The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-08-09


le.k DaFH .ss japFpslists and - men
r1ae9young1. bat osn careetsas> journdl
ists and our lives as men have bed
long enough for US to learn that L
great portion of the press Of u
Nosth is insinceEe and illasicala asi
hat It g either grossly ignorant o
nsn. society, Gust 'lns, laws and re
li4ion 1t the South, or else it take.
pleasure in wilfal misrepresentation
and perversion.
We are led to these observations
flom the tone Of some of the article.
which have recently appeared in tn.
ablest of the Nothern papers, and i,
a@ords Us real pleasure to find that
even the unerring North is beginning
. admit that even she does not know
I'll things. and that possibly the de
generate South does sometimes &C,
ASVk0 pure mVGlveS.
We have been tod that it was 8
crime for the white men Of the South
t. stand solidly together; that be
cause We did not embrsce, caress, and
teceiveinto oar homes and schools
the negro, who as class have neither
refinement nor moral sense that be.
cause We branded as an infamous
crime marriage between the races !;
that because the virtue, intelligence,
end sense stood arrsyed against
ignorance, vice andcorruption ;thatbe
csasewesought to p rpetuate ourliher,
ties,that becausewc would not surren.
der our States to men whose mission
80 to defraud aud plumber that be-
cause We had the manliness to rescue
the land Of our homes and 6resides
fton the depth OF iufamy into which
venal and corrupt and bad men had
carried it, we were intolerant, ignor-
ant. prejudiced, uncivilized, barba.
rous. Now that reason and results
have shown or wisdom, and demon
ssratsd chat We acted from right prin:
eiplee. the public sentiment of the
Nersh says approvingly and patron
iingly that "If the best Republicans
ofthe North lived in the South thev
would be Democrats" This is an
emphatic declaration that the course
OF the Southern Democrat has been
right. But why this sudden change
In the Nothern mind? Were there
greater reasons one. two or three
yssre ego for the white men of the
seuth being Republicans than there
ere so.days Has the Democrat
changed his principles? Has he
Itown better, or has the white Repub.
aeaa South grown worse? Why is it
'nss the best Republicans Moth
would be the best Democrats South?
No ofshe South know and the North
news too. It is because the Repub. |
iesAn marty South is composed of ne. |
gross and few white men, who have |
easn tempted by misguided ambition.
ass'rs foF revenge. disappointment.
'ovs OF money, love of power. or 9th,
y interested motives because every
strtneus white man believes that the
'hite trace ought to rule this country
D Stats} in county, in towu,ssin vii
re; eecaase al! honest and upright
'hass men believe i'll keeping the
lne'o-Saxon blood pure aud undee,
d tad unmixed With tho inferior
African blood; b. cane. aaoa s',;,a
4. 1--we in progress; because
...us and right are the same every
whore.
Submit this proposition to the
white Republicans Of the South to-
day: Are you willing that one single
State in this Uuion should be placed
snds1 the exclusive domination of
What would the answer be?
Mol thousand times no, wouli !be |
Me response. If, then. this is so. |
Why 10 it that you are willing TO lead
shsms Il it not for place ana pow.
and money! Can you 81. vii p
clear conscience ant you
from cooi ju6geneas AID &
principler
It is impossible forwn. e men .esr
TO Ismain leaders o. tae. Rcpuhl . |
party South, unless tney Ms 10
their minds to sccede to all ,...,
lent ead leve,ii,g I'd. G ~
negro. Tile mai;e leaders !, .,eJ !,
driven on from o1e cz..n- :,
othsr-tao!v ia,e m,.as coo.....
s1ter coheesS-ol. lie ne i! h..
for one demand. ult.i Re - s.
then he saks more Saa> NJ.
mas now come 10. :. y J.. w.,
men must leave tue L. .