The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-05-08
a Colored Hans View.

| Inc rev lhonas Strnger, (coOred in his lecture
to the coored population Of this vicinity at the Meth
odist church in this town, the evening of the LIST
lnst upon which we commented favorably in our is.
sue of last week. invited very particular attention to-
and criticised with much severity one of the features
| OF the military reconstruction bill. The lecturer was
lmpressing the fact upon his audience that the North
ern people, in investing the negro with the right of
suffrage, were not actuated by any proper or audabs
feeling toward the negro; the contrary that tbs
design and purpose of the North in this matter un.
questonably was to the freedmen of the South al
! tools for the punishment and further subugaton OF
the people of the Southern States The speaker was
notln favor of becoming the tool the doer of mere
pohtlcal dirty work, tor any man any body Of men
His colored brethren free men, clothed with
all the powers and privileges of good citizenship and
IL was their duty to exercise their privileges not 81
the tools to carry out the wishes of political iuntas at
Washington, but for the prosperity wealth and per.
manent good of the Southern country and the South.
eTn people, white and black
The military bill the lecturer regarded a. contain.
ing most fragrant and unpardonable insult to the ne
gro race OF this continent. It provides that the Jus:
freed negroes of the South shall exercise the privileges
or freemen, but it makes provision whatever for
the negroes in the Northern States They are left on,
IN the cold, to get along best they may while to
accomplish certain dirty political purposes too much
power cannot be thrown into the hands of the coored
men OF the South The coored men of the North the
speaker eontended mostly educated and to soma
extent refined read understand and act for them.
selves can comprehend all political questions which
are Drought before them. In addition, many Of them
are large property holders, and all pay their proper
ton OF the city, county, State and Federal taxes VET
tnev are not allowed to VOTE enjoy the other rights
OF freemen. While such is the treatment which tho
colored people of the North receive at the North and
at the hands OF their pretended friends" the colored
men OF the South, just emerged from slavery all in
ignorance, and without time or opportunity to ba
come informed, homeless, houseless, frendess, have
the elective franchise thrust upon them, and by the
very same body of legislators who refuse to grant tina.
PFiniieSe 10 the colored men Of the Northern States.
why TINS unjust discrimination inquired the lee.
turer. Why this line of demarcation so papable and
80 unworthy OF an American Congress? This s
trick' Yankee trick, said the speaker The coored
men OF the South are wanted to be used as tools to
Iaoser'e the interest of the people of the North.
Doht you, said the speaker addressing his coored
trends, and with emphasis Don't Won he the tools
% do the dirty political work of any party Suppor,
your own country here and its interests vote for men
Snom you have always known among you as good
men. Don't go arboad to find friends make them
IL hohe 10 your duty as good citizens, dont per-
III strangers to poison your minds, and trust in Cod
Kinds county (Miss.,> Gazette.
:, OPERATION OF THE BANKRUPT Acr-The Financial
jhroncle calls attention to clause in the Bsnkrup:
a" the effect OF which is worthy of consideration By
IL parties interested. The clause runs thus:
. IL any person being insolvent, Or in contemplation
II insolvency, within four months before the filing CT
~ PStieioH
reference to any creditor person having Il claim
Sainst him, Or who is under any liability Tor him
REQUIRES any part of his property to be attached Sc
uestered or sezed on execution makes any pay
lent pledge assignment, transfer, or CONVEYANCE of
ny part OF his property either directly or ndirecy
bsolutely or conditonaiy the person receiving such
ayment, pledge assignment, transfer, or CONVEYANCE
10 De pehehted thereby, or by such attachment
a'hS reasonable cause to believe such person is in.
''vent, and that such attachment payment, pledge,
'slShiheht or conveyance, is made in fraud of tho
rovlsons OF this act, the same shall be void and the
'slgnee may recover the property OR the value of H.
ON the person so receiving it. or so to be benefited
Inc act takes effect on the lth of June The pro-
SION reced affects acts Of the character named in it
n'ch nave occurred since the LIST of February. The
nohiee puts case like this to show that it is within
lis provisions
On the 18th of June next we will say proceedings
bankruptcy Will be commenced against q firm now
olng business in New York. On the 18th of Febru.
y last, thus hrm we will suppose, contracted conf
en'al deo with another firm there having for long
me existed between the two firms reciprocal rea-
ons OF service in this way. Ten days aterward, or
the 10Th OF February the debtor firm deposits with
e creditor hrm bank or railway stock an amount sut
cut to protect the latter against loss in the event Of
saster to the borrowers. In the second week Of
Inc proceedings, as we before suggested are to bs
in bankruptcy against these borrowers
the course of the proceedings it to light that
e transaction took place to which we have referred
I'd that when the security deposited the debtors
tate was already in an embarrassed condition. Tho
DIVISIONS OF the act are specific and precise bring
e transactions under the head of fraudulent con-
vance,"
a meeting was held at Natchez a few days since, at
court house, presided over by Il Confederate SOL
err the larger portion present being coored votersss
d addressed by two coored men, in which resou-'
ms were passed piedging Adams county to carry out
e provisions OF the military bill in good faith, and to