Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-08-10
sBIack Feet On white NccksD

letter of Mrs. Garfield 5, written In
black and white, and published acci-
dentally-is this the fash OF light
ming? How many women are in the
North who feel as Mrs. Garfield has
writer? How many women Of good
position and education, with DO
knowledge Of The South save casual
one, and with no reason to hate this
people, live in the hope, as Mrs
Caofeld does, that even beyond the
grave their hatred will be strong
enough, and their eyes keen enough
to enable them to see the black race
standing with their heels driven into
the necks Of the PROSTATE white
people.
! AS we said before, the Garfield
incident is unimportaTt in itself: If
an average Northern woman-with
no personal reason for hatred, but
on the contrary special reasons for
courtesy-with culture and refine
meat aad position, cherishes such
feelings towards the Southern peo-
plo-what reason is there for believ-
ing thai this is not the average feel.
ing Of the average Northern woman
towards the South!-AGlanta Con-
stihtion.
We think The Constitution takes a
view of Mrs. Canfeld's letter that is
extremely unjust to "the average
No. tEern woman" That there is
a cicss in The North, including both
men and women, who cherish this
persons bitSer and vindiciive senti-
melts tows4ds the South, end who
would like 70 see black feet on white
Sou hern neoks, there is no doubt.
Mrch of the abolition fGnaticism
which, yeas ago, denounced the
Co1sySu,;ol as a league with he'll
aud cove lsnt with death, and in
lis sentimo:,sl frenzy set up the
negro as social and political ideal,
sill linse.s in the North, and
freQran.ly finds expression through
such people as Mrs. Garfield. But
the great mass of the women Of The
North entertain no such feelings.
The women of The North are, we
believe, imbued with the same en-
lightened, gentle and christian spirit
which an.mates good and pure
women in the South and everywhere
else. Hence, as an indication of the
feelings of the women of lie North,
Ms. CanfeId's letter is rot OF the
ST. lest consequence. But as an
example of the extremely bad man
mers which prevail among a certain
Glass of preteneiOus Nofybern people,
who arrogate 10 themselves all the
viltue and refinement of the county.
it is interesting and amusing; and,
contested with the spirit in which its
auchol-a woman-has been gener-
ally dealt wi,h-2lmost tenderly-by
the Southern press, it gives much
reason to be proud Of what her class
in The North have been pleased to
characterize as Southern plantation
manners"
Mrs. CahfeId's letter, however,
has one scrions aspect. 1t is en-
tirely certain that she imbibed her
sentiments from her husband. and
the social, religious and educational
circle in which she moves. In hop
ing to see black feet on Southern
white necks, the wife unquestionably
expressed the secret sentiments of
the husband and yet the husband
has just been elected presid ent Of
the National Education Association
Now no one who entertains the
narrow, sectional, unchristian and
malevolent sentiments expressed iu
this wOman's letter is fit, morally or
otherwise, for such a position as that
10 which this man has been chosen.
1t is true that, in the midst of indig-
nation and distrIsS at the publication
of his wife's letter, Garfield rendered
his resignation; but unfortunately it
was not accepted and he has shown
his stolid indifference to decency in
LOs comoe ling It's acceptance. The
continuation Of Mr.. Canaeld as the
president of the National Education
Association must largely impair, il it
does not enti.ely destroy, the useful
ness Of that body.-N. o. States.
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