The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-03-26

Editor Confederate Veteran: / have
a with much interest Your article
which o comment on Professor
kon's ~so-called History of the
he'd States. 1t reminds me of some
nes | found in his third volume,
Iich borrowed from a friend; and
SIX hat you grant me space to ex-
se some Of the misrepresentation
Itch he and some other authors
Ne about stereotyped as truths in
History Of the United States. He
70 has spent much time in the>Study
human nature, as it appears in the
cords of the different countries and
6erent generations, cannot hope to
d in the writings of most Of the
thors of so-called Histories of the
ited States many evidences that
ese authors were able to do justice
the people of the Southern States.
lnce we must be charitable in judg-
them.
Professor Elson's explanation Of the
1ses Of "sectiOnalism" in the United
htes is not justified by the facts Of
ktory. He utterly fails to present
fundamental differences between
puritans Of New England and
hat uniformed writer's call the
eavaliers'' of the South; and among
e evidences Of his unfitness for his
Blk is his discussion Of the tariff act
1S16. Here is what he says: AT the
bse Of the recent war with England
South was more favorable than
e North to a protective tariff. One
use of this was, it is asserted, that
3 South expected to work it's own
ton, but this it could not do. Slave
Dor had not the intelligence to man
hcture. and white labor could not
urish by the side Of slave labor
This is all misleading, aside from
e absurd statement that an efficient
bite laborcr could lot flourish by
side of an inefficient black laborer.
is act was to be in force for only
rec years, so as to compensate CAPT
lists for the necessary losses which
nst follow changes of occupations;
q as 10 the attitude Of the South
bile records show that New Eng
hi gave seventeen yeas and ter
rs; that the middle States, includ-
Maryland, gave forty-four yeas
ten nays: and that Virginia
nth Carolina, South Carolina, anC
preia gave fourteen e a and thirt,
Fs.-tTariff Compilation of 1884
295).
- sNN ms tId - @ - N->
disposition Of the south nus
considered rs due to that sectiona
hdncSS which can see the miSdeedi
the slave power and deal blow,
the "rebels': and 10 enable The
der to understand how much IN
hons differed as to the rights o
negro race, / present the follow
facts which can be found il
bre's Notes on the History Of Slay
in Massachusetts OF in publ
BROS:
(uring the carly struggle for wealtl
" Indians We're shipped iron
fsachusetts to the West Indies an
banged for negroes. In 1888 tn
m ship, the Desire, was sent b
Colonial authorities to Africa an
lght back Il number of negrOe
whom purchasers were eaSll
nd. In 1913 the four New Englan
pnieS formed a Confederation, mu
~ binding themselves to Surrende
tive slaves. And for a century @
e, up to the Revolution, las negr
nrcn were considered an encun1
ice in "A family as DR.. Bclkna
rtcd, they when weaned wer
a away like puppies
slaves were not fit for SeaE1e1
Fry soon became worthless IN Ne
land: and adopting 1875 per cer
ne normal rate of increase Of tn
FED population per decade-whic
the rate between 1880 and 1873
tind that sos Of them were carrie
OF Massachusetts in the decaC
NJ with 1910, and that durir
ntXt decade SIS were carrie
4. Whittier they were carried "
guess from the fact that thel
q law then in force in Mort
lima (paSsed in 1850 which in
q u heavy fine on any person WI
ght into the State for sale ar
from q State which had abo
slavery in its borders; and
a Tax Of $40 was imposed {
traders for every slave the
Pght into North Carolina from
E which had abolished slavery.
all his it is interesting to &C
all New England voted in II
native when a motion was ma,
nbstitute 1908 for the 1900 whi<
peen agreed to in the Philadelph
Ventlon as the time when tt
can slave trade should be stoppe
IL nay be more interesting to az