Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-10-24
rmE ArRTcANIzATIoN OF ri

THE NATURALIZATION Or lhh
SOUTH.
A contemporary thus forcibly depicts
the new social and political system which
it is the purpose of Radical fanaticism
and hate to found in the Southern States.
The portrait is in nowise overdTawn.
The abrupt forcing of negro suffrage,
without preliminary preparation and
probation in freedmanship, whose neces-
sary sequence is negro ofiice-holding and
jury privileges, and constant attempts of
the race through these beverages to at
tain social equality, portends mischief
incalcuIable in their extent and intermi-
nable in their duration to the whole
country.
1t is such fateful folly, that the con-
clusion is unavoidable that it was origi.
mated as a measure of retribution and
revenge, and in spirit utterly reckless
of consequences. 1t must be obvious
that ascertain effect will be to involve
the races in conflicts Of every kind. Time
and again, has it been asserted by rep
resentative Southern men, that the late
master-class in this section entertained
kindly feelings for that just emerged from
slavery, and no candid observer can
witness in any part Of the South the in
tercourseofthe freedmen with his former
owner, when uninterfered with by the
meddlesome Scalawag and such-like scab'
on the surface Of society without know
ing that, in the due course of events,
safe and satisfactory solution of all these
questions would be reached. But il
seems that the leaders of Radicalism, and
a large portion O. the Northern people
even those deeply and directly interested
IN the early pacifcatiOn of the Southern
States, are fools, which the braying in
morter with pestle, cannot cure. The
former, in great part, are knaves. The
business population of the North, owe il
to themselves, as well as to the genera
good, to repudiate these leaders, and re-
strain this mischief before the cry o
havoc, and the yelping Of the war-dogs
breaks upon their ears again. The South
ern people Of their own race are patient
under this trial and humiliation. They ar:
pacific. Contrary assertions are nothing
but party ialSehoOds. But the sparks
do not more certainly fly upward, than
that the constant friction which Radical
policy produces will light the fires of ha'
tired and violence to degree that the
whole country will sensibly feel them. II
is incumbent on thoughtful men TO pom
der well this matter before the third o.
November.
The article referred to, says:
The property oof the white property.
holders is to be taxed by negro Legisla.
lures and by carpet baggers to the extent
of UirtudI cOnfSCdtiOn. The lives
liberties, and property OF white men and
women are TO be passed on by negro
iuriee. Negroes are to represent race
accustomed to freedom in Congress, II
the State Legislature, and to hold Tho
highest Federal offices; while they, the
whites may not hold the lowest. Ever
the right Of the parent to protect the
morals and take care Of the associations
Of his own child is to be invaded. The
white child, the girl Of fourteen or siXteer
summers, is to be dragged from the cart
Of the mother, and forced TO sit along
side of the children Of negroes. Such !!
the programme Of bills almost pressed t
a conclusion in some Of the Southern
Legislatures. In nearly all Of then
negro equality in public conveyances, il
hotels, etc, has been insisted on. Tn,
schools for children have been mad,
mixed schools, and charge upon tn
white property holders, already severely
impoverished by the results Of the war
and crippled by Federal taxation, tryin!
to repair their wasted fortunes and max
bread for their children, and yet at tn
same time savagely denounced for not in
viting such persons as Meade to cham
payne parties.
To appreciate this system, and VIVA
feelings OF irritation it is calculated to ex
cite, We pust remember that the yer!
least OF all the outrages abOys-named-
viz. negro suffrage, even when propose,
in Northern States, where the number G
negroes is very small and their intelli
| gence greater than at the SOuth-ha
| been secuted as an insult to the whit
race. In Ohio, Michigan and other Re
| publican States, negro suffrage has bee
voted down as something not to be en-
| dured. If such be its character tina
| Radicals do not dare even to propose
formally in Pennsylvania and New y orr
we are then bound to regard it as
measure Of vengeance and humiliatiO
for the Southern people, the greatest il
| suit conquerCr can offer them wh1
they are down.
And vet negro suffrage at the SOnhil
but stepping-stone to the ediiic Of fRui
insult, SpoliatiOn, and terror which Rad
caliSm has there built up. And iais 81!
I TEN it is proposed to make psTmaneI
over eight millions and more OF the whit
racc-oyer a proud and spirited pOpuli
ton, long accustomed to the freedom
the Federal Constitution, and accustome
too, to own the very negroes now mat
| their rulers and masters in the COmmO
wealth.
Will the men OF Wall street, the bu'
ness men who want peace" and thin
to secure it by voting fer Grant, tell
whether the system Of negro SHara
and equality thus forced upon the Sou
is likely to secure peace? How won
thew like to live under such a COVER
ment themselves ? Are they now
vestlng dollar in the Southern countr
and if not, why not ? Will they lnvt
there while the State governments are
the hands of negroes Do they i
know that To e reconstruction laws
Congress are virtual contiscatiOR bills,
hich the lands Of the South have be
made praet ically worthless and L
! salable
These things they knoR full VT
They know that the people, upon VIII,
they pTOpC ,se to infiict all this sutterl
and hUml nation are a people who W
: able for four years to withstand the VIII
power of this government, who hi