The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-08-28

OF this country snail never oao OuS
To THE end they let no chance
pAss tasnt. insult and patronizing-
" seprovs the South The South
srn pspsss. isritsted BY the Eight
OF poisoned words dartsd at their
people. reply angrily and ds6snt-
ly. In this unhappy way the grad
ually dying passions OF the 'tvS
war are being converted int .
smosldsring fire Of dislike. vi lob
it kept alive much longer. will b
insxtinguishabls.
Why the desire 70 sever III
country into two parts, hstinS 1 80
other. 10 entertained by any Amer
lean. passes comprehension. Per
haps those who are Engaged in pin-
pricking the South do not see the
logical aud inevitable outcome Of
that policy, but are sntnatsd mere
lv by . certain Querulousnsss of
disposition which impsls its IN
happy posseesor continually 70
end fault. Whatever the cause OF
their attitude. the effect Of it upon
the vigor. unity and strength OF
the Nation cannot but b dsplors-
BILE.
This il what we wish to cay 10
South: The ill-will displayed TO-
ward that section OF the country
by these Northern newspapers oan
not be fonDd in the slightest de-
gree in the breast of the svesa0e
Northern Citizen. The Northern
pewspspsrs which are intent on
keeping the Nation disnnited do
not. in that particular. reflect the
sentiment of even their own con-
stituencies. Far from harboring
mslice against the South. residents
of the North regard il With . posi-
tive liking-with feeling which
may be regarded a. sentimental.
Nothing, We believe. demonstrstes
the truth OF this observation better
than the reception accorded by au-
disnces in Northern music halls,
conventions, thsatres and parks 70
the tune Of Dixie" The v0cn
srous applsussl which never fails
to great SbD old anAhsm OF the
Confsdssaey indicas>s not only dr.
light in its stiFsih8. stEains eut Joy
that the south has become again n
prosperous. progressive. loysi part
Of the country. The gallantry OF
the Southern voluntsers in the
Spanish was evoked q much pride
in Northern cities and on North
cru farms - did the, courags end
heroism Of The aons OF Fsdsss1 sol
disrs. The use OF the words North
srn and Southern which the pur-
pose Of this article hAa made nee
essary does not iud . reflection in
the ordinary conversation end or
dinary thought Of the, people vho
live north OF MMon snd DiXon's
lines line which should no long
Or divide sections.
Lest tho South should ovssssti-
mate thu sttempss- msds BY. some
misguided papsEs to prolongs old
feud, We would state that the great
body Of people living in this pat
Of the country are Apssicanss s6sst
They are proud of the whole coun-
try and are loyal 70 tho whole coun-
try. They do not sy@patAize With
the attempts TO encourage disoen
sion aud distrust between di9sSsns
regions OF the United 0tatss. They
know that il AbsahAm Lincoln
were alive today no msH weuld
view with more profound sadosss
than be the effort 20 foster hatred
between tho North end South
Chicago Tribune.
These are brave. usniy. honora-
BILE and frank sxpssaAiOns,. worthy
Of the great nswspapes that ha.
uttered them. and they assssooptsd
in the same spirit that dictsted
them. The people Of theaa South
ssn States are % buoy With the ur.
gent demands OF their industTisl
dsvslopmest aud commercial sx-
psnsinn. thst shsy have mo time
for indul0inG in ssotional pyeju-
dices, jealousieD and hatea. Never
were she 0outheso psopls moEs CO.
cupied with their own economic
affairs, sud never Wese they 20 lit
tie sectional or % largely asti0ssl
in feeling - they ase aow. They
axe irritotsd moro OF less BY the
pin pEickA of which she Tsibuos
sposks, but the erect u trAnDiont.
Is leaves no psrmaasHtimpssa1ion.
The people Of thaae Southern
States realize that their notuDol r.
sources, rioh beyond s1prsssion
and but little developed. are CON-
ing in for . deserved share Of a.
tsntion, and are . national - veil
q sectional asees Of wealth. The
railway extension which was for
% long . time deyoesd 70 Bringing
sho East and the Wooe togethes, i
nov linking the South With tha
North. Aesidianal tseek lines ss>
takipe the plaOs in peblie stten.
tion Of the latisndiaal sousss ol
trade. and they ere sseatiag nat
ural interests 1hioh bed seorcely
beforo ben rseogaissd. We who
ere u che Soot6esa part of thl
Rsoat .vallay, The 0iGA3y heart q