The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-06-05
Senator Brow,low Again.

low in reply 10 an assault made upon
him by the Rev. p. NJ. BARTLETT. Prcsi.
dent of Maryvillc Collcg, an institu.
ton OF learning which mixes no dis.
tinction on account OF rae, color OF
previous condition OF sesitudc. 4
good deal Of the letter is PERSONAL to
the parties named but soitains re.
marks in reference TO the dvil right:
bill which should be published all over
the land. We quote a single extract
all we have room for to-day:
On the general object OF tie so.calcd
civil Rights Bill, and what it advocates
call protecting the negro | have a
few words 10 say.
The negro now has the equal protec-
ton of the laws. In other words, he
has equal political rights with the
whites. Beside this, in all tie Southern
States, he has equal facilities for educa-
ton at public expense, though he does
not pay one-tenth of one per cent. on
the dollar of the taxes whica are COL
lected to support the schools. No in
vidious distinctions arc made against
him. Education in these States is out
OF the sphere Of politics. The negro
is amply protected, and the National
Legislature should cease leglsla Ing on
the educational question, and creating
turmoil and bad blood where progress
and good feeling is being secured For
several years the greater porto, Of the
timo of our Legislators has ben occu-
pied in legislatipg for the negro race.
Amendment after amendment 10 the
Constitution has been adopted and law
after law for the further protection of
the negro, has been enacted until hi is
now the political eqwaI of the white
man. Now that this has been achieved,
the negro business ought to stop. The
country at large is becoming disgusted
with the efforts now being made to op.
press the whites in the passage Of bill
which is not essential to the protection
of the blacks. What the people and
States of the South need is to be let
alone by Congress aud given q little OPP
portunity for recovering from the desc
!ation and terrible waste of war. The
Southern people have been whipped in
the battle between the sections, and ex-
cept a small class OF fossilized poiti-
clans and a lot OF weak-minded Young
men who part their hair in The middle,
they acknowledge and feel it. limo State
is the negro deprived of full and equal
protection before the law. But in sew
oral Southern States, like South Caro-
lima, the white man has no rights which
the negro is bound 10 respect The
Southern people have ben suni-
GENTLY punished for participation in the
rebellion, and instead Of harnssing and
further humiiating them Congress
ought to extend to them helling hand.
X X X u 4
Instead of expressing, The Nation
should strive to lift them up from the
slough of despair aud encourage them.
1t is alike its duty and policy to do So.
The ubiquitous bill under considera-
ton does not effect Davis, Toombs and
the leaders of the South. 1t is, in re-
atty, q war upon the hundreds Of thou.
sands Of destitute widows and orphans
Of the South. With The termination Of
the war, the South as class, we're poor,
but little property Of any description
being left them. Since the wa ended,
IN several of the Southern StAtes the
ignorant colored officials and white a6-
particularly the latter, have
stolen everything that was potable.
everything that could be carried off,
The public buildings of Charity, the
Orphan, Blind and Insane Asyluns are
eff, but the means for their support arc
The buildings would have
)een stolen but the thieves conld not
1ut them in bank vault, or carry them
n their pockets.
The land could not be carried away.
'ut has heen rendered worthless By tax
.tion, which is so high as to amomt to
1t is with the greatest
difficulty that large classes Of people.
'nce in aflluent circumstances, are en-
blcd to provide the nccessaries OF life
n the Southern States. Nearly al
he hope Of the rising generation Is in
heir Common School System. Under
his the colorod people have equol ed.
Icational facilities with the whites
hough they don't pay one mill on the
ollar Of the taxes which are collected
or the support Of the schools.
The thousands Of women in every
outhern State, who though the Wild
WIS of rebels are ia no wise RESPONSE
lie for the war, arc told "Your children
ball not 60 TO school unless you are
objected to the humiliation of seeing
lem educated in classes with the
hildren Of your former slaves The
Of the country ought to rise
p against the petty persecution.
Death Sentence COMMITTED.
Governor Brown, on the recommends
on of tho Supreme Court, has com.
lutod the sentences of Ed Bcckton and
ION Lewis from hanging to imprson-
tent for life. They were convicted by
10 Criminal Court at Memphis for tho
,bbery Of n man named Mcbride, near
Iolf river, Shelby county, last January,
,d wore TO have been hung on inc ID |
July. The Nashville Banner says:
The death sentence was pronounced |
pom them in accordance with tho act
1860, chapter 3, section g. which