The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1874-08-27
The SOUIll.

WIS s"pl'oScu thAt "po" e"e
der of tho Confederate troops, the South
ern people were anxious that peace and
quic,ulc should be restored TO their land,
and tina, they were fully satisfied to re-
turn 10 the peaceful arts-to recover
their lost fortunes, to cultivate the vast
I'd fields and restore the prosperity OF
days. To be sure, 1t was
expected that lawlcss charactcrs-such
as always follow in the wake cfa war
wonld create disorders in some sections ;
but it was not supposed that the dIsor-
dcrs would be Of the magnitude they
have assumed since The disarmament OF
the armies. 1t was supposed that the
better class Of people would nave sutiic-
lent power to put down all risinss OF
the lawlcss and enforce tho laws impair
tally. Nearly ten years have passed
away since tho conflict between the
North and South ceased, and set there
is seemingly no diminution in the prcju-
diccs Of the Southern people against the
negroes, and no general attempt on the
part of the latter to accord to the negro
the right of citizenship which has been
fairly and honorabIy won for him. The
same dccp-scated hatred for the negro
seems to exist in the Southern breast, or
why is it that the Southern whites pill
lacc and burn the black mans home,
drive him to tho swamps, or murder
him in the most brutal and cold-b!ooded
manner. Quietly the ncgro-pursucs the
even tenor of his way, and by uHremit-
ting toll endcavors to provide for his
family. Offending no one, he is yet
marked by his white enemies as their
victim for a most fiendish and cruel tor
ture. lie finds no asylum in court OF
Justice and in flight to more peaceful
states is his only hope for safety. Driv-
en- TO desperation he commits crimes
the same as his brothers-ihe whites.
If he murders white man he is hung
by mob, if not by tic sentence OF the
court. If white man murders negro
he is acquitted. Entitled to the same
rights in courts as the white man, he
never obtains them. Such is the fearful
state of things in certain portions OF The
South. II is q war of races. No Won
der there has been need of Federal III
tcrterance in times past. When state
cannot govern itself and throws its laws
into the hands of mobs, it is time that
there was interference on the part OF the
Government. The South can never be
in peace and prosper until it has accord
ed TO the black men the rights they are
entitled to. When she has conquered
her prejudices towards the blacks and
learned to give the black citizen equal
rights with the white cilizcn-thcn will
she begin to prosper. As long as white
Leagues and other negro DISCRIMINATING
orraniz ations arc allowed to exist, the
South may never loak for any degree OF
prosperity. She has the power herself
to UNFOLD the laws, TO encourage the i'm
migration INTO her fields Of industrious
ard cntcrprisins people, to build up
manufactures and introduce all the Gle
rncnrs viii. h have contributed SO large
~ in making the Northern states SO IN
tclliycnt, wealthy and prosperous. tits
then left with the better class Of South
crn people to unite together in strong
and determined manner, in putting down
tho lawlcss and wicked war upon the
black men.
"Hcard aboat Tcie aud Jake ?" inquir-
ed one boy Of another as they met near
CITY Hail yesterday. "No-what's ter
pay 2" was tho reply. "Wall, LII tell
yer, but the p'leecc mustn't get to hear
word. Jake he called Pete flop and
Pete he called Jake caterpillar. and
they shook hands and agreed To have II
out noxt Monday. Jake is eating cgggs
and raw beef, and Pete is down to the
slaughter houses smelling blood, aud ]
tell you there'lI be the most awfuilcsi
,;,ce Mandny yOp ever heard Of DE