The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-07-14
IMPRESSIONS OF THE SOUTH.
WHAT \ A;lLNAUKEE M.T THINKS OF
Tl:IS SECTION.

= Impartial Correspondent.
Il (Mobiie Letter to The Milgauk e Journalist
n The long, lanky editor Of a Northel
. paper, who went to Canada to dodge Il
: draft, insists that the rebel hrigadie
o are again in the saddle, ready for anotl
L CT assault ON the Union. He whisper
to those who will listen that the Soutl
ern man still hates his Northern brothe
!. with all the artlor OF his symbred nature
AS usual, the organ editor lies. I hay
spent six weeks looking for uncor
: structed citizens. without finding ono
On the contrary, the visitor from tn
North is impressed with the cortialit.
, which marks his reception here, and tn
spirit of National pride that is manifest
cd. \ spectacle not unircqucntly be
held is that of an cx-Confcdcratc soldier
who gave one CT his legs to feed Uncle
Sans bullets, steadying himself with F.;
crutch while he praises with generous
gesticulation this great and glorious na
tion. I have not heard the late unplcas.
antncss spoken of except when the sub,
icct was broachcd by Northerncr. OF
course there are Bourbons here who can
not understand that we have passed from
the COS to tie SOS, but the average
Southerner would fight for the Union
to-day.
The story of the business life of the
South is a sad one 1t may have been a
guest at the Rip Van Winllc banquet;
it has certainly siepl for twenty years,
and is now Strengthening out its legs
preparatory to going forth to learn what
and where it is. 1t will find as much
happiness and prosperity as Zip did at
the end OF the journey. There is no
limit to its resources; to the right and
the left one can see fortunes: but there
is nobody here to reach ont his hand and
take them One rides through miles of
splendid country that bears no sign of
life. Immigration IS the first great
need; no effort has yet been made to
secure new citizens. Is it likely people
would go into such frantic scramble to
settle on Dakota billiards if they knew
of the advantages this section of country
offers to men Of small capital and day
laborers? But the Northwest will be ex-
hausted sooner or later, and the tide OF |
will flow Southward. Then,
qnd not till then. shall we know the New
South. It is not probable this metamor-
phosis will be completed early enough to
benefit the present generation:
The EelieT quite generally entertained
by Northern people, that the negro is
destined to act an important part in the
development OF the South, IL fallacious.
They do not appear to progress. I have
seen colored children at school, and it is
lard to realize that human being can
De so stupid as they are, with rare ex-
,eptions. The older nesioes have not a
park Of ambition. They live on a few
lollars year, and are lazy, shiftless and
could learn of but few
:olored employers We drove three {
niles into the country, in Mississippi, to
ce !. specimen CT negro thrift. The fel- ;
ow had rented ground and planted cot (
on. He picked enough to pay his land
ord and merchant, the latter being the {
aan from whom he buys meal and mo- !
asses. About one-third Of the crop he :
id not harvest, leaving it as it grew in t
he field; he is sure of food and lodging i
Or the year, and is satisfied. Like all t
lc darkeys, he lives in small cabin /
nat has one room, a big chimney and b
o windows. He spends no money for I
Iothing; in fact g decently dressed O
egro is not common sight. Where on il
nth they get the rags that partly cover r
leir bodies is a mystery. 1t is fair to r.
y I have seen 5000 negroes, and every t
ne of them wore a hat which words can p
OF describe, and 40 t!yo of them were d
ike. In foot-gear, particularly among fl
'e curly-headed denizens OF Tennessee ?
I'd Mississippi, they display fearful and fl
ingenuity The majority wrap Il
gs around their feet, and do not re- Il
owe or change them until warm wealth d
is guaranteed. n
The relation Of the whites and blacks pl
misreprcscnted. The negroes arc ex- II
emely respectful and frequently i.iliiec- til
'natc in their conduct toward the pl
ite people. They have trouble with CO
C uncducatcd whites, whom they con- pl
Ter beneath them. 1t WAS from this l.;
lss the oversccrs were selected in the sa
Us of slavery. The stories of bull Sc
zing and shotgun rule are gross eS-
gerations. When the carpct-baggers
re driven out stormy scenes were wit ~,
sscd: but now elections are pcaccable. :"
lc negroes do not exhibit the slightest
crest in affairs Of State. Thousands
them do not even know when an cleo
Il will be held. When Democrat yc
'Sging the Bourbons' pardon for call Sol
; Mr.. Cleveland such) became Presi- my
IT. some of them were excited by WI
lures drawn by demagogues, but now EN-
y seem to regard the administration me
b favor. Alexander, the colored man ch' q
o delivered Blaine campaign speeches inc
Wisconsin last year, died here this a.:
ok. He was q hard character, accord WI
to the general verdict, and openly " We
licked on his infiucnuc with his Dco- :, "a
II the negroes could be intelligent eo' 90
directed they might do much toward llo no
cloping the South, but it is doubtful T IeN
hey can do anything for themselves li Ll
ing the present generation, at least. s': sne
il 40, prepared 70 say ii4ey have not Iio ILo;
anced since the war, as l know little I iIa
their condition when they were in .:I, piT
dagc In Judging them the reader SS3 SUI
st keep in mind the fact that for gen 5h' si'
ic:.:s t.h,ny have been oppressed. 1t /, ~
lcrcforc not reasonable to expect that 80 ~ !
= will at once raise themselves to iiiei
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