The Morning News

BOSTON'S IMPROVEMENT.

What a St. Simon's Island Man Sees

at the "Hub."

Boston, Sept. 22.-Boston the "Hub of

the Universe" is a large city, larger than it

was when they used to hang Quakers and

burn witches. It has always been foremost

in all things, and its people have claimed to

set an example for the other cities in the

union.

Let us see how that is, as taken from the

public records of Boston. In the year 1634,

some of the people here induced a small

party of friendly Indians on board of a ves-

sel that had arrived in Boston harbor and

sent them to England to be sold into

slavery.

It was not very long after this when they

introduced the Africans into slavery in the

state, and Massachusetts was the first state

in the union to own and hold slaves. After

it was found to be unprofitable the people

sold their slaves into other states. Then

came the cry from Massachusetts against

slavery. But for many years the laws of

the state permitted vessels sailing from its

ports to engage in the slave trade because

that business was profitable.

The "Hub" has been gradually improv-

ing. There is no longer a law which for-

bids a man from kissing his wife on Sunday.

or compelling him and his family to attend

church every Sunday and listen to a couple

of sermons, each three hours long, and if

by accident he should close his eyes in

church he would have his head mashed by

the tithing man (a state official).

The cowhide and rattan, which were used

without mercy in all the public schools here

until the last quarter of a century, are now

laid aside.

I must say that the ignorance of the peo-

ple here, of this my native city, in reference

to the solid south and its abuse of the negro

race is most shocking. It is utterly impos-

sible to convince them of a single truth.

They say that the "force bill" must be

passed.

Let us hope that all these extreme ideas

will in some future day mark the dark ages

for

blush

of

Boston

when

enlightenment

and

reminded

that

of

of

the

them

the

people

republicans

Let

us

pray

Lodge

Massachusetts

and

especially

Congressman

B. F. MACINTIRE.