The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-12-01
WE HAVE NO BULLY"
Bin Arp Takes Exceptions tesPage's Ar
tlele In the Forum ASeut the
"Souihern Bnlly."

Atlanta Constitution.
The Forum Is a most excellent mag
azine. 1t has ever been fair and lib
eral in sentiment toward the South;
is medium for advanced thought, IA
conservative educator, and is always
welcome at my flresidc. But l con-
fess I am not pleased with the editors
article on the Southern Bully" in
the November number. Indeed, | did
not know that We had such a profess
sional institution in all our borders,
and Mr.. Pages twelve pages of philo-
sophical anathcma against him have
failed to convince me of his existence
or of our danger from his lawlcss con-
duct.
Distance does not always lend en-
chantment to the view. IL Mr.. Page
lived here in Cartcrsville, he would
be soon surprised to find that the bull
ly was not in these parts but was,
perhaps. a little lower down where
the mosquitoes aggravate man or
some foul malaria p0isOns his liver
and disturbs his serenity. When
was boy studying my first ge0gra.
ply, / found there Il picture Of a
heather Chinee carrying on a pole a
long string Of rats for sale, and so for
forty years l believed that rats were
the Chinaman's national food. In
deed, | was disappointed when
learned that they did not eat rats. ]
had believed 1t so long wanted to
continue IN the faith. In the same
book there was picture of a scene in
Florida. 1t was II dark, Shiny lagoon
surrounded by a tangled growth OF
of trees and vines covered with moss
venomous snakes hung from the
greedy vultures perched in the tree
tops and wide-mOuthed alligator.
were summing themselves on the logs
That hdeous vision OF Florida LASTED
me for years.
| JUS so some OF our northern breth
rem have grown up with an idea tina,
the South used TO he full of despera
does, and Is even now spotted will
bullics who are clinging to barbarisn
and brutality. They want to contin
ue In that faith.
Mr.. Page says 'the bully Is an OLE
, acquaintance OF those who know
Southern life. lie had much to d.
with the war, the penalty OF whicl
other men who had nothing to d,
with, had to pay with his oaths ant
I his honor; he has strutted through
: all the quiet ways Of Southern lif
: calling himself the South and he lead
mobs to ayenge our women = l
has been left for commerce by infus
, ing Its influence into the body Ofloca
: public sentiment In the south to Ri
n us at last Of this historic red-handed
deformed and staggering yillla.."
: Well l am glad he is gone, II h
a was ever here, for he must have bee
. an awful bad man. Strange Idid no
!, come across him in my y0uth-stranf
er still that In the induction Of til
war 'mlnima pass fui" Ibid not rec
: ognlze him and now In my old age
n do not see him With his last hold upO
n the throat OF law and order. It seem
: to me that Mr.. Page has set up tll
tenplns just to have the fun OF knocl
! ing them down again.
o II he means that those who vote
n for secession were the bullies, the
n plead guilty along with many Of on
y noblest Christian gentlemen, such 8
Howell Cobb and Tom Cobb and il
q Brown and General Evans and Co
8 quit and Gordon and Nisbett and
n. host Of Others whom the people
,e Georgia have delighted to homo
" Surely he is not making o fling Q
these men. The right to secede h,
>. >. long ago been settled, settled whe
= = the north did not dare to try Mr.. d
70 Wis for treast !, their greatest lawye
rs declaring that he could not be legal
IN convicted. The South seceded-tbi
= !: was all. 1t was the north that mat
ID war about It. Then who does !
q mean by The bully who had much
.. do with the warp Maybe he meal
y - the common soldiers, tho high pl
Yates, the "hoi polloi" who main