The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-02
ENLIGHTENING
THE NORTH.
Congressman Norton's Bril-.
liant Defence Of the South.

Washington. April 25 Special
Judge Norton made @ short speech
in the House oa Monday. on condi-
tions in the South. in reply to some
comparisons which hed been drawn
by Representatives between the
Northern States and the Southern
ones. lie presented the situation in
the Southern States iu very clear,
concise manner, and it will prove in.
teresting readinipg to all southerners
He said in part:
Some days ago the gentleman
from Iowa made some comparisons
between bis own State and some
Southern States. referring especially
to Alabama, In the matter Of educa
tional facilities, making the contrast
strongly against the South This is
only a sample of many of the like
references to the South On the floor of
this House. desire to address my
self somewhat to these misapprehen,
sions.
.sI wish to say that ali things and
conditions considered, the South has
done and lie doing as much in these
and other directions as any otcer part
of tn ecountry. The disadvantages
under which the South has lsbored
for the last thirty years are greater
than anyone outside of it can well
conceive of or even believe
.sThe south has paid to other
sections of this country since the war
in three items, VIZ pensions. inter
est and tariff protection, enough to
have paid the public debt at the close
of the war. or about $2,500,000,0oo.
And all this, too, after she had been
devastated By war and robbed of
millions and millions by the carpet
bag governments after the war. Men,
OF of the South, assuming to discuss
questions, never consider these facts
in their comparisons
.'Soutn Caroline. with property
assessment of less than $500, 900, 900,
has paid for pensions over and above
every dollar received by pensioners
in that State aboat $4,000, 900
The eleven seeding States have paid
in the same way, for the same pur
pose $500. Goo, 900 above ali going to
them
1.-THE Soata has paid about 81 ,000,.
900, 900 interest for money to make
and harvest her crops. and not less
than 1900, 600, 900 for special pro
lection to the proteced interests OF
other sections
.sThe people cf the South. being
mainly producers 10 the markets OF
the world ia competition with si'
countries aad were forced to buy in
the protected markets of the Uniteo
S;e.es, guarded By protective laws
..Ia addition to this direct financial
drain great damage has been suffered
by the South, growing out OF the
pre;adice, aad fa!seaoods, ard the
misrepresentation Of the No,ta
against Southern people. Much OF
this has cone Of the reconstruction
period Missionaries with carpet
bags cane South from the North
after the war and took control of the
negro, voted him to suit their nefa.
r:ons purposes, and taught him that
it was no: wrong to rob and murder
white mea, to burn aud despoll white
homes
Here began iyacbings They
never occurred at the South until the
john J Pattersons, the r & SCOTS,
the 3 F Wh;,temo,es and their fel
low missionaries from Pennsylvania
and Massachusetts aud Ohio and
osLer parts Of the North brought
their ualevolent political Influences
and socia! teachings 20 the Southern
negro No case of. OF cause for
lynchlng car De chow, among the
negroes OF the soash .n,;l the re-
coas,.uc,ion period, tie days OF toe
No.lce7a carpe,bagge: "a tee South
'.Tne reruts,ica Of the South has
been affected by siess nien, who.
after going Nor,a. painted the people
OF .i.e soo.h as black u ill'quity ae
thar eva soaIs Bet de:'ng al! these
yeas the Sou;a has e2deEed IN
si!elce, patiently awaiting proper
vindica,ioi. of her people by an III
partial future.
notwithstanding 81 war was
he'll, military rule, haSh'atloa and
re3ous;rucs:ce wefe ssoTs@-~oEse
ta.u the ffcgs and flies. tie !ocus,s
and ice, the darkness ana death sent
upoa the Egyptians yes the south
ssaods :o6ay resplsadeal IL the char
acts Of ;. steas and spisatid people,
unsca;aed q; the b'lgo, OF war, un-
suited b. she ,ot CT Tecoastractlon.