The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-11-20
Coming 70 their Senses.

growth in the teernins hot-bed of pulling senti-
Inentalism of the North, which precipitated
the country into political chaos, revolution
and blood, to lift the African race from degra-
datiOn and bondage to the plane of social and
political equality with the dominant race Of
the country; and hence, being so closely allied
to the lawless and Evolutionary doctrines of
the Abolition element in the North. it becomes
very difficult TO obtain for the new political
creed an impartial hearing at the hands of the
conservative element Of the country. Candid
men, Just men, and men who would not with
hold from females single right, either alb
stract or conventional, but who abhor. with
deep disgust and loathing, the leading names
in the New England States which have come to
the surface as champions of female rights, are
driven 10 condemn the whole movement. on
account of the association into which the new
political faith would carry them; and until fe-
male suffrage shall be divorced from the obi
Gus surroundings in which il now exists. and
where it has existed In the past, there is but
little hope Of its ultimate triumph. The ad-
vocates of woman's suffrage have heretofore
suffrage, and while calling political meetings
and conventions, to advance the former. have
allowed the champions Of the latter 20 monop-
Ollie their meetings, to urge equal suffrage for
all races. The black man, partly through
their fundamentally, having obtained in the
Southern States the full and complete right
to the exercise Of the ballot, the friends of fe-
male suffrage are now beginning 10 open their
eyes to the fact that the enfranchisement of
the African will retard, rather than promote.
their cause. The result Of the experiment, 50
far as the South is concerned, will prove TO be
exactly the opposite from what was anticipated,
and will drive thousands in the direction Of
the opposite extreme, against the extension of
the ballot TO any new classes. In a recent
communication to the Revolution, Parker
Pillsbury, after lengthy sojourn in the South,
made use Of this language:
Push woman suffrage at the North against
all obstacles and oppOsitions, sparing nothing.
sacred or profane, that lies in your way. But
meantime We may rest the suffrage question
here, for period, at least, until some much
more elementary culture and elevation Is Sc
cured. He surely must hive low estimate Of
the solemn responsibilities of a government
involving the liberty, the person. the properly
and the life Of every individual Of that govern
ment, who should force the ballot on thous-
ands and thousands TO be seen all over the
South. And forced il was on many men,
wherever the slaves have voted, as much a.
were ever their tasks in the cOitun-feld. They
knew no more and cared no more for what
they did i'll voting as il they were as ifantie
in years AS they were IN citizenship and politi-
cal experience.
"Intemperance here is frightfully prevalent.
and the colored people share almost universal
~ in the evil. The whisky here is dia-
bolcal, and yet they appear to love it more
than anything else, women as we'll rs men.
They drink il red hot from the barrel, clean
and pure, and / have seen mothers pour it
down the Threats Of their six mouths-old babes
The marriage tie is not even a beau-knot
among them. There is no tie about it, as a
general fact. On the plantations, very few
are born. lnfaticide is common, it is said. but
marriage is rare, unless forced upon the par
ties, and that is not frequent In the towns
1t is somewhat better than in the country, but
everywhere, apparently, among these poor be-
ings, the legal restraints of marriage are but
little regarded. As TO any idea of comfortable
housekeeping in the rural districts. and they
comprise almost the whole South, it is all a
mystery yet To be revealed, even to its first
principles. There are, generally, no stated
times for meals. No family seems ever TO be
provided. The men cook their own hominv
or rice when they get ready, and so do tho
women. 1t is eaten clean to this day. as in
slavery times, or with little most unsavory
and attempting bacon, but oftener clear than
any other. Among hundreds of these poor
things, have not seen one knife or fork; or
any spoons but tin ones, that were never worn
thin by securing. Thousands of slaye-uuar-
tiers have no floors. none of them n glass win
dow, and very few, where / have been a de-
cent chair, still less table or chair. saw in
fants and very young children naked from
morning to night; and boys, of mt least a dozen
years, with only single garment, and that
but scanty apology. Many women. Young
and old. had little on above the waist. and
nothing below the knee, and were doing day 3
works that not white man in New England
or New York could perform. At railroad de.
pot, last week, was detained an hour for
train. Several colored women were also wait
ing, some with n child or two, whose heads
they were diligently exploring, and, rs saw,
not without most loathsome success. One old
woman laid her head in the lap Of a younger
one, and then regular Ku-Klux-Klan search
was instituted through il, with results, too, of
which / need not now speak.
The ballot may be the one thing needful
there; but, 1t seems to me, soap, sand. fine
tooth combs, pots, kettles, chairs, tables.
llnives, forks. spoons, decent food. cooking
and clothing, glass windows, and even looking
glasses, should at least go side Ivy side. il they
may not precede the rights of suffrage and
OF sovereignty.
HUMBOLDT County, RAILROAD TAx.-D. II.
Haskell, went to UnionviIle on Monday, and