St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-01-22
Recanting Abolition
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that the Southern people and not
those OF the North, are the real
friends Of the negro, and by far
more willing to extend q helping
hand when he desires to better his
condition. The Northern people
are distinctly hostile to the negro
and have no sympathy for him
whatever. and this fact is illustrated
by an article in the December NUM-
her Of the Globe Quarterly Review
written by it's editor, Mr.. William
H. Thorne and entitled "Must the
Negro Coz" Mr.. 'rhorne says:
"During the spring Of the year
1895, and after more than thirty
years OF sincere and old.fashiOned
abolition sympathy with the negro
race, I made two visits to several
Of our Southern States, with result
as follows:
"All nv old q ,olition sympathies,
which had been weakening for over
ten years in view Of the insufferable
self-asserlion OF our negroes since
the day Of their emancipation. van
ished like SO many scattered sopkis-
tries. for which had no further
use. On returning to New York l
published in the next issue Of the
Globe Review my conviction that,
spite of emancipation and our So
called education OF the negro-and
perhaps aided by these absurdities
the negroes Of this country were
more than ever shiftless, uuteach-
able, immoral race. incapable Of any
true civilization in our land. and un-
worthy Of American citizenship.
"That without mincing matters.
or any longer writing or thinking on
the bias of sympathy with the ne
gro, I was convinced that inside the
next thirty years the South would
be Obliged to "re-enslave. kill, or
export the bulk OF its negro popu-
latiOn."
1t is we'll to mention the fact that
Mr.. rhorne was an original aboli-
ZIONIST aud q very conspicuous sgi-
tator in the anti-slavery ranks in
the stormy period which preceded
the great civil war in this country.
He was in those days y noisy and
enthusiastic negrophi!e and wrote
an6 preached Of slavery in the
South, Of which he knew nothing.
He was q bowling snetimentalist
tten and at long range folded the
poor negro in a protecting embrace,
but now he looms up as bitter
enemy Of his "broti,er IN black. +"
1t is true, as he says, that the
mass OF the negroes are not fit 10
enjoy the right Of suffrage. and
that is the reason why the people
Of Louisiana are going to hold a
constitutional convention for the
purpose of so restricting the
franchise a. to eliminate them from
politics, but the white men OF the
South do not desire 10 sre-enslave,
kill or export the bulk Of the negro
for the very good rea-
son that the negroes are very useful
citizens and their bone and muscle
have aided to . vast extent in maxi
ing tue South the rich and prosper
Gus section it is to-day. Aside
from this fact which, is quite patent,
the relations existing between the
whites and blacks in the South are
friendly and the latter. rs
we have already remarked. never
want for sympathy and aid when
they show disposition to properly
advance themselves.
Mr.. raorne should not judge our
negroes by those flashy and insol.
eut darkies who make nuisances of
in Northern cities by
their PERSISTENCE in thrusting them.
selves where their presence is not
desired. The great body Of the
colored people in the South are IN
dustrioos and Law abiding and ,
most important factor in the .ie-
Of the resources of this
part Of the country.-Daiiy States.