The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-11
POLITICAL VIEWS OF THE ALLAN.
TIC MONTHLY.

The Atlantic Monthly is the organ of
New England culture, thought, philos-
ophy, politics and so on. We do not
see it now, but it has been an intellect
ual magazine from the start with ideas
and principles peculiar to its section.
In it's last issue, we see it mentioned,
discusses the present political outlook.
and is in favor Of the rebellions and
Iawless south having the management
of the negro suffrage question rather
than there to- phenge the country into
another great, disastrous a IT
perhaps forgets that there would be
no negro suffrage question to south
but for the extreme folly and madness
Of the wisest northern republican party
than dominate. When they gave the
suffrage to h newly emancipated, il
literate negroes they opened the Pan
dora's Box from which has come so
many dangers, disasters. disgraces,
annoyances, robberies, wicked legisla-
ton and moral degradation. We find
in an editorial in The Baltimore Sun
some brief cuttings which reveal the
spirit and temper of Boston's literate
and political wisdom:
1.-The Atlantic Monthly concludes, in
view of the present temper Of both par
ties. that the south will be left to her-
self to settle the question Of dlsfran-
chisement in her own way. southern
violation of the letter and spirit OF the
constitution is characterized as fragrant
and terribly destructive of the public
| rocnaof for law h11f III this NAV he IRE
lferable in the long view to another
epoch of forcible intervention. The At
lantic Monthly expresses confidence
that the south, freed from the jealous
fear of northern interference, will fol-
low her innate sense of justice and on
Or in her treatment of the negroes"
Well. there is both more common
sense and fairness in that than one
could have expected from the exponent
Of best New England culture. It is not
far afield when it expresses a belief
that the time will come when the south
will finally anmit to all the privileges
of citizenship, whether black or white.
The negro is now a citizen we will in
form it. who can hold office. vote if he
can read. pays his taxes, can work in
any calling or profession, can set on
juries with front seats. There is no
more of social equality in the south
than in Boston. These will never be.
The Sun says of the Atlantic paper:
"The views of the Atlantic Monthly,
as indicated briefly in the foregoing,
are as weighty as those of any of the
distinguished contributors to it's series
of articles on reconstruction and Dis
reimbursement They are especially
significant in that they embody the
opinions of the most enlightened class
in the north. Thirty years have passed
since the last reconstruction legisla-
ton was enacted, and it is now possible
to discuss hat policy dispassionately
1t was a g%rievous blunder to attempt u
|enfore it in the south. That fact is con.
ceded now by all intelligent men who
can divest themselves of sectional a,nd
partisan prejudices."
The south can manage the negro
problem, and will do it in wisdom
Icleanly, n mercy of the crazy expo
nents of intermeddling will but keeI
their hands off. But you nay expect
to see in the next congress-, soon e
meet. into extravaganza of view, alb
surd demands, offensive threats, grea'
bravado of oratorical display and vim.
dictive assaults upon the south. IL
New England there is an e%ducationa
list in some states and possibly som,
one or more Others. Cannot the soutl
use them if it likes?