Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1866-07-13

[Frou the Richmond Whig.1
fHR sCHIME 70 O0LONIzR TEE
SOUTH WITH RADICALS. =
Some recent articles in the wA1, advising
The Southern and-holden TO retain and work
heir lands for their own benefit and mot to
Bsll them or any portion Of them unless
forced 70 do 70 by insxorabls and unavoids-.
bic necessity, and then 10 mako u point 10
Dell only TO persons not unfriendly 70 the
South, have attracted much attention In
Radical quarters. They have been made the
subject Of voluminous comment aud pungent
criticism. So numerous are the newspapers
IN which those articles have been commented
upon and criticized that II would, perhaps, be
deemed invidious 10 discriminate between
thsm, and reply only to the structure Of 4
lew, leaving the remalndsr unnoticed. We
therefore find Il more convenient TO reply
10 them generally than specifically and In de-
all. .-s-,
Tho effect Of our discharge Is evidenced
BY the general Auttering, and, 70 change the
figure somewhat Il 10 not without o feeling
of pleasure that we receive the evidence that
The CALLED Jade winces. The subject is vital
one to the South, and the solicitudc manifes-
ted In Radical quarters svinee5 that we have
touched them In tender part. 80
3 Not content with the military sublugation
Of the South, which we all accept without
demurrer; not content with a complete and
political subjugation, which
We can only gently protest against, the Rad,
ical enemies Of the South are. .astutely devils
Ing scheme of religious social, educational
and financial subjugation Of the eleven South
Ihern States. They not only want to crush
as beneath the pitiless tread Of armies, and
70 govern and tax rs against our consent and
without our representation, but they want to
think for us-anything but fed for u.s.
They want to make us worship % they wor-
ahin read what they print and purchase
only what they manufacture. They want to
and reconstruct our whole SOCIAL
Iystem % 20 10 conform It to the Puritanical
Pharisaioal system of Praise-God Barebones
New England. They would christen our
children, five would let them, bestowing such
saiutly names as Charity, Faith, Hope, Re.
lief &c. They affected the names Of all the
Christian virtues but practice none. They have
found q short and snre way of owning u.s.
soul and body, and either crushing rs out
or fashi0ning US to suit their notions and
their interests. That way is to buy up our
lands and colonize them with.the psalm
siging money-loving, negro worshipping
saints from New England. Ifthey were al
lowed TO have their own way they would
get these lands and accomplish their objects
by cheaper process by adopting Thaddeus
Stevens, summary plan, enunciated In three
short strong words-"con6scaie, execute,
banish,"
We have lands, they have money. Our
lands produce cotton, sugar, rice, tobacco,
corn, wheat-everyt thing indeed that clothes,
feeds and refreshes man lands than which
are none better upon the broad face Of
mother earth, and whose value will be on
hanced every year. They have money
greenbacks that fuctuate in value, and are
in the opinion Of many, to become as
valueless as Continental or Confederate issues.
They are distrustfnl Of them, and would be
glad 10 get them Off their hands by in
vesting them in our lands. BY the way we
are not 80 certain that if they could
exchange these notes for our lands, thus rid
ding the North Of them and pslniing them
off upon the South, the whole Radical iu6n-
ence would not be immediately employed To
effect their repudiation by the Government.
They did something like this once before
They sold us their slaves, and after pocketing
the money, turned around and questioned
our title and ended with universal emsnci-
patton.
That there are organized associations oil
Radical influence and capital to effec-
tuate this scheme of financial conquest
by purchasing all the best Southern lands
and colonizing them with Radical settlers
we have no doubt. We furthermore believe
that these associations are operated by enlist
ing all the Government agencies and officials
In the Southern States Especially the Freed.
mems Burean) that can be won over either
by sympathy or filthy lucre." They nc
doubt have mapped of the whole country,
classified the lands in the different States
agreed among themselves how much Is to be
paid per acre, and in many instances come
to an understanding as 70 who Is TO purchase
this plantation, and who that, &c. They
have formed associations, doubtless, after the
fashion Of the memorable Kansas emigran,
aid societies. They are to come, each with
his rife, and all sworn by solemn oaths Il
defend one another, until such time as there
shall be no danger. II this scheme succeed
II will not take many years TO Rsdicalise thu
South, TO enfranchise the negroes, and to lay
all the States Of this section at the feet O
the moloch Of Radicalism. These Immigrant
will bring with them swarms Of Yankee
school marms and New England preachers
The Federal Offices, such as Judgeships
Attorneyships. Clerkships, Oollectorships
Assesorships, Postmsstsrships, &C. will b.
flled with those new settlers. Before o de
cade passes by they viii be numerous enough
by the aid of the enffauchised negroes I,
carry our State, county, and municipal elec
tions, and In Presidential elections TO cast tn,
electoral votes of Southern States in the inter
est Of the New England school ofpoliticians
Dispossessed of their lands and, In nine case
out of ten, cheated out Of the purchas
money-without homes, without money
without occupation and without politiea
power---what would become of the Southerl
people7 As we said in former article, |
whole nation cannot emigrate; much less cal
II 10 so when il is without money. w
fancy we hear some one suggcst-Why can
not the two people become Incorporated b.
intermsrriagef We leave the ladies of th
South to answer that question. The resulto
the successful accomplishment Of this lustfu
Radical scheme for the possession Of th
lands Of the South would be the ultimat
extiuction Of the present Southern name an
race. Every succeeding generation woul
become feebler, and not many generation
would elapse before the moulds would b
broken in which such heroes and statesmen
were cast as Washington, Jefferson, Madison
Monroe Henry, Marshall, wythe, anon