New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-31
walse sympathy for the south.

MAgendre opened.
9alse sympathy for the south.
For the purpose Of influencing the siec.
tion Of next month a vigorous effort Is max.
ing to create sympathy for the white race oi
the Southern States on account Of the Oao
government from which they have suffered
since the close Ut the war; and, II the op'
nuh,can party is alone to blaue Yor all the
evils with which the people OF those States
| are afflicted. A Abriefreference to u few facts.
and the exercise of little reason. will satisfy
anv reasonable mud that there is mo- founda-
ton for this clsnor, and demonstrate that
| our white Southern brethren are alono 10
| blame. All the mi fortunes which they nave
/ suffered are the legitimate consequences Sn y.
| their own acts. Their troubles have been
| brought upon themselves by their own
| mjscspduct. The war x racre, il any exists
I in the South. which We are not inclined To
| admit. results from their own a,tempe
| to deprive others Of the same political
rights which they claim for themselves.
| No one can doubt this who will tor q. mo-
m-nt revert t" the history o! tno psss 1n
| Years. After tho close Of the var, when
fhs South lay prostate and exhausted,
| Northern men. seeking o more hospitaole
| climate. aOueht to make for themselves
homes in the South. They went there with
| capital, enterprise, and = desile to bulld
up her waste places. Many OF them we're
| Intelligent and cultured, such as any CON-
munity ought to have been glad 10 receive.
| Ii encouraged, they would have given Ike
and imvetus to business, and enabled every
/ branch Of industry " improve. Being
! North,rn men, the colored race. however
| Jealous they might have been Of their old
I masters. would have been guided aud cnn-
trolled by these new men, who we're gen.
erally in political accord with the negro,
and entertained no prejudice against hls
race. This class of men would necessarily
have arrayed themselves upon the elne oi
| good government, aud lent their powerful
aid in securing it. Being used to it in tho
Northern States, they wOald havs insisted
upvn il in the South, But emigrAnts from
! the North we're not tolerated. ahe doors
| of the Sputh were closed against them, and
it soon became apparent that no Northern
! gentleman could settle and live IN the Soufn,
except by the sacrifics ~ all that ne neld
| dear. The result Of this course Of conduct
upon the part of the Southern people was,
that thu better class of Northern enligrants
| were driven away. and the only Northern
! man that remained was the real adven' urer.
wbD went there to better his condition at
whatever sacrifice. whether OF principle or
honor. Excluded from white society he
sought that of the negro. and became the
leader Of the latter that he might NIL the
offices ard profit thereby.
But not alone this. Not content with re-
| pelling white emigrants from the North,
| the Southern whites made Z f'~ upon the
| hlacks--tbose who would , streeNly have
looked to their old mastersk'ng lavice and
assistance Every device nter'n ssOrted td
to deprive the former ella ee'lea 10 newly
| ACQUIRED rights. and thus sths Confidence
which really existed bet the two ~ cee
was destroyed The blacks thus bccsme
the prev Of tho white adventurers, the real
CARPET baggers, who used them for their
| own profit and ad vancement And this, in
hriet. is the secret of all the calsmitiee Oi
mispovernment that have befallen the
Southern States. It WAS an inevitable
| Decessitv that had men should get into
Office. and, being in Office. should abuse
the trusts contided to them. A wiser. 9
more liberal policy would have saved the
E,uth from all this, and her white people
are alone to blame.
Neither tho administration nor the Re
publican party of the nation are tn be con
. demned tor this state of s-tairs. The evil
! conn lained OF result from bad State gov
. .rnmnept and corruption in local offices
which neither the party nor the nat'ona
r | government possessed any power to control
All that either could do was t0 pr0tec1 each
partv-the whites "a we'll AS the blncks-ir
their rights under the constitution and laws
| and this has been done. II is not pretended
| that the laws have not been enforced. In
deed, the complaint made against the Ad
/ uip;stration is that it has too strictly en
| forced tho law. it is no doubt true thA
| some bad appointments have b-en made
that unworthy men have been kept IN OF
, | toe, but tho administration is not censur
able for this. 1t had to appoint those whit
would accept the places. and in the state o
] feeling that existed at the South agains
| Northern m.u Or Republicans. it is wei
| hot tha hast lys.p0 WOnl1 NOT
. ! eapt positions the duties of which tbe'
could only exercise ut the rick Oi insnlt, i
ent cf their lives. Ii. therefore, the Snuti
!. 10 Oppressed with bad government. If il
= ! substance IS eaten up by rapaciOus ana dis
honest riais let IL be borne IN mind tha
the people have brought these evils upo'
= themselves.
) In view of these facts. which none Cal
y dispust, there is no ground for the attemp
!, to create sympathy for the South or to in
r cte the people against the administration
or the Republican party OF the nation. IL
turn the government over to the Demo
cratic party, so far from remedying tn
evil complained Of. would only make theH
| worse-wOrse for both races in the South
That party can not undo what has beel
| done. xnd this it would IN some measur
| tempt, without creating worse state .
} affairs and delaying the recuperailon .
that section for years to come. The black
can never be al ain rednced to q state o
slavery or peonage. and this. we donbt not
the whites will attempt "a soon ss the
get into power, and the effort to do 9
, wonld only render more 'ntoIerao'e tn
condition Oi the whole South. The solution
: Of this question rests alone with the whit,
people OF that section themselves. and /
lies in inviting white emigration, and treat
ing each race honestly and justly. 1t Is no
aquesiion Of party politics, and the NOR
politicians neddle with it the uors dithcui
will its settlement become. A misrakel
sympathy will effect uv good What j
needed is change Of deposition on tn
part ot the people If the South. and n lin
, OF conduct that will oper its borders 10 III
GLASSES OF Citlzeua. Such \ policy. cheer