Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1864-04-01
rae xanftse and the Negro.
We mean no reflection upon respec,

We mean no reflection upon respectable
negroes, however we may be doing honor
to the Yankee. by associating the two in
this article. They REPRESENT two different
types of humanity. .They are very unlike
and have no real affection for each other
and less community 81 interest, in tie
North. The Yankeesis white-the Negro
black. TIE Yankee is smart. shrewd, art
full troublesome covesons; in respect TO
scholarship is inaccurate, in respect to
science is mimic, in respect to literature
! is vulgar, in respect to philosophy is shall
low, in respect TO religion is generally a
skeptic or a fanatic, The Negro is gem
uine specimen Of half-civilized man, who
by act of Providence is being gradually en-
| lightened and disciplinea end has already,
in the Sonsii, attsai|T sd { deg1gs q. moral
dignity which, with lis newspaper educa-
ton and sharp trade life, the Yankee rare
ly illustrates. The Yankee is wise in his
own conceit-the Negro is humble; the
Yankee is generally treacherous-the Ne
gro, according to his light, may bs con-
sidered generally faithful; the Yankee is
cold in affection and hot in malevolence
the Negro is warm hearted and rarely cru
ell; the Yankee is totally regardless of prin-
ciple when it conflicts with his prospect of
making money-the Negro has great rev.
erence for God, and where be lacks princi-
pie it is generally because his moral en-
.lightenment has been neglected. The Ne
gro is capable Of being friend-the YAM
kee is too selfish to be more than an ac-
quaintance. They treat each other in the
most natural way imaginable; the Negro
treats the Yankee trustfully. and the Yam
kee betrays him. The Negro, having
some crude idea of liberty that the Yam
kee tells him of. desires it--like he does q
gold watch or trinket--or good meal,
or soft place to lie down in the sun; the
Yankee puts him to work-tries to make
breast-work of him in battle-beats him
shoots fairn-laags him and sets him free
provided he cannot get fair
chance to sell him
An illustration Of the Yankees enjoy
ment in negro trading is furnished in the
fact that few years ago, in the city of
Charleston. when there were only thirteen
Southern slave dealers, there were eighty
nine Fankees engaged III the business.
Ii Providence, in the history Of the ne
gro race, be regarded, it is not difficult to
show that in the mercy of Heaven the ne
groes have been kept from the Yankees.
This side Of their great enemy, the devil,
the negro has found on earth no foe to his
welfare more persistent and reckless than
the Yankee. Poor Guilty! the Yankee
stole him ana shipped him to America,
hunted him from State to State. lesislated
against him, made war on him, took him
captive, exposed him to untold sufferings,
sent him to die in battle, slyly sold him to
Cuba, deceived him, and if the power were.
in Yankeedom to-day, and the wish of the
Yankee heart could be executed, would ex-
terminate him or return him to tho pag-
anism and horrors Of Africa. # the negro
be as the Yankee says, ignorance and help
lessness holding up their hands for truth
and grace, the Yanlzee, true to his nature,
answers with lies and murder. In the
South, while we fight for ourselves, we are
also lighting in defence of the negro. Woe
to BIN if the Yankees gets him
Our readers have heard the story of the
darsie who, when the preacher made the
mistake of saying ''there are but two roads
that lead out of this lid. one goes to hell
and tie other to dam tion," fmeaping. to
say salvation, J the daIo ia cried out lord
a mercy! den take trough the woods y
L the darkie must go to the devil or to the
Yankee, be had better take through the
woods. -Richnsond Christian Adcocate.