The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-12-25


~ allow sprotsetiouist TO hold the rein
over then. even il be is good Democra
and better qualified for tbs position thai
any other Democrat 10 the House.
The Truth IN Regard 10 the South.
Z Blsine's Augusta speech in which b,
arrsigned tho Democratic party Of III,
South for prasticslly suPprsssing tn,
Negro vote, 30 that the vote Of one whit
J man in the South, ~ far AZ President sns
Cengrsssmen are concerned, is nearly
equal TO two votes in tho North. brough
down a storm Of indignation not only
from the Democratic but also from mos
OF tho so called Independent papers
They declared that II was not true ant
that IL was deliberate plan on the part .
Mr.. Blaine, stung by his defeat, to stiruT
auimcsty aud strife between the two sec
tions Of the country.
i Now IL his statements are not substsn
italy true then Mr.. Blaine was greatly t.
blame for msking such a speech. re
markabls confirmation Of his statements
10 published in the January Ccafary by al
article written by Geo, W. Cable, the dis
tinguisbel novelist, Mr. Cable is native
Of the South aud served in the Confeder
ate army. He has lectured great deal
and has travelled all over the South aud il
probably as well posted on the subject az
any man, either North or South. The
conclusion that he arrives ut Is that the
"Frtsdmsa is not a fireman. He does
not enjoy the same rights and privileges
that arc accorded to the whites. and that
are guaranteed TO him by the amended
constitution Mr. Cable says nothing
about suffrage except by implication, but
he implies 10 this strongest kind Of Ian
guage that the freedmen do not. practical
ly. enjoy the right OF suffrage on par
with the white voters.
| In the matter Of courts aud juries, =
black man has not an even chance The
juries are almost always composed Of white
men and they are disposed to msts ont
punishment to the blacks paying little
regard TO fact or law. Mr.. Cable says:
'.Now il with these condition in force the
public mind has been captivated by
glowing pictures Of the rcmunsrative
economy Of the convict lease system, and
by the seductive spectacle Of mines and
railways, turnpikcs and levees, that every
body wants aud nobody wants to pay for.
growing apsce by convict labor that seems
to cost nothing, wc may almost assert be-
fore hand that the popular mind will mot
80 maliciously as unre6ectingly yield to
the tremendous temptation to hustle the
nisbshaving black man into the state
prison under extravaeant sentence. and
sell his labor to the highest bidder who
will use him in the construction Of public
works. For Ignorance Of the awful con-
diiion Of these pcntentiaries is extreme
and general and the hasty. hslf-conscious
assumption naturally is, that the cu!prit
will survive Mis- term OF sentence and its
fierce discipline teach him to behave him
self"
Mr.. Csble then says in proof that the
number Of whites sent to the state prison
in South Carolina in 1881 was 20 and OF
colored 406 III Georgia. Oct. 20, 1850.
there were ll5 White persons aud 1911
colorei in prison. He says. III this IL :
dark record what shall We say OF the rec.
ords Of lynch laa' But for them there il
on room here.
The blacks are not allowed TO ride in the
came cars with whites uIless they 90 q
servants 10 the whites aud then there is
no objection. Mr., Cable cites some cruel
eases that have come under hi. own Oh
sersaiion aud then quotes the following
which Vas printed in the Selma, Ala,
Times mol Dix Gollhs ago. aud mot as q
complaint but as . boast
"a few days Aiuce. ! negro minister OF
.his city, boarded the east bound train on
the T.. T., v &G. railway sud took scat
10 the soach occupied by white psssen-
gers Some Of The passengers complained
10 the conductor and brAkemen, and ex- |
pressed considerable dissstiSfaction that
they wrrp obliged TO ride alongsias Of
negro. The railroad officials informed the
complainsnis that they we're not anthor- |
ixsd 10 force the colored passenger int
this coach set apart for the negroes. snd
thsy would lay themselves liable should |
they do 50. The white paAssugers then
took the matter into their own hands and
ordered the ebony bned mioistrr TO take
seal il the neat coach. tie positively 70.
fused 10 obey orders, whersupon the men
gave him syarj iiogsius and forced him
70 sea, smoug iaix osn color and equals.
We learned Yesterday that tho vsnquishsd
preacher vss unatle to oil his pulpit on
account Of The severe ehzstissment inlet
ed upon him. Nov Issys the delighted
editor tbs query that puzzles Is. Who
did The fsggings
Mr. Cable ssys thst no ether people on
earth under like circumstances ~onld en-
iure such indigni,iss peae<Dly. and while
hs dos not anticipate any disturbances
from the blacks be ssks that the Southern
= bites do then equal justice. the more
since the North has given mp the use 81
Iorer asi left the question to the msgns-
aia.ity 81 the SoalLera whites.
Jadge Tcargee. ssthcr Of "A Fools I
Esssnd. sho speht several y~srs ~ tie
scaiA, % he ether hana 10 a recent lre
Iafe predicted shss tie blaess are liable /.
20 rsss 10 rebslissa asain.t The @aiiss u !
10 dis,sat DE-. he ssid u