The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1868-06-06
pAroLA MISSISSIPPI SATURDAY JUNE O. 1900.

Noosr Than sstend. ihs ,lsh, N saf.
Ifass q i nov eslsfs In nssfiy III ~
Ihs Mates ef lhe usIoa.
The psepIs of iiIs State numbered,
seeofdlaF 70 The sessas Of 1900.
J5s, 500 whites, and fss s.g2l bIseks,
eivlns 10 Che latter, Al that time,
majority of sg,7s7. The registered
vote " ,he State, under the Ileeon.
aruciIon nets of Congrss, In round
numbers, i ahoai 10000 whites and
about II blacks, the latter thus
outpumbering The former by 1900.
Now, these races differ In color, In |
intelligence, In civilization, and In
refinement and moreover, for centu-
ries they have sustained 10 each other
The relation Of master and slave, oI
superior and inferior. From these
causes, opinions, feelings, and prcju-
dices have been growing up between
them which certainly do not favor
their now living together In harmony
on a footing Of perfect equality.
Even under more favorable circum-
stances, the experience Of the world
has been that two distinct races, diff
fering essentially from each other in
their predominant characteristics, can
not usually dwell together as breth-
ren. Feuds, alienation and jealousies
have ever been observed to grow up
between them. The late President,
Abraham Lincoln, should certainly
be high authority with large ma
jority Of the members Of this body,
and in his debates with the Hon.
Stephen A. Douglas, during the eel
ebrated campaign Of 1858, he on
several occasions said:
"I have no purpose to introduce
political and social equality between
the white and black races. There Is
u physical difference between the two,
which insny judgment, will probably
forever forbid their living together
on the footing Of perfect equality;
and inasmuch as il becomes neces-
sity that there must be difference,
i, as well as Judge Douglas, am in
facse Of the race to which. IIbeloug
having the superior position"
In speaking of slavery, he also
said: - s-r
"Free them, and make them polit-
ically and socially our equals? My
own feelings will not admit Of this,
and IL mine would, we well know
that those Of the great mass Of white
people would not. Whether this
feeling accords with justice and sound
judgment is not the sole question, II,
Indeed, It Is any part Of 1t. A uni
versal feeling whether well or Ill
founded, cannot be safely disre-
garded." e
No government, / submit, can be
permanent which Is 50 organized as
not TO give full protection to property.
Where this Is not done, energy Is re-
pressed, industry paralyzed, commerce
stagnant, and all the great interests
of society retrograde. Property, il
Is true, is not entitled 10 greater pro-
lection than personal rights, but 4
has been found more difficult to Civ,
security TO the former, than to tho
latter. Without adequate protection
to property, society cannot advanc'
in wealth, or improve physically, in
tellectually or morally. With fal
protection for property, industry, en
terprise, commerce, education, and al
Of the arts and sciences thrive. Nov
aluSsst the entire property Of tn
South is In the bands Of the whites
! whilst they are In the minority
, With universal suffrage, the govera
| ment will at once pass into the hand
, Of those who do not represent Oh
: State, and who have therefore n
: community Of interest with thos
, who do. Itisa delicate and pcrilou
; thing for one clas to undertake th
Q government Of another, which hs
: important pecaliar interests. Thos
!, who have material property interest
|, TO protect, require the protection Z
a their personal rights In common wit
I thoe who are withous property; an
e in fully protecting themselves, the
z must necessarily protect others b.
n those who have only their person'
i rights to prosees may secure this en-
4 fully, whilst they not only iail
, protect the material Interests Of oh
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