The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-11-02

pef@n, family, and pfglefty BY amPls
meaas ibi. done, al 4 dome chat ean
w. Justly asked n the laws IIis
present Ignorant state Tufts him
fof responsible executive Or official
duties, aud II They are thrust upon
him, the result will be- disastrous ~
those who place bin 10 q false poi
ton, ~ we'll ~ 10 The community he
may be foisted upon
The Southern people have over
treated him kindly, generously, and
Justly have assisted him In building
churches aud scliool. houses, aud aro
aiding him TO develop his race 10 the
highest possible degree, that he may
enjoy his nrwly acquired freedom.
How much has been contributed for
these objects by those who come
among ns, and arc loudest In their
professions Of love for the oolored
man! Not one dimel They come
here for their own merccnary ends
az ofice-scckers, scbool-tcachers, and
any other position whereby they may
enrich themselves and poison the
minds Of the colorod race against
their only true iricnds-the Southern
people. OF course, there are honor
able exceptions, and il gives us pleas
IRE to note them. There is no good
reason why the negro should be
clothed with citizenship-manifold
and conclusive reasons why he should
not. II ia clear and undeniable that
only ruin can come Of the domina-
ton Of States by negroes. This the
Northern people begin to sec, and as
each State gives its vote, the verdict
against Radicalism is pronounced.
The proportion of white to black
in this country is about eight to one.
Ii the four millions of negroes were
equally scattered over the whole
country SO that every negro would be
surrounded by the eight whites, the
negro question would be Que of map
preoiable importance. They might,
like the poor'bc always with us, but,
like the poor, every parish could
manage the matter for itself. But
the fact is, that In at least four States
the negroes outnumber the whites
in five they are nearly equal; in six
more are many thousands, enough,
perhaps to make temporarily a bal
ancc Of power. The series of acts
known as reconstruction measures,
really places the control of eleven
States into the hands Of the negroes,
or their tools. This race, according
to the best authorities, for thousands
Of years have never developed ca
pacity enough to administer any gov
eminent than that of savage ferocity.
Under the Enlightenment, produced
during slavery by contact with the
whites, and by the amalgamation
which has produced negroes with an
Infusion Of white blood, the race has
reached in America its highest dcvel-
opment, and Is utterly incapable of
administering any free and regulated
government We're negroes alone to
suffer from failure to control these
States wisely, while VIC would de-
plorc the experiment, we might be
silent; but millions OF whites are in.
volycd in the failure, and the bank
rupiey, humiliation, and perhaps de-
siruction Of eleven States hang in
the balance. In addition TO this, the
experiment adds to the burdens Of
taxation and tho financial complica-
tons Of the remainder Of the coun-
try. During il trial, as in IL inccp-
ton, the Constitution must be daily
violated, our institutions subverted,
military despotlsm 10 a certain extent
erected over a portion Of the Union,
and preccden,s established which can
be used 10 justify an overthrow Of
Che Government aud the establish
ment Of a dszpo,ism.
When We remember that these
lsiasz are done. and these risks run
from seIfsh motives for party pur-
pose, i any language too strong In
condemnation Of the authors Of such
nsasares' No false philosophy, no
ensing philanthropy, no party end
can Justify ne destruction, not even
the disfnaehi.emsnt Of seven mil
lions II whites to placs in power four
millions Of negroes. The Radicals
have attempted 70 do this, and ehe
country l. revolving against Il.