, 1888-10-18
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REVIEW PUBLISHING Comply.
"oLD SHADY. WITH A MORAL"

The North American Review for Octo
ber contains an article from the pen Of Gen
eral Sherman entitled, "Old Shady, With
O Moral"
Old Shady in the language of the writer
"was fine hearty darkey," one Of the
contrabands of war, who used to sing
plantation melodies for the pleasure of the
Union officers. His character is depicted
with touch of pathos, of which General
Sherman is master, when he turns his pen
in that direction.
Il is not to the story of sold Shady
but to the moral that we desire to call at
tention.
General Sherman is of the opinion that
the moral to be deduced from the refusal
to allow "Old Shady" and the thousands
like him to vote, is an outrage that will
net long be permitted by the Northern
people, If the suppressed votes continue to
be counted against them. Either" says
the general, addressing himself apparently
to the Southern people, task the abroga-
tion of article fourteen of the amendment to
the constitution of the United States, or
allow the negro to vote, and count his vote,
otherwise, 80 sure as there is a God in
heaven, you will have another war, moro
cruelthan the last, when the torch and the
dagger will take the place of the muskets
of well-ordered battalions."
II is hardly possible for language to be
stronger, and coming so soon after the
article on the same subject. from the pen
of the distinguished author of the Freed
mans Case In Equity" Gen. w. Cable,
wherein that writer takes high ground in
favor of q resort to arms on the part OF
the negroes to enforce their rights, it Is
entitled to even greater consideration than
the distinguished name of William T.
Sherman would ordinarily secure for it.
At the time Mr. Cables article appeared,
the REVIEW expressed the opinion, which
it now reiterates, that Mr.. Cables advice
to the black race was absolutely bad, and
would, If followed, result in the indis-
criminate slaughter of the entire race.
General Sherman takes somewhat
different view from the novelist, in that
he presents the alternative PROPOSE.
tions of repeal of the four
teenth amendment--thus resting DO.
litical power on the number of votes cast
instead of, as now, upon the basis of pop
the Inauguration of another
war. wherein millions of whites will assist
the negroes.
It is safe TO say the foureenth amendment
will not be repealed. That would be a
confession in the face Of the world of the |
failure of republican institutions, not |
likely to be made.
Nor is it likely that the North will resort
to violence to redress the evil complained
of. II, with General Grant in the presi-
Dental chair, and General Sherman him.
self at the head Of the armies, and q ma.
jority of both houses and three .fourths OF !
the supreme court lin word, the entire
machinery Of goyernment-in the hands
of the republicans, they failed to sustain
the right of suffrage by ready and prac-
tical methods of legislation, or to enforce
the laws already on the statute books ade.
quate to that end, it is too late in the day
to seriously suppose they will go to war
far that purpose; and if they do not. who
will?
Certainly no one is sanguine enough to |
suppose the democrats of the North are
going out to shoot Southern democrats for
negro republican votes.
Nor will the negro, himself, resort to |
The torch and dagger or TO any other meth
DDS than those he now employs, or tries to |
employ, to.eet his rights.
The negro, at the South, is doing we'll
IN every respect, but this one of political |
tights. When the war ended, twenty
three years ago--a short time in the life |
If people-he was doing we'll in nothing.
Set free" without dollar in money, or
IN acre of land, uneducated, disused by !
lavery to self.reliance, ignorant of the re-
of life or of government, in
he midst of dominant and hostile race,
he negro of 1865, presented picture of |
Ibsolute helplessness and utter incapacity. !
During the twenty-three years that have
ince elapsed, great changes, all for the
'ettar, have occurred in his condition.
To-day. he is farmer owning his own
and, q teacher drawing his own salary, an
ditor publishing his own paper, mer-
hant selling his own wares; in a word,
le is progressive, and all things consid-
red, wonderfully prosperous man.
The political rights, which he has lost,
n common with more than half million
# southern white loyalists, will return to
i'm and to them in the inevitable order of
hings, ana return much sooner than they
an be secured by the the torch and dag
er, even with millions to assist"
In this campaign, more than ever be-
,re, questions that appeal to the pockets