The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-09-19

1 certain mark OF barbsrous state OF societ,
0 1t is proof Of . deficient moral sense in tb
q average man, causing . defective understand
!. ing OF the equity principle which is the founda
ton OF all civilized polity. Its existence is bu
. strong manifestation OF the predominancs O
, the savage nature Of man, which denies TO hi
fellow -men the liberty he asserts for himself
| over the civilized nature, which admits tn
equal right of oil rational beings in their claim
) to natural liberty.
: The abolition OF slavery was not sn index O
the advance OF the shareholders in civilization
for it was effected by force against their will
1t has no doubt been followed by some degre,
OF advancement from the state of barbarisn
that slavery indicated. There are many ex
slaveowners that are glad of tho change, anc
would not re-establish slavery If they were al
liberty to do so. This il some evidences that
the south Is getting more civilized than it was
But there are in many portions Of the south
thousands Of men who still think there was no
inquiry IN slavery, and who, il they had the
power would remand the negroes to bondage.
More generally the barbarous nature of the
southern people 10 manifested In the notion
that the negro is q different kind Of animal
from themselves, whom it Is not a CRIME to
slay; at least not 30 great crime as to slay
white person. The same notion il peculiar to
savage tribes elsewhere. The wild Sioux who
wreaks his savage vengeance upon the SLAYER
OF member OF his tribe deems it no offense
but rather an evidence OF bravery, to sIsy the
man OF different tribe. The difference be-
tween the Sioux barbarian and the Yazoo bar
barian is one OF degree only.
Another index OF barbarism is the d,spostion
to regard and treat as enemies men who hold
opinions contrary to their own. The savage
idoiater is moved by the strongest OF human
feelings, the religious feeling, to DESTROY the
man who comes preaching different religious
belief The southern barbarian can not plead
religious motive for the intolerance he mani
tests IN hating, prescribing, aud shooting TO
death the man who holds political opinons
contrary TO his own. A canoid and impartial
northern observer in Mississippi writes:
People in the north have formed no idea OF
tue pitter, burning, unreenting hatred that the |
democrats have FOR the Republicans There are |
now 2oO white Republican voters in this county. |
not one OF whom Is northern man. They are |
avoided BY the Democratic whites. desplsed de-.
testeo, ostracized. They are called radicals. y
ana tnat word contains all the significance OF
hatred, horror, and infamy that the word en-
Noel used to contain in the Christian world
What is here said Of society in Mississippi ia
true, with some modification, in almost every
part OF the south where slavery existed. 1t is
one Of the clearest manifestations OF q barbar-
ous state Of society.
The shsctation Of what, at the south. goes
by the name OF chivalry 10 the same sort ~
'hivalry travellers everywhere observe among
'arbarous tribes II is seen in the paint and
Gathers o. the Indian brave" IN the bra9-
'adocio Of the Oriental bandit in the reaai-
Tess for quarrel and blood letting Of the Arab.
mere 10 no creature 30 sensitive OF what the
outherners call "honah" a. the semi-nude
avage, who vindicates it in the southern fash
On by committing murder.
Disregard OF the rights OF persons looked
pom IS enemies, and contempt for the rnes
hien civilization makes for their security. are
mailing indices Of barbarism. Everywhere
the south these marks OF a barbarous peo-
% are more or less conspicuous. No respect-
by civilized American can peruse the evidence
ken upon the trial Of one of the savapes I'M o
icated IN the horrible Chisholm butcherv in ;
ississippi without feeling a sense OF shame IN N
''ng citizen OF country where such bar
'rism Is suffered to exist. The proof ia per- ~
GUY conclusive that in Mississippi the laws OF ID
Viuzation are Intellectual to restrain or pnnisb
roarisn, as savage, cruel and lawless az apy
at ever infested South African Jungle. II
not in the Chisholm butchery, nor in the
ZOO murder, nor in the hundreds o. murda,a
d malmDgs for political opinlous that everv
Ar are committed in that section, that the II
os' conclusive evidence OF barbarous state
society appears, but in the fact that societv )
ere hardly ever attempts to restrain sucb
$500 f-~N'iNo' VI DdIDSfiaus. Ih6 murder Ia
, OF political opponents are seldom ANNA 4
nded, or il apprehended are seldom brongb,
trial, or even committed to jail. An lnd,ct- WI
mt by grand jury in such case is farce
conviction OF an offender an unknown oc- -!
renee. 1t is established by most conclusive .
'of, beyond any shadow of doubt. that tbe
age, Henry j. Gully murdered Miss Chs
IN yet 1t is said that not one man in al,
sslsappi has the least idea that the murder-
will be found guilty. Public opinion in that
n'ry would not justify the conviction OF
holding the prevailing political opinions
deliberately shooting to death q political
'onent or the daughter of that opponent. st
n is the state of society in Mississippi. II
state OF barbarsm. Society in its con-
ling part is composed OF barbarians. This lii
ne fact, established by ample evidence. not
as regards Mississippi, but generally in
region where the barbarous character q, VIZ
ETY. was 30 long manifested in the upholdine
African slavery. Society in the south ,s stil,
9 state OF birbirism.