The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-05
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in Mc political world of this startling innovation
upon the old order of things? We may be sure
that negro equality, proclaiming itself through
negro voices from both houses of Congress, will
make profound impression upon the public mind
throughout the North. We apprchend that tho
result will be general reaction against tho rcpub-
lican party in the Northern States; for W. know
that there is stronger wall Of whtc prejudice
against the negro in the North than exists IN tho
South. This prejudice elected BUCHANAN in 1885,
and would have elected DOUGLAS or BRECKENRIDGE
in 1860, had the Charleston Convention consented
to unite upon either. We may expect, then, when
the blacks assume tho political balance OF power
of ten reconstructed Southern States, anu sehu UP
their black representatives to Congress- tnat tsere
will be revolutionary reaction against tnem
among tho whites Of the North which Will upset
the republican party. This may be tho real OBJECT
| of those leading Southern white politicians
who are urging their people to the experiment
os allowing tho Radicals and the blacks all the
rome they may desire in this business of South
ern reconstruction. Lot us push this thi..g OF
negro equality, say these Southern leaders, into
| Congress, and then the laboring white masses OF
the North against this Southern negro political
balance of powe- will take the alarm, and North
ern reaction of the whites against tho blacks will
be the inevitable result; and thus tho Republican
negro party will be destroyed by its own weapons.
This will in all PROBABILITY, be the solution OF the
experiment of tho political organization OF the
blacks against the whites in the South-a reaction
OF the whites against the blacks and the Republi-
can party in the N.rth. Meantime, however, we
suspect that the spontaneous and powerful popular
/ IL So,, IN,
GRANT for the succession will carry everything be-
fore them; but with the settlement of this ques-
ton there will unquestionably como decisive
Northern revolution on this other and momentous
issue of negro political and social equality"
MISS CATHARrSE MARIA SEDaw1CK, q veteran and
highly esteemed popular American writer, died Oh
Wednesday last, near Roxbury. Miss SEDGW1cK
was born in Stockbridge, Mass, in 1889, being ut
the time of her death in her 18th year. Her first
book, entitled ga New England Tale" which ap-
peared in 1922, gained her reputation and success.
In 1924 she published second tale, REDWOOD
which was republshed in England, and wlthln
brief period translated into French, Italian and
Swedish. In 1927 was published "Hope Les
lie or. Early Times in America" All three OF
these works are remarkable for quickness and
accuracy Of observation, correct study, ana
great charm Of style. In 1880 she issued
ssClarenco;" in 1882, "Le Bossu;" and In
1885 soThe Lnwoods," and collection OF shorter
tales. In the next three years she issued series
Of books whose popularity was and continues so
great that they may justly be called peoples
booksn-the 'sPoor Rich Man and Rich Poor Man,
olive and Let Live" ''Means and Ends, Home"
and ssL,ve Token for Children" In ls41 she
published, on her return from Europe, charming
volume Of Travel, "Letters from Abroad 10
Kindred at Home;" in 1s45 appeared 'Milton
Harvey and Other Tales" In 1857 appeared from
her pen o novel OF American society, as graceful,
| lively, charming and good as anything OF her
younger days, "Marriod or Single 2" In 1858 she
| issued life of JOSEPH CURTIS ono OF our most
honored and benevolent citizens, which had aiso
wide circulation. She was the author, besides, OF
| great number Of essays and stories IN maga-
zines all pervaded and informed with her clear
good sense, and graced by charm OF style OF
which she was the master during her whole life
THE COMMITTEE OF the City Council In Boston
to whom the subject was referred have reported
against opening the public libraries on Sunday.
They were partly influenced in doing so, it is said,
by the alleged paucity of Sunday visitors to the
great Metropolitan libraries in Europe. But they
must have overlooked the fact that while most OF
these libraries are mainly frequented by persons
belonging to the comfortable classes and enjoying
leisure to read during the week, and are thus apt
to be comparatively deserted on Sunday, other u
braries OF more popular kind, such as the "Peo-
ples Libraries" in Paris are specially crowded on
that day, the only one on which the working classes
have plenty Of time for reading. Although the deci-
sion Of the Boston Committee might suggest sus-
pcion that more or less Of the old leaven OF Puri-
tanism is lingering in the trimountain city, where
laws as blue as the blue laws Of Connecticut used
to forbid man TO kiss his wife, and even mother
to kiss her babe, on Sunday, yet it would be un-
charitable to deny that is free to read and to
drink as much as he pleases in Boston on Sunday,
provided he is stockholder in the Boston
Atheneum or is member Of any Of the thousand
md one fashionable hotel s'clubs" which the Pro-
hibitory Liquor Law has called into existence.
The naughty little Boston boy whose mother bade
him come into the back yard and play, but not to
roll marbles on the front doorstep, because it was
Sunday, was saucy enough to ask if it was any
more Sunday on one side Of the house than on the
other. But his mother knew moro than he did
about the Boston law Of the Sabbath.
PRUSSIA Is AT last coming to her senses in regard
to North Schleswig. She has done her utmost to
avoid the fulfllment of the obligations imposed
upon her by the treaty Of Prague. The plebiscite
or popular vote then promised has mover been
granted. Knowing well the Danish sympathy OF
the Northern Schleswigers and unwilling to bear
the odium Of an adverse vote, Prussia has made
a proposal to tho Danish Government to the ef-
feet that che will hand over to them the province
on tho receipt Of Q guarantee that the rights
of the German population therein residing Will
be properly respected. Tho Danes and oil
other sensible people have been at q loss TO know
why uch guarantee should be necessary. Don
mark is too weak, as oil the world knows, to pro-
woke unnecessarily the enmity and interference
of Prussia by doing injustice to Germans residing
within her borders. The conduct OF Prussia ls,
after ALL not difficult to explain. 1t is necessary
for her TO find reason for giving up what she un-
Justly holds, and it is desirable to obtain, pos
sible, pretext fer future meddling. The reason
and the pretext arc both involved in the gparan-
tee. Denmark, wo learn from one Of our latest
cable announcements, is not unwilling to give
suitable guarantee, but demands information as to
the nature Of the guarantee required.
The RICHMOND WHIa thus presents the whole
controversy in nuce: 'After all the talk Of NAL
content newspapers and their disciplcs-all their
mock heroic, spread eagle, fustian rigmarole and
rant-certain al-important facts press themselves
irresstibly into the common sense and convictions
of the people. 1st. That Tho speedicst possible
recovery of the right to govern themselves is Of
the highest moment to the States now deprived Of
that right. 2nd. That this right can only be re-
covered through the restoration OF those States to
the Union. srd. That at present, and for an in
La tho fl,t11ra restnralin be