Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-02-18

i no means certain tnat 0Qfter0 Clvll
Rights Bin will become . law during
the present session Of Congress, yet the
bare idea that it may do 20, has been
sufficient to develop, smsag the middle
and poorer classes Of whites at the
South. q new anfagonism towards the
Blacks, which argues but poorly for the
maintenance Of peaceful relations be-
tween the races in the future. wheth-
er rigbtfuiIy or wrongfuIly, the two
classes named have taken mp the idea,
that they are to be specially degraded
by this civil rights dsgradation. The
rich, they say can always take care Of
themselves and can avoid social equali-
ty for themselves and children in many
ways that are not open to them. Be
this rs it may, it is certain that the pas
sage of Buffers Bill BY the House has
had the effect of greatly intensifying
race opposition at the South and of re-
moving the last fragile distractions 10
the formation Of parties having refer
ence to, and based upon, color alone
The late proceedings in the North Car
DINA Legislature prove this beyond a
psradsentrre and also establish anoth-
er fact, that, carpet-baggers, scallawags
and small vagabond White following
excepted, the Saxon race South of the
Potomac is fast consolidating against
the Blacks on economic and political,
as well as on all social issues. The
first result of this new antagonism has
been the partial disintegration of the
Republican party and the supplement
ting of the old by the new issues which
the Civil Rights folly has raised. White
men who but Yesterday were at dag
gers points, and who covenant in moth
ing else, now agree to disagree about
past quarrels and to confederate for the
maintenance of a strict and impossible
line between the races. The Blacks
seemed to be equally united and deter
mined. and thus race conflict is inau-
gurated which is but feebly foreshad-
owed by the late proceedings in the
North Carolina Legislature and the
speeches, which we give below of Messrs.
Glenn and Foote, two of its most con-
spicuous Republican members ::
Mr.. Speaker: am twenty seven
years of age. was born and raised
in the county of Yadkin, the county
which l have the honor to represent on
the floor of this House. When the
question Of severing our connection with
the Federal Union was presented to INV
people, every man in Yadkin county
except thirty flour, voted to stand by
the old Aag-the flag of the Union; and
during the long and bloody days which
followed that event, the voice of nv
people was still for peace and for the
sir, we rejoined the Union in good faith.
We were willing to do it, and sadly and
sorrowfully we planted the ivy over the
graves Of those who had fallen IN bat
tie. smoothed the sod over their last
resting places, buried in the same grave
all animosities and all bitter reeollec-
tons, and looked forward with hope TO
the restoration of fraternal feelings with
the people of all sections of this great
land. We rallied to the old flag, have
stood there since, and stand there now.
The first public act of my life was to give
in my adherence to the principles of the
Republican party, honestly and sincere
ly believing that that party alone could
restore peace, harmony and prosperity
to this nation. l supported the recon
struction acts of Congess and the sever
al amendments to the Constitution, be-
cause thought they were right. l be-
lieved that as the colored man was to
live among us, Christianity. humanity
and sound policy demanded that he
should have all the legal and political
rights which we enjoyed. 1t will make
him better member of the communi.
ty; will serve to quicken his better i'm
pulses; will cause him to seek an edu-
cation, aud enable him to study the
same book from which God intended
that all races. and all colors, and all
nationalities should learn great truths
and great principles. l cheerfully ac-
cord TO the black man, all these priv.
ileges. But, with that, Mr.. Speaker. l
say he should be content But, sir, in
stead of this, what do we see? The
Republican party of the North, aided by
few carpet-baggers in Congress from
the South. not needing the protests of
some of the native white Republicans of
the South, turning deaf ear to all our en-
treaties, disregarding our feelings and
wishes, have passed through the Lower
House, and will pass through the Sen.
ate, bill which will enforce social
equality among the races. And, sir, lap
peal to every white Republican through
out the. borders of our State, l appeal
to every man in North Carolina from
the mountains to the seashore, never,
never to support any party or man
who will vote such an iniquitous meas
ure upon our land. Ii this blow should
fall only upon the men of the land, it
would not be so hard to bear. We are
made of sterner material and could
stand it better. But, sir, it aims at
amalgamation, its object is to blot out
all distinction between the races. it
aims to obliterate the mark which the
Great Writer has traced with the pen.
Gil of nature upon the brows of the two
rncas And thar, air AhA ufx..a. - IL -