Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-12-14
RrwaRKsBLE MANIFESTO OIL
NnRTHERA AENIIMLAI.

4 REMARKABLE MAEIFEST or
NORTHERk sENTIMEST.
From the tenor Of the following article
We are satisfied that the intensity Of the
feeling in the North on the effort Of the
Radicals to establish negro equality
throughout the Union, is nOt at all IN
derstoOd here. Only last Monday the
House Of Representatives passed q bill,
by considerably more than 3 twO-thirds
majority, which had previously been
passed by the Senate, TO strike out the
word " white wherever il occurred in
the charters Of Washington or George
town or the laws Of the District Of Column
bia. The effect Of this bill is to open
wide the doors to negroes to hold Office,
sit Oh juries and perform all other civil
duties which have heretofore devOlved
on white men. This has been done in
defence of the opinion Of the CREST Cen
tral States, which have, in their recent
elections, 90 deeisivsly voted down negro
suffrage. The passage Of such measures
cannot but have q most dangerous and
exciting effect upon the public mind Of
the North. It is their undeniable tend
eney to bring about a war Of races,
Accordingly we are not surprised to
read, in e very recent Northern paper,
such = startling statement as the follow
ng, from the Evansville Ind Courier
NEGRO EXCITEMEST.-We were
shown yesterday q notice which was
taken from q tree il school district No.
=, in this county, warning all negroes to
leave the district on or before New Years
eve, else summary measures would be
resorted to 10 remove them BY force, re-
gsFdless Of consequences. The notice
was written Ia q large, bold hand, and
evidently shows that the writer knows
{" whereof be writes -
This is q bold step, and may lead to
fatal consequences. We are not in favor
Of mob law under any circumstance, but
no intelligent man, unless stepped in
party prejudice, can but know that we
are fast approaching s crisis-a war Of
races-nCt only in tbs South, but in the
North. A change Of p~rOgrssa1ae 10 our
National Congress may avert this fearful
contest. Bat let the present Congress
impose their Dei8riDus reconstruction
policy on the people OF this country
thereby fastening negrs domination over
ne, and the white lsbOring men OF this
country will throw Ct the yoke, "peace-
ably If they can, fOrci0ly II they must"
So mote il be.
The VOyds Of this writer seem 70 be
well measured, AID these would appear
to be a deep sentiment In tine community
which is prepared to sustain him ia their
import. II such be the effect OF the
measures Of Congress, in States where
the blacks are but a mere drop in the
bucket % how must they operate here
where the evil viii fall upon Us ike the
,ocusts Of Egypt? Nothing bat : deter
mined purpose in the North to put down
Radical doctrines a save the country,
North aud South. from horrors far more
TO be deprecated than say through which
we have passed. We do not think tea
be fairly doubted that the Radicals viii
not be permitted to carry out their ne
fari0us purposes. Their arm will be ar
rested by the strong will Of an outraged
and oppressed people. They will be
called TO the bar Of public judgment,
and condemnation viii be pronounced
against them in language so emphatic
that they will nSt dare longer to outrage
an incensed constituency. F~oFbearanes
is fast losing its hold upon the popular
mind Of the North, and is evidently not
regarded as a virtue to be cherished in a
crisis ike the present.