New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-22
A SOUTHERN CRISIS.
pprcrNr POLITICAL, AND SOCIAL TENDEN-
CIEs AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE

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| real depth and dim OF the "u"' '''> ''
| stirring the south ,,. - . MN
| rho great ouc,,ion Of whether minority or '''
iorty Shall rule at last assumes pra'''c"' n'''.''
| where white men principally ihVoVeu anu '''"s.
| . o,ouorous contest there Is purpose that IN 'he
near future will affect seriously Inc Po"'io"' uo''"'
| OF states and of the Nation - d,
| Tho New South that las been lntely spoken OF
| 49, row nhoso Of the ancient order at banquetS ana
In houstipr appears as a order. TO the oohNterh
| lion OF the banqneters and the boaS'ers'
| The representatives OF 100000 of people come
into the National arena. asserting their Hg'' 10 i"
| d,iy.nsbIn protesting against the hraldom OF the
,rod,,on and terror that made the solid sonth pro
! testing AGAINST the new oigarciy,' when oiherS
u,le cxcept that the black enumeration Is Increased
and ,be white vote Is diminished, from the SLAVE
| oigorchy OF the past. They come INTO congress
,r,nc,nr n casting vote for the legislation OF the
future. and to force from the two great parties
confederation that the Sonth has never yet received.
| The Republicans OF the North are inclined to look
| ,ro, and to speak OF the present movement as
| turbulent the Democrats denounce 1t as treason
ohle. but the line where turmoil and treason Occohc
governing forces Is and 1t would be wen i"r oo
| nar,lcs NJ the moment TO consider the character
| and conditions 81 our people.
Not by the ordinary standards may we be judged
| Peculiar conditions OF life and habits OF thought
no,i,icoi Institutions and forms Of discussion Inherent
| from those In other states. and the imprint anu IL"
mise of another civilization must all be- cohsiderea
in measuring the rising tide that to-day threatens 'e
| southern Democracy. 49,
We differ more than the zones in which we live
In the North there Is neither caste nor dlNuhc'loh
| ~ men, nor Is It dlShonorable to disagree Inc
| Democratic and Republican papers fall at the same
| door md may be seen upon the same table Wilho"'
| recurring an explanation or an apology Tu'"','''
Il different political beliefs nteTmarry, ana brother
vote, against brother without giving offence iicr' II
| different. In the great city Of Richmond ho' !"
| Republcan paper 4, printed, and not twenty daIN
! Rcpublcan papers subscribed iOT. l"'r' "''
| families Of wealth where are grown children VINO
| have never yet read Republican paper, ana me
| VIRGINIA case OF Claiborne vs.. Claiborne, III VINO"
| fudge Anderson declared that husband who iah
dseracod his family by voting Republican "'A''
hud committed an "irfnm0us odencs md sven ca"N"
for divorce. created surpfs" There 'hu'Pi'"-"'
Is TIE rule; hrlc the exception. lh'f' H'o''
| honorable and rewarded; here II IA without h'hor
slavery ,stabl lied three classe- iniuel chdrh' ou
| very distinct. In law. th" black man has no hsh'
| the white man IS boaud to Respect From govern
| mept and society he white man WHO diu ho' uc'o"b
IA The master cllss was vigorously rNclui"l' l"'
ef,r,r wa, the nudsill" his Children were ~ d
constant disadvantage Under Il ban they lived. ana
grew more and more npart from the arl'toc'acy' y"
cncracc race of men Of pure English >'0'ch-F's" "
German ancestry. they Vet accepted th'I 'obi''"'
and I'm CITY wears from tlese millions hardly one
] y.iug n
| vh.n , r,cr nAc Edgar Milan 70, din sing i Wa
r,o crv ~ one vet in bondage when q statosma lh'
| clav Benton, sam Houston. Andrew JACKSON OF
| Alexander II. stevens. John Minor Bots or Andre"
Johnson came forth. he stroie lNr one VINO had
deacd fnte and won his victory over his spirit ana
| hs surroundings.
