The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-10-20

though bearing many honored Eng
llsh names, in the absence of schools
and many of the usual incentives to
labor, they have sunk into the most
degraded and thriftless class of white
men in the continent, despised alike by
the planter and his slave. The war has
walked up many of these men. Hun.
dreds are migrating to Texas and many
of their young men are learning to work
They hate the negro and his friends and
though hostile to the wealthy planter, are
still through Ignorance and interest read.
lily manipulated into the ready lnstru
ments OF his prejudice. Fortunately
there is reason to b elieve, that their dis
tinctive characteristics will in The next
generation disappear from history q
The Negroes are most numerous in the
southern counties, and will probably
each year drift toward the Gull, where
hot climate, plenty of melons, fish, yams
and roasting ears" constitute their
most attractive home All classes of
white men unite in praising their con-
duct during the war. They have become
too much addicted lately to congregat-
ing In large assemblies, whether camp
meetings, political conventions, or funer-
ais, and with the gregarious habits of
their race must flock thither regardless
of pecuniary inducement whether the
"yam may grow or cotton blow" They
are docile, however, amiable and are said
by many to improve in industrious hab
its yearly. They take to politics huge
ly, love night lodges and caucuses and
will vote early and often" with great
gusto, if allowed. They still believe in
freedom with mule and fol ty acre lot"
and the party that fails to satisfy this
aspiration, may count on some scattering
a. the polls. There are only about 700
negro voters ia this coGnty,-the whites
outrotipg them by two thousand majority
Down by the sea board however, they
have a clear field ana there by them
selves must work out their destiny.
By the harmonious action of these class
es, or the majority of them, Georgia is
to work her way to the bright future
which certainly awaits her. Perplexing
as is the problem, there are many things
to encourage this confidence. There are
few of any class who would restore sla
very ifthey could. The great body of
white men are in favor of educating the
negro, although they wish it done by
their OWN teachers, and think he needs
instruction in many things beside the
spelling book The mass of the people
realize that the franchise cannot be with
drawn from the freedmen, and grow rec
onciled to it in the expectation that when
the carpet Dagger shall retire, they can
regulate it TO suit their wishes pretty we'll
Time is an element of all revelations, and
left to themselves, self interest will with
time combine good men of all classes on
all important measures of real utility.
With her varied resources of forest, mine,
grain and coal field this state must, have
a prosperous future when her political
affairs become reasonably well adjusted.
That she needs is more white men of the
right kind and more, capital. 9-...,
And this brings me to consider ais had
promised, whether northern men can
live here safely ~ After this review oil
the sentiments oe the different classes I
may answer this in few words.
believe they can. The acts of viogence
which have been reported and which
have led the citizens of other states to
question this have often proceeded from
individual ruffianlsm such as unhappily
exists in all societies than from political
and have really had little
or no political significance.
It is for the interest Of the state to en-
courage emigration, and that, men of all
feel. With few exceptions they
wish the skilled labor, the enterprise, the |
capital of the North and will welcome
all whose trade is aaot politics..
TIE conduct of the emlgrant himself |
has much to do with his own security. |
Freedom of speech and of action I be- |
lieve, all fair men wish to accord, hard |
and new as it is in this latitude. If one
comes with the mission of revolutionizing
all things, with sheer and a taunt tor
every thing these people have done and
valued, with bitter words for the white
man and sympathy only for the negro, he
need scarcely be surprised if he finds
himself subjected to social ostracism if
otherwise, my impressions are he will
now have little cause of complaint. For
myself can testify to kind and cordial
greeting with the full knowledge of my
But should close. The mercury at so ?
his morning apprises me that it is time
o end the series Of summer notes, and
having now fulfilled my promise to give
Tou some idea of the scenery, business,
ands and people OF this regiou,I will lay
side my pen until some lnoIe important /
vent may justify IFS use. With my ,
hanks for your courtesy in giving me SO
much space in your columns,
am yours, very respectfully,
A. Y. w. I.