, 1868-05-08
NUMBER eI.
Sergeant Ra,n., ronr.

week or so ago, We published an account Of
Sergeant Bates tour from Vieksburg TO Non1,
gomery, Alabama, on his way to Washingtop,
ne reader viii remember be made a wager thar
ne Soeio travel from Vieksburg to wasbinktou,
on loot and carrying United States Gag. wlth
OUT receiving any diSrespectfu treatms 70 hin1-
sen or the nag during the entire jouruey, the
Telegraph announces that be has arrivad ~
washington, where be was warmly welcomed hv
the President. The Sergeant's tour Of itaelfk
Of no especial interest, but when taken In cen
| ueetiou with the object which prompted n A.
Of vast importance. Radical uewspaperi Nna
puohe speakers have systematically endeaTorsd
| 70 prejudice the North against the people Of the
oOuthi oy falsely representing that the latter
we're still rebellous in disposition, and that Nor.
thern men could not live safely 10 their mdst.
rus was necessary 10 order to create a popular
Impression thAtextreme measures must be adop-
ted to crush all opposition 10 the South. Rad,
ical leaders did not dare to make the issue Of
negro suffrage honestly and squarely. They
knew 1t was abhorrent 10 the white men of thu
country, and hence they resorted to the trick Of
false accusations against the Southern people.
hoping thereby to influence the passions Of the
people and wiring from them, in their a augry mood.
what they knew would be scorned if the truth
were known. Sergeant Bates happened TO meet
one OF these loud mouthed disciples Of Congress,
VINO was JustifYing all the extreme measures Of
that body, upon the ground that the lives of
Northeru men were not safe in those States and
tnAt there was no respect for the flag among the
people The Sergeant, having been among the
ooulnerners knew the charges were false, and
SO pronounced them. Out Of this grew the wager
which be has just WOO. On his tour TO Wash.
lngton he passed through Mississippi, Alabama,
georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina. and
virginia, and reached his destination wiibout
reporting single mark of disrespect TO himself
or the flag be bore. He was received everywhere
W Iha afaaN I..I..
was met by vast numbers of citizens who escor,
ted him into the different towns and cities. and
feasted and lodged at the public expense This
tour has demonstrated that all the stories of
disafecton in the Southern States are absolute>
ly false. 1t shows that the people have not ouIy
aoAnuoned all idea OF resistance to the authority
of the Government, but that it is their earnest
desire 10 live at peace and in harmony With their
brethren in the other States. Why, then, must
tney be disfranchised while the ballot is placed
In the bands of the negroes? Why does a radi-
cal Congress insist on making the negro element
the ruling power there The reason given by
them is shown 10 be destitute of fouud udation and
hence we must look elsewhere for the true mo-
tive. No body pretends that the negroes are
capable ofexercisiDg the right of suffrage 1t is
too we'll known that they are an exceedingly iR,
norant race, and, therefore, disqualified TO mako
laws or control the destinies Of State OF a Ma
ton. Why then do the radicals insist upon
tarnfug Yen states over to their coutrol7 The
answer is easy. 1t is not to benefit the country,
because the exercise of the right of suffrage by
those people would be dangerous to the gov
eminent rs deadly weapon in the hands Of q
maniac to the persons around him. The radi.
calls neither think ABOUT, nor care what will be
the effect upon the country. They need the ns>
gro votes to carry the next Presidential election
and they intend to have them, if we are all buried
in one common ruin next year in consequence.
The future they leave 10 take care of itself So
they can carry the election and keep among
themselves the Offices that enable them 70 rob
the people and plunder the government, what
care they for the future2 The more sagacious Of
them have deeper design. They are carrying
out their cherished purposes to make this
''strong government" Having made the gov
ernment iutolerable under mongre rule, they
hope to overturn it and establish despotism in
It's place. There thousands Of them who prate
10 the people abOu: the beauties of manhood
suffrage, and privately express their utter disgust
It popular government. This class of men re-
gard free government a farce and think the
Iooner it is "played OUT the better. Hence
hey advocate the most extreme measures for the
purpose of Fastening the downfall of the Repub.
ic.-Lndependent Dispatch.