, 1880-08-29
SOUTHERN TALK.

Co1uMnUs. O., Aug. 20.-Witt great
many people at the North the opinion seems
to prevail that the writings Of the editor of
the Okolona States are btu the vapoFngs of a
lunatic. The Democratic press Of the North
do all in their power to help Oh and encour-
uge this opinion Now I wish to record as
INV honest and CAREFUL ly-matured opinion,
after full Quarter OF Il year spent principal
" among the common people Of the rural
districts Of the Border States, that the Oko-
Iona States but reflects the opinions Of the
masses of the Democratic and eN-Rebel ele-
ment of the South; and, now that the two
candidates for tile Presidency are we'll III the
field, again recur to my notebook Of con-
yersations and observations during my
regent Southern trip. My,n busi-
ness took me- into the re-
mote rural districts. l saw and converscd
with many a man who never was fifty miles
beyond his native hills; and the Information
I obtained in this way was such as the OBJ
server who is confined to the railroads can
never obtain.
In the first place, desire to convey the
impression-which all who carefully study
Southern society will cpntirm-tllat here is
more nearly seen the 81 pcioty that prevailed
in the heart OF Europe during the Middle
Ages than anywhere else Oh the Western
1,6ntinnnt W. find some men thoroughly
educated, The leisure that was the necessary
outcome of the slavery regime was often I'LL
proved by the master in study and thought
Tbe snncrioritv of intellect and education
lug aupet.o3 .,. ~ ~. haro 40 a1so,,,,arai;r ~,
llaee uie toooeoso'' no.o - r, 49, -,
the history OF LIE rage. Ang-onA Y: =, s4l''lA
scale often, but nevertheless King. These
,.,,+%,- tpnrtt bv the InS2 nf slaves
:uu wealth, dcthrohed in all the essen
tials of power which are the result OF large
possessions; but they retained their nominal
influence, and not TIL the present generation
shall pass away will they cense to WELD all
untold influence III the AFFAIRS OF their neigll-
borhood. These elethroned Princes still hold
in sacred remembrance the memory. OF the
good and palmy days before 1.-THE Yankee
VAR" and ansthng with the stamp pordI1e Of TIE
a}ed M3esl as Sr in f the aays u of yorc The poor
white trasi,," who have always depended
upon these monarcils fdr what information
thy obtain of the workings Of Government
and the outside world, still follow them with
remarkable snbseryfence. ~ Ihe IN daskies, ss;,
hute them, and would desire to ,riset
again their chains, refuse to fall III
With the dictates of the petty des-
pots, and so comes the trouble. The poor
white trash hate the "niEfEers" .;+t because SAWS
selves. The darkies always were better
cared for and more respectable than the nom
sIayeholding population; buttb whites had
one great boon that the darkies could not
enjoy,--they could vote. Ihe Constilntlohal
One cold December dny, in the heart OF
Missouri, I found one Of these rural Kings
without a Kingdom, who was dlscotlrslnf
vencmently to an attentive group who hau
Eathered in w2ySlae groceIy :n d''cc M whs Fs
Democracy regaincd the National power: !
had stopped for the purpose OF warming, ana
tho coming in Of a:stranger at first caused
slight interruptiols but, rs Appeared not to
forward. he soon resumed:
ave can never do much so long as the
Dutch and niggers nre permitted to run the
post-otliecs and everything else under this
Yankee Government. My idea Is, that,
s 1 we gt oaev9 evep trt let our up eaGfS n S
work in one way and another until we e,, get
late to eyer let US haye cl9nsc &c 9San They hey
natch ovef u.s. Il Just SIT to make Us fee tl,at W.
we're conquered. Eight years they had it all
their own way by not letting us have our
right to vote; but we all have it now, and We
Will make it felt. Talk about the. Solid
World is in the sticking together and voting
together, which we are doing. The Yankees
always have dislikcd lis, and done all they
coniI to keep us in snbicction. They reaped
ali ire benefits Of Slavery. by buying and NAH
nfacturing our cotton, and then selling that
md everything else hack TO us again at very
higil prices: and this they now keep up.
They think they have us down, and propose
to Keep us there They howled about Slavery
until it became unpopular IN the; = land, and
out QUIT 10 do nothing aid be noboaies. They
never can get living alone, and damned If
we'll help them, will We?"
All along, approving mods Of the various
listeners were given to encourage the King
as lie wel1t on.
.tThjs next year we must elect Demo-
cratic President That will help MS out
more than anything else that can possibly
happen. We must stand shoulder to shonl-
der. and make ourselves felt. LII case Of q
President Of our own, we can get what we
want. The Democrats OF the North know
mighty we'll that they can 20 nothing with
out Us, and they will let us do
pretty much as we have a. mind
to. We can't cit. Slut Of the
damned Yanl1s; but we can in due time rule
them. and then they will be as submissive as
they used to be in the good old days befo'
the Wah. ! tell you. gentlemen, there Is
more than one way of getti'i' what We want.
Some Of the biggest things that have ever
been done have come about through all cleo
ton. II we hadn't got to. quarrcling amons:
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