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Major Carteret was a former Southern Civil War officer, whose family was nearly ruined as a result of the war. However, he’s working on rebuilding his family and his fortunes through his newspaper, “The Morning Chronicle.” He also uses his newspaper to voice his belief in white supremacy, which was common during this time. He is obviously a man who is racist based on his negative comments on the black population. This behavior is obvious in just the second chapter during his son’s Christening. During his conversation with Mr. Delamere, he stated: “the negro is capable of a certain doglike fidelity, - I make the comparison in a kindly sense, - a certain personal devotion which is admirable in itself, and fits him eminently for a servile career. I should imagine, however, that one could more safely trust his life with a Negro than his portable property (24).” He obv