The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1866-03-01
The Feeling of southern White" 10 their
former slaves.

The Hon. G. c. LangdOn, member OF Con
.rrr,s "so-caIled," from the first Congress
1;or.l District of Alabama, in letter to the |
X,+ionaI TDtelligencer, Oh The exclusion OF
southern Representatives in Congress, thus |
trntbfuIly portrays the feelings OF the oo"'h-
srn master towards his former slaves
.eWhatever may be the opinion OF the SCUM
j., REGARD to the abolition OF slavery "he'h-
er the act was just or UNJUST "loo ~ i,,,y,
humane or cruel right or wrong-thty hIoM
E,II VII that the negro had no voluntary
,o[e,,cz i'm it; had nothing to do WIN H. anu
-, Use responsible for it. His freedom
was forced upon him; he dld not StIiEe q
bIoyv nor raise an arm Tor II hli ,I !
sneak of the negro now as a class nc 90
.nunarativelv who fought against IheH lol =
mon, masters and protectors did So not u
their own free will, but on compulsloh: lhoS
we're seized and driven away from tlieii oN u
.rs at the point of Federal bayonetS' anu
by the same pointed and most elllolI 1i P a.
cess. forced into the Federal army bG IN tne
GREAT mass of the negro race IN uhe % y, "
a. rs - true as the needle to the pOle 10
Tho "so-called" Confederate cause NoC ollo
If a thousand Voluntarily took up arms
AGAINST the South. On the contrary -h5
TI,'rh tbav Luaw the war was being waged
~ frsadon: although the word lib
,,t,r and emancipation ran along, II quote
60, Mr. Blnpham of Ohio,) and although
tbav were appealed to to, rise as one man
ani " strike for freedom they rename
nnietlv at their homes on the ora plahe''
fon +" and faithfully performed thelI aC gus
tnn,ed labors While all the white men "a
'ITa e I,a,rino arms were in the army, I'M
pa,yroes cultivated our fields and MADE then
tn Weld food and provisions TO sustain ou
orrlies in the field and to save from StaIN d
tion the helpless old men, the "ohlo" "H
children who were left at home.
l Il, .,raltp
in our L2orllshops, ON our railroads. an
unon all our works of military del1i tI
arpe numbers of them accompanied Ch ~
masters to the battle field IN the caPa 'l
nf servants and, although they mao erel
onnortunitv to desert to the Federal al III II.
Ffg Le free they remained, with rery Je
cvcan+ious by the side OF their master
faithful and true to the end OF the wal,
fine rich cotton regions, Where INC Di''o
ontuumbered the whites twenty 10 on
there were many instances WheIe VIC ,.I
,orriou of the whites all went TO the an an
49, tbair wives and children, the
,,o+beTs and daughters, to the sole ploue
,io1, of their slaves. And those loNed Oh
ssI.nt soundIy and well' during drea
rirLts of the war fearing no eN1 80 ~, loi
MS thus protected And theH J.l,, :
rasnot MISPLACED The negroes knew =
l;oct of the war; they We're invited 81
- :, ..risa As one man" and new tn'
,rS,- ont of slavery to liberty; ever CIV CIV
vas made to incite them to lnsurrecIio on q
they knew the power of success; without e. :
nossibilitv of failure; and stin II Is t a a 10
Tho most wonderful ever recorded hol o'
nm attempt at an instruction was ever I MA d,
NOT a single outrage upon the helPiess ,, y,
entrusted to their charge was ever conn conn
tad and not single instance Oh insup 1on
nation occurred during the whole louA :
Of fine war; Such fidelity under sucH n p. pc
liar formations and such powerful IN, me
tives Was never before exhibited III llie S,
torv of the world And how do you supp
the neonle of the South can hate thell
groes Hate people who have Dee ll.s 80 :
To then, 80 devoted to their interests
fIithflJ TO their cause! Impossible; :, !
although the peculiar relations Wh! 1;l
hound together in mutual affection the
races in tIe South have been suddenly
rudelv sundered: the former slave lha '
and turned loose upon the world TO Iahe
Of himself and work out his own ue s;
,tilI-ruined in fortune, broken III sPi
narsecuted. oppressed and calumnlate'
fbey may be-the world may rely uPe
tLat feeling of gratitude, kindness anu
Iii to tbe former faithful slave Will n
cease to occupy place in the warm h'
AZ tho Southern people.