Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-10
THE FEDERAL OUTRAGE SLAM
DERS.

IAN Enghshman" sojOurning tenn
po-arily in Alabama, writes to the
Montgomery Advertiser a communica-
ton in which he gives forcible idea
of the positive damage to Southern
character, credit and prosperity by the
systematic misrepresentation and
ISLANDERS of the Radicals and Federal
authorities about the disordered and
violent condition of society in the
Southern States. He says:
when last April l left England for
the express purpose of visiting this and
some neighbOring States, my friends
were as much astonished as if l had
decided to 90 to Timbuctoo, and very
grayely demonstrated. Ny attorney
advised me to look to my will, and to
settle all my affairs, as my return was
highly problematical,' and three differ
ent insurance companies, in which my
life is insured, fatty refused their con-
sent, but afterwards relaxed on special
conditions. Not that there was any
objections to my crossing the Atlantic,
nor to my travelling in the Northern
States; but the frightful stories of
Southern outrages,' of Ku-Klux, and
other hobgoblins, had been widely
spread, and it was deemed impossible
there could be so much smoke with
out good deal Of real fire. This was
confirmed on my arrival in New York,
for several gentlemen, usually well in
formed, gravely shook their heads and
shrugged their shoulders when they
heard my destination.
Notwithstanding all these sagacious
friends, early in May 1 was In Alabama.
Since then l have travelled on It's rail
ways by day and by night, on horse
back and on foot have traversed its
mountains and forests. l have met
every grade of society, from the Hottest
to the humblest, have conversed with
men of every shade of politicalopinion,
and not only haveI never been annoyed
or insulted, but on the contrary have
had the greatest consideration and
kindness offered to me. More than
this, have never seen the least symp- |
tom of outrage or public disorder"
The experience of this Englishman
is that of every man, no matter where
he halls from, who visits the Southern
States, and travels through them for
the purpose of learning the truth in
regard to their condition. Here is a
man who never would have seen the
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Of timid friends, and yet when he came
TO this section he found himself as
treated, and as free TO 60
where, and when, and how he pleased,
as if he had been in Old England, while
his person and property were Just as
safe as if he were on his native heath.
Every man who comes to the South, as
his Englishman did, if he be an hon.
st man, is obliged to bear the highest
in our favor. 1t would be
Ill the better for US if intelligent gen
5lemen from every neighborhood in the
North, would come down here and
eisurely traverse the Southern
States, and thus learn in per.
'on the actual sentiments and con-
lition Of our people. They would be
compelled to give good report of us.
Mere intercourse between the people
# the North and the South is all that
s wanting to dissipate the wild stories
bout the disordered and violent con.
lition of society in this section, set
float by carpet-baggers and Federal
who know that their lease
lold of power will expire with the re-
arm of fraternal relations between the
ections. We beg Northern gentlemen !
f intelligence and influence in their
localities, to come down and
ee and judge for themselves as to the
pirit and temper of our people. If
hey viii do this we feel quite sure they
I'LL write of US in the same vein as the
1nglishman from whom we have
uoted.