| 单词 | scalawag |
| 例句 | Lines like “Heave in, ye lymphatic scalawags” are not exactly conversational. Review: ‘SeaWife’ Is a Doleful Fairy Tale About Whaling 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z So, I kind of am the scalawag at Joni’s and the girl that plays Madison Square Garden in the trails, too. Brandi Carlile opens up about overcoming insecurities, her latest Grammy win and her new memoir 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z His story is usually offered as illustrative of the fractious nature of the motley Dutch colony, long seen as “a collection of losers and scalawags,” as the historian Russell Shorto once put it. Brooklyn’s Muslim Presence Goes Back Centuries. Here’s Proof From 1643. 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z Peer is a Norwegian scalawag who undertakes adventures real and invented with reindeer, maidens and trolls. The Immediate Family Adapts 'Peer Gynt' 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z Pearl’s work is always seasoned with an assortment of vivid figures: scalawags, brave heroes, murderers and the like, echoing the melodramatic tone of much of the era’s literature. ‘The Last Bookaneer’: Literary pirates stalk a master 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z It’s less memorable overall than the licentious “Drop It Low” but does include the catchy refrain, “Y’all some baldhead scalawags who can’t take a joke.” Review: ‘Sherman’s Showcase’ Tests Whether It’s OK to Laugh 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z He cracked jokes, made nice with his peers, was a bon vivant and a scalawag. How Hip-Hop Royalty Found a New Home on Instagram Live 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z “Nobody wants to see the pirates take over the city,” Castor told the pirates, whom she dubbed “scalawags.” Avast! Pirates set to ‘invade’ Tampa in Gasparilla festival 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Chadha-Patel is ambiguously charming as a scalawag not entirely out for himself. Three decades later, 'Willow' is back as a series and better than ever 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z Southern White people who supported Reconstruction, known as scalawags, also generated great hostility as traitors to the South. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Often condemned as renegades, or “scalawags,” southern white Republicans typically came from the yeoman, or poor, white classes, from the nonslaveholding upland districts, or from business interests anxious to transform the southern economy. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Southerners who supported Reconstruction were given the insulting nickname “scalawags.” myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Curiously, however, he uses the old vocabulary of disdain, designating pro-Reconstruction Southern whites as “scalawags” and pro-Reconstruction Northerners as “carpetbaggers,” just as their enemies styled them. How the South Won the Civil War 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z At 82, the retiree-to-be returns one last time to playing a good-hearted scalawag in the mode of the Sundance Kid and the flimflam man he portrayed in “The Sting.” ‘The Old Man & the Gun’: Robert Redford rides off on a sweet, fitting note 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z Two days after Mr. Rafael’s death, the president praised the national police for “cleansing the organization of scalawags” and for instituting what he said were reforms among its ranks. Emaciated by Cancer and Mistaken as a Drug Addict, Filipino Dies in Detention 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z The names “scalawag” and “carpetbagger” both have unfairly negative connotations, but historians continue to use them for the lack of simple alternatives. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The flash and gleam of his pearly whites send the message that his character, Barry Seal, is a scamp, a scalawag, a rascal, a rogue. ‘American Made’ review: Tom Cruise steers this devilish ride 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who takes the heat from carpetbaggers and scalawags alike, understands it is his job to deal with the health and the law-and-order aspects that spawn crime. Stand up for children’s sake 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z Retiree-to-be Robert Redford returns one last time to playing a good-hearted scalawag in the mode of the Sundance Kid and the flimflam man he portrayed in “The Sting.” ‘The Old Man & the Gun’: Robert Redford rides off on a sweet, fitting note 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z Duterte said he was not ruling out the possibility that "scalawags in government who are trying to silence guys dealing with them" were behind these extrajudicial executions. Philippines' Duterte welcomes prospect of ICC case, says 'brutal' war on drugs to go on 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z In most states, factionalism pitted blacks and carpetbaggers against scalawags, or native whites. