The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-04
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER t. $780,

are God, truth, conscience, and pros pcrtV,
" Now let US see what nc says:
], am satisfied that the South is gradually but
II surely improving financially; business is revivnE,
k ana eVory indication points to period OF financial
h ease and comfort. This revival of business has
tended to soften and smooth Of the aspcritics
! which have hcretoiorc existed, Tie people
! = more c0ntcnted and more happy the commercial
Intercourse between the North and the South
stantly increasing people know each other better
L and find less cause for unkindness and complaint
2. While political difficulties have existed and
do still exist, it is evident tn that II day Of
greater safety and Of more free expression OF opin-
: ion is rapidly approaching.
> shall not be able to read the whole of this
= letter; find that my strength Is gOingrapid-
A ly; but VIII publish the whole Of il, with
the unanimous consent of the Senate, in
my remarks.
| invoke the attention of the senator
from Minnesota, and the Senator from New
Hampshire, to these noble uttcranccs
converscd freely with our intelligent cololcd
ministers, and did not hear from any one Of
!, them
Not one
did not hear t,Om any one Ct hcm any express
preston OF apprehension OF danger in his work.
The only fears which think need to be ento rtained
are by those whose influence is supposed To he cX-
crtcd in political directions.
What does he say about that
Our white ministers are catIy di.lik.d by some
beCcusc they are supposed 10 exercise strong in
HhtllCc oNt' Il portion Dl tt CulOltu population. |
Those who are inscriptions toward the c0lurc! pe0
pleas some there are in every community
Well might the bishop have said "as
as some there are iii every COmmllnitE.' -
for where is the Senator that ran rise and |
say that his community is free from such |
unscrupulous persons =
either maItrcating them personally, or drlrauding |
them nf the wages Tor their l. hprrgard our min
lstels with aversion, aS being the friends and pTn
tector3 OF the Cdl0rcd race.
Now here is his summary
While | drplolc all wrong g-doing and while I |
| sylnm;hvc deeply with those who have suffered |
| yet cannot but think it is almost miracle thai |
even so much al quiet good order, and kindly feel
ing prevails soon after he total revolution which
occurred in southern society.
Sir, put these just and charitable ,Cnti-
mcnts side by side with the ungencrOus,
| unjust, and partisan outpOurings that we
| have just listened to. What else does the
bishop say
Anti-slavory as always wm' from carly youth
And | call attention 10 this
Ani-sIayery as always was from earl, youths
had my friend asked me twenty years ago 10 eXprest
my Htnlo&t mish for he colored lCoplc / sAoaL No.
ha"c daFed 10 dsk tor S0 mach advancement as has
| bec@ ln0dc
Why, sir, think Of it one moment. Here
are people just invested with freedom and
citizenship ndsuiIrage and the right to par
| uclphtc IN government. The world looks
Oh with concern and mi5s@iVing at the cX-
| pertinent. Here an anti-slaVGry man from
| his youth, one who has INDUCED the
brightest visions as TO the future of this
race, comes forward and puts upon record
that the most Sanguine wishes Of his heart
are transCended by the actual result in the
Southern States, and yet we are heralded
to the world as Il land Of inhumanity and
murder by gentlemen who have political
| capital to make.
Now, sir, let Senators no longer declare
that we, on this side of the Chamber, are
defending wrong and perjury, and apollo
gizing for laWessncss and murder, unless
they are prepared also to hur their DENIM
citation upon the head Of this venerable
man.
That race, comprising four millions, should be |
changed at once from slaves To citzcns-
Mark it, sir, this learned and venerable |
minister of the Gospel recognizing that
which these gentlemen refuse to recognize
as having existence i'll the South, the citi- I
zenship Of the negro
should have only the right to vote but also to {
sit as representatives in the state Legislature and {
III Congress, and yet dwell in the midst Of their
former masters, should have thought would ucca I
sion commissions Of the most terrible kind. To me
it is matter Of surprise that, at this comparatively
early dny after such revolution, little friction
exists II would have been impossible but Tor the 1
general Christian sentiment Of the people. {
What "Christian sentiment" among G
people who are whipping negroes and Q
shooting them, and actually dragging the
rivers and the ponds for their dead bodies! | i
"Nothing," says this grave and reverend v
preacher or the gospel, "cOuld have pro- u
duced such Il miracle except the general
Christian sentiment of the people and the | j
calming Ond controlling power Of the gos- 8
pei of Jesus Christ lie continues o
To-day there is more cmmity between the land v
holders and ruling portions of Ireland and its 6
Pcasantry, though 50 many years have passed away
sin uuinn with tho IritiSl, | "A
GedwGem le % iSritt 1'avG9"'trfs M ana te ei"ahGa
grrst r""o for imnrova,"n AMI oor, nrSb
abIy pass before there is that protecon o indiyd r
uaI rights and that scrupulous regard for the in b
tcress Of the coored people which ought to prevail .
ou, ,,ot ,,,,.,lti,,,, th.+ o,.,.,- ,,,.I \
am not mHWlIIlnS tl ihaI every Woru ii
snrv far me- to roniroyrrt Tins last .totc-
,na9t We nil have to learn snJ nnlc,rn d
from each other on this subject, and we NJ
can do so when the subject is approached | ~
in A spirit of fair. calm euuitabIG pcrsonaI y
confidence, and not in Il spirit of hatred at
am, maIipuity W
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lhlN subJecl-lhcy VIII neither resent nor ~i
spirit of Christian admonition and rrSro"f N
Now sir. sunuose thr hi,bon had brrn he ol
fore that committee how Iynuld those nm Il
rrri,IIircd utIcrancey have looked Ly The :,
sidS of that fnuI .lush which has bsru ! ID
,nmr,J unon thrmy am nnt ,ur.Lin" III
,f thc rrnI,rl,s of tLr sru,tnr Lut nf tL, =
testimony " hich he has prudUerd here i'm a.
his Chamber 81
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,tnnd | uIr,lrr my self that every witness f
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Now. let US have the next Here l. o.,
lctch which | take from the New York
'ribuup of MAY Il lSsO.
Preacher On h,s EdUels-Ihs Re-. Dr. ". r. Hui- Ih
Bsld, N hc Washington SgUar Mfhotiv &c
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