Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-08
THE MANUFACTURE OF OUT
RACES.

Forney's 1.-TWO pspers, both daily, :"
have been for some time publishing tele-
graphic dispatches and letters purporting
TO come from the Southern States, con-
tanning accounts of "outrages at the
South, committed by white men upon
negroes, which never occurred or were
thought of, except in the imagination Of
the writers of such items, or Of the party
who receives the pay for their publica-
ton. The Washington correspondent of
the Baltimore Gazette says: "The OBJ
ject of FOrrey in trying to fire the North
ern heart, by renewing she old stories st
this time, lie. without doubt, 10 draw off
public attention from the late murderous
negro outbreak in Louisiana, and the &C
tion of the officers of the army of the
United States in using their soldiers to
arrest and imprison highly respectable
and peacesble citizens. The day, how
ever, hes gone by when the cry of
wolf can deceive the people Nor will
the old story of Outrage upon the
negro by white men, have the cf-
feet of drawing the attention Of
the people from the recent high
handed assumption of power by the
President in ortRri1g, through the Attor-
ney General, Judge of the United States
t. hold court for The purpose of trying
certain specified cases, al IL specified time;
and, 81 the same lime, directing the at
tendance Of = military force in aud around
the place of holding the court, 10 over
awe the judge and the people, rs has
been done in New Orleans ami Baton
Rouge, Louisiana, within the lust ten
days. II was hoped that the popular CON
domination of the acts of the Adminislra-
ton in 'qualtcring troops among the pco-
Pile for the purpose of intimidaiing them,
and carrying the election for the Radical
parry, would have had some effect fo
good; but, on the contrary, the Admins
tralion seems determinod on new and
greater outrages ON the rights and libcr
ties of the people, by controlling the ia
dietary of the country, and using The mil
ltary for the purpose Of enforcing obcdi
cncc to its mandates.
Bul decidedly the most impudenJ thing
OF which the Washington Chronicle.
one of Fomcy's "two papers, both
! daily, has been guilty, was the promul-
gEion in its editorial columns on the lst
inst of the following pronunciamcn,o:
One of the troupe, who performs
upon what il called tumbleronicon,
and from which he gives rcsl'y sweet
music, has for The last three nights pam
rered to the tastes of the Rebel spirit ry-
ittESc in Washington, anG played Dixie.
| This air, which became the national HYMN
! of The {. s. A, is received with uprOar-
Gus applause in the capital of the nation.
! Where more than twO-thiids Of the people
receive their support from the Govern
ment, Dixie is an insult. If, during
the WAL, any performer had dared TO sing
OF play Dixie in theatre of this CITY.
| he would have bsen hurled from the stage
by the loyal soldiers present. We pub
ely request that this Rebel air be here
after emitted from the programme at our
theatres.
We remember that on a certain occa-
sion the late NJ. Lincoln asked the band
that serenaded him 10 play Dixie" Now
the Washington Chronicle pompously
demands that it shall not he played at the
,heaters in Washington. The aIlusion of
that papertothetime when DO one 'darcd
TO sing or play Dixie, is rather suggCs-
tive. Perhaps 'the loyal soldiers" are
not 60 easily swayed now by growing
editor. A time may come when no paper
or party will dare insult the people Of this
country with such menaces.