Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-09-29
TAE BARBARISM OF FSLAvERY'HAS
NOT PASSED AWAY.

II is not our wish, indeed il is very
far from our desire, to arouse feelings
sesf Hsttssnsss tsst,rss.a ssst;s.ss ti.;s
country. Long before the rebellion,
when the patent fact existed that cer-
tain northern political papers were
not allowed to circulate South, and
when men could not in safety speak
out the honest sentiments of their
hearts in the South, such condition
of things was borne with year in and
year out for the sake of peace. Ii is
well at all times to be conservative of
saying aught 10 arouse hostile feel
ings, but it is not best. ii is not right
to suppress truth, and thereby not
properly prepare the public mind for
the future, not properly enlighten
them to the impending public dan
ger. Whoever supposes that Ma
tional Democratic victory is not
fraught with danger TO the nation. is
not properly informed. or is know
ingly a party to that danger. just
now. Southern Democracy is showing
its clovcn foot most clearly in the
State of Mississippi. Ii seems as
though il had been given ont that
that State must be carried by the
Democratic party, and to accomplish
which, nothing. however cruel, how
ever barbaric. is TO he left undonp.
We have, for weeks past. been giving
our readers accounts Of the most afro
cious deeds committed in that State
byDemocrats. but the immaculate re-
form Democracy North either ignore
the existence of these things or Flip
PANTY dcridc the accounts as storie,
gotten up by the Radicals. Now we
wish TO lay before our readers the ed
itorial savings Of three Democratic
papers of Mississippi, TO show what
are the teachings Of Southern De-
mocracy, and that the reader may
judge whether or not il is fair to ex-
pcct mobs and murder shall follow
such teachings, and whether or not.
if such as we shall present. is the
character of the Democratic journals.
we may not expect their readers and
supporters to be ready actors in the
dark scenes OF blood we are almost
daily chronicling from that State.
Read:
''These troubles teach US an awful lesson =
teach US the depraylty OF negro nature. and open
up to us for thoughtful consideration PROPOSE
ton, that Will IN time engage the serious and
est study and advocacy Of our statesmen-the
separation M o. & me races and the colonization o.
oome- when this must be done, 1t Is useiess to
talk OF the races lvingt ogether as free American
y csnno. s,1s % aone ana Justice e forty
blacks should be separated from them. TO per-
init them to continue together. will be TO continue
dread and dlstrust, and forever drive pesee and
prosperity from us. Canton Mail
Aud the white men Of Mississippi viii do 1t, in
spite OF eloquent datribes, and sham platforms
which represent nothing hut ciiaue's notions of
expediency, In the contest on which they have
entered. they mean something more than the elec-
Lam Or or Aicorn 10 the senate. They mean the
preservation OF their constitution. their laws,
their Institutions, their civilization from impend-
ing ruin They mean that they will take the gov.
ernmenr OF their o~n + tate into their own hands
They mean that wHIrH MRN SHALL kuLE MISSIss.
| IPPI. Colonel Lamar may fancy that he and his
c0adiutors have crushed out the race issue. Vain
| silly thought ,-Columbus Democrat
There has been Eight between the whites and
blacks In Noxnbee county II is dtnlcnit to arrive
/ At any very defnite results. No white man was
| hurt, eighi negroes were reported Killed, which
we fear IL true, bnt now II 1s stated that none
were killed. but eleven wounded For toe next
| fourteen mouths there will he lota'of collisions
| and we advise every white man. to he prepared =
The RAIDS, know It 10 death struggle. Forest
| Register.