The mountain Democrat., 1865-07-22
Frsm the ssaOga Democrat
Pride ard InRratifnaA.

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cially called on to point out q great
calamity that is threatening Us. You
will notice that the niggers Of Ten.
neSsee have petitioned the Legisln.
ture Of that State to grant 10 them
the right Of suffrage and to hold Of.
dee. They say: " We are ell ready
tn admit that without our political
rights our condition ls very little bet.
ter than II was'befOre." Now 20 10
the nigger's position being any bet
ter than It was before, we have Sc
flous do0bts-or should have If &c
thought al ell on the subject. And
we know that it wOnld not help the
niger to give him political rights,
but, my dear Mayfowers, It would
help Us and our 6Oly city Of Boston
amazingly. The higger's splendid
intellect would blaze to feed Boston
avGrice and to crafty Puritan lust,
my charming MayHowers. The nat
1rSl dignity Of the niger would
frown down the timid though inso-
lent white race Of the South. Slave
~ and The domination OF the white
race has been the curse Of the South
have cursed It in every way. Look
at the ignorance Of the Southern peoS
pie. Look at the poverty Of the
South. No wealth, no refinement,
no education, no courage. See how
We Of the North have whipped them
and have not half tried. And even
the white people of the North have
done this in = great measure without
the help of the niger. Now the
reverse Of the condition Of things
must bring the opposite result
Freedom and the domination Of the
chivalrous and sasacious niger will
bring in their train wealth, refine
ment, education, and high military
qualities. The niger says that the
coHdition Of the free niger is very
little better than that Of the'slaVe.-
or course, my bloom, you may be
able to see the little better" but
neither the niger nor !, who am but
young convert, can "see it," But,
my aromatic blossoms, this is not
the calamity. The curse Of slavery
makes men proud. And the Niger,
having been most especially cursed
and id by slavery, Is correspond,
insly proud. The said petition fur.
Their asserts that they will have no
association With the white race
And I've ask you TO pass law for.
ever debsrring q marriage between
the two races throughout all time"
So reads the petition. Now, just as
ell Of our Puritan pulpit climbers
have been preaching all over the
country that the only difference be-
tween the niger and the Puritan is
colOr, here comes the Niger and
talks Of 1.-TWO races" And with
pride, the curse Of slavery, still
hanging over him, he demands a Law
to prevent Us intermarrying with his
race. lie looks with contempt on
Us. He knows that we ire about to
flock by thousands into the land OF
Canaan; and he shrinks with disgust
from everything Puritan, as do all
things, animate and inaninatc. But,
my Lilies OF the Valley Of lIumilia-
ton, this pride must he met in a
proper spirit. Let ne mingle with
him, worm ourselves into his conf
dence, send him few tracts with
such startling and original titles as
A Wall from He'll" Whittier are
you Goingr" Smoke from the
Bottomless Pitt" And in all these
literary works we can RIM, In some
thing about the good Boston people /;
about Heaven looking very much
like Boston Common and Of the
wonderful virtues Of humiliation. -
And by these means aud by famil
iarizing the niger with our pres
encc, his pride will naturally wear
of. Association with the Puritan
will wear the pride of anything or
anybody. Freedom will make him
humble, and quite willing to associate
with us, and even to enter into mat
rimonial alliances with our race
And you my pretty blue.eyed, fair
haired night blooming cereus! don't
crv, pretty child! Yours is, indeed,
cruel disappointment. And so
young in life. And SO suddenly, too.
The words Of the poet, ladies, will
well describe your case:
Hearts there hare been oeF WHICH this weight Of W"s
Came by bong use Of suffering tame and slow;
Rut thi1e. poor child va suddeu-ovcr the
II broke At once, when ell seemed OcHtsey;
When Hope lO0ked up aad saw IL gloeAy Pass