The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-10
Well Stated--Pe'sistent and Ven-
omou Abuss If the South

omous Abuso If the South
A prominent citizen and banker OF
Henderson. y. c., whose letter a. 'pend-
ed speaks for itself. has sent US recent
copies of Northern journals, including
..Puck."-the political satirist. The
customary bent of its latters cart o n Is
to show up the faults and foll.es OF the
Republicans. n.unopolists. and National
Treasury Robbers. i'll general. 1t does
this berause Harper's Weekly occupies
The other field. and abuses Democrats.
But III Lhc Christmas number, with the
chimes OF Peace and Goodwin" echo
ing Ger tie earth, it appears with a
large. colorcd picture aimed at the
south. and calculated to do US lasting
i.arm to the extent OF its circulation
among Foo;s. which must be large. else
the ~preiudices of that class would not he
catered to. The picture represents a
swamp. with a big sign. (stlcking out OF
the mud and water) inviting Northern
Immigrants to come and settle. But as
| the Immigrants come down the road
headed by a fat capitalist. with a bundle
of greenbacks, and asturdy ~workingman
with his tools on his shoulder. they are
halted BY a chastity tigure.-a stalwart
skeleton. with knives and pistols in its
belt. a rope around its neck, and carry
ing a shot u LEARNING them to tnrn
back IN haste unless they wouid "die By
riolence - Behind the ghostl, des-
perado who bars their path can be seer
a fine rolling country. but on erery hill
top NEGRO sriHgi"g. from a tree, ond ~
erery feI a lonely grdre!
1t is needless to say the sketch is
false. in fact. in suggestion. in inference.
and in all respects save one.-the malice
of an heart that could seek to wrong and
iniure millions of unoflending citizens
of a common country for a petty profit
One good may come of such publica'
tons. They may eventually induce the
Southern Press agents" to consent t.
forego the pittance they gain by tele'
graphing to the Yankee papers every
isolated occurrence of crime. passion. o.
rowdyism,-which they must know
would attract no attention at the Nortl
when occurring among the same low
class of people. We have seen a mum
her of negro scandals and broils ,elt
graphed North and paraded III the lead
ing dailies. as specimens of life il
Southern Society l. Surely the prid,
OF race and nativity ought to lead til,
local agents of the Associated Press t.
distinguish between drunken lakewood
negroes. and respectable North Caro-
linians. As for the Nations misrepre
sensations and false deductions, W,
have neither the time, the space, no
the patience to dissect them nor woul,
it serve any present purpose to do'so
as the Yankee editor would repeat then
tomorrow. and the Yankee Natiol
would believe them.-"though one ros
from the dead!' They do credit then
Notwithstanding that every day. of ev
cry week, of every year since the war
thousands of intelligent Northern mel
have come South, investigated the Sian
ders and denounced them as ISLANDERS
declaring that the Southern white pop
ulation is, in proportion to numbers, a
peaceful and ~law-abiding as any ON tn,
globe. The old saying that the ''mal
who is at fault is slowest to forgive
is fulfilled in this matter. The Aboli
ton fanatics know that they forced th
South into the war, and then hired for
eioners to choke her until she woul
consent to the robbery of $500, 900. 90
of slave property. Hence, while tn
South has cravenly truckled and plea
for Peace and Reconciliation for sixteel
years, your genuine Yankee hates u
to-day with a ranking venom incredibl
to believe until you read his speeches
his sermons, his newspapers. and hi
votes. Thank God! the recent cleo
tons show that a majority of the Mort;
ern people repudiate the fanatics, an
demand an era of true ''Unionism I!
Let US hope it may soon dawn.