The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-11-05
As it the CrOak OfA Cassandra?
From the Christian Advocate,

As it the Croak OfA Cassandra?
From the Christian Advocate.
There are signs OF moderation In the
fierce enemies Of the South. Passion
is subsidng. Reason is gaining sway,
Public men in the North are beginning
to look with judicial cslmness upon
the Southern side of affairs.
II is occurring to the fairest minds
that perhaps there might be somewhat
OF right and reason where whole peo-
pie put to hazard their lives and fort
unes in battle. The New York Inde-
pendent, which has hitherto shown
small acquaintance with the constitu-
tional history OF this country, recently
conceded that the South Febelled in
the same sense that Washington was a
traitor. This is marked progress in
that journal.
II is pretty well understood that the
best men in the North are now asham.
ed OF their carpetbaggers in the South.
Recently a letter, from a Northern
writer, in the Chicago Advance allud-
ed with contempt to a negro loafer in
Florida, shiftiess unIettered, and vi
cious, as once chairman Of the Board
of Education" 1t was clear from the
tone Of the remark, that a crime
against Civilization has been committed
and the correspondent knew who
ought to blush. Those evil days are
remembered now by the just and pa
triotic menin the successful section as
a blot on our government.
There is returning sense of fairness
and recognition OF the silent fortitude
of people, who fought bravely and
well for the right Of local self-govern-
ment, and endured confiscation and a
hideOus political despotism for years
with unmurmuring patience and
hope,
1t has come to pass that, in two de-
cades, the high and heroic purposes
that brought about the second "rebell-
ion" are mentioned each year with less
of severity in condemnation by the
Yictors in the field.
There comes to the rejecting minds
question of grave concern whether
there has not been a blunder in the
experimental war product-of "man-
hood suffrage" Bishop Foster, of the
Northern Church, gave utterance of
foreboding in honest words: "Our
panacea for all social ills, the ballot,
may yet be our death warrant"
Macauley, more than quarter of a
century ago. put on record his opinion
that America could not stand the strain
of a dense population and universal
suffrage, Europe empties annually a
million Of ignorant, low bred, danger
GUS and refuse population upon our
shores. Such emigration is favored
by foreign governments as a riddance
of bad element. This continent il
the dumping ground for their political
offal.
| This sluice OF outcasts poured into
the Northern section, Is poisonous and
pestilentisl, both politically and social
ly. Can the better element here filtel
this streamH Can the Church clarity
it2 Can the State control it, or will il
debauch the government This mud
dy current of vileness is telling on tn,
Northwest. The press OF the citie
sets daily feast OF tainted meats
, There must be u vicious appetite
among its patrons. The cargoes from
the pest.houses of Europe may prov,
political lepers inoculating the nativ'
i wretchee with the deadly virus til
+ morality, honesty, ordered liberty, ant
/ property become prey TO the dissolut
and desperate.
There may come an hour when tn
0 crusade against the conservative Soutl
g will be set down and regretted as th
= crime OF the centuries Time make
/, all things even. The confscation Q
Y millions of property in the South b.
i, the stroke Of pen has taught an evi
9 lesson. Why shall not the proletariO
], vote away the millions of Mr.. ia
o Gould? Under the guise of pension
t a largesse of one hundred milliop
e distributed each year The veteran
: Of Augustus had reward for cuttin
n throats. The patriots looted th
Il churches, houses, and purses Of tn
a South. In peace they raid the Natiol
Q al Treasury Is not this the o'd story
n Bread, games, and banquets at tn
d public expense. How soon before tn
l. Presidency, like the sceptre Of ii
d Cesars, is set up 10 the highest bidder
L Universal suffrage, limitless immigr
o ton OF the vicious classes, legslize
n bribery by act OF Congress, the negl
y Of the South and the serf OF EuroI
N armed with confscating ballot-thel
y are ominous signs.
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