The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-05-10
A Northern Mans Experience IN the
South.

Turning from the complaints Of
political adventures in the South,
and from the diatribes of such agi-
tators and maleontents of the colored
race as John R. Lynch, to the state
ments of Northern men who have made
their homes in the South not to ride into
Office by cultivating strife between the
races, and arraying one in deadly hostil-
ity against the other, but to engage in
legitimate pursuits, and at the same
time to enjoy freedom ofspeech and all
the civil and political rights that belong
to the most favored American citizen
and what do we hear? Let the Hon. H.
1. Kimball, Of Atlanta, Georgia, speak.
In a recent address delivered before
the American Agricultural Association
at Cincinnati, he said
Imay be pardoned here for personal aIg-
sion In the prosecution Of q business enter
prise which took me through the South almost
Immediately after the close Of hostilities, was
impressed with It's possibilities, and notwith-
ing the fact thai aras IL he sfrirte't sense a
YanEes having been borne in Maine, received
nv business education and training in ConHec-
ticut--G RepuJfteaa and Pfod.5ttioasst-my
firm confidence in the grand future Of the South
determined me TO meet boldly ali the then keen
/ prejudice oftAe people, and make atlanta my
home.
/ HAD been engaged in great business enter
! prise-, both East aud West, and understood or
though, I did, the restless activity Of the
/ North.
i Having seen the wave Of civilization sweep
+ ing ever Westward, until what used to be called
+ on our school maps tine great American desert
+ vas nearly obIlterated-if, indeed, such a place
( ever cxisted-and feeling that the time had
come for the swarms from the Northern and
/ foreign hives TO Gy Soutb, instead OF West, and
/ that the city Of Atlanta was the point At which
+ they would naturally cpuggegate, l building
accordingly"
/ Tao sequel proved that j ahead Of my
time It took longer. than I had thought il
would for the bow to renew its elasticity, and
when il did, the first signs ef It were not in tho
line O progress 9r advance in an those indus
/ trie. that are 50 essential 10 the building up d
any community,
/ Ihqre incl He.e through al H,c-soge u sf
constructions, HIRE jeea pgommcady connected
gfh many s.sjii- enterprises, 'as{ neither myse.
nor 1ag .traag hafe err ss.6lfsE the Slightest os
,rocisD, on acro,.H Of aty opa, and cro'c-i al
dsraacr TO The prit@piss political or 2tber''ise
,rijeG Lorr qnidci ay career, and | thank Coz
/ have lived To- see sectionalsm cndcI-thc FIX
position has driven out the last vesti-e. From
heuccforth there viii be no sectional controvcr
sizes in our .aud; We are one people, rejoicing
in a common heritage, hopefu. ola glorious des
tins.
The experience Of Mr.. KimbalI is The
experience Of numerous Northern Re
publicans in every Southern city
We have them here in Mississippi, de
rided and abused as she has been
( Northern men-RepubIicans-who have
made their homes in the South, enjoyed
their politics, exercised the full measure
Of a freeman's rights, and if enabled t.
testify could speak as this, ST., the strict
est sense q Yo,Eee,' and adopted son @.
Georgia, has spoken. We might men
ton the names of some Of them. W.
hope they will pardon us-notably
Capt. Frederick Speed, Grand Mastero
Masons. Hon. L. JcffordS. and Gen