Middletown transcript., 1873-06-14
lFrom the Savannah Morning News
THE WAR OF RACES.
NEM CAsrLE Dri.A N

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NV CASTLE DEL., MAY 18th, 1879
Since the destruction of the Federal
Republic by the subjugation Of the South
ern S'ates it has become very common to
hear Of n war Of races tha, is, Of a war
between the white and negro races in the
/ United States. In the South, US well as
in the North. allusion is frequently made
TO the subject. but the war Of which they
speak is always referred to rs possibil.
/ ity Of the future-never as an existing
present reality. 1t is contemplated as a
dire calamity huge misshappen horror,
which hangs as a contingent upon unwise
legislation, perhaps, or as the bitter fruit
1 IN ,mJ.yo of impudent conduct, or inu-
dicious couusels Of leaders and par.
ties. Upon the stump. in the halls Of
legislation, in the pulpit and the press
the subject has often bsen claborately dis.
cnsscd, and always from tho same poin,
Of view that is, AS a much dreaded some
thing which. without due caution. man
happen, Not only has 1t proved fruit
fnl theme for orators and cssayis,s but it
ha. given birth to whole hroods Of proph.
sighted sccrs. alas who, whatever their
ability to look into the future may be. are
utterly wanting in power TO discern pal.
pablc and tangible facts Of mighty srnif.
cuncc and terrible reality. which exist
around ,hcm
Tint the people Of the Northern section
of this Nation, whose mental eyes are 50
blinded hy tunatcism that they cinno, see.
aud whose rnvenomcd hearts can never be
made to feed regret for the mortal canse-
ln"nccs uf their intense hatred f5r the
southern people. until tina, war Il raees,
which, by cant and hypocrisv. thcy have
already inauguratcd. shall have worked
its legitimate aud necessary result in the
extcrnlUatlon of the negroes that they
should take an imperfccrsand iucorree,
view of the relations suhsi.tlng between
the races is no, 10 be wondered at. Tor
they have a theory and a policy To
maintain, aud facts like the necks of the
Southern whites, must either bend 10 suit
their moral IDEAS, or break. But that
southern men, whose interest is TO ser
and face the truth, and who. ever since
the return Of that pence which passeth
all understanding, have spent their time
in frequently recurring bitter s,rifcs with
the negroes, wherever the latter have that
physical power which is derived from the
aggregation of large numbers in States. OF
IN smaller communities. should fail 10 dis.
cover the true position Of affairs. is sur
prisiug enough II sounds 10 me- passing
strange to hear Southern men dcnounce
certain forms Of legislation which have
grown familiar. aud criticize the criminal
conduct of certain dcspicablc persons and
PARTIES, as ftndfng to excite Il war OF ra.
ces. Does not every man know thar in
nine cases out OF ten Of contests between
persous Of different races. whether those
contests be physical, political or legal. ey
cry negro will be found with bis sympathy
and his energies actively enlisted IN be.
half Of him of his own color. and rice fers14
This will be the case, utterly REGARDLESS.
Gf, aud, in mos, instances, without inanr.
ing into the merits Of the controversy. or
Of the principles involved They do not
concern themselves with the equities" Of
any pending ease |, is u question of
raee proclivities and antipa,hics, pure aud
simple.
Ii any one doubt. tha, statement. he can
easily convince himself Of the real rela
tions subsisiiug--tho true feeling at the
botiom-be,ween the two races. by an es-
pertinent Let him 60 into any commnn.
ity in which the negroes are ia a mnipri.
ty, or in sufficient numbers to be bold
enough to express or to nc, upon their i'm.
pulses mud feelings let him then get into
fight or serious controversy with n negro
he will soon find that the same uuanimty
which cauracterizes a swarm Of bees whose
hive is nolestsd. will mark the conduct OF
the swarm Of negroes, of all ages, sizes
aud sexes. in their support Of the black
man. No questions will be asked as 10
the origin OF the fight, and no care will
be felt as to the righteousness of eithers
cause. This would be the case at the
North as well rs ut the South. II has
been seen many times in all the Northern
States where there are negroes in numbers
sufficient to emboldcn them to show their
feelings Indeed. IL the white man |. n
Radical and Yankee, even il he tough,
TO break the feitcrs and strike of the
shackles OF slavery" and helped to nves,
him with the rights and privileges of a
freeman, it would no, change tho matter.
At bottom. the negro's hatred has refer
enco to color. l, is a race antipathy. and
il is mutual. Every man in the South
can recall instances to snbsiantiate the
foregoing statements. Besides, every
man who has had the opportunity 10 no.
tics the relations between United States
troona stat;oned in ths Eouth .:... H.