New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-31

.. orcoug the nconl,r and "cgg on the ncgiOes to
o,r,nza as long as they chose. The fact that such
orgon,zation WIS not approved by their political
opponents had nothing in the world to 40 WIN tl''l
right to make it. The question OF the Wisdom Ut
policy of the measures such organization housHt Il"
carry ont has nothing 10 do with me lnater' lhcy
bad 80. ri,,ht TO act together AMI to choose their
OWN representatives.. The fact that they dld SO IS
49,, .,c-c for deriving them Of this right II, dur
mo tLo reign of Tweed III NcW-i'rk the same
mo ms for suppress ing the exercise of their power
,od h.er odnpted and even score Of III, followers
.,o,cod If vouId have been an everlasting STAN
,,non tbe city's good ramc. Yet in tlmt case there
,vo. pro,ocation When the O,trHcSln prosciption'
outrage abuse and murder AT the South first began
there WAS no provocation; the victims had not dohe
q SINGLE act which ought to have provoked WFa'h'
Every one Of the outrageN up 10 Jniy' louo' M.'
yyitbout possible provOcation rom any lhpI"FI -
crcSe of power the part 81 the '!c''nN; Io' up ~
that time they had no power! ,,Ie Sc
the SoufL seem only establish tine truth ol 'hf
gravest charge have ever lhlI' aI''a, I,,o tint
South tO-wit: that they were qnlir WHINE iI'hi
the colofed man sh"nli Vo,,e' m"N,trV no ""H 'r.
agree tn vote the way they should dir'ct, ara N'Ie
en- dctcrniurd that he should uoi V0" IN cpntio-
ycmilon of their wishes. The la'orrd .Hlm"atl?n
nj General johnson Is most uUI'i5'"h"i'J ~ 'i''
effect. III. oor,c,,l ., l,o,n no
fare fhr attention OF my readers thus one Iart ihl
he
and bulli02InG outr.Ers was !" i H, ~ ~
nnrloucc As conUarrd with the spirit wien uhde',,
laid and induced those acts. Inc tWo 'h'u'"' "',.'
mote murders III Louisiana were OF no HloIc HII"'
tnnce than the one hundred and more whcn were
testified 10 III Alabama from p"lIlclI W PH"NopnI
zeal point of view. he wrong Is no, 10 oe
IL, thc rnaiis that wcTo u'clcd or the stripes ilial
,,crc gwen Neither is the future p"litlc'I dal@r
to be- cs imatod by such means; Inc ops Ions y,
Ma K Inn were mere ludices Oi the Spifi from when
thry Aprunp wlIch spirit Is the dangerous element
OF the Solid South $1,000 = Ill., ,,o,,;
cc.t.tions from which have dcducrd proofs OF ms
.nir,t md rs TO the extent and character OF the
spirit itself. it is amusing 10 no" Ihr .rs'i'io'''
E,st rb. RrrnblicanS of the South who. with
ont ,xception So far ~ have ever known. approve
and confirm the ,lrlmcati0us have gwen ~ NY
books These. II shond he Irnc.n"rfrh Ihc'"uc in
actual numerical majority of the S"uih. =, ,.,..
S,ond-rle multitude OF conitsHllig Eu-hiuA;
OF whom made wit ten confessions before u
"" ~ Ind,,c winch are now IN my pos>ess0n, and the
sworn witnesses examined I"i"fe lhl'e separate
committees Of Congress eNtahshlhG pIooI' VI H"'o
thou 3 900 murders ol Republicans.
Jbird-Ihe officers OF the Khan who have gwen
testimony and estimates IN regard To- us nlihnriS
and extent In HE discussion 81 "i!' i'r s',i ip
declared that there more than 1uooo III l"aI
State. - , -. .t South chat
fakes the view set forth by the NcW-Ot1'dhs lmS.
which SAWS that my work are representations Hl
n period which Is past, admitting the h'IS ana Only
A,ri,1st these are IL bc placed that faction which
i Lunyu as the a. nlld South" The question, So
far as snch an neutrality-suspicious. lir Ray ne "IIIri
a question, ID one OF N'Iati'J b''"'V' Wv 30 VIZ
nCSsc>.
