The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-03-22
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Wade Hampton, and other leading rebels,
addressed colored meeting, in South Caro-
Inns, In oplsheaina *ef - enfnnchissnsat
Of the Freedmen, the other day. Il is rep
resented that the rebels are adiliating with
the Freedmen, and seeking to obtain their
aid and inHasncs with Cosgress, 10 behalf o.
rebel, as we'll a. negro, enfranchisemens'
with favorable prospects of success.
As long as the rebel leaders own the land
Of the South, they viii control its social and
political destiny, with occasional temporary
concessions and soft words OF demaecgical
haitery Of the poor whites or blacks, ~ cir
cumstsnces may require.
Nevertheless, it is an agreeable change to
the negroes, no doubt. TO Be fattsrsd and
cajoled by houied words Of kiudsses, by
their old masters, rather than ~ Of old, TO be
tied up and suffer the discipline of the LASH
10 bring them 70 terms. And l. u sdif5ing 10
the people OF the North, 10 witness this
change Of tactics, in the Southern Democrat
ic leaders, and the Northern Dsuossscy will
soon make haste TO follow the example Of
Wade Hampton, and the rest of their South
ern brethren.
Let no one doubt that the 6ns u nssx IT
hand, when Democratic politicians in the
North will be as "sweet" upon their celorsd
brethren as they have heretofore been upon
other Nsiionalities. II makes no difference
that abuse, blackguardism, and injustice "a
the negro race have, for 20 long, constituted
the chief stock in trade, Of Democratic dem
agogues for generations past The negroes
had no votes then, and the Democracy coult
make more by mobbips them than BY an.
other course, and If they coul'
raise . Democratic excitement and revival
by butchering and burning negroes, that wa
the best use they could put them to, in tn
way of manufacturing political capital. Blu
When the negroes become voters, the cas-
will be materially altered, and the policy c
the Democratic leaders will be changed TO SUI
the circumstances. The arts of electioneel
ing, treating, soft-ssuder, husging, kissin
and such like sppreciative and endesrin
manifestations, will supersede the old brut,
habits of the Democracy in their relations
the Americanized Africans, and in the en-
the black race may suffer greater demoraliz'
ton and degradation through the kindness
their old enemies, than they have hither
endured from their injustice and oppression
When Wade Hampton and the aristocra,
of South Carolina, are found on the san
platform with q couple OF celored preacher
addressing a colored audience as 'fello'
citizens" little room is left for wonder, ov
what ever change may occur in this Mort
ern latitude.
The Chicago Times is already in ectaci
over the good sense of the Southern negro
in their alleged high appreciation of the lea
ing traitors Of the South, and sneers at 4
''poor white trash of loyalists, thereawsy
inferior to these rebel admiring negroes.
doubt, the fact that the poor whites OF q
South are but small minority in compares
with the blacks, and the rebel leaders,
much TO do in eliciting the contempt Of I
Times; and il the poor whites Of the Nor
were not sufficiently strong to control 4
elections, we doubt not that the Times wou
be found resorting to the old sristoerstic v
csbulary Of the South, for terms Of contem
in which to speak of them as Northern mu
sills' and "greasy mechanics a. it nj
speaks of ''the poor white trash" of the Soui
The Times halls the good time comm
when Northern Copperhead and Soutbe
Rebel leaders, welding the egro vote Of /
South, shall be enabled TO control the des
mics Of the country. Since Northern c.
perheads have exhibited such . passion
admiration and love for Andy johnson, a
gone into the Philadelphia League of broi
erhood, we shall not be surprised at Q
farm in arm" political programme theyn
enter upon in the future.