The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1868-12-18
WELCOME.
Northern Men IN the South.

Northern Men IN the South.
From the N. o. Pioayuue.J
No man is more highly esteemed or more
heartily welcomed in the South than the
Northern man. His skill his intelligence.
his industry, his learning aud the fruits Of
his ingenuity, culture and energy are gla,
ly received, and he is at once invited into
full communion with L, Southern man in
all the pursuits and avocations of life
Such men are found here and everywhere,
lad are among the most valued of our citi-
be. Such have come here during the
ar and since it, many of them officers in
Tthe United States army, and others connec-
ted with that government during its mill
tary occupation of our city and State, in Po-
sitions which made them by no means pop
ular for the time being, and who are known
as members of rhe Republican party, yet
are highly esteemed and honored as good
citizens and examples of civic virtues and
usefulness.
But there does exist here, and there is q
continually increasing adherence of what
are styled carpet -baggers. Why is there
this feeling. and who are the objects of it?
We will premise that it is not slioe ether
confined to the Radical, aud that Democrats
Of nomsdic and predatory habits, whether
Northern or Southern born, are looked up
on with much the same dislike, though the
party phrase be not distinctly applied to
them. But it is especially felt toward
some men of the radical party, of Northern
birth, and for this reason it is affirmed that
the Sou.h is intolerant of Northern people
or of Republican or radical political opin-
ions, that free speech ard ballot are not to
be had at the SJuth, and that more force is
needed to secure these.
Utterly untrue is this of any portion of
the South, despite the Eomieides which
have been quoted to establish it. h man
may vote as he pleases and for whichever
party he pleases, and advocate whatever po-
I,Lical opinions he pleases. uuinteruptedly
All that is asked of him is that be shall
tread on no other mans toes, and avoid
sIandering and libeliug others. No one
cares to interfere with him or his opinions.
HE vote is SIS free to him as the air, and
this is also free to his speech. But as it is
free to him, so is it to those who lived here
before him, and be has neither natursi noI
an acquired right to abuse, or insult, OIL
maltreat others. The great difficulty with
the carpet-hag politician is that be thinks
that be briggs With him the right to abuse
the man under whose roof he is sheltered
in his own presence and that of his family
and that this constitutes free speech. and
that the Southern man has no right 10 pay
him back in his own coin, or to resist op
preston.
His mistake as 10 his right to vote il
equally great. He supPOses that this rigb
makes it his privilege to exclude from I
vote the man who is already voter here
and 20 admit others who have not been al
yet regarded to be thus entitled in his Owl
previous home. Nor this only; his title Il
, vote is It'll 9, he thinks, to tax the presen
occupants o. the iaBd TO the full extent 0
: their revenues, and to pocket the proceed
of these taxes himself
Then, with an arrogance which can 6nt
! its equal nowhere, be declared that whel
. he thus obtains possession of all the legis
lative, Judicial and executive powers of th
+, community, it shall not be lawful for th
e people, Of whose entire powers Of govern
, ment, and the control over their own affairs
he has possessed himself TO speak of hiu
and his in any other than the kindest an
: most approving terms, aud that they shal
!. welcome him and hls into the bosom of Ihei
families. and TO the inneFmOst chambers c
their domestic sanctuary.
Is it any wonder that the "earpet-bag
GER is go heartily sbhorred by the South
ern people? Nor is this feeling at all like
" to be lsssened OF TO die out. uutiI th
policy which he pursuss is abandoned.
j. is as easy for him TO become and to be bel
n to be the friend aud alley Of the SOuther
o people as for sny other man who has sci
tied here before or during the war, and
need not lose one particle OF his feally t
. political opinions tbe most ultra. But, S
> long as be makes bis course one Of spolia
}. ton and defamation Of the Southern pee
3 pie, must be expect 10 BE- hated, and ths
this hatred will grow rather than decFsass