The American Missionary — Volume 41, No. 9, September, 1887Various
Religion
The American Missionary — Volume 41, No. 9, September, 1887
Various
Congregational churches -- Missions -- Periodicals; Home missions -- Periodicals
The press North and South has been roused by the introduction of
this bill as we have never known it to be before by the action of
any State Legislature. In the North it is practically unanimous in
condemnation, and for the most part in denunciation. Republican,
Democratic and Independent papers are, in this instance, found
united. They differ somewhat about the constitutional right of
a State to pass such a bill, but they all unite in pronouncing
the punishment attached to the Glenn Bill as “disgraceful,”
“outrageous,” “infamous,” “wicked.” In the South the colored papers
are all against the bill; the white papers, outside of Georgia,
somewhat divided, but in the main, so far as we can learn, for the
bill. In Georgia the white papers are for it. Were the editorials
on this subject by the press of the United States compiled and
published they would fill several large volumes. We quote from as
many as our space allows:
THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE.
When Mr. Grady made his glowing speech last winter to the Sons
of New England at Delmonico’s assembled, he probably did not
imagine that such a delightful illustration of the paternal
solicitude which the whites feel for the blacks in the Empire
State of the South was in store for us. What a pity he was
not aware of the boon in preparation! What sweet flowers of
rhetoric he would have twined around it! It would have made his
nomination for the Vice-Presidency certain.
It is possible that when the facts are known public sentiment
will make it appear advisable to drop this cheerful measure,
but we are assured upon excellent authority that at the present
moment the Georgia Legislature is disposed to pass it; and,
moreover, that Governor Gordon’s approval of a recent report
connected with the subject indicates a willingness on his
part to sign it. Many interesting points are involved in the
introduction of this measure, including its constitutionality,
and it is safe to say that they will all be discussed with
considerable animation before it takes its place on the
statute-book.
THE NEW YORK TIMES.
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