The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-02


and goblin growth, somewhat Arabs fancy weaves
webs OF fairy tales spins whole skns OF tangled and
impossible romance With its wonderful fecundty, the
first question Yankee would be likely to ask himself,
In passing through the midland counties OF the Gulf
States would the query that people could be pro-
pstors OF country of such vast capabty aad latent
resources and mako so little OF 1t IN the way OF real
wealth. for the truth is In making the journey through
central Alabama and Mississippi one seems to be whirog
at railroad speed through land whore nobody is aware
that 1t is later the history Of the world than the
fifteenth century
The people 10 the provincial counties here have heard
OF the emancipation proclamation-though they still
insist that Albanian Msisspian can easily worst
Ave Yankees and, like FastaT with his men in bnck-
RAM they persist In fighting aud again their
Quixoc confederate battles insisting that Yankees are
but windmils In war; and that though tho knights Of
swamp and plantation have been outnumbered they are
net defeated. Were II not . matter OF serious
quencc II would be amusiag-the way the true
sonst labos to demonstrate that what Ia Is not and
is willing TO accept the ISSUE and he In the
Affirmative quickly enoughadding, however that to
admitting that the negro his social equal he just
far from it az over Nor Is possible 10 convince him
that citizenship with its equal rights before the law, IL
one thing, and soc al equality lite another. Among the
more sensible and influential classes In Virginia and
North Carolina something like dim comprehcn-
sion Of the issues involved In the admission OF
the negro to the right Of suffrage is manifested but
In Alabama and Mississippi seventy five cant OF the
whole white popnat are just as little resigned to the
order OF things they world have been Ia
1850. Considerable sueness and apathv prevail, and
but that there might he danger In emitting o be regis
tered not three cent Of the white population here
would take the slightest part in the administration Of
public anrs. The thread Of argument generally adopt
ed is that the Yankees have done their worst that their
negroes have been taken from them without cOmpensa-
ton and made their political equals and that unless a
m M m M
nothing TO humiliate them be done than has
been done already 1t is that dread OF connscaion like
Hamlets dread df something after death, that causes
some little anxiety to reconstruct to be manifested by
the true Mssissppian and deliver him from this
present dancer and nothing would prevent him from
embarrassing every OF the government TO the
utmost The Mississippi secessionst Is quiet because
thu dread Of conscaion haunts him, but because,
like tho Virgnian he has had enough of II and prcfer
to ''shaks hands and be friends" Nothing lie
more common than 10 the government most
bitterly of a want OF magnanmity towards them ave
conquered" the Mississippi secessonist sand
now give us our constitutional rights and we will be
satisfied" which means being interpreted since we can
not get out Of the Union we will stay In It, provided
we guaranteed all the rights which belonged to
before we forfeited them BY trying to ga out
nave nea,a ms argomen. 10 suosaScs over ana
has anv intention Of rebslIing second time. And,
since the PRONUNCIATION of Attorney General Stanberys
opinion, so far talk is concerned all parties have
suddenly become remarkably audacions Whereas, for
merly the complaint that the military commanders
In the several departments were invested with arbitrary
and despotc powers Il Ia graveiy commended that
thew hare powers at all, and all liable to be
called to account under the law for illegal exercise Of dis
among the moro sangune Of the immediate removal
Of Sheridan, who s to the Southern perception, the
. people Would 5.
to sec sheridan removed, or his order
modified even at the risk Of q July meeting Of
Congress-argueng generally, they argue. that
thing might possibly be gained In the scramble OF
ne we'd quarrel between Congress and the Executive
though many OF the better informed that they
n COn-
gress except stringent and unequvocal codes OF
reconstruction including probably the tem Of conasca
appointed by military authority generally sit uneasv in
their Seats owing the opinion Of Mr. Stansbey the
cases, designations being sen. in In fact, II thore
ever has teen quiet submssio on the part OF the
people here that feeling Of submission has been utterly
disspated by recent events and general decentralization
has taken the place OF comparative acquiesence and
operation. The rationale OF the matter h simpl,
month ego the military authorities unquesonably
obey because dared to risk the question Of their
legal right demand and enforce obedience but
none are so poor a. 70 render shoulder strap mon an
outward and personal discomfort has followed
upon the heels OF comparative quiet and resignation
There is no mistakng the import Of this general
and Pope removed the removal will be interpreted
IS concession: II any displaced ocias are reinstaed
the rebel element WI have gained triumph and I'M
nulliAed there can be no quiet administration Of affairs
under the military authority. Tho result ID easily ap-
pretended The reconstruction Of the South. far as IL
relates the sentiments Of the people 10 General Popes
department. has been retarded SIX months by the die
que.ude occasioned by the opinion Of the Presidents
legal adviser and there Is remedy except in
stringent measures perhaps, than are included within
the scope OF the present programme. Were there no
ii Is quite possible that the authorities might At
defiance by the moro rampant, and general system Of
position ON part the people here 70 embarrass
workings Of the military government TO any admissible
extent aud that ext mt only TO bs limited By the limit
The business OF registration has begun and progress
ing slowly the general proportion OF negroes TO whites
BY The most sansune conservatives that the radicals
and every negro Is ra6icawill carry every OF the
Gulf states, sweeping the whole territory from Georgia
to rexas and that there Is sound discretion in
deavorng to prevent except BY fraud violence both
OF which dangerous aud impraciicable. With the
gated can make no practical difference In fact the
general sentiment Is that nothing be effected by op-
position or by insisting upon Mr