Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-12-21
The work For white wen.

| From the Chicago Times
The resolutions adopted by the Viz
ginia white mems convention sound the
| keynote of the great popular reaction
/ that is even now upheRving the political
/ surface in this country. II is the upris-
| ing of the sentiment Of constitutional
| liberty against governmental tyranny.
| 1t is the protest Of nature, springing up
/ in the blood OF white men, against the
political domination of an inferior race
of semi-bsrbgrians just emerged from
| the degradation Of slavery.
ScOf at the idea as some may, the
proposition that "This is a white mans
government" is a statement of historic
| truth. It is netnecesssry to argue the mat
| ter. The instinct of every decent white
man, no matter to what political party he
/ may belong, tells him that the Creator
did not place the broad mark Of distinc.
tion between the black and white races
without q purpose. 1t tells him that
these races were not Intended to mingle
or miscegenate. And IL Fecoils with ab-
horrence from the thought that white
men should be compelled to submit TO be
governed by the black race Of Africa
The whole truth was well and forcibly
stated by Gen. Thomas Ewing, jr., in his
recent letter 10 some personal and pOliti-
cal friends in Kansas. Concerning the
Reconstruction measures, he says:
II regard them as Observation-Disclosures
of revenge, misdiYected philanthropy,
and lust Of power. I would as soon ex-
pect a house to stand on the crater OF a
volcano rs State where, whites and
blacks being nearly equal in numbers,
the whites are prescribed and the blacks
made rulers Such government cannot
long have the heartfelt sympathy of any
large body OF white men anywhere
Blood is thicker than water, and North
ern whites will sympsthiZe with South
ern whites in their struggles to shake off
the incubus of negro rule. II there were
no prejudice Of race to affect their action,
the Northern people would still refuse 10
reproduce In the States Of the Union,
Hayti or DOmingo, or any other govern
ment and civilization the negro race has
established since the food Z"
When such sentiments are held by one
who filed a prominent place in the his
tory of events during the war-who acted
throughout with the dominant political
psrty-whO enjoys the prestige Of being
the son Of one Of the most iliustrious OF
American statesmen-and who, more
over, is recognized as a man OF superior
talents and the greatest sobriety iu judg-
ment-they carry with them weight
greater than would attach TO the utter
snee Of any professional politician.
The simple fact underlying and giving
soul form, and body 10 the reeonstruo- /
ton business, is the elevation of negroes
TO the place of white men, and the degrs-
dation of white men to the place of ne
grOes. 1t is against this that nature pro-
tests, and will not cease to protest. The
whole work 0f political reconstruction
that proceed from this basis, or ends IN
this result, must and will be undone.
As surely as blood is thicker than
water the white race which founded
this Government Of white men "for
themselves AID their pOsterity" will
undo &C.
The Virginia white mems Convention
adopted q resolution authorizing its Cen
trail Committee to take measures 10 test
the constitutlOnality Of the reeonstruc-
ton acts Ia the Supreme Court. In thisac-
tion hewhite men Of Virginia will receive
the cordial sympathy Of honest white
men everywhere. If the reconstruction
acts be neOnstitutional-as all conserva-
tive white men believe them 20 bean
official declaration OF that fact will ma
terialiy assist in the work of their un-
doing. II they be not unconstitutional.
no advocate Of those enRctments can
reasonably object TO the proposed test.
Let the Virginia committee proceed TO
bring the case alluded to by Mr.. limbo
den into the Supreme Court. 1t will be
a step gained in the great work which
the white race in America has before it
the vindicatiOn Of its superior right and
authority ia the Government over the
brutslized race Of Africa,