The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-07-08
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Of some white people. WIN think that J
am doing wrong II Mr.. Potter had
been IN Memphis, h. would no doubt
have been Of those "-omc white people"
and 1t IL probable The balance of them
would have had nothing to TO with him
IL they had known he CALAMITY raptaincd
colorcd company in the Union army.
The men OF the South and the Demo
Gratis of the North. who have Mr.. Pottcr's
pwjudccs against the negroes. are
of the illiberal men who denOuncc men
like Mr. Potter a. id Niger officers.
and will not regard them n social equals.
Because we are not ofthis class because.
deprcss the negro: because we believe
men like Capt. Potter. who led in The linc
Of duty colorcd soldiers 10 battle for the
Union, arc entitled TO credit moi condcn-
nation; because we are not OF those who
dcnouncc men like Capt. Potter u
ID degraded ncgro-loadng officers;
because we tlonct believe they should be
socially i,bQ( Capt. Potter never loses
an opportuii!sy<8 dcnouncc II. a, a Re-
publican andto infiame against Us the
Bourbonc prejudice, of Southern iii.
nois. Capt. Potter condemns himself
when hc docs this. lie should be in
structcd by Gen. Forrc.l'- conduct.
But lic will not DE-. Capt. Potter. and
well most of the tric-hluc Democrats Of
southern Illinois, will be dissatisfied
witt, the Memphis celebration of the
Fourth.
But the celebration of The Fourth at
Vick,burg will suit Capt Potter to a +.
At that place the negroes had Il cclcbra-
ton in the court housc. 4 number OF
white mclI-good Democrats of the
Potter kind-aticndcd il. not in
the spirit that induced General
Forrest tn attend the negro cclcbra-
ton at Memphis. but to show he id
higgcrs II thing or two. lnnocently the
Nick,burg Associated Press reporter re-
marks. that "somc difficulty occurred
among the audience during the speaking
about O'Clock, when firing commenced.
Seven negroes were wounded and three
unknown negroes fatally shot We
shall certainty have Mr.. Potter elaborate
~ arguing. while he denounces Gen. For
rest. that the ".omc difficulty that occur
red was AL occasione1 by the fault of the
negroes, which assertion he will prove by
referring to the fact that seven negroes
were wounded and three killed while
only one white man, John Hill. i, sup
posed 10 he MORALLY wounded. At the
next Democratic congressional conven-
ton Mr.. Potter will probably procure the
Pulaski county delegation to introduce
the following
Resolved, That the conduct of Cen
Forrest and other pretended Democrats
in attending negro celebration on tho
Fourth of July, was injurious 10 the ne
gro, degrading to the Caucasian race an,
meets the condemnation of all white mel
who are true to the instincts OF their rae,
and the traditions of the Democrat
party: but that we heartily approve tn
action OF the white Democrats at tn
niger celebration of the Fourth Il
Nicksburg. whore after repeated provoca
ton by niggers claiming to be cnt,lc,
to the rights and privileges of American
citizens, they killed only three an
wounded only seven of tho 'mpu,cr
\ beasts.
"Rcsoircd, That John Hill. the white ma
who was killed In the difficulty, sacrifices
his life in the cause Of the DcmOcrati
party and his memory should be held Il
sacred recollection by all white mel
who still have pride in their race
But badinagc aside. Is ii not abou
time The Democrats of Soutllsp- Illinoi
were learning t'c fact that the ncgroc
have become citizens. and canno
be crushed ont by blows and bullets : tina
it is much wiser TO treat them in the Mem
phis manner than in the Nicksburg style
that the first business of their white f.
low-citlzcns should be to elevate them D.
education and by good advice and kin
words: Should not the Democrats q
the Potter school cease to cry out RE
publican, when Democrat says :"1'hcs
people should be educated, not kicked
elevated, not manufactured into corpses:'
Is It not about time Democrats cease
TO be sensitive about slavery
secession and what jefferson
calls human equality? Even yet MAJ
claiming to be a Democrat must be care
ful in lis political speeches. He mus
not dcnouncc Slavery very much, or cls'
| the good Democrats OF the Potter outol
school will shake their heads and say
"lle !, Il id Republican,. lie mu.
not rejoice that freedom ha- been pro
claimed, and that the war OF Secc, siol
proved Il failure: hc must not "a,
"rebel," or refer to the fact that before
the war the Shareholder. OF the Soutl
were intoleraui. He must spcal
with butter in hi, mouth
and while not saying u wor,
offensive to the Coniedcrates. OF
easionally throwing In Il compliment @
Gen. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, he mu,