The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-06-30
SOUTHERN DEMOCRATIC EDITORS ON
THE SITUATION.

We are indebted to the Emporia
Ledger of last week for the the follow
ing extracts from the editorials of
Southern papers. We shall take few
of them in detail. The first one, accord
ing to the Ledger, is from the Talla-
hasse (Florida) Gazette, which is here
subjoined:
ave are all democrats here and we love the
name Of democracy. Under the rule Of demo-
cratic presidents our taxes were light and
our liberties were perfect. now negroes ana
than the lOcusts Of Egypt. We appeal to our
democratic brethren in the north TO stand by
Us and help Us make one more hight for consti'
form and we will stand by 1t in Florida, only
give US rest from robbers and thieves"
The above extract is certainly
choice one; consoling to people of the
North who may have desire to locate
in the Soulful The appeal to their DEM
ocratic brethren of the North to help
them make "one more fight for consti-
tutional liberty" is decidedly "fresh."
We thought that they had become dis
gusted with that kind of business long
ago.
Now, who do they mean when they
call certain people carpet-bag-
gers?" Plainly the people ofthe North
who have settled among them, and who
do not endorse their idea of state rights
or believe that human slavery is essen
tiaI to the welfare of mankind. How
would it sound for the people of Kan
sas to say that they are cursed with
Hcarpet-baggers? ?" The more of them
the better. All persons of sense know
that. And the Tallahassee editor will
certainly arrive at that conclusion, de-
spite his earnest pleading for help from
his brethren of the North.
Next in order is an extract from an ed
itorial in the Georgia Constttutionalist,
having reference to the action of the
Democracy of Ohio Gin Convention as
sembled." The editor evidently has
little more sense than his Tallahassee
friend, because he boldly makes publ
cation to the effect that he is DESTROYS
that ''the democracy of the North and
South gain some SOisdOna," an article
universally conceded to be sadly def
Gent in that almost literally defunct or
ganization. Here is what he says:
"Let the democracy Of the north and south
gain some wisdom. As for US we endorse the
whole platform, and shall labor for its success.
The democracy Of Georgia and the demo cracy
Of Ohio can fraternize upon an issue as sensi-
Die as this"
We sincerely trust that the sensible
suggestion of the Georgia individual
will be fully carried out. If ever fac
ton was in need of wisdom" it is,
most assuredIy, the so-called Democ-
rncy.
Here is a sweet morsel from the
highly progressive State of Arkansas-
the reeult of the effort of the editor of
the Little Rock Gazette:
"we are all democrats in Arkansas and will
stretch hands to Ohio. We accept the situa-
pet-baggers and the military: We canaot
work our fields, we cannot raise our cotton,
we cannot pay our taxes, and yer we are de-
nounced as kuklux, and prescribed as disioyl-
lists.
1t will be seen that the "carpet-bag-
ger" is the great object of terror with
these people who are so suddenly anx-
ious to "stretch hands to Ohio" Moth
ing could be moro ridiculous than the
sentiments promulgated by the sit
uation acceptors of the South, and the
endorsement thereof by the so-calied
Democracy Of the North. The gener.
Gus and lenient course by the Carpet
baggers" lie treated with contempt.
It is highly probable that but few car
have visited the God-for-
saken State of Arkans since the rebel
lion. Yet they say that the carpet-bag-
gers prevent them from working their
feldsl
Thus the old spirit of hatred toward
the North Is still shown by this kind of
falkland by the persecution of Union |
men. Il would be much better for
these editors and their people to culti- |
vate fraternAi feeling toward North |
srn people, and invite them to come to |
their country than to prSy for deliver
ance from carpet-baggers. iftheir coun-
try is ever to amount to much It Irpst |
be developed by Northern capital. They
must depend upon Northern men and
Northern money, to = large extent, TO
build their railroads and public Inn
provemeHts. It would certainly Be