Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-23


In this successful era Of the high pressure
principles of a pseudo-humanitarianism,
there is no class of individuals so little SYM
pathised with as the "pOor whites" especial
" of the South. As Artemus Ward would
say, they are a set Of balreaulese individuals.
For them no sympathising Northern heart
pours out its loye-no peans Of praise, in
behalf of their common humanity" as
cends from the sacred desks. Their mis-
fortune is thei- color They we're not born
black. 1t is no excuse that they had no con-
troll in the matter. Xs
This tendency of ideas with the present
ruling class has other illustrations than
the case Of Duggan. Take our present Lee
gislature It's leading members, while seek
ing the Acknowledgement Of the uhites, have
declared their wish to- confer that greatest
privilege Of American freemen upon the
blacks. Mr.. Arnell, the champion Of this
modern humanitarianism in that body, can
claim the paternity of both propositions
Another specimen of these new-light phi
lanthropists is their candidate for legislative
honors in Davidson county, Judge Brien.
In 1855 he. labored day and night to break
down the naturalization laws, in order to
keep the foreigners from the polls, but he
has since discovered that it is large por-
ton of the "poor whites" Of his own ma
tionality who should be driven from the
pools, and, we presume, he too is convert
on tho question Of color.
The "organ Of this city is increasing
daily in the intensity Of its enthusiasm on
this subject. The man who made the die
tionary failed to furnish words strong
enough to express its hate for those unfortu-
nate individuals it denominates REBELS"
but so strong is the power Of "passional at
traction" upon this new theory Ofcolor, that
it too is even willing to favor universal
amnesty" and let "by-gones be by-gones,"
10 reach at one bound that high point on the
present summit of our civilization wheer the
"colored individual shall be permitted to
ostle at the ballot-box on terms of perfect
equality with all other ndividuals-woman
and Indians excepted.
Ironical as this may seem, it is the real
tendency of the present dominant party in
the country, and the true position assumed
by individuals in this State.
But we have wandered from our purpose,
which was simply to call attention, by the
introduction of the following paragraph, to
the antipathy with which the managers OF
this negro mania regard what they term the
"poor whites of the South. We extract
from contribution to the Cincinnati Com
merciGl:
1t is the mean, "low-down whites of the
South. then, that hate and abuse the negro. and
mustsay that Il there Is an utterly eon1t.em a
stool, il is these mean, poor whites. They will
not work because that is " like the niggers." A
negro is generally oproud TO beg. but he steals
fearfuIly. The poor white. though, is still lower,
for he is too lazy to steal. and, therefore-eats
Government ratiOns. In the matter of their sem
timents toward the negro, hear General Fisk,
Commissioner of the Bureau for Tennessee. an
officer whose loyalty is only equaled by his intel
| ligence: 1t is melancholy fact that among the
interest opponents OF the negro IN Tennessee are
| the intensely Radical l0yalists of the mountain
district the men who have been in our army"
The reason of this Is that they dread his comepe-
| titiOn.
We have no wish to have our loyalty
questioned and will not, therefore, quarrel
with Gen. Fisk on this subject. "The Rad
ical loyalists of the mountain district" how
ever, having 'been in our army" ought tc
be permitted TO have their say upon the
subject. If the era of freedom has not past
if the spirit of Andrew johnson is the spirit
of the people of his mountain home, they
pia have their say, and will teach wild Wis,
ionaries that the day has not come when the
honor and interests of 'poor white men" can
be spit upon to advance this morbid senti.
mentalism on the subject of the negro.