The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-05-07
THE, NEGRO EXODUS
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=, It is not to lie expected that men will
give up in a day or without struggle
the base of operations from which they
have for generation ruled nation 81
4f,UN,W0 Tile dominan: class III
New England, including its "a. shoots
in othersrctionsof the country, somes.
thing likef forty years'aso conccived
thu notion that by missing tliei.bauncr
of /. sentimental or emotional crusade
IN behalf of the :tigseriliey. could .ti|ti,
hiatriy produce IA st of social and po,.
litical conditions tl,rnuyl.ont the I DUH
try under which it would he possible
for them 70 assume tlIe direction, of
public affairs and To exert that power
to the agera'i,'izmpnt of themselves
aud their 'stesiih fn, II h'ns' pt.titd sof
time. S'fn' the, thoughtful student: Of
historyss7is Hhesj95,i. oi gH l,afaN
1.-THE, oaNTi-sLavERY ncRUsa DE u i.
has two aspects, que neral and the
other intellectual, one cnptionai and
the other rational, one sentimental and
the other practical. IN its moral, emo
tional and sentimental aspects, the
anti. slavery crusade was movement
impelled by the philanthropic instincts
of people enjoying the beneftsiof per
s"nal freedom themselves, and DESTROYS
of extending the same or similar bless
sings to others. This was heimpnlse
that inspired the masses ofthe, North
ern people 10 their autasenism tos the
institution Of slavery i is not worth
while 10 discuss this asRect of the anti;
slavery crusade because all the objects
contemplated in it have been accom-
plished and there is no attempt or
threat of attempt ts reverse ti,em.--
But in its intellectual, rational and po-
l'tical aspects,t|ie anti-slavery crusade
is still a pertinent subject for discus
sion, because the objects contemplated
in it are still anaccomplished, and the
agitation which j. inangnrated is still
IN progress, forming q leaning factor in
current public affairs. Moreover, the
two aspects are so entirely diverse in
the character of their respective i'm
prints upon history and so radically
distinct in the nature of their respec-
tive influences upon the destiny Of the
American people that it is;of tie high
est i'm. ortance to keep them properly
distinguish d one from the other
Thus, having characterized the anti
slavery crusade in its emotional aspect
as a p,,iiantslropic movement, 1 may
describe in its practical aspect I'd {,
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IL. tho former case great masses of men
were moved by their sympattiies to do
acts aud incur sacrifices for the; sake Of
humanity, real or imagined. {, In the
latter case small group of New Eng
land politicians have taken advantage
of the enthusiasm and unselfishnessOf
their neighbors, to bpild upon themfa
fparty organization and to evolve out
of them a scheme Of power for the sake
of Themselves 9and in .furtherance at
their own ambitious. There is moths
ling intrinsically novel or remarkable
| in this fact. On the contrary, it is. One
of the eommonest aud most character
istic incidents in the history. of man.
kind. That small group Of New Eng
, land politicians have done nothing but
apply TO .onr, time and to cur. sitnatien
the established, Machiayellian method
tof attaining ends in politics in dipIo.
macy. They have Sinnpl y followed the
beaten path ofall nsurpation, all rev.
olntion,. and, for. that matter, all les
potisni. They have Turned to practi:
cal account far themselves the pkysi.
cal forces y hichresuk from the eptbu-
siasms or the infatnations Of honestel
and less calculating men. What Ckafles
fY did for himself ia the natne of slie