Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-09-26
The Negro Power in tho Son

The Negro Power in the nth.
1t 10 easy to trace the power Of Sambo
in every Southern man, woman and child:
in everything that is in all the region and
that ought to be, but is not. II a South
erner opens his mouth out comes the ne
gro. He may trace his blood through
Europe to Asia, but his language is Afri-
can. II he would say door or floor it
would puzzle the best elocutioniSt to find
the good round r. II he says house it is
with a short ow, or if he tries clear it turns
to clar; here and there fare little better at
his lips, and twelve months make only q
yah or yeah. This 10 not surprising when
we remember that nanny was the first
teacher. 1t takes o far travelled tongue
and long time to wear away all the dialect
of the nursery, and very few of our South
ern brethren have washed all the ebony
stain from their vocal organs. But Sam
bo's lick at the language Of the South is
one Of his lightest. He helps largely to
make the manners, and very good man.
ners they are, too, towards some people.
II YOU agree with a Southern man he is
agreeable, but differ with him, especially
on his pet and peculiar notions, and look
out for lightning, if not thunder. But
what has the negro to do with this Why,
he never c~ontradicts; he never discusse,
or agitates ; he has no opinions but mas
sa's. But, after all, you may discuss even
slavery privately f; but slavery never. The
black hand Of the negro has put out the
light Of public discussion, 10 these many
years. Sambo doused that glim. But
we have run away too soon from his par,
in polishing the manners Of the South
Here he shows by contrast, and thus, as
in art, strong effects are produced. Hi
frivolty suggests and strengthens the dig.
| nifty of his superiors. His cringing add,
to the imperious airs Of the other. Hi
dependence contributed to the mas
ter's independence. His ignorance wal
ne to the others knowledge. Hi.
poverty to his masters riches. Hi.
| horny hands have softened the masters
| His bowed back has made the other
erect. BY his sweat the master has beer
cooled, his toll has created idleness, hi
labor has furnished leisure. Stop ant
smother a groan. Her pollution has KEEP
her white sister chaste. Who has fur
nished the means for lavish, regal hospi'
tality? Who paid for all the costly estab'
lishments, splendid ornaments and gor'
geous equipments Of the imperial palaces
| Of the South Look at the land, the fa'
stretching plantations, the broad fields anc
tall forestsa Travel the roads, search fol
the villages with small, white cottages
find the factories, look thoroughly for cul'
tiyators, sewers. reapers and threshers
Where is the church and schoolhouse, th'
academy and colleges Who but Ssmbc
has made all things as they are, and KEEP
away things that cannot be found VIVA
has been the warp and wool Of the poll.
tics of the region! Who made John c
| Calhoun the man he was, and Jefferson
Davis, and all the peoplei What has col
ored the craftsmanship and diplomacy o
the South? Well might they say he shall
| forever be the corner stone of our Empire
He was everywhere, and in all things
What came he called for and paid for
What was excluded was for his sake. HI
was the power behind the throne, and un'
der it, and all around it, but not on it
| There wal the white man. II he hac
been content to rule the negro at HON,
with absolute sway, all would have gon,
on smoothly. The Federal Government
had never said nay; but when he mus
carry his household gods upon the sol
devoted to freedom-when he mus
though in the minority, rule the land Of
ruin it-when he aspired to an Empire
| founded on the negro slave with Northern
mudsills for its subjects, he was just &
little too ambitious. And when he lifted
his red right hand to smite down the lib
critics of white men, the very foundations
began to crumble, the conversion gave
way, and all the stones cried out and al
the magic touch of the chisel Of Liberty,
out of the black marble walked forth the
forms Of living freemen !; their shackles fell
upon the glowing forge and came forth
bayonets, behind which stood in stern
array two hundred thousand sons Of Mars,
The world has shown few better soldiers
they turned the scale, and we are saved
from a reign Of despotic terror. And
now, If we leave the south to its own wild
way, allow the smoldering fires of despot-
ism to break forth, stand aloof and let the
former master and his slave solve the rid
die for themselves, there need be nc fear
for the negro. He is on his feet-the free
breezes have famed him, the kindly sun
has thawed his brain, "he knows his
rights, and knowing dare maintain" Blu,
there is no fear Of wal of races while the
North is just and right.
If the negro had such power as a slave,
he will have tenfold as a freeman. All is
changing-by the aid Of the North school
houses are rising, large plantations are
breaking up into farms, manners and
morals are improving, good roads and
factories will soon follow, and all that
makes nations great and strong is fast
taking the place Of that which was moro
than weakness, it was crime.-Sac. Bee.
The FOREIGN CoNsuLs AND THE PRBsI-
akton