Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1872-11-02
From Baltimore American, Aug. 8, 1862.
The Negro as a Political Agency
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caused the negro proSrcSsIonlsts OF the
Sumner school to sit down in sackcloth
and ashes and bemoan the short-sight-
edness of the age. In their estimation
the ship Of State is now sure to be
wrecked, since Sambo eau have moth
ing to do as engineer; but how ought
every citizen of the United States,
who has any pride as such, to thank
the good sense of the Executive for
saving us from the disgrace of an ac-
Lnowledg cement that twenty millions
of white men cannot hold their own
against one-thirl Of their numbers
without calling to their aid an inferior
race? Let us be glad that whatever
other evil and shame has befallen us,
we have not been constrained to avow
to the world that the Anglo-SaXon
race here was indebted to the trans
ported African for their political sal
walton. What a record to 80 before
Europe with, in any possible collision
in the future; what a fact upon which
to base national ascendencv in conten-
ding for our own. The bare PROPOSE
ton ought forever politically to con-
demn every man suggesting it. These
agitatorS ought to be 70, ever regarded
as infamous for being willing to put
so foul Blot upon the national eScut-
cheon. No matter who they are, their
names ought 10 be remembered as on V
those OF the vllest fanatics, who have
forgotten everything that appertains
to national glory, in their besotted
anxiety to give the negro a place he
can never be entitled to on this CONT
nent
But this incident will bear good
fruits, it is to be hoped. 1t will draw
more closely together the sensible and
loyal of the land whose best hopes are
centred upou the trnness and culj4h-
tened patroti.m of The Federal IKE
cutivo in the strait. to which the ma
tlon ha1 been driven by those p,ottors
aguNst its hgNoy aAI safety III both
extremes. We cannot raise the negro
up, and we must take good care that
he shai. not pull lis down. He has
TO place, and never can have It place,
in controlling the leStinr> u! Il yreat
nationality, and Mr.. SNuner may as
well realize the tact a. Governor
lIammJul Of South CaroiJul.
Why, look at it. In the very act
Of pourjny out malelIntious on the
South Carolina politicians and their
followers for making tn" negro a
wedge to split the nation osnnlrr these
miserable piolters are secn lugglng
forward this same agent the nation
has sworn to discard from it, politics
in the future TO enlcayor to give him
position, Importance, a controlling
power attempting thus to do them
selves what they have loudly con
demned in the eXtremists-their OPP
positcs--a guilty and detcstable en-
deavor, which, fortunately, has resul-
ted IN their disappointment.
1t is true that the Southern extre-
miats lel off in the game Of making Of
the negro Il thing Of power. 1t is true
that for wears, by his aid they sue
ceedel in their ambitious enIeavors
retaining power to which they We're
not entitled. until now we see the la
mentable results. But let every class
of political schemers now take good
heed to the fact that the day when
such as this could be done has forever
gone by. In no sense North, or South,
by the time this contest is ended, will
any be able to make use Of the negro
as a means Of controlling the white
race on this continent. If the conflict
has to 20 on for the ''twentv years
spoken of by Mr.. Jetfer on Davis, this
result must be reached somehow. If
this is not achieved, the nation has
achieved nothing. In its present at
tempts, abolltIonism is in the field too
late. individuals in their ranks like
Charles Summer, may manage to keep
in position by he aid Of a diseased
public sentiment in particular locali-
ties; but the general indications, those
especially which come up from the
Great West, are that the people will
no longer tolerate no ultralsm on that
score. After what the nation has suf-
tcrcd on account Of four millions Of an
inferior race it is an insult to it's good
sense to sulpos, that by any Internal
arts it can be made to suffer longer.
Matters are rapidly assuming that
complexion, and tn worse it will be
for etiete ultraisln if it cannot recog
nize facts so full Of omen.
>~-
mn- Ten years ago both of the po-
litical parties in this State-with the
Blltimore .dmerirnn and the Balti
more Go.cMe at their head were
down upon the Darkies--didn' t want
them to be soldiers--didn' want them
to vote, didn't want them to be free ;
but now, 10 they are woolng Sambo
as gently as any sucking dove for his
votes and nothing else ~ Oh We
hvrocritcs, at election times how We
&,' a.oa