Whom the war came on this great middle clas-, who.
,,. eynlcnly .aid hal everything at stake and no'l
Ing to lose" mnrshullcd under tn banner - me ais
t..ocv and formed the brnvrst and best nsclplined
nnIald army o, the world. From habit they waited
the word Of command and without question or pro
t..r event down 20 death together
symrthy ran through the world for 100000 Of
hlack slaves but who considered the condl Ion o'
5000 900 Of wm,e men without free school
How were these kept under Thousands who
went forth prospcr'd. From the Northwest came
tack senators and Congressman. Gov"rnpr,, judges
and ulouaiges from the sons of 'Aosr prescribed
classes Abraham Lincoln. Alien q. Thurman aud
CYRUS H. Me- osmick the only leaders OF all army
who became di.iin ;uishcd. Tie fault vas not
IN TIE character VI our lcople. lut In ther condition.
Th, law that establishes caste requires that labor shall
l., d,st.dlng and thu, there shall he some public
| peril slavery gave these conditions. AL once -
| taLllshrd no tyranny more easily pcrpciun'rN is-H.
There wa, time after The surrender, Wien II seemed
| po..llle for omr white majority e. via It's Ind,
| p.ndrncc In LATHE. courage had risen AID manhood
Ind been asserted The soldiers were respected FREQ
schools, wer. brought BY The invaders, the returned
! ,nldlers were given front seats In the Churches.
Possibly their strong sons aud fair dnnehter' m's"
lind place tn politics md sodely
Grant had cupturcd the south. not when he '"'N
Ler's sword. but when he returned II ana me IN
vadIng army. which they had been told would b'
turned loos. 10 burn and nvl,h and hang, hlrd rs
with nmalement a. It silently Withdrew. The "ri'h
mans war and the poor mans fight wnS over DIV
the cnusr Of the white man "hs not
the cause that was lost In the Invasion OF PeIiisyi
yanIa and from returned prisoners. they had heard
of n civilization that wns higher than theirs OF a
country whore labor hOnolcd, aud where IN"
child Of the poor given an even start VIII"
the child VI the rich, and generally outran him. anu
where the man who came "a candidate for ono"
or esteem was not asked about his father but about
himself.
A new vision lifted their eyes. II the National
| Adnlinisraon had been wise 1t might have divided
m, south by a word. but it did not understand us.
Reconstruction came. driving It, pou2hsharo deeper
than that Of war. II the condition of the laborng
white man was raised, the freedmen we're lifted 10
his level and in numbers ouirnnked him. lie must
elect between alliance with the hated arisocracy or
The despiscd slave. The spectre Of negro domination
s,akcd the cotton states and threw Its shadow Into
the mountains The story OF san Domingo was
reyivod Tales Of revenge OF poisoning, rape aud
arson were spread wide. Again they were appealed
TO- lrr the men OF Ulster. "stand together and the
Solid south created.
Not everywhere was the spirit OF independents
crushed. I'm Western Virginia II swept forty I've
counties and created State. In Eastern TehlcNS"'
IL held two Congressional districts. In parts Of Ken
lucky Missouri and Maryland made effective stand.
In Virginia later upon local Issue and swept
the arstocracy from every place Of power aud
year after year free schools and new Industries
made It more difficult for the privileged few to usur
all power. II is difficult to maintain even a neces-
ssry tyranny. but when before II lawrespecting and
conscientious people II became necessary IN perpct
unite the rule OF the minority by r,Sortihg to whip
pings inprsonmcnts and murders. To false ccrli
cates and pcrjuries In the sunlight aud yet more to
adopting public policies that made the poor man
poorer IN order TO break his spirit and 10 rep"l i'm
migration, the ground Lecnme fnllow for the seeds
OF the revolution.
Parties are born, not made. There must be "A