The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-05-25

But even if as bad as Weyler's savage
treatment in Cuba, and if as bad as
the Charleston News and Courier rep
resents, is it right7 Does that justify
these kind of papers to traduce our
manhood and cast an insult at the
home of our childhood? If that is
the feelings of the News and Courier
let it say so, and let it say if it rep
resents the sentiment of the people
of Charleston. I am satisfied that it
does speak the sentiment of q por-
ton of Charlestonians, but [ am
sure, till better convinced, that it is
a malicious libel on large class CT
patriotic citizens in Charleston.
1t is now time for the sors Of Car
olina and of the South to think and
think for themselves. These news
papers, mapy of them, are behind
the day and generation in which we
live. They are, as we term it, "moss
back" There will probably linger in
the hearts of many both at the South
and North for long years some Of that
old civil war, but am frank to say
that it appears to me that that feel
ing has passed away at the North
more rapidly than it has at the South.
There are a great majority OF US here
now who are fully convinced that a
success to our cause in 1865, would
have been to our lasting injury. My
father was large slave and land holder
and with me there is no prejudice
which might exist in man who dis
liked the slave lord and rejoiced at
his downfall, but I try in patriotic
way to view the situation and be
governed accordingly.
We can now see how often our
aims and political asperations have
been thwarted and our hopes blighted
and it becomes US to calmly consider
if some other hand than force of
arms did not have say so in these
transactions and has turned our for
tune for good. The chastisement OF
nations like that of men has been for
his good and future usefulness.
What could disunited United States
do to advance her own and the best
interest of the human family? Here
are now about 100000 negroes in
our nation civilized and Christianized
and by what power have they been
so elevated may we'll be asked by US.
Their kindred in Africa still bow
down 10 wood and stone, but the
American negro looks up higher in
his devotions and worship the King
Eternal, Immortal, Invisible.
Over two billions of dollars were
invested in slavery in 1865, more
money than can be estimated today
in all the missionary endeavors of the
! entire race of mankind! Our fore
fathers put their money in vast
business enterprise, the God of ma
tons turned it into vast missionary
enterprise. The labors of hundred
years in all heather lands have not
accomplished a grander end. The
result may we'll daze the ultra abolu
ZIONIST and astonish the selfish slave
dealer. 1t is Gods work and should
be marvellous feature for US to con-
slider. The negro is not an anar-
chist, he is not communist, but a
firm, life long friend of American in
stitutions. During all that bloody
struggle from 1861 to 1865 he was
the faithful servant of his master,
the humble instrument to raise reve-
nues ana resources to wage that
bloody war.
The reunion of the American peo-
pie is 4 necessity. The worlds needs
require them in one solid unbroken
line. The war in Cuba and the
trouble with Spain will in all proba'
bility accomplish this cne great end
in human governments. We can rely
on it, there are greater realities thar