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z “There should be no more kids gloves for police scalawags who deserve an iron fist.” Philippines president orders police to stop all anti-drug operations 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z His antagonists seemed far more attractive: Thomas Jefferson, the dreamer who wrote about “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,” and Aaron Burr, the scalawag hero of Gore Vidal’s 1973 bestseller. Interest in Hamilton sites grows in wake of musical 2016-06-11T04:00:00Z I recall sitting there as Starr, his blue eyes owlish, his skin pink and dimpled, sat before Congress and in a sonorous I-say-this-more-in-sorrow-than-in-anger tone, pounced light as a cat on a scalawag president. At Baylor, Charity Toward Kenneth Starr Follows Outrage 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z Adams and his brother, Benedict, said they were descendants of scalawags and thieves on the run from British authorities. Sorry, Jose, This Joe Batt Came First 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z Soon the crew spotted the scalawag Doug in his small boat. Water fun helps beat the heat 2013-08-02T22:57:15Z This made all of the Southern white people mad at me, and they called me a scalawag. Unfettered A Novel 2012-02-12T03:00:15.143Z When in 1867 it was strenuously attempted to give rule to scalawags and negroes, the very best of the south led the unanimous revolt. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z Some scalawag of a bookseller wrote and offered to sell me books at thirty-three per cent. discount because I was a parson. Dr. Lavendar's People 2011-10-13T02:00:52.167Z Wyeth’s illustrations of the pirates and scalawags of “Treasure Island” first appeared, the iconic images considered the definitive version of the classic tale are reunited for the first time since their completion. Wyeth?s ?Treasure Island? paintings reunited in Pa. museum for 1st time since 1911 completion 2011-09-26T18:34:36Z Oh! you scalawag!” and she tossed him a lump of sugar. Those Dale Girls 2011-09-05T02:00:18.917Z As it happens, I’m too much of a scalawag to dispute the atavistic tendencies of my native region. The Tea Party is bigger than the South 2011-08-03T18:07:00Z I'd like to give her a line on that handsome scalawag—before it's too late. Fore! 2011-07-11T02:00:06.097Z Now, I propose to make it as hot as pepper for him, especially since he has developed into a scalawag. The Bishop and the Boogerman 2011-06-12T02:00:07.497Z “Got to have someone around,” he muttered as he drank his coffee, “to help handle you women, even if it’s a young scalawag who spends all his time tracking down stories for your worthless newspaper.” Nan Sherwood on the Mexican Border 2011-05-26T02:00:20.467Z It is the old south against the riffraff combination of carpetbaggers, scalawags and jaybirds who are trying to betray us into the hands of the enemy! Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z But so, in one state after another, had the northern carpetbagger and the southern scalawag. Ku Klux Klan Secrets Exposed Attitude toward Jews, Catholics, Foreigners and Masons. Fraudulent Methods Used. Atrocities Committed in Name of Order. 2011-04-28T02:00:15.077Z Logs that have lost their marks are called “scalawags,” and these are sold for the benefit of the log-driving company. A Northern Countryside 2011-04-27T02:00:22.523Z The rule of the carpetbagger and scalawag and freedman was a “reign of terror,” and thrilling as well as deplorable were the incidents of the struggle to throw off the yoke. When the Ku Klux Rode 2011-04-06T02:00:03.767Z He looked very severely at me and said that Lee was a scalawag, and that I ought to be ashamed of myself for having him around. Seeing France with Uncle John 2011-02-26T03:00:47.827Z Then for a time, at least, followed a pause in the obstructing work of the reconstruction of the late rebellious States, and the governments by colored legislators, scalawags and carpet-baggers went on as before. Project Gutenberg book of Historical Romance of the American Negro 2011-02-11T03:00:26.280Z The medium he employed was a little pamphlet containing the simple story of the reformation of one Dad O'Brien, an erstwhile scalawag who was finally converted to a new life. The Nation Behind Prison Bars 2011-02-10T03:00:55.530Z "Carpetbaggers" and "scalawags" are just pro-Confederate slurs against a government that, under Grant and the Republicans, was interested in the project of racial equality in the South. Goodbye, Ulysses. Hello, Ronnie! 2010-03-04T14:05:00Z "There's enough trouble in the land without having a scalawag in the Tomlin family." Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction Cloud, the scalawag superintendent of public instruction who was assisting Lakin to get his position. Ku Klux Klan Its Origin, Growth and Disbandment Even colored men, carpet-baggers and scalawags were either heartily or formally Republicans, and could be trusted by the Washington authorities in acting loyally and faithfully in the discharge of their duties at least. Project Gutenberg book of Historical Romance of the American Negro 2011-02-11T03:00:26.280Z It is made up of local scalawags and runaway rebels from Kentucky and Tennessee. Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6) The Deacon's Adventures At Chattanooga In Caring For The Boys When I got back to the house, I felt for my handkerchief, and found that scalawag's roll o' bills, which I'd clean forgot. Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) Thru The Stone River Campaign And In Winter Quarters At Murfreesboro He is a Kentuckian, and he's not fond of these carpet-baggers and scalawags at all. Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction "I warrant," said a wiseacre, contracting the brown leather of his brow in suspicious wrinkles, "some scalawag is doing this!" The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 They showed the greatest repugnance to the scalawags and carpet-baggers, and all white Republicans generally, who were intimidated, persecuted and driven out of all participation in the reconstruction of the States. Project Gutenberg book of Historical Romance of the American Negro 2011-02-11T03:00:26.280Z As for that scalawag, Bernal, if he’s got himself shot, he’s met exactly what he deserved. Jessica, the Heiress You old scalawag," cried the young man, "what were you up to? A Dear Little Girl's Thanksgiving Holidays "Bless my life," said the old woman, looking us up and down, "Mister Ward has a fine chance of scalawags." Dwellers in the Hills She had thought no more about it, but now it occurred to her--"He has been setting fires, the scalawag"--really, it was ridiculous! The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 That scalawag doesn’t seem to have much conscience concerning his behavior.” The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine Not but I’ve every reason not to care What happens to him if it only takes Some of the sanctimonious conceit Out of one of those pious scalawags.” Mountain Interval Why must these two scalawags Cut those gashes in the bags? Max and Maurice a juvenile history in seven tricks They said Mister Ward was took sudden with blood poison last night, an' a-dyin', the scalawags! Dwellers in the Hills We have not any too much pride in our city, the best of us, and that is why we let it be run by every scalawag boss who comes along to rob us. The Battle with the Slum Mr. Crawford got to be school commissioner on de 'publican ticket and white folks call him scalawag. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 The resulting conventions contained many negroes and were dominated by white Republicans, carpet-baggers, or scalawags as the case might be. The New Nation Let us hang together this day to test the scalawag’s promise.” The Pagan Madonna A former secret organisation in the Southern United States, of which the object was to intimidate the negroes, carpet-baggers and 'scalawags,' and to prevent them from political action. From Slave to College President Being the Life Story of Booker T. Washington The sly scalawags that sell you the goods won't live up to their contracts.” Humorous Ghost Stories Like enough Yetmore has his enemies, but it’s a pretty mean enemy as ’d try to get even by any such scalawag trick as this.” The Boys of Crawford's Basin The Story of a Mountain Ranch in the Early Days of Colorado It is awfully jolly—I mean it is truly comfortable—to have that scalawag—I mean that colonel—away. Her Mother's Secret "If she'd only listened to me and not taken the advice of that scalawag brother-in-law of yours, she would n't have any mortgage to pay interest on." Skinner's Dress Suit "And to think of that scalawag, making a loan right in your face, after you had vetoed it." The Desert Fiddler When I bought Gauntmoor, the London scalawags that sold it to me gave me distinctly to understand that this was a Haunted Castle. Humorous Ghost Stories "If you was fool enough to trust a scalawag like Tom Hotchkiss——" "It wasn't two weeks ago you was speakin' so well of him," interrupted her husband, stung to the retort discourteous. The Mission of Janice Day That scalawag will recognize the rope now, ma’am, the same as a human outlaw will recognize the rope—or the law. The Range Boss A man’s family’s not safe with such scalawags prowlin’ the country!’” Blue Ridge Country It's not really her fault, I suppose—her wicked old scalawag of a father is to blame for it. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908 So good she made the saints seem scalawags; An angel child; a paramaragon. The Re-echo Club These were the days when the carpet-bagger and the scalawag flourished,—the camp followers of the Northern army, who wanted money and office; and the native-born Southerner, who wanted office and money. Stories Of Georgia A "scalawag" was any Southern white who allied himself politically with the negroes, and a "carpet-bagger" was a Northern adventurer, for whose worldly goods a gripsack sufficed,—or, in general, any Northerner whatever. The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement They were there long before them scalawags were counterfeiting inside that cave. Blue Ridge Country A "scalawag" if as a Southern born man he votes with the Republicans; a "carpet-bagger" if he comes from the North, no matter how he votes. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 The affairs of the State were managed by carpetbaggers in close agreement with despicable scalawags and ignorant negroes. Reminiscences of a Rebel There are scalawags, remnants of the Confederate army, also indigent, nevertheless troublesome and among whom many brigands, murderers and cut-throats sprang up. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 "The above cut represents the fate in store for those great pests of Southern society--the carpet-bagger and scalawag--if found in Dixie's land after the break of day on the 4th of March next." History of the United States, Volume 4 "Kit, where is the knife that scalawag was going to cut the rope with?" The Young Acrobat of the Great North American Circus Already he had refused the pleadings of his daughter, and he had no intention of letting this young scalawag change his mind. Oh, You Tex! No man of the master class in South Carolina, however conservative, would stand for being called a scalawag. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 The white men classed as Republicans were about equally divided as natives or newcomers—in the vernacular of the times, "scalawags" or "carpetbaggers." The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 Any who showed fight were whipped, maimed, or killed, treatment which extended on occasion to their "carpet-bag" and "scalawag" friends--these titles denoting respectively northern and southern men bold enough to take the negroes' side. History of the United States, Volume 4 "Pumped three bullets into the scalawag of a lieutenant——" "Who lay in sick bay for three months," Captain Warfield contributed. A Son Of The Sun The scalawag was the native white man who made up the middle class of the South; the planter above, the Negro below. History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens The public condemns and ostracizes a man, even though he has lived an upright life all his days, when some scalawag, for personal or financial reasons, assails him in a newspaper. Watch Yourself Go By The few southern gentlemen who did affiliate with the Negroes were dubbed "scalawags" by their former friends and cast out of southern society. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 A scamp and a scalawag and a tomfool, though, if you want to know. Man to Man "He's like the Irishman's flea," Grandma scolded, "and that gang he's running with are young scalawags." Across the Fruited Plain And when there were "more stalls than horses" the Negroes and scalawags occasionally got an office. History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens The ox would to-day rate far below a "scalawag" at the Stock Yards of Chicago or East St. Louis, weighing, perhaps, 400 pounds. The Golden Censer The duties of to-day, the hopes of the future The corruption resulted largely from the work of the interlopers from the North and the "scalawags," using the Negroes to reach their own personal ends. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 "What do you suppose that impudent young scalawag did with the fifty?" The Big-Town Round-Up Thus the political vocabulary of Page's formative years consisted chiefly of such words as "scalawag," "carpet bagger," "regulator," "Union League," "Ku Klux Klan," and the like. The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I The scalawag managed the Negro, the latter did the voting, while the carpet-bagger held the offices. History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens Where be ye, ye scalawags that are round tryin' to hector a respectable woman that wouldn't wipe her feet on ye? The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul He's a scalawag, of course, but unhappily for all of us he is a scalawag with a pull. The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush They told me to look out fer them scalawags when I come to town, but I swan I didn't expect to see a gal like that tryin' to lift my wallet. The Camp Fire Girls on the Farm Or, Bessie King's New Chum "You were mighty good to take so much interest in such a scalawag," he answered warmly. A Daughter of the Dons A Story of New Mexico Today You needn't go any further, for I can tell you all about that scalawag. The Outdoor Chums After Big Game Or, Perilous Adventures in the Wilderness There is a drunken scalawag of a relative—who might be worse, and there are one or two other people whom readers of Mrs. Watts’ books have met before. The Jervaise Comedy Hutchings aforesaid is a nobody, a blower, a dead beat, the chief impediment to the interests of Yosemite—or, to use a generic term, a scalawag. Around The Tea-Table An' what's more, you old scalawag," said the policeman, "I'm going to run you in. The Camp Fire Girls on the Farm Or, Bessie King's New Chum The captain of Company L refused to recognize us; said we were deserters, and traitors, and scalawags; and when he drew rations for Company L from the commissary, he wouldn't give us any. The Road "And you'd better hold that horse mighty steady, because if he jumps from under you it'll be good-bye for one scalawag." Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West They brought their horses to a walk as they neared the gate, and Foster called out sneeringly, "Two scalawags and a carpet-bagger! fit company for each other." Elsie's Motherhood All the works of Douglass Jerrold, and Sydney Smith, and Sterne, the scalawag ecclesiastic. Around The Tea-Table What an amazing time they had had, the two young scalawags. His Family "Don't trust him too implicitly, Miss Thorpe," warned Betty; "my brother is a first-grade scalawag,—and I want you to be forewarned!" Patty and Azalea "That young scalawag Sanders beat you outa eighteen dollars," he said with a sneer of triumph. Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West "But it isn't nice," put in Walter, laughing, "a scalawag's the meanest thing alive." Elsie's Motherhood Besides these there was a hard-looking old scalawag, who kept his business all to himself. Buffalo Roost "Gone back on yore father and taken up with Webb's scalawags, have you?" A Man Four-Square But about this scalawag of a man that fathered him. Kindred of the Dust "Looks like the law's made to protect scalawags instead of honest folks," Dave told West. Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West These men had led in the contest against the scalawags and the carpetbaggers and many had suffered thereby. The New South A Chronicle of Social and Industrial Evolution "He was a disreputable old scalawag!" cried his other grandson. Hillsboro People That's the way with some women—they go their own gait, they're off with one and on with another, and then they end by becoming the slave of some scalawag who robs and abuses them! Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories You young scalawags," he shouted, "what are you trying to do? The Boy Allies in Great Peril Or, With the Italian Army in the Alps Well, he's one tough scalawag, but I don't aim to give him away right now. Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West Now, there was an old scalawag for you. Elbow-Room A Novel Without a Plot To his undoing he consented to take with him abroad a young scalawag, the son of his landlord, who had more money than brains. Hero Tales of the Far North The few Southern whites who befriended the negroes were called "scalawags" by their white neighbors. A Short History of the United States "He called you Hal and Chester and also scalawags, whatever that means." The Boy Allies in Great Peril Or, With the Italian Army in the Alps While Napoleon was away France was letting herself be ruined by those government scalawags in Paris, who were keeping back the soldiers' pay, withholding their linen and their clothes, and even letting them starve. Folk-Tales of Napoleon The Napoleon of the People; Napoleonder Wellington is in the hands of negroes and scalawags. The Marrow of Tradition "No, Sam, the scalawags are more than a hundred miles away; they are near Natchez." Minnie's Sacrifice The old scalawag just closed his eyes and put on one of the softest "sugar-wouldn't-melt-in-my-mouth" expressions you ever saw and stood there taking it and asking for more. The Land That Time Forgot I ran off to sea soon after they were married, like the young scalawag I was. Anne's House of Dreams Mrs. Hudgers's only son, a scalawag, who had been a constant drain on his mother's small stipend, was taken ill and died, to the discreetly disguised relief of the neighborhood. Amarilly of Clothes-line Alley The radical or Republican group included the negroes, a few southern whites, commonly called "scalawags," and various northerners known as "carpet-baggers." The United States Since the Civil War We are determined to tolerate no scalawags, nor carpetbaggers among us. Minnie's Sacrifice Those scalawags wouldn't try it again so soon after last night. The Gentleman from Indiana George was a real nice fellow, though he was a scalawag for mischief, and some said he had a liking for a glass even then. Anne's House of Dreams Every one will recall his saying that he was a mere poetic scalawag in comparison with Goethe. The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller Well, then, say to him, 'Now, Potts, you know as well as any man in this town that you're an all-round no-good—you're a human Not—and a darn scalawag into the bargain. The Boss of Little Arcady In this they were aided by a few Southerners who supported the negro cause and were called "scalawags." A Brief History of the United States Nancy began to cry softly; she loved the scalawag as only sisters know how to love. Man on the Box From this source we get "dark horse," "the gray mare is the better horse," "barrel of money," "buncombe," "gerrymander," "scalawag," "henchman," "logrolling," "pulling the wires," "taking the stump," "machine," "slate," etc. How to Speak and Write Correctly In the second act of 'The Robbers' he had made Spiegelberg refer to the Swiss canton of the Grisons as the 'Athens of modern scalawags.' The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller There's nothing the matter with that scalawag, I assure you. The Awakening of Helena Richie The airy scalawag was not long in getting to the bottom of the fugitive's history, so far as it could be obtained from the rather disconnected utterances of the convivial Thomas. The Rose in the Ring "I wouldn't swear to those adjectives," returned the scalawag. Man on the Box Like as not this scalawag of a justice will be one of 'em, but that's guesswork. Viola Gwyn If the stories from New York were true, even though he knew none of the inside facts, Graydon's father was pretty much of a scalawag, to say the least. Jane Cable There can be no doubt but that he was a sad scalawag and ribald rogue, with as few moral scruples as ever burdened a purveyor of popular amusements. A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music Ah, there the beggar is!—come here, you scalawag! and show Your broken leg all bandaged up. Flint and Feather "Jane, what is all this—Why, Bob, you scalawag!"—and in a moment they were pumping hands at a great rate. Man on the Box Death" he explained, "would certainly rid the German protectorate of such conscienceless scalawags as these, but might not be enough to discourage the bad element that disliked German rule. The Ivory Trail Whoever would suppose she was the sister of that scurvy scalawag with jailbird branded all over his hulking hide? A Texas Ranger The carpetbagger had found that he could control the Negro without the help of the scalawag. The Sequel of Appomattox : a chronicle of the reunion of the states The cat in question was a disreputable old scalawag, with tattered ears and a scarred hide, souvenirs of fights innumerable, with no beauty and less morals, and named, with appropriate fitness, "Cherub." Shavings Rather than let my girl marry that scalawag, I'll take you and her to Greece this winter with the class. Active Service "Come out here, you scalawag!" ordered his father, relaxing his hold on Hiram. Hiram the Young Farmer Frequently the carpetbaggers brought up the issue in order to rid the radical ranks of the scalawags who were opposed to equal rights. The Sequel of Appomattox : a chronicle of the reunion of the states Lakin asserted that while he was conducting a great revival meeting among the hills of northern Alabama, Governor Smith and other prominent and sinful scalawag politicians were there "under conviction" and about to become converted. The Sequel of Appomattox : a chronicle of the reunion of the states Later, after the scalawags had for the most part left the radicals, there were contests among the carpetbaggers themselves for the control of the Negro vote and the distribution of spoils. The Sequel of Appomattox : a chronicle of the reunion of the states Such pacific methods were successful to a considerable degree until the carpetbaggers and scalawags were placed in office under the Reconstruction Acts. The Sequel of Appomattox : a chronicle of the reunion of the states These considerations had much to do with the return of scalawags to the "white man's party" and the retirement of carpetbaggers from Southern politics. The Sequel of Appomattox : a chronicle of the reunion of the states These, however, were for the most part scalawags; the most respectable whites would not seek an amnesty which they could secure only by self-stultification.* The Sequel of Appomattox : a chronicle of the reunion of the states There were a few thousand carpetbaggers in each State, with, at first, a much larger number of scalawags. The Sequel of Appomattox : a chronicle of the reunion of the states Almost invariably the scalawag disliked the Leaguer, black or white, and as a political teacher often found himself proscribed by the League. The Sequel of Appomattox : a chronicle of the reunion of the states Every state, except perhaps Virginia, was under the control of a few able leaders from the North generally called carpetbaggers and of a few native white radicals contemptuously designated scalawags. The Sequel of Appomattox : a chronicle of the reunion of the states But most Southerners preferred the rule of the army to the alternative reign of the carpetbagger, scalawag, and Negro. The Sequel of Appomattox : a chronicle of the reunion of the states An exception, however, was made in favor of the scalawags who had supported reconstruction and whose disabilities had been removed by Congress. The Sequel of Appomattox : a chronicle of the reunion of the states Of the twenty men who served as governors, eight were scalawags and twelve were carpetbaggers, men who were abler than the scalawags and who had much more than an equal share of the spoils. The Sequel of Appomattox : a chronicle of the reunion of the states All Republicans in good standing had to join the League and swear that secession was treason—a rather stiff dose for the scalawag. The Sequel of Appomattox : a chronicle of the reunion of the states The scalawags, also, developed a dislike of the Northern church work among the Negroes, and it was impossible to organize mixed congregations. The Sequel of Appomattox : a chronicle of the reunion of the states First it was carpetbagger and Negro against the scalawag; later, when the black leaders insisted that those who furnished the votes must have the larger share of the rewards, the fight became triangular. The Sequel of Appomattox : a chronicle of the reunion of the states Usually the scalawags declared hostilities after they found that the carpetbaggers had control of the Negroes and the inside track on the way to the best state and federal offices. The Sequel of Appomattox : a chronicle of the reunion of the states The scalawags, such as Brownlow of Tennessee, Smith of Alabama, and Holden of North Carolina, were usually honest but narrow, vindictive men, filled with fear and hate of the conservative whites. The Sequel of Appomattox : a chronicle of the reunion of the states Deprived of the leadership of the best whites, they could not possibly act with the scalawags—their traditional enemies. The Sequel of Appomattox : a chronicle of the reunion of the states |
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