The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-16
CALL 1T PASSION IL YOU WILL.

The Washington correspondent or the
Baltimore Sun writes that paper that
when the state of affairs in North Caro-
lima and South Carolina was considered
bv the Cabinet a few days back two no
ticeable incidents transpred. First: 1t
was decided that the President should
treat the subject in his next annual mes
sage to congress in which he would
make such recommendations for legisla-
ton as he might think the case called
for; and second, member of the Cabinet
supposedly to be Secretary Gage declared
very strongly in favor of another force
bill for the South similar TO the one pre-
scented several years back by Senator
Lodge, of Massachusetts, which passed
the House and was defeated, after a
memorable contest in the Senate.
The correspondent adds that this is TO
be the slogan of the radical element of
the Republican party and that 1t is ex-
pected this element will control in the
new Congress and that 1t will be able
TO pass such law.
We cannot believe that the Republican
party viii, be mad enough to embark in
any such course as this. it now has
possession of both branches of the legis-
lative department of the government and
of the executive department also and II
can therefore enact such legislation as
suits It and put that legislation into
force also as far as legislation can be
nut into force by physical power. But
IL can never put acts of Congress into
such force and effect in the Southern
states as to compel white men to submit
to the domination of negroes 1t may
garrison every village in the South with
a regiment of troops, pack United States
courts with partisan judges and import
juries from other states 20 try men ac-
cused of political offences. but the negro
will never rule the white people of the
South. They may. and probably will, If
they attempt such a course. kill all bus
mess in the South reduce our people to
a condition of universal and grinding
poverty and turn the South into the bad
land" of the nation, where nothing tut
evil passions prevail and the sweetness
OF sunny dispositions is turned into the
gall of Ishmaels But the Southern PEG
pie will never be ruled by the negro!
They may be exterminated or they may
be pierced to the earth with bayonets.
But TO negro rule they will never submit.
His white skin is what the white man
values more than all else in this world,
and that white skin has bred in him a
pride of race that will carry him TO the
block or TO the stake, cheerful martyr
before he will submit to the humiliation
OF bow1ng his neck TO the yoke of an in
ferlor and a degraded race just emerged
from the bondage OF slavery TO him. We
want all the world TO know that We
call upon It TO come here and take note
Of t. They may call 1t defiance of law.
subversion of authority. anarchy or what
ever else they may choose 10 term 1t.
But we will not be ruled by our former
slaves.
AS we write, we feel that our words
will be set down as the utterances OF
passionate men and that they are rot
10 have the consideration given to them
that belong TO reason. They are pas
sionate words and the utterances of pas
sionate men. But the case is one where
the dividing line between passion and
| reason cannot be drawn. The case is
| one where reason shades off into passion
and mems best considered and weightiest
acts will form impulse only.
We have heretofore urged that there
should be a convention OF Southern
| Democrats at an early day that an effort
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