The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-14

That which the North demanded OF the
South, as their expository supplement- mas
shown, Involved the admission OK the
inprovised freedom 10 all those priW-
leges. which, in the land OF the crusaders
had been so curiousy overlooked, includ-
Ing that which at the North could not
possibly exist, the power at the polls 10
exchange the barbarism OF Africa Tor the
civilization OF the United States Mr.
Freeman, in his impressions or the Uni
ted States" with the judicial calm wnicn
tempers all his writings, shas stated
the problem as II was and Is presented to
the South. There IS ! allow, difficulty
and danger In the position OF class en-
Toying civil, but not political rights,
placed under the protection of the law,
but having no share in making the law,
or In choosing its makers. But surely
there is still greater difficulty and danger
In the existence OF class OF citizens. who
at the polling booth, are equal to other
citizens, but who are not their citizens
anywhere else. We are told that educa-
ton has done and is doing much for the
once enslaved race. But education can
not wipe out the eternal distinction that
fas been drawn by the hand OF nature.
No teaching can turn black man into
a white one
The question which. in days OF CON-
troversy, the North heard with such
wrath fr IN the mouth OF the South.
would you like your daughter TO marry
a nigger?" lies at the root OF the matter.
For years, the repetition or this question
has been the standing gibe whereby tho
missionaries of a higher culture have
exposed the illogical and slightly bar
harlan mental attitude of the South. But
to this enlightened scholar the question
seems to have several signs Of hereditary
intelligence.
Where the closest OF human connec-
lions is, in any lawful form, looked on
as impossible, there is no real fellow
ship, the artificial tie of citizenship is tn
such cases a mockery.
The Sequel.
The sequel has shown that the North-
ern movement meant a reconstruction OF
society," which could only be made effec-
tive by force. 1t carried in its wake the
expulsion Of a State legislative from Its
proper hall by the bayonets OF the United
States. It meant the emancipators them
selves being judge-that government Of
force, which is indispensable when nature
is superseded. IL meant that which for
eight ears we had-a government OF the
bayonet, by the bayonet, and for the
bayonet. One who has gained his title
to popular applause. by merittng the title
of GEAR" very lately renewed his ad
neSlOU 10 liliS very DtNulidi y ~ VI PSfN-
lar government. "They said he ex-
claimed, 1--WE could not coerce a State.
We coerced eleven. / wish our Repubu-
cans had more courage, and we should
coerce them until liberty prevails all over
this land" In one sense. the speech Is
logical 1t is the reasoning Of the logi-
clans who, false to freedom sought. to
queII the free" Only by force bills is
the argument of the South refuted. And
of
seeks to instil its blessings at the point
Of the sword. The distinction between
freedom and despotism grows so alarm
ingly indistinct No better proof could be
given OF the extent TO which the move
ment, vainly resisted by the South, has
revolutionized free institutions than that
such compulsory freedom should have
been the serious thought, and purposed
order Of the day. What is all the noise
in the streets?" said a gentleman in the
conscription times in New York. "Oh,
nothing. sir" said Pat, "They are only
forcing a man to turn volunteer" Such
would be the comedy Of the new logic, IL
its serious adoption does not turn II into
tragedy.
Nevertheless in the same year In which
Virginia emancipation was receiving such
cold comfort In Ohio, on all other ques-
tions, financial, economic and consuuc-
tive, the mind of Thomas Jefferson had
become the governing mind Of the coun-
try The principle Of Justice to ALL ana
special privileges to none" became In this
wear the unmistakable choice OF the
states and of the people, and was de-
throned only by the civil war. The tariff
Of this year had restored the revenue
standard, which, four years earlier, had
been displaced II was soon made mani
fest that this tariff could only be eri-
ticfsed as being too high, and mat ths
welfare Of the country called Tor SIN
further reduction, which, IT. 1881 was
enacted. Upon this the important fin
ancial issue Of the time, Massachusetts
WAS seen side by side with Virginia-the
State OF the Adamses with the State OF
Jefferson. The country was thriving, ana
the one problem was 70 guide the natural
flow of prosperity within natural bounds
The type of government which bases lts
appeal for support upon governmental
aids to special interests; and alliance, IL
not partnership with them; upon pouhuss
10 favored classes, and the influence pur
chased by such favor; had received Il
complete. and, had it not been for The
PASSIONS of the antl-slavery agitation.
there is every reason 10 believe mai
defeat. From the time of Inc decisive
overthrow Of this class legislation in 1886,
and because of such overthrow, the coun-
try has prospered.
No party appeared I'm any force
from 1886 to 1860 to dispute the salutary
tendency of this legislation. II was "a
condition, and not theory" which was
thus impregnable. The just reward OF
the general industry did not stagger under
burdens imposed for the creation or ex-
cessive dividends to few. on every
legitimate subject OF debate, the State
,ieyh+s adnnfnistratfOn of affairs had ex-
torted the acquiescence. II not the well
come OF traditional foes Government
was honestly administered, and not
honeycombed by the corruption, when is
to-day referred to as the necessity or
politics. There was prosperity without
bounties: trade without subsidies; char
acter which could stand alone and Inn
plore no staff for either infancy or OLD
age. The winds Of onward movements
filed every sail. The gallant masts oio
not bend as the goodly timbers swept Tor
ward with the goodly freight.
The Forbidden Fruit.
Alaska alone accepted land In some
sense this too was no exception all the
additions TO Federal territory have been
made under Southern administrations;
and now, as the result OF the war with
Mexico. there was another, not inferior TO
that OF 1903. but which was, neyerthe-
less. in the language OF the South's great
statesmen, 1.-THE forbidden fruit" At the
time OF the Missouri compromise, the pro-
phetic mind Of this new world had read
the result OF that much Wanted business.
I'm the foundations on which II rested. The
notes OF alarm fell upon his ears like
fire bell in the night" and With pa
triot's fire he translated TO his country
men the significance OF those feet, part