The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-12-11
For the DEMOCRAT
SOWING SEEDS OF HATE.

A few evenings ago l chanCed to read
an editorial in the Cleveland Leader,
where, in the length of one column, 1
counted six times the phrase, "unhung
brigadiers." l was forCibly struck with
the use of an appellation so unjust and
vindictive. thought if it meant any.
thing it meant, that when the war was
ended the Confederate officers should
have been hung. Happily for the Coun-
try, our wise and magnanimous govern.
ment held different opinion. The reb-
els were forgiven; and being forgiven,
cannot be called "unhung" in any other
sense than that in which the editor Of
the Leader is unhung,
From these meditations l was led into
a train of thought concerning Radical.
ism, and its baneful consequences to our
common country. When 1 reflected
that the responsibility for the secession
war and its long continuance, lay to a
great extent with the rash and infaming
Republican press of the North, I could
not help regarding, with great serious.
ness, the present course of many North
ern newspapers, which are 80 full of the
spirit of arrogance and bitterness. Then
| collected the various theories for the
settlement of the Southern question, and
piled them up in the bright fire, some in
this corner and others in that; and after
they had burnt into ashes I fell into
doze, with lny feet on the fender.
The same train ofthought lingering in
my brain; they glided insensibly into
strange vision. 1t seemed that the Uni
ted States, in their length and breadth,
were spread out beneath me. seen
rivers like threads Of silver; broad prai.
ries and patches of green forests; cities
and towns like heads of pins; and on eli.
ther border the billowy seas. Across
the country, turning necessarily from
ocean to ocean, there strobe great giant.
He had most forbidding countenance,
with evil looking eyes, and on his fore
head was name-"Rddicali8m." About
his neck were hung bags of gold. He
wore long coat made Of many neWspa.
pers, with breastplate of interloCked
bayonets. To his heavy iron belt were
attached half dozen leathern pouches,
which found to contain different kinds
of seeds. The pouches bore curious Ia.
bells, which l read in order: Northern
tariff, war songs, army reunions, bayonet
rule, stalwart speeches and radical edi.
torials. AS he walked to and fro, his
left hand dragged a very dirty shirt, that
was ragged and splashed with blood
With his right hand he gathered the
seeds from the various pouches, and with
fierce mutterings, cast them abroad. I
observed that while the giant walked
across only the Northern portion of the
country, the seeds fell mainly upon the
part to the South. Wherever the seeds
settled upon the earth, puff of smoke
arose, and sometimes there was tongue
OF flame. Now and then, at some casual
spot, where many seeds fell together,
there gushed from the earth stream of
blood. The giant never failed to trail
LAD LakBOu ohAAO bhAouku bulb UlOOu, anu
wave this garment aloft with a cry of
exultation.
After the lapse of short time from
the sowing of the seed, l saw strange
plants shooting up from the ground.
These plants bore flowers that fell off,
and we're succeeded by the fruit. I won.
dered at the varied shapes into which
these fruits expanded; some took the
form of pistols, others were like knives,
others still heightened into guns and sa.
bres. Besides, there arose from the 70.
liage, and permeated the atmosphere, a
sort of vapor, under the influence of
which the people became frenzied, and
rushed about dressed in red coats. Some
even hoisted black flags, thinking they
mightthus drive away the evil influence.
AS the condition OF the Southern peo-
pie became more and more miserable,
the giants countenance exhibited a
6endish glee. He ceased to Confne his