ;
and that, be las never progressed in ~eiviIza-
ton, or Christianity, except when be was in
subsection to a superior and civilized race.
And these mOnomaniscs, too, forget the
facts surrounding the origin and birth Of this
Repablie. They forget that. then-at the Der
~lsratIoa Of Independence and the formation Of
the CoHstitution-every State held he negroes
In bondage that when our forefathers pro-
claimed 20 the world, the abstract truth that
" all men are bora equal" they did not set the
negroes free that they did not appoint them
10 Ofce-did not make them generals nor sen
ators, nor Tecoguizs their right to bold ofBes of
any kind that they did not admit negroes.
nor Indians, to citizenship thus making color
the distinction Of citizeHship; a distinction
carried out in our naturalization laws. which
admit only white men to citizenship /; and in
our Post Office Laws, which permit no negro OF
coiored msu, 70 carry the mail Of the United
States These mon0msniscs forget all these
facts, so significant Of tie true intention Of
our patriotic forefatheTs In founding the Re-
public.
They 90 further. They contend for the ali
suIdity that TIE {" Niger is as good as the white
nan !" IN other words, they contend for bis
political equality with the white man in tbis
RepRblic. This bsllucination on tbe part Of
the class Of men of whom We are now writing,
is. however, more theoretical than prseticaif
for most Of those negrOphiIists, while they
contend 50 Justify for The rights Of the black
NAH. wHl not admit him to their parlors. Il, cir
dinser-tasies- O. associate with their children,
marry their daughters, 10 train side by side
sab hin In a military company, nor sit side
sids Wilh HIN IN a gury-b0x-ihus denying
irscticaiiy tie doctrine Of equality between
ne aegrosnd Write man, which they are con-
preaching.
And lhess mosomaniacs avow their willing
ness and d~eterUinstiou to sgbVert the govern
meut aud destroy the Union, If they cannot
enforce the popular recognition Of
their absurd ana imprseticsble dogmss. Bat
10 danger 20 b s'country could result from the
foliies and absHrdities Of this class u fanatics
per se. They are comparatively a mere hand I
Hul even OF the people Of the North, and are
,onf1ed mainly 70 the followers Of Garrison,
WENDELL Phillips aud Abby Folsom
But the fsnaticiEm OF these poor noHoma-
iiscs is seized hold Of By a class Of men who
re rational, and who know what they are
bout. They are the political DEHe5oGUEs,
I'D inclade. the Stewards, ChaBes, Hait1, VIII
Ions. aud The rest Of the wicked and treason
lbIe crew whose Vaccinations tbre9ten the
overthrow OF the Republic. These mes really
are nothing about slavery in itself They
you'd not, If they could, set the slayes1ree TO-
morrow. They have 10 faith IN the. doctrine
4 the moral, Intellectual or political equality
4 The negro honestly advocated b. their CO.
tie fanstcs The emancipation, i'm
and welfare Of the black man are
eaiiy 10 part n their sims and ends. Thar
Teat purpose Is PoLfrIcAL AGGRAEDizEEEKr,
be achievement Of Political place and power,
I'd the enjoyment Of political honors. These
- Nc cr~oa1 etacr q pests NlAcl luIcet ne
and really consPTe against its peace
nd its very existence.
They understand something Of human "a {
ure. They have found that sympathy, preiu- I
ice, and passion, instead Of reason and sound a
sway a Fery Considerable portion OF
be human race, They know the northern I
lind, more from the eli nat e iHpossibiliiy Of 8
lsinfaining slavery here than from any assr- a
ion to Il fr0m principle, is opposed to slavery. D
Te make this rSDsTk because every old nonh- Z
m State has tried the "instituiion.0 and
Il, because It could not be made
The men 70 whom we aiude. aiso :
now. daat nucb Of the religious sentiment u n
be North, Tot she very reason that he rigors b
Z c Innate have baaished the {" Institutions ,
our midst, is thonghuskSlT and without .
sfectioa. srrayed against slavery where Il II
oT is. Ana t6ese p-ENkGoeUEs. with no more e
We Of the negro ths0 other men, and no more y
ne religious faith and PFineipls, and with 4