SOUTHERN SFLF-rS1ErM AMP IFS FiNrLTS'
The unrIvaled excellence of the Southern civlII-
cation is tine burden oi Mr.. Royals pamphlet; ana
the people Of tie North Will he glad TO know thai
tie South Is not in any SENSE missionary ground. II
may do them good t. remember. too what TINS
o,,.tlc of thc Confederate solid South saysin
thrir favor. II suggests lesson which cannot he
canned TOO often nor remembered too carefully:
There * no people lNius upon the s.'hr who aio
40 entirely coi-rGN their character ~ tr "II'
urolr ~ tr Sluth,u -ihtr- They f'uE me nate VAR
fhn they were rgnt uoVryc. mn'hH N"iih"fh mih
YET ~ the mud ~ ti, ~nnthcri, ruir hi net
not only right Ia the si=h vi Hod bal "JHi'I 10y h''
law.
In connection with this there should not be for
gotten the exceeding constituencies If q people who
have lived in most remark the i'"lail"n Tor
bIanch Of ;hc AugloNaXo family. for two hnndrcd
wears and whose chef m,ntI almcnt has consisted
Of iuoldinaic ,o,c, Ui ,,ll llul1tIon. Tho amount
Of fulsornr aIulatiou which a southern man f
even ordinary ability can give aud take -
simply amazing The amount of general pane
yvric which il Iayishcd the separate
STATE. in particular. AMI upon the S"nth ia
general j. altogether slrEcuus :" a N"ti"ih
stomach. winch D., quite unused {" eurh di'
plays There alr certain good and adnirahlr results
flowing from this. and other foolish ANA harm'uI
ones. one Of the good results Is that Tie Southern
man never dispuI.cs himself III the attempt {" mn
tate someone ol.c. lie Is 50 pIond oi hong S"nih-
r,uer that he cannot afford to d'prcclAr hlnis"i by
hrr.uuug a counterfeit. IL tins the S1uth /, ~
strong and happy cont rlst IN ia" North. Nothing
can be more disgusting han the slayish mlltion of
a. -. ia ia lac al A
or character in the eastern portion of cnr Northern
STATES at this time. Ciothcs, ornaments. h"r-r-
wagons. honscs, paintings and even th" miserable
drayN Of tic cocknry, his muttoh-chop whlShef-.
his outrapronslv bad manners and lnSuicrablc AFRO
rance are studIously cultivated by the greater part
of tie vouth Of that portion OF oar country which
most boasts Of its intelligence. II tins Anghan
api-hnc>s confines much longer We shall ho IN
drbcd to this eplu o tie Sonth Tor preserving
tie American Twp" from extinction.
There l. another result which Is altogether
pleasant The language oi compliment becomes
the conln"n chang ct society III gather
ing of ladies and gentlemen the latter seek every
opportunity for the expression OF admiration. II u
undlsgni4cd and constant IT." only require
meni il that il shall 'o neat Living ~ this htn1-
sphere Of alul8tiOn the ladies become moro self
possessed and vivacous than their SISTERS Of the
North. II gives 10 the more refined classes oi them
a Ct aIin which is readily dlstIngulshablo and
without having tho knowledge and general Iu-
tehgenco af their Northern sisters. Trey gen
orally far better cOnycrsa ionallss. This Is e-po-
cially true a Comparison with tho lalcs Of New
England aud SONS paris of the Middle States.
Another result of this upon all c.assus the most
seusit iVencss to criticism dcprrcIatio
and an absurd tendency To bOtst III The most rdcu-
lous and cxtravagnnt manner Anything which is
not wholly laldatOrt Of fla" South ci all ITS stItn
irons customs and characteristics, - altogether
evil in their owes. They CDncelVe that tho puT-
po1e of any one making any remark not altOgehrr
laudatOry Is wholly hnttiic, no matter what Ita
truth or what Its effect Oh other minds. 4 funny
illuSt alton of this fact comes 70 us from New
Orleans at this very time. Mr.. Cables excellent
dlalcctc novel of Ncw.Ollehns Lie about tie be.
ginning If The century, while 1t did not wholly an
prove of all that constituted the Southern society of
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