St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-03-26


ter of another prominent clergyman.
Northern men shrink from recognizing
other northern men on the street, if
they are politically obnoxious to white
native citizens. Men who are "receiv-
ed in society" do not invite to their
homes men who are prescribed, that
scenes and COntretempS may be avoided.
The blacks are not yet emancipated.
The whites, rich and poor altogether,
new Corners and those to the manor
born, are in condition hardly more
preferable. yet seemingly are uncOn-
scious of their bondage and servility
and degradation, and of the manner i'll
which they are regarded by the intelli-
gence of the rest of the land and the
world. Said lady to a northern ac-
qIaintance whom she happened to he
pleased with. the wife of an OutspOken
republican, Il would invite YOU to /,
seat in my husbands pew if it would
not deprive him of custom for week.
Said IL judge recently, ''why did not
sell his house to Il decent man,
instead of giving me Il mean Niger low
ing Yankee for il neighbOr 7"
1t gives us no pleasure to repeat these
things. We do it to show what the
sentiment is. We do it because it is
one of the reasons to assign for the
weakness of our organization in the
state. We should have very many
white loyal union men with us that are
now lost to the party, but for this
spirit. Prescription has been carried
so far in politics and in society and i'll
the church, that very nearly the last
man has hauled down his colors and
withdrawn from the field or gone over to
the enemy. So diSgracetIll IL thing is it
to he republican that hardly ii score
of white men in this city but what
would rather have the cpithet of thief
applied to them than that of radical
The northern democrat VIII" comes south
is welcome. The northern cOnseIva-
tive republican who comes south and
believes in the doctrine of local self
government. which means the right Ia
lot white men only vote at elections,
who keeps aloof from the negro, and
believes he should be made To know
and to keep his place. is welcome. The
northern man who cares nothing ia,
politics and who will put Il pile of
money into trade or farming OF manu-
featuring is welcome. The northern
man who comes with ideas of his own.
IT, build IL railroal. to start Il n"WSpa-
per. to found Il university. t" work with
and for the ignorant MASSES of the pco-
pie. white and black who believes
that five or ten Years residence here
makes him Il citizen and Il suitable man
if the people ~ elect to hr made II leg
III. indian. ar j. AT
welcome. The man who believes the
south Is only Il small part of the c"un-
Try is not welcome. The man who will
preach in or attend a northern church
is not welcome. He who will Use :,
negro aS though he were man and a
citizen and entitled to protection in the
exercise of his civil and political rights
is not welcome He who does not he
hevc that democratic intelligence must
rule l. not welcome. He VIA" j. not in
all things Il white mans man had better
remain ont of this region.
The marvel il that Georgia and white
GcoI gian> do not see the iupulicy oi
thus using men who come auInu" them
who entertain honest differences of
opinion. This pr"ScIipriNr puhhc sen
timent. though denied hl The plc$~
keeps thousands of men AWAY from the
state and millions uf money. The south
per Sc has II Kind of charm for north
rrn born people. Many contemplating
change would rather turn THEN faces
this way than to follow he advice OF
the sage at the Tribune and 90 west
hut they will not come to - land where
they are not to be allowed the largest
freedom of opinion and action. y
thousand. If not ten thousand letters
90 north daily describing the country
and the people. and these letters bid
friends remain whtr, they are until
there STALL Ice liberation here and CO.
operation aud peace Every northern
settler in this state should he an immi-
grafton agent inducing his friends 10y
the hundred to come here and make
Gcoi gia their home. The reverse Is
tlue: except land agents and those who
own property and would he glad t.
sell, all are giving Il truthful picture oi
the situation, much to the loss of the
state. More than amy other agency
public sentiment is keeping Georgi;
poor. There can he no marked increase
ur appreciation of property until there
These will not come until those who
are here are made to feel that they are
heartily welcome. whether they hail
from Maine OF New York or the west
until they shall he accorded the largest
political freedom. including the right
tn hold any office. from that of county
coroner to the chief magistrate of the
state.
Fifteen thousand of Atlanta'> popula-
ton support the other half. 1t is IL bur
den to carry. We may question wheth-
er this Is Il prosperous city. Georgia.
farms are depreciatinG. Lands are
worth less now than five Years ago.
Farmers are iii debt. One grand mort
gage covers three-fOruthS of the state
y gentleman who has just been in Mad
isOn reports: "A farmer said to me
We know not how we are to keep up.
The rains have quilted our farms, the
fences are rotting down. our buildings
are out of repair, our roofs leaking. and
we have not the money to pat them in
order. We commence the year with
little, onr labOrerS are all poor and we
have to carry them along for eight ol
ten months. Hardly any one is buying
property, everybody is wanting Ia
SELL"
We expect Madison is not unlike the
rest of the state. Is this Il desirable
condition of things! What is the rem
edy y bounty of thousand dollars
Il head would not, to our mind; be 50
effective i'll drawing stream of emf
grants and stream of gold down from
the north. as the speedy and radical
change of that public sentiment that
now virtually makes the republican
settler. il distrusted and prescribed out
cast.
A Soft Answer.
The husband WAS quick of temper