The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-09-24
Gov. 1Br0wn on the Tennessee OUT
RACES.

Senator BrcwnIow, who ought to be
kood Republican authority, has written a
jesser. = Gov Brown, of Tennessee, thank
ing and congratulating him for his course
and position with reference to the receat
ou,rages in that State, and this imparts
new interest 10 the views of the latter
Eentisman. According TO Gov. Brown,
the outrages by white men on the sixteen
negroes in Gibson County had its origin in
the ilI-freling generated between the races
by the discussion of the Civil Rights bill.
lie represents that up to April last, when
the colored convention met at Nash vile,
she relation between the black and white
race in the State had been most amicable;
that there had been no disturbance to speak
of; that the children of each color had
their own schools: thai the whites were
friendly to the coiored schools, which had
bcens Established all over the State. in
compliance with the proSisi,ns Of an act
PASSED by the State Legislature in March,
1873; and that, owing to this amieable
feeling, a marked feeling was observable in
the conif inn Of the calored people,. T .
aspect OF things was entirely changed by
the discussion of the CIVIL Rightsbil When
Ne blocks began to give expression to their
views on that measure they aroused ami
mostly among the white people. II is not
W be wor dered at, cone ideriug the constr
.ution of human nature, that these passions
'cdlrhinated at last in violence. At the
Nashville Convention, Samuel Lowry,
negro, demanled his right under she Jaw
to take a white woman on his arm and
90 all around Narsv With .er.'' An
other colored orator was not quite so con
descending rs that. 'Colorcd gentlemen"
he said, "did not want the white NETS
daughters unless they we're qualified and
cs,spetent to be the wives of colored men,
At Somerviile a colored man, adJrt ssing a
colored audience, said that they would
have the right to marry white women,
otbu thSia w VIC Sdtllt hCUDOlS rs
the wh. ties. etc, even if they had to ride in
blood up to their bride bits. 1t is not to
be wondered at that utterances of this
kind, proving as they do t! c utter inability
of those who were foolish enough TO make
them 10 distinguish between Political rights
nad social rights, should stir the anger OF
white men educated aud nurturel under
the system of slavery. /; is moral I'M
possibility for the white man so trained
and educated mo- to resent such language
coming from colorcd men. 4 Nor.hcIn
man would be very likely to pass 1t LY
with silent contempt; but the Southern
;hAn-hss been brought up in d ffelemt
school, and this fact must be
taken in consideration as, much as
airy other fact in the case. Had the agi-
tatlon Of the bill! gone no further than dis
cussion, the feeling of che whites for the
blacks and Of the blacks for the whites
would not have eliminated in murder. The
negroes were SO ill-advised as to make the
q OIL test question at IT elections 10 tie
State Of Tennessee. As might be expected
in a State where the whites are in the
mejority, scarcely friend of the mea sure
was elected IL any of the counties. But
the defeat Of the Civil-itight candidates
did not allay tie feeling produced. In
Gibson County, where the negroes are very
numerous aud vefy la~less, they threaten
ed to burn village and kill the people;
and th., which Was confe ssed by Que Of
the negroes was the INN ediate cause Of
the GU break. Gov. Brown has no SYM
pathy with the rnurdcrcrs, and is using all
the endeavors Go have them brought TIC
Justice. If any party has caused the out
RACES in Tennessee, it is the party witch
fav, red the passage Of the Civil Rights bIi
Il he lesson Taught by the Gibson C1ulty
outrage is that change of the pulley to
wards the Southern whites is demanded.
Let Congress cease to dnnfuuni social with
political rights, and the south Will End
peace, and in due time prosperity. Chi
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