The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-07-20

whose name was Jim McGinnis. He had
plenty Of what IS called good horse sense,
a determined will and abundance OIL
prejudice. He won the j 7. machine IN
that distric. for about twenty years. ana
his final judgment in case was the law
of the settlement. Nobody dared to APP
peal carry the case up for fear or
offending him and losing the next case
they had in his court.
One time a fellow sued another fellow
for the hire of negro. Judge Parrott
was on one side. and Colonel Aida john
son on the other. and when the juege
started to read his law from Greeneaf
on "Evidence." Colonel Johnson stopped
him and made the point that Mr.. Green
leaf was a very smart man and had writ
Il power of good law, but that he was
yankee and lived in Boston and knew
no more about hiring negroes than
heather knows about Sunday. The old
squire asked for the book, and looked
over the title page. saw that 1t was
printed in Boston and SO he ruled 1t out
of his court. and Parrott lost his case.
The squire said that Mr.. Greenleaf lived
little too fur off to be familiar with
the business.
I've seen a good many pieces of late
problem The people up north begin to
admit that they can't see through H.
North Too Far Away
Ever since the war they have been
telling us what TO do with the darkleS'
ana they have been watching US 10 see
whether we did it not, and lhey ac-
tualiy think we would put EN- pack III
slavery again if we could. They are in
for some of EN- die and leave whole
passed. of money for the poor negro ana
I'm glad of 1t. l wish that more OF EN-
would die and do the same thing. but
what | rise to remark is this: They know
no more about the negro than Mr.. Green
leaf did, and their Judgment amt worth
a cent | would not give farthinG for
any mans Judgment about darkies who
hadn't been born and raised with EN-
and owned EN-. 1t takes a long time to
learn the traits and instincts of a race
OF people The yankee never will know
what the negro is for he never knew
him in a state of slavery The yankee
who came south sixty years ago, and
.domiciled with us know all about him.
and | will take their opinion but when
[ hear these modern ones philosophizing
and debating about him in a consequen-
tial manner, / unconscously raise my
foot to Kick somebody. There are lots
of folks up about Boston who are look
ing over their spectacles at us, and didn't
know they had TeWllsbury almshouse.
If they would lower their sights they
would have a power of work to do at
home. / bought leather purse for Mrs
Arp once and she won't Use it for 1t
came from Boston, and she IS AFRAID IL
was made out of human hide That
was tanned from TewKsbury.
I've got no pathetic sentiment about the
niger The yankees passed a whole lot
of amendments to the constitution to
put him on an equal footing with us.
socially and every other way and they
We're the first to break en- II the IN
dams had been down here in place of
the niger, the whole yankee nation
would have been their friends, but now
they are their enemies and keep driving
them further and further into the wilder
ness and cheating EN- out OF all the
study races just like we do horses and
cattle The Anglo-Sax has got his
traits and instincts and so has the In
dian and the nigger and the heather
Italian. and why shouldn't we consider
The nigger with the same philosophy.
Some folks seem to think We owe him
Il good deal because he didn't cut up and
rip around during the war, but DON l.
He dldn care AWNING aoou[ II aau re
w. tod iitt1n rather have a master than
not to have him, and the truth is most
Of EN- have got EN- and they always
VIII have 'em.
Slavery Was Humane.
on, +ira,7 oe au tbis nonsense about
s,at.ar,, If was no blot. 1t was nature
Thara are a heap Of people now in the
.eo,,tI who look 1Don slavery like it was
>ol,a,,,s 1-adqa of cold and perished under
M oondomnotion Of God ana man. but
7a,,S4 r,.ont anyhod,, IN teach nv chill
dren any such ISLANDERS, for | know it
was i'm the main a humane institution,
and r. the Niger is any better off now
+hon no ,,eod to no can't see. The
s..,,ita, o,o ho+tar off . long WAYS bat
,,t.,a oin,t p,e prear respect for
'''' 49, d,,l,fas 1,now lots OF 'em
,''e O'I ae,.t ra,. 10 was 10 SEQ =
"oulu Hs"' A0i et4,c1
man lhlIo9HlS oi ny f1t fo,. Iir, il,a |
friend, ZIP, Wou!d Hslt ioi MN - iliNe
/ would hSht loI NY oiiitIi 81, ;I,i,,', /
these good oId u',l ri - i4t ,''i i,' i,5
to I'VE with EN- ana 'ie w. ~ o' ',,,.
be buried WIN en- ~ ~ II - 80,
yard and Wheh t''bti lel ~ . t.lS 10 -
l can rise from the 49, ~, ao+ 40 tho
out amy fear that II VIII ue9u0y NY
hilarity of the occasion, Us Neileld d.
Toombs said.
Toves Old Darkies.
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love tlese ola udl hlc9, NO. 9" 10y |
equals. but as l love my chlIdreh. rove I
them because they love me and are de-