The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-06-30
Love and Brotherhood.

ter absence of kindly feeling of common justice
manifested towards the South by the people OF the
North Evidences Of this state of feeling are con-
stantly thrusting themselves upon us. Recently, Mr.
Hare, one of the editors of the Sherman (Texas)
Courier Northerner by birth and educatlon but for
wears past resident Of the South returned from a
visit North, and gives, what is doubtless a correct
portrature of the prevailing sentiment there He says
that bitterness of feeling against the South rush to
make money, righteousness and display the pre-
dominant features of Northern society that the
people there do not and he believes they never WILL
understand the South further than may be necessary
to enable them it for their own ACCOMPLISHMENT
Some weeks ago, hundred and thirty Illinois edi-
tors held convention at Cairo, and voted to make,
after adjournment, an excursion through the South
They had all been supporters of all the measures by
which the South oppressed and prosecuted Ihey
had from first last branded the people of the South
as unrepenant and malignant rebels intent as ever,
upon the breaking up of the republic and watching
only for an opportunity to strike vengeu and effect
i've blow but notwithstanding that they bad thus be-
lied the Southern people, they encouraged by the
signal success of Forney and his company, who were
recipients of distinguished attentions the hands of
the Southern people. Nor were they mistaken in their
belief But we will let the CourierJo Journal tell the
story:
They struck first for Mobile and although their
bers rendered them pretty heavy tax upon Southern
hospitality the hospitality cheeruly stood the tests
In Mobile, and wherever else they went they were
fattered and Toasted. They reminded in no way
of any injury they had inflicted or attempted. To
eulogistic speeches, they made fulsome replies.
Protesting to be delighted with everything they
saw, and heard, they protested that they were
more disappointed than they had ever before
been in all their lives and that, upon resuming
their editorial functions in Illinois, it would be their
aim to make full amends for all the injustice they had
| Internationally done. Well they have all we pre-
sumo gone back to their tripods. What the greater
part have written if anything about their excursion,
we know rot, for We have not read their papers As
to of them, however, we can say that after nav
ing gorged themselves throughout journey of thou
sand miles with Southern and drink, uged in
continuous "spree" at Southern expense, and made
exravagant professions of the benetactlons they IN
tended confer upon the South, they avalled them
selves of this opportunity to write about that section
even more scurrilousy than they had previously done
They could think of language too harsh tor their
purposes. Whilst referring in Wanting spirit and
with evident vanity the attention they had received
they sneered at and tainted the South as having
thought to swerye them, by gastronomlcal brlpery
| from the discharge of their duty.
It is true that few and, far we know, very
few of the hundred and twenty thirty of the editors
of the Illinois Press Association have spoken kindly OF
the results of their observations in the South, saying
that the people there quiet wedsposed citizens,
anxious for immigration and ready to welcome 1t from
all quarters yet OF those editors not those VINO
seek to appear the most liberal and generous, indicate
doubt that all the measures hitherto inflicted upon
-. bp Nor fap tIclcm war
and inst and expedient exhibit the slightest symp-
tom of willingness for any relaxation OF the severe,
humating and degrading exacons made of the South
ern people as conditions of the reconstruction" of their
States They stroke their bellies and seem to feel per-
sonaly compliment toward those who fed them, and
they would like to make another foray upon the South
ern larders wnecellars, and whiskyclosets but not
one title of the Radical policy under which the South
has long groaned and wept and bled, must be aban
doned or mtgated With all their pretensions to char
ity and generosity, they refuse to give moments
thought any relaxation of the terms which the South
considers almost if not quite worse than death. The
policy of Thad Stevens and Butler and Sumner is their
policy and they have no manner of patience with any
Southern State, community or individual that hesitates
to accept it with gratitude.
This is certainly a very 1atterng picture one
calculated to encourage the hope Of future love and
brotherhood entertained by certain of cotempora-
FleS, WHOSE gushing
christian benevolence deprecate any unknd al1usion
to the North vulgar and impoitic For ourselves,
we are probably entitled to any consideration at
the hands of our Northern brethren but surely surely
these Urah Keeps of the South who no greater
happiness than to lick the Northern boot-all from
beautiful blending of policy and affection, you under
sand-deserve some better reward than to be booted
and jeered at for their sycophancy.
The honest truth is there is love in the Southern
masses for the people of the North and those who say
so lie lie gratuitousy and without reward for even il
it were So it would be like casting pearl before swine
There was never truer sentiment expressed than that
of Mr. Hares that the Northern people do not under
stand the South further than may be necessary to
enable them to use it for their ACKNOWLEDGMENT
That sit We of the South must rel upon ourselves
When it is to the interest of the North to play the
unanimous, it will do So not before, nor otherwise And
when we fegn maudlin sentiment we do not feel we
but subject ourselves to contempt and do not even
reap the beggar's reward.
| GRATITUDE" Knock down that id blue-coated
white trash is said by the Times have been the
cry of the negro mob in Washington, when faced by
the United States troops We rather like that. In
the course of three four hundred years fancy the
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