The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-11-20
lillshulaugp 9starasr.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30 1878
COMING HOME TO Roosr.

hesrV. Ihat gut was to1 twoIn purpose
Ito humiliate the old slave owner by max.
my his former shye his political master;
and. sure Of the gratitude Of the negro. TO
secure him for slltime as the u"fail,ng hope
oflReInblican measures. |, is not to BE-
tieissed that -ihe -hum,listivu --was s,lrpply
felt, because its intent was obyius; and
Southern people were restive under entorc
ed snperiurity-we do rot say equality, be-
Use for i long time there was none. 50
we'll was the q gro protected in the. exercise
Of his powers by military aud political a.
gencies--exercised insolently or ignoranrly
then as now. mostly ignorant Of the rudi.
mentary ideas of the questions made sub
ject 10 their decisions. Nevertheless. the
hitter dose Of humil,atiua was swallowed.
and the hurtfol effects Of the reckless use
Of Suffrage endured with that maniul pa.
thence which has digui6ed Southern con
duct through the whole eternity Of attempts
ed degradation. stee.aa.-...
The Northern Republican Z Dried in
strategy by which hate and lust Of power
were at the ume tins grsti6ed. uncon>
scious Of that principle 10 the Southern
heart which iortiies il against humiliation
when that heart beats IN the confidence Of
its own upriehtbess and they gloried in the
acquisition u new trained band Of voters
exultant IN the conviction that they held
them for all time. But they never calcu-
lated upon some Of the results Of freedom
which act upon the must obtuse natures.
The negroes acquired come education. aud
they wake to the fact that t:i,ir libe,a ors
held them as mural aud mental slaves. in
bondage as calling as their former physical
vassaIage. They acquired property, and
they hnd that they are regarded . the le-
gitimste prey If the carpet baggers who
swarlned TO fatien on friend and foe alike.
, The n-grO begins to rebel. or ., least to
think for himself; and. while here in North
Carolina. he moves oLe.lienl TO the will of
the sealawag, in South Carolina aud Lou
isiaBa he begins to act fnr himself. The
consequence is that the representation from
these States is no longer solidIy RepuLli-
can. but solidly Drmueratic. ...-z
We do not hear this year Of intimidation
OF. bull doing. The negro is admitted to
have acted from his own volition. Yut the
result is alarming as we'll as astonishing to
his old Republican msstsrss The. power
they ibOsght they had. has slipped away
SrOm them, aud tie power they bui!t up for
their own uses. is turned sgain4 them.
How ti'ey built up that power. the South
will never forget. Negro suffrage was fore.
ed upon them BY conditions made essential
10 their recognition ss States Of the Union.
Having sontenfed. IL they 6nd tha, The re-
suit Is not precisely what was intended il,
in other words. ], gives the South. instead
Of the North. power. the sdyantage % un.
srpsetealy ga,"ed will not sc yielded back
again without the intervention VI :he same
machinery that created il. .eese ~7.>~4
The North. ss We have long ago predict.
ed. would be very prompt. jf u coril 10 so.
70 take away the right q suffrage from the
negro. at The moment The negro ceases TO be
willing tn be led or driven like sheep TO the
ballot box. The moment he is Iikciy to bs
. mSu and ceases 10 be animal. that mo-
ment the Republican master lo-es ase for
him. Blaine. he Of Maine. in q speech
made lately at Philadelphia. very bitterly
complains that. BY the enfrsnrhisement ol
the negro. thirty Eve votes are added ID the
cODgresSiUhsi Representation u the South.
oaseiting that many white radical votes q
The Nortb. II ihey lad e'miiBBed 10 add
that mseh TO the strength d the rsdi-sI
party We would have heard 10 such com.
plant. ..
The NatiOOaI RspasIisan sl.O .himes In.
sbd grOsns out the PlIint that the Demo.
Gratis bsss stsies from the Republicans ~
ibe politiesl bepedis that are to be derived
frVm he snfrsnebisemeni u the blacks IN.
der the Constitutional Amendments Aye.
,asrs's the rub II wss sivsptsge. 20 nc.
srue 70 The RsPubliean party. not to the
Llaeks, TO the country, TO the cause Of hu.
psniiy. that psde .. hear 20 much Of tie
man and brotket. he ceases 10 be ~ssn aud
brpiher wbss he celses 10 be u publican.
Tie time j. -, fer distant iB the eo@pe.
tiiion between black labor spd The over
crowded shiie !sbor u tie North that the
cry will he TO rsssnd ihe negro back Ia,o
slavery - well IS TO take sway his right of
suffrage. On both ns~ pOiuts. the South