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Negroes neglected to touch their hats to overseers or former masters whom they disliked; and straightway it was announced that they were growing too saucy for human endurance.
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Whitelaw Reid
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Reid observes the social dynamics between former slaves and their overseers, highlighting tensions in post-war society.
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We must, then, be prepared with a policy for maintaining it ourselves.
And next, shall we not probably fare best in the end if we try to profit somewhat by the experience others have had in like cases?
That would be “jumping from the frying-pan into the fire,” indeed.
A paper that is not as free to censure as to approve, has no virtue in its support, and no importance attaches to its utterances.