The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-28
THE PROBLEM OF THE SOUTH.
an ADDRESS BIZ THE HON s. '. WHITE
IN NORTH CAROLINA.

what "hIte men Anu hihcR men ohOulu
Doiu Their Relations with Ono Another
Justice TO Those who We're Slave
Holders and TO Those Who Were Slaves
SALISBURY, May 27.-The Hon. stephen v
White delivered a most interesting address
before the President faculty. and literary 30
cietIes OF Livingstone College hero to-day
Among other things he said:
My follow citizens, the proper solution Of
the relations OF tho dual races in this our
country Is a task more difficult than the tabled
shot through tho axes eyes, and only it's i'm
portance to us and to posterlty can Justify me
in its discussion. But 1t lie not one Penelope
but Millions whose fate hangs upon the task
which presents itself to America to-day. and
which Americans. white and black. must work
out for themselves and for posterity, as 90
many other problems have been solved In the
unfolding Of the ages past.
In It's discussion l shall speak no word
through malice or I'll will. nor shall leave any
word unspoken through fear or favor OF any
created being.
"Ishall only incidentally mention or discuss
slavery. 1t is dead barbarism. and tho only
wonder is that it lived SO long.
Il shall not discuss secession. It Is a dead
issue; and very many Of tho men who precipi-
tated 1t upon their country have not only re-
pented OF their mistake but have brought
nest effort for the good government and ad-
yancement Of q reunited and more stable ooun-
w than We h a, before tnet great error.,
common country-and both having como TO
stay" as unquestionsbly. both haye done;
b. wise or OTHERWISE
And frat emphasize this proposition: that
eTs. ' we're ere in probably a full average bropor-
ton. as rust and honorable men. from the
9Landpoint Of their sense OF right as tho men
lot us diyest ourselves Of prejudice in this
pen, as shall try to influence white mon TO bO
'"bid You ever stop to moraize upon the fact
that slavery existed in ,Judoa when Christ
came Into the world. and that it existed for
snd thSt ne6er in Hs mnstrR
here on earth did He specifically denounce it,
nor did the Church which He established. IN
sStSo denunciston Of III LOOK where you Will
the ProteStant CLUTCHES al recognized its eX-
igtence. and none OF them formulated any au-
s ss,ss Of II maud b RE
the various churches, all Of whom recognized
many Of whom held slaves themselves. were in
sincere and hypocriticaL
If the ministers did not believe that slavery
the laity TO believe it. They were all born into
1t. They were taught to believe that their
their their 9wInsrship In horses and nine'tenths Of
; That leads me to the next ,SStep in doing
rebellion was precipitated by the leaders. not
came the. theatre Of war After four years the
cruel strife ended and the remnant OF the pop
nlation returned to- the pursuits of peace.
Their lands were devastated. their houses
were burned, their cattle had been takon as
and sons were slain. and they themselves were
manned and broken IN health by camp expos
sullen and bitter. and. though conquered. they
were not convinced? They looked upon their
late slaves as property OF which they had been
state these facts and ask you to remem-
ber these conditions as leading up to the con-
Let us look at tue next step in this great
history and trace its results The whole land
hunRered for reconstructed and reunited
was naly agreed that there Should Af be- uni.
yersal amnesty and universal suffrage going
band IN hand ana good men everywhere hoped
1T is not my purpose to discuss the business
OF the Wholesale denunciation- OF what is
bouStless' some were Corrupt. Who others
were Incompetent and others were honest;
but for the PURPOSES Of this discourse | shall
Acter - true. But remark. in passing. that
they did not sesm to monopolize BY any trust
%hspe cn e ras hsy R Mi 5o
formerly slaveholding, where the State Treas
urers have been elected from the ranks and by
che votes OF the dominant race. there has been
lost since the war the sum OF S2.345, l4444 by
the defalcations OF such home born Caucasian
the following are the names and amounts Of
the embezzlers and their booty:
Churchill of Arkansas. Sso,522 OF