The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1867-08-13
BY REQUEST.
From the Pittsburg Daily Post.
HELPERS SECOND CRISIS.

! 1t Will be recollected that few years before
the commencement of active hostilities between
/ the North and South, when it was obvious to all
rejecting minds that Abolition agitators had
made the "irrepressible conflict" certain, and
inevitable there appeared book, made famous
at the time called per's Crisis" or as the
author, Hinton Rowan Helper, entitled it, "The
| Impending Crisis of the South"-the chief OBJ
ject of which appeared to be to precipitate the
| Abolition war, and the book was extensively
distributed with that intent by Abolition Con-
gressmen. Helper, its author, was lauded to
the skies for his work, and in due time he after
wards received his reward, as Consul to Buenos
Ayres. Helper, is naturally kind hearted, in
telgent, hospitable gentleman, very fond of
reading, and aoriting, and wonderfully given to
the collection and elimination of statistical in-
formation of all sorts His works do not prove
him to be twenty-inch, or even ffteen-inch
calibre gun; but he is a repeater, shoots rapidly,
has talents, and is generally we'll disposed
! Doubtless he made an excellent Consul, and he
married a charming and beautiful lady of Buenos
! Ayres, showing that he has excellent taste. In
| fact, his writings prove him to be gentleman
of quick perceptions, slightly tinged with ego
| tsm, just enough to render them piquant and
racy; though they are occasionally seasoned with
anathema
Probably if "the impending crisis had not
been given to the American public the civil war
would still have been commenced, carried on
and concluded, just the same. But it is hard
to tell. Possibly if that work had not been
published, slavery might still be the normal
condition of the Southern negroes, and peace
the present state of our country. We think,
however, that the chief work had been done by
Northern Abolitioniss long before Mr. Helper
made his appearance in the aforesaid book
"Inpending Crisis
The war is now over; and hollow peace is
left to US by our Radical Republican rulers,
acting under the still lingering remnant of the
political Aboitionists' counsels. But Mr. Helper
has been, it seems, close watcher Of the signs
, of the times. He is still Republican,; but he
has sense enough to perceive, very clearly, that
the black Republicans haze gone too far; that
in fact to speak politely, they have run the
negro into the ground. So again, after matters
are pretty we'll fixed, he comes to the rescue
with another book, which he entities "No JooUE,"
ga question for Continent"
We have looked through this work. 1t is
certainly very unique, and gives evidence of
great deal of literary labor. 1t is largely, or
mainly, compilation or series of extracts from
various we'll known writers on the subject of the
negro race-and of the relation of the two races,
white and negro, in the United States inter
spersed with sundry rather sweeping views of
his own, some of which are worthy of attention.
The headings Of the eleven chapters into
which the 479 pages are divided, will convey
some idea of the manner in which Mr. Helper
has treated the subject. 81. The negro anthro-
pologicaly considered; an inferior fellow done
for. 2. Black; thing of ugliness, disease and
death. 3. White; thing Of life, health and
beauty. 4. The servile baseness and beggary
Of the blacks. 5. Removals; banishments; ex-
pusions; determinations. 6. a of Bible
lessons in arts of annhilating effete T.
The United States of America; a white man
power. s. Thirteen kindred pages from the
"Impending crisis of the South" 8. White
celebrities, and black nobodies. 10. Spanish
and Portuguese America. IL. The future of
nations
Mr. Helper confirms precisely that which
every man who has ever invest gated the subject
has been led to conclude-namely, that the
negro race is hopelessly inferior to the white
race, and never remain in the midst of
whites upon an equality. This is one fair point
in his book. Mr. Helper is, we think, right in
his impression, that the great body of the white
people in the United States do Eot desire and do
not intend to have, negroes hung permanently
round their necks by rabid black Republican
Congressman. Whether he can succeed 10 es
tablishing white Republican party in opposi
ton to the Lloch Republican party, We know
not. Neither do we care. Quite independently
of Mr. Helper, or of any others who took an
active part in bringing about our dreadful civil
war, the party of law and order in this Union is
destined to prevail. But Mr. Helpers new book
may cnlighten some of the Radical black Re-
publieans: who may willingly listen to the man
who helped them into the Abolition war, when
they might not listen to Democratic warnings
We, as Democrats, are opposed to desecrating
the proper white supremacy in the United States
by debasing admixture of black voters, who
cannot possibly do good to any body, and will
urquestionably do harm; but we are not enemies
or haters Of the negro race. We desire neither
to njure or extermnate them, but to let them
remain under white Government. Mr. Helper
announces actual hatred of the race, and urges
their ertrrn.ination, at all hazards
We cannot perceive any thing in the book
concerning the negro race that is new to US
Tie Post has repeatedly published the substance
of the same thing; and we believe our readers
understand we'll enough that there is Radical
and impossible gulf between the two races. The
black Radicals of Congress have temporarily
bridged over this gull, with forced military negro
votes deposited from the tips of Northern Radi-
cal bayoncts; but what of that Our people
have suffered worse abuses, and recovered; and
thev will recover from this Congressional negro
phobia even without the help of Helper.
We are curious 10 see what effect this black
political torpedo will have in the Radical black
Republican camp. There is so much unanswer
able truth in the book, mixed with so many crude
suggestions, and embracing so many topics, that
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