The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-11-05
SARGE PLUNKETT.
AREMEDY FOR THE GREAT STRAIN
THAT'S UPON THE PEOPLE.
A National Year of Jubiieea Better Remedy
Than Entering Into War-Other Mat
tors of an Interesting Nature.
For The Constitution.

For The Constitution.
1t is surprising to find how many people
there are who would welcome war as
relief for the hard times-sound them as
you pass around and you will be surprised.
There is entirely too much war talk to
suit Brown. When Mr.. Lincoln was elect
ed to the presidency there were tully as
many who thought that confidence would
be restored and matters would move along
in smooth ruts again without bloodshed
as there are now who believe that every
thing will be regulated amicably Even in
the campaign for secession great MAORI
~ believed that 1t would be peaceable and
the stump speakers swore they would drink
all the blood that was split Brown was
one Of the fellows who believed that we
would be allowed to so in peace and he
howled for secession. In the event that
there should war arise from secession
these people believed that 1t would be n
small matter and the smallest man in
Georgia thought he could easily whip
three yankees 1t was the belief that yam
KEGS could never learn to ride nor shoot
nor march Things turned out 50 different
10 what Brown expected that 1t makes him
ouiver to hear any war talk and he has
already begun TO anticipate conscript
officers and war times generally
The south would be peculiarly unfortu-
nate in the event of a war, though it were
would enlist and be received and of course
il would give them a share OF the glory
If glory there was. Any way, if the United
States were to have foreign war the
negro would stand very different ever after
in the matter OF social equality. There are
many reasons why the south should never
agitate war. but rather We should all go
to work to find other reIiefs. The abolition
party would never have been born had
the freeing OF the negro been the only
incentive Conditions had grown 70 be such
in the New England states that relief must
be had for the overburdenel people Of
that section. The abolition OF slavery was
agitated at first for diversion. The opera
tives Of the manufacturing states were
made TO believe that slavery would be their
ruin and politicians prolited by the agita-
ton till nothing but war could settle
the question. The New England ''soidbugs"
grew fearful of the south n manufac-
turing section with slave labor-at least
they pretended to be fearful and used il in
their tariff arguments or any other arSu-
ments TO divert the people from real con-
ditions All the time the strain grew worse
and worse, the people grew poorer and
poorer, till slavery must be sacrificed 20
give relief. Brown doubts if there was
ever Il war started except by the ''ra5ble"
upon the genuine questions involved. Ii
NAV be wisdom TO divert. 1t may be
statesmanship to lose the people in things
too great for them to find their way, but
it would be wiser to find other ways out Of
IL than war. In very oldeu times,
they tell me. that there was what
,yas known as year OF jubilee.
had forgotten about it Till Brown and
drove :, To church last Sunday while they
sang