The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-12-21
A NEEDED PROTEST
Against the Circulation of South Hating
Literature Among Our People.

Especial Cor. State CHRoNICLE.l
MAPLEvILLE, n. CT desire to call the
attention of the readers of the CHRONICLE
to matter that | think deserves the con-
sideration of every white man in North
Carolina. | have recently read an article
in Belford's Magazine for August styled
"Aunt Sally's Boy Jack, which contains
sentiments, if carried out, to destroy
the lines between the races, socially and
politically, and hasten on the day that the
rabid Republican at the North so much
wishes for and that is amalgamation and
a Mexicanized government. This maga-
zine goes into the homes of our people
and is read at their firesdes On one hand
tariff reform is clearly stated, as believed
in by the Democratic party. On the other
side by designing haters of the South,
there are doctrines advocated which are
contrary to the principles of the Demo
cratic party and contrary to everything
which the white people of the South hold
sacred. Here are some Of the sentiments
and gush OF a sentimental South hater and
Republican. On page 465 you will find
the following: ''But | can conceive of
many cases where the inter-marriage of
people of THE TWO RACES where the differ
ence in COLOR is not marked. would be
beneficial to both parties, For instance,
BILE CIRCUMSTANCES and of very low ante
cedents, but educated and YIRTUOUs, and
the colored MAN. light in complexion, edu-
Gated and REFINED, l can see no objection
to such a union, provided the parties are
both of age and discretion.
How does that sound to the white peO-
pie of North Carolina! How stands the
Democratic party on that issue What do
the laws of North Carolina say on the sub
ject? Do you see the point: The laws
forbidding and Furnishing such actions,
and this law was enacted by the white
people of the State, and yet, Yankee
writer sends out such stuff for our people
to read.
On page 474 you viii find this state
ment: Believing the raising Of the issue,
Chat is, separate schools for the races was
the work of designing politicians and that
there was 10 need OF any such law, that
its agitation was calculated to sir up strife
between the races and Only tend to embit
ter feelings of enmity which ought rather
to be Modified, and that the true destiny
of this great country lay in ne final unfit
cation of all he boldly ana untquiy-
ocally opposed it, lthat is the law as Is
tablished by our Southern people on mixed
schools. How stands the people Of North
Carolina on that issue: How stands the
lawl
ON page AIS you will fnd this holy
reading: WHO tries in this world tQ
keep the black black fights against Chri-,
anity, against God Almighty and against
the genius of this country
How stands the white ptOpie OF the
South on this GENIUS" of our country.
Such literature is unfit for the children
Of he South to imbibe-!t IS against our
traditions and our laws. IS there 10 dan
ger, think you. from the scattering of such
teachings in the form of sound literature.
Perhaps not, but, whatsoever We SOW that
also shall we reap. | think we cannot
afford to make Il mistake IN this matter,
and as an Anglo Saxon, loving my coun-
try and believing IN the principles as enun-
ciated by the Democratic party, | have
tried to point out to you The danger there
is in allowing he trashy, false literature
of some of the Northern press To be sent
out through our State with al its vile
abuse OF Southern sentiment ard princi-
Pile, and its furious onslaught on Our laws
and institutions, and its bold advocacy of
social equality, mixed schools and a gen
eral destruction of all that We in This
Southland Of ours, hold dear.
GEO. y. WEBB