Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-05
A WHITE MANS FIGHT.

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A WHITE MANS FIGHT.
The Chattanooga Times allows a cor
respondent, who may be Maynardite,
for all we know, to say that the course
Of the UNION AND AMERICAN in advo-
eating the election of the white mans
ticket" in Davidson county tomorrow,
lis calculated to sectionalize the Demo
cratic party" If the race issue has
not been forced on the Democracy of
Hamilton, as in Davidson, they are
happier than we.
This same correspondent proceeds;
"The Democratic party cannot afford
to 60 into the present opening guber-
material and Congressional campaign
as the Democratic Radical White
Mans Party" Wewill not be so cruel
as to ask whether this unknown writer
intends to ignore the pending Civil
Rights bill in his ballot for Congress
man, because we know he must be on
one side or the other. His criticisms
rather indicate that he occupies May
nard's attitude.
But the Times says editorially:
We don't believe it desirable, we are
sure it is not polite, and equally GER
tain it will not make for the good Of
this State OF Of the country, for the
Democratic party to adopt, of their
own free volition, or allow any party
or combination to force them to adopt,
as their watchword, white Mans
Party" To adopt it in the South will
weaken us In the North; will drive
from supporting and sympathizing
with us thousands, not alone OF the
liberal. minded Of our opponents, but
will disgust many in our own ranks.
As we read the record, the DemOcra-
cy has always defended those whose
rights were assailed by prejudice and
demagoguism. 1t so defended the VIC
tins of John Adams alien and sedition
laws. 1t took the cause Of the people
against the old United States Bank. 1t
fought for the farmers against the old
tariff. 1t defended our naturalized
citizens against the Native Americans,
and Roman Catholics against the
Know Nothings. Since the war, Its APP
probation Of the manifold expressions
under which the South labors has been
undisguised. Atevery step it has op-
posed the monopolies and centrallsm
in which the whole country now finds
itself engulfed. Democr ICY seeks to
maintain the rights of all. To
do this effectively, 1T has
always massed its forces at the point
most threatened, where the rights of
any one or other class were assailed.
Just now the social right of every man
to select his own companions, and even
bedfcllows, is assailed. Under the pro-
posed Civil Rights enactment, our
daughters travelling to school may be
assigned by hotel keepers to the same
beds with negro wenches. 1t is but
one step further in the same direction
of socialism to abolish all distinctions
on account Of sex. The woman's suf-
frage movement suggests such step,
The Plymouth scandal gives an I'M
pleasant odov Of a whole community
professedly religious, being rotten to
the core.
If the Democracy fail to defend our
social rights, more sacred than life it.
self, then there is need for new party,
and there VIII be a new party. In de-
Tending the rights ofall, the Democracy
cannot afford to ignore the white man,
Our contemporary is mistaken about
the temper of the North. If a great
majority of our own race will not sup
port us against this "sum of villainics,
then all radicalism need do to perpetu-
ate its oppression of North and South
alike, is to keep always on hand some
"quintessence Of abomination bear.
ing specially on the South.
Northern concern for the negro has
been pretty well exhausted by the cor
ruptions and monopolies that are suck
ing out their own vitals. In the neal
future there is coming terrible reac'
ton of Northern sentiment against The
negro, and it may yet be the duty OF
the Democracy TO stand by him for his
legal and constitutional rights. AZ
present, he is on the aggressive, de
handing more than ever was accorded
by any people of Gods creation. AS
Brownlow expressed it, the Civil Rights
bill proposed to make him the superior
race, giving him privileges which white
men never possessed, of forcing them
selves where they are not wanted. The
Democracy must meet this as well a:
the many other grave issues before the
country. And the Depocracy will dc
it, till the pending infamy is buried
beyond danger Of resurrection.
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ResoIrcd, That lUc CiU use our utmost
cHdcduor TO stamp upon any deH.G'
goguc lcko seeks 10 Dctray The priUilegc'
Of orr children TO their fuU enjoyment o.
impartial and equal priUiIeges I0ith pub
lie schools, the brand Of the traitor Ju