The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-04-17
What Northern Men Say Of the South.

This Is pamphlet OF some SlXty-three
pages, containing the proceedings of the
convention of Northern residents of the
South which assembled at Charlotte on
the 18th of January. 1879, at the invita-
ton of Mr.. Dumont, of Charlotte, who,
in most admirable and patriotic circu-
lar, inauguratcd the assembling of these
Northern settlers to speak the truth, the
whole truth, and nothing but the truth, u
as to the South, her people, her laws and
her resources. The pamphlet also con-
tains the proceedings of second con-
vention held at Raleigh, on March l,
1879.
The South, or rather the old residents
OF the South, can but feel grateful for
the manifestation of the high sense Of
esteem in which they are held by their
fellow-citizens from the North, who have
come to dwell amongst them. The
pamphlet contains also many varied and
valuable communications of Northern
settlers who were unable to attend The
convention at Charlotte. Truly these
communications touching the relations,
political, social and industrial, from
every part of the South, should be of au-
thority amongst good, well-meaning citi-
zcns everywEre in the broad Union.
Without knowing positively the social
relations of these Northern residents, We
were not prepared to see relation of
the facts so creditabl, to our people from
all directions. For we knew that owing
to the terrible misrule under which many
portions of the South have groaned, there
was in certain quarters more or less an
tipathy existing to the live Yankee.
That our people should have mastered
this desire to inhict the wrongs they were
forced to endure, or Northern settlers, is
highly creditable no less to the Southern
born portion of our communities, than to
the good sense and manliness of North
ern residents.
We find much valuable information in
the pamphlet as to the varied industries
now existing in the South as we'll as the
vast resources awaiting the full advent
of progressive free labor We presume
we have to thank our contemporary, the
Charlotte Observer, at whose steam job
print establishment the pamphlet is pub
lishcd, for the copy kindly furnished us.
We have only space this morning to
give the report of the committee on reso-
lutions, consisting of:
Rev. DR.. Nation, President of Biddle
University, Charlotte, n. c., formerly of
New York.
A. ]. Curtis, of San Mateo, Fla, FORM
erly of New York.
II. Coykendall, of Blacks Station, S.
c., formerly of Des Moines, Iowa.
w. B. Middaugh, of Danville, Va,
formerly of Pennsylvania.
H. d. Ingersoll, of Louisville, Ga,
formerly of New York.
TO the People Of the Several Common
aceaHhs composing the United States Of
4merica::
We, the representatives of Northern
settlers in the Southern States, and being
ourselves immigrants from localities in
the Northern States to the respective
States following our individual sigma
lures, in convention assembled, do call
your attention to tile following, feeling
assured that cool judgment upon the
facts shown will set in flow the currents
of reason, and action will follow reason
ing without prejudice. We prefer to
make findings specifically and at length,
and we find:
That in the States of our former homes
there exists an active prejudice against
the South and its people; that by it and
through it the conditions of the country
are largely disquieted that it is foment-
ed and kept alive for ends ulterior to the
common veal that the real interests of
the nation are kept out of sight in keep
ing alive this prejudice. That much of
this prejudice, if not all of it, is due
mainly to wrong information concerning
land partial and total ignorance of the
facts existing in large portion Of the
South.
That in the portions of the South in
which we reside, the right Of any man,
from no matter where, to express pub
licly as well as privately his opinion
upon any subject and of every nature, is
nowhere and in no manner restrained.
That all laws are we'll administered and
as truly enforced against the wrongdoer
as in any part of any State of the Union.
That any man who has so conducted
himself at his former home as to win the
regard of honest men and decent people,
by pursuing the same course of life in
the South, does gain and keep the regard
and respect of all people, regardless of
any question of politics or religious faith ;
and we further find that being a North
ern man is certainly no disadvantage.
That every citizen recognizes that he
is amenable to the law, and that local
self.government is as much required and
encroachmcnts upon these rs much de-
plored as in any State North, East or
West.
We find, too, that persons foisted them
selves upon the polity of the South, and
by their conduct cast discredit upon the
Northern name.
Those of us who were in the army oil
the Union never for moment pretended
to think of denying our uniform. or the
old cause. The Confederate soldier has
always evinced the true soldier instinct
in the grasp of those who were his enc
mics in war.
That considering reputed outrages, II
these weie carefully sifted, it will be
found that the complanants for like acts
would have suffered at the hands of any
people under like provocation.
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We find that no man is ostracised fol
his opinions or OH account of the land oi
his birth but, as elsewhere, for his bad
acts and dishonest failure to meet hi:
trusts and obligations. We find, too
that it is a mistake to treat suspiciously
or to ignore the kindly offices of neigh
borly friendship in all cases extended tc
stranger, and that sometimes person:
have repellcd kindness and then com
planned Of being let alone.
We find that the Southern native ex
poets Northern people to have notion:
on politics and other topics different from
his, and views with as much contempt a.
is elsewhere done any man who truckle:
or tOadies for simple gain.