The Washington herald., 1911-08-29

into any new country wnat they lawfully
own-that is to say. these slaves; be-
cause that territory was bought in COM
mon by North and South. The South is
| just as honest and sincere as the North
| is. and to be fair about il, l don't believe
it's right to claim that the South wants
the Union destroyed \ few hotheads
| talk of that in South Carolina, IN Missis-
sippi. but that is precisely what the So
| Der Judgment of the South doesn't desire
Let us match those secessiOnists against
the abOltionists." he grinned. The first
think they have law back of them. The
latter know they have none!'
No she said, only the higher law,
that of human democracy. No; we've
nothing concrete-except Lily"
Yes; but let me argue you out Of this.
countess. Really. 1 can see no just rea-
son why the proud and prosperous North
should wish to destroy the proud and
prosperous South. If the South remains
in the Union it must be considered a part
of the. Union. New England did not be-
lieve in taxation without representation.
Ought 1t to enforce that doctrine on the
South"
You argue 1t very well. sir, as well
as any one can. The only trouble Is that
you are not convinced, and you do not
convince. You are trying to protect me.
that's all. 1 have no answer-except
analysis from which you shrink. Isn't
II true?"
Yes; altogether true. We always come
back to the bitter and brutal part Of
slavery. But what are we going to do
for remedy? Anarchy doesn't suggest
remedy. For my own part, sometimes I
think that Mulard Fillmore's idea was
right-that the government should buy
these slaves and deport them. That would
h. ,I,.,., t.
was the North that originally sold most
of the slaves. II they. the South, as half
the country. are willing to pay back their
half of the purchase price, ought not the
North to be satisfied with that? That's
putting principles to the hardest test
that of the pocket"
In his excitement he rose and strobe
a bout the room, his face frowning. his
slender figure erect, martial even in its
civilian dress. Presently he turned:
But it's noble of you. magnificent. to
think of doing what a government hesi-
tates to do. And a woman
Gould IL be dOne?" she demanded. It
would require much money. But what a
noble solution ii would be-
Precisely 1 rejoice TO see that your
mind is so singularly clear, although your
heart is so kind"
You speak n the voice Of New Eng
land"
Yes, yes; I'm a New Englander. She's
glorious in her principles, New England;
but she carries her principles in her pOck-
ct. l admire your proposed solution, but
that solution l fear you will never see.
It Is the fatal test that of the pocket"
But the idea had hold of him, and would
not let him 60 He walked up and down,
excited, still arguing against 1t.
The South frankly has always been
juggled out of its rights all along the line
through pocket politics, and I'm not
sure how much more II can endure of the
same sort of juggling. Why. John Quincy
Adams himself, Northerner that he was,
admitted that Missouri had the right to
come in as a slave State just as much as
had Arkansas and Louisiana. Pocket
politics allowed Congress to trade all OF
the Louisiana purchase south of thirty
six degrees thirty minutes, excepting
Arkansas, in exchange for the Floridas-
and how much chance, how much lot and
part had the MissOurians in a country
so far away as Florida? The South led
us to war with Mexico in order to eX-
tend our territory. but what did the
South get? The North gets all the great
commercial and industrial rights. Just
to be frank and fair about II, although
l am a New Englander and don't be-
lieve in slavery, the truth is, the South
has paid its share in blood and risk
and money. but 1t didn't get its share
when it came to the divide; and it never
has"
Precisely. my dear captain. I de-
light to see you so broad-minded and
fair This plan of mine, to have any
success, must be carried out on lines
broad-minded and fair"
But how adjust pocket interests on
both sides? You'll see. You'll be left
alone. It is easier to make a speech
for liberty than it is to put the price OF
one slave in the hat passed for liberty.
New England, all the North. will talk,
will hold mass meetings, will pass res
olutiOns commencing resistance TO the
law-like this Christianville incident OF
which there's news this morning. You'll
see the blacks commended for that. But
you won't see much money raised to
keep other blacks from being followed
by their owners"
Then leave IT for those who see
duty in more concrete form. Leave the
cost to me. Ny only answer is-Lily."
And again and again her only answer
to them both VASTLY. She told them
her story, produced the girl herself and
made her confirm II, offered her as
concrete example to be presented in a
platform campaign which might not
end in talk alone-pleaded, argued. and
won.
Madam, I. too kiss your hands" said
Carlisle at last; and did so.
An hour after that, she had laid out
a campaign for her two agents, and
had arranged for the expenditure Of an