The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-15
ATTITUDE or THE SOUTH.

One Of the best expositlons We have
seen anywhere OF the attitude Of the
South ia that contained In a paper by
Rev. Atticus Haygood, d. d., OF Emery
College, oxford, Ga, In the Chicago Ad'
vance. Referring to theold scare crows
about paying the rebel debt and pen
sioning rebel soldiers, DR.. Haygood says;
Your correspondent does not pretend
TO know what every Southern man
thinks or says or hopes, but having
lived In tho South for forty'i veara,
having travelled much through each one
OF these States, having acquaintance In
each one OF them, being familiar with
the leading papers-this no can say:
He never saw a man who expects 10 sac
Confederate soldiers pensioners who ex-
poets 10 aee slaves paid f0ri no never
saw q school where texts are used that
teach secessi0Di no never saw confeier-
ate laga since AppomattOx, waving
over public bull iinga. November "a,
being In Atlanta, Georgia, while q Dem
0cratic Qualification" was going on, he
did aee literally thousands OF United
States aaga. Tho truth Ia, few people
In the South under twenty'0ne ever saw
q confederate flag anywhere.
And discussing the effect Of the 70
cent election on the Northern people,
DR., Haygood talks with emphasis and
good sense. He says:
On some pOints am positiye, For one
thing, the Southern people feel more as
N they are really In the Union, and that
they have vital interests In ita honor
and integrity, than for thirty years past.
They feel a greater sense OF RESPONSE
bility In tho government OF the country
than for q whole generation. There In
more kindnesa'Of feeling toward the
negro than there has been any day since
no was made n voter.
The negroes have been stirred up.
Nearly all have been anxious; many
have been alarmed; u few have been In
despair. II nothing else comes OF the
Democratic administration one great
blessing, In tho shape OF a sorely needed
lesson, Will come TO the negroee-a les.
aon they would hardly have learned In
q hundred years had the Republican
party continued In power. This lesson
Ia; That their citizenship Ia rooted In
the law and not In a party. For twenty
years they have been taught In every
form OF statement; (D that the Republic.
con party set them free; () that the
Democratic party, once In power, would
re'enslaye them. The more Intelligent
among them did not believe any such
nonsense; but the majority OF them are
not intelligent | do not blame them
for believing that slavery would DO their
lot N the Democrats put their man In
the White House, The carpet bag poll.
tlclans, who 40 long controlled them,
and their own whippers-in, have told
them over and over again that Demo.
era YIN the PrCeldent's chair meant slav.
cry 10 the negroes, One OF my family
servants, an old wOmin, believed II, and
II took my best skill 10 undecelye her.
Bat now they will all learn that their
citizenship Ia In law and not In q party.
Az a consequence DR.. Haygood thinks
The Southern negroes will vote "solid"
no more, what thenY" no asks, but
ion't answer. Clearly thOre will DO less
In the white vote, when a
menace Is removed Northern people and
especially Northern Republicans can.
rot understand.