National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-08-06
NORTH CAROLINA.

The Political Situation Before the Election
White Enterprise and Negro Labor Driven
Away.
RALEIGH, n. c., August ., 1870.
| To the Editor Of the National Republican:
SIR; What is most needed in this State is
Northern energy and Northern capital. Its re-
sources are boundless, but its people are poor.
Nothing but the Yankee with the almighty
dollar" can make it what 1t ought to be-the
garden of the South.
All parties agree in this, and would not
willfully say one word to discourage immigra-
ton. When men are angry and excited they
often give expression to truths which, when
calm, 1t was their object, as well as interest, to
conceal. In this campaign a bitterness offeel-
| ing towards the negro and the adopted citizen
who goes with the Republican party has been
shownby the Democratic press which no man,
reading the correspondence to the Independent
press, would believe to exist. When such men
as Henry Wilson come South, the Democrats,
knowing them to be on q tour of inspection,
feel 1t to be their interest "to be on their best
| behavior" and consequently your Northern
man, Toasted and fattered by the "aristocracy,"
is made to believe that the results Of the war
have been accepted in good faith; that the
South stands with open arms to receive North
ern men with their capital; that freedom Of
opinion is as much tolerated here as in any
other section of the country, and that the
South is willing to join hands with all honest
men in building up its shattered fortunes.
To be convinced of the untruthfulness of
these impressions, it is only necessary to be
here during political campaign. Within the
past week two communications have appeared
in the leading organ of the Democratic party,
calling upon all Northern men to leave the Re-
publican party; telling them that If they "wish
| to prosper in business and be respected by the
| wealth and intelligence OF the State they
must vote the Democratic ticket" In other
words, the Intelligent Northerner must recant
bis political opinions, trample upon his man
hood, and sell his birthright, or be ostracized
and treated with disrespect. This is the true
statement ofthe case; for wherever the North
erner has refused TO do the first, he has been
forced u arevTt tho Otiiy alternative LEFT him.
The Southern whites made q great blunder
by showing a bitter hostility to the enfran-
chised negro. They have only themselves to
blame for Whatever calamities may have over
taken the State since the surrender. The
negro could not trust them with power. His
own resources were small, ana ne was com
pened 70 take as ieaaers the onion men VINO
nad renamed In MS miast. many Oh these
men proven themselves worthy Oh their great
trust, ana s'Hi remain sharing our adversary Us
we'll rs prosperity. But many more were mere
"Northern plunderers;" selfish IN their pE.
poses and greedy OF gain, they had no interest
IN our people or our State.
from tue aepreaatiohs OF these piuhaerers
tne "hoie eoutH ss'h euHeTe' NO eiasssuheFeu
mort thAh tue negro hiihseII' ior nc haa 70
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hii INC eehAure ior the misthahageHeht AUD
Hauds perpetra'ea ny those whom no had
Paced 10 power Ina was UNJUST TOT tue
former master haa joined VITA the negro, u
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