The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-03-19


tIey did dat for true. Bob seems
to think it was very bad conduct to
run away from so good place as
Captain James's big farm 10 Jeifer.
son county where darkey had
more good vittles aud more to5ak.
ker than he could eat up to save his
life.
Now. / have known Bob for years
and he is a better darkey than the
average, and; this reminds
me of letter | had to-day from a
friend in North Carolina who says:
cover here the negro is like meta
physics--the more studied the more
new phases. Religiously and po-
Iitically he is an enthusiastic fanat-
ic. His whims and caprices are ~
determinative quantities. He has
neither gratitude, revenge, nor VIZ
tue. He is initiative but not invent
i've. dramatically he is an OBJ
iective case, socially a fraud and
vet with all this he is about the
best labOrer we can have"
But suppose he is a failure as
progressive farmer, who does that
hurt materially but himselff Let
the white man make progress and
the negro will keep close behind
him, for, AS my friend says, he IS a
good imitator. In the middle belt
that is black with negroes, the
white landlords live away OF and
reut out to negroes, and then COM
plain that they do not progress-1o
not make enough on the farms. VI
course not. Perhaps some Germans
would make more of they owned
the land, but as tenants 1t is doubt
full. But after AL, what is the use
of complaining when there is no
remedy in sight. The negro is here,
here in his fathers house, and is
here to stay, so far as we can see.
lie has given us IA great deal OF
trouble and anxiety since the wal
for his aeW guardians made a TOO
of him, S.fe now there are forces Al
work that will sooner or later set
tie him down where his nature aud
interests assign him. II is a slow
process but it is sure-the mills ol
the Gods grind slowly.
One thing is sure, the negro ha'
done aud is now doing vas
amount of useful, progressive worl
at the south. He does all tht
heavy work OF building railroads
and canals, aud mining for ore. anf
cutting timber, aud making cottor
and lice and sugar cane. He is
willing orker and makes no strikes
and has no envy for the rich. lie
will steal to crafty immediate
wants but not from envy. He has
no communism in his nature. IL
fact he has more respect Tor rlcl
mau than for poor one or for him
self. The great issue between cap
ital and labor does not concern hin
or disturb his slumbers. hav'
great respect Tor our white laborer
onr farmers and mechanics. Al
the sympatbies of my nature ar
with them, but when ! read of thel
exactiOns and demands-as mad
upon MIR. McCOrmick-I am disgust
|, ed with labor unions. When the.
tell him he must not employ oul
side of their uuiOn, it shocks th
Judgment of mankind. | admir-
. his spunk for shutting down an
I turning them all out. | saw M
: Sam Noble do that once at Rom
The union sent a COMMITTEES to wa
, upou him and notify him to di
4 charge IN apprentice, aud L WI
! never forget the towering rage an
. indignation that took possession
n him. They got away from thel
: quick aud be discharged the who
? concern for insulting him with sue
demand. Labor and caplti
. have got to work together in ha
= monv and each must be reasoHabl
} If capital WAS always kind and Co
= siderate there would be little nee
!. of unions. Iflabor was never IL
!. : perious nor unreasonable it wOu
. always get the sympathy OF ma
Il kind
" But we will not solve the neg
problem right away. Let us wa
i a few days longer. The chaingar
= y is diminishing in numbers, and y
= 4 saw a convict on the train la
. week who WAS going tor thr
= months for stealing a blacksmith
: punch that cost ten cents. For &
ls like of that we could have almo
a half the race in shackles within {
4, next twelve months-and We cou
- thin out the white folks powerful
y If all their little cheatings we
- punished. We are mean enOnl
~ all round, but if | had the de
- sure prosf on that darkey who ST
4 Carts gun Christmas while I v
- away of in Florida, l wouldn't Dol
20 er the courts with him but l wou
/, tie him up behind the barn a
~ give him forty lashes save one, a
"a he would let those guns aiope I
n next time. We efe morally certs
T. who did it aud have reason to
- liere he intended to bring y ba
~ ~ after be had his big rabbit hu
~ With the other niggers, but be {
~ ~ scared and don't do it. He did
y ~ mean to steal It, bat the. gun
- gone allth same. A good wh
|. nina is more satisfaction al ron
- than the chaingaug, auf costs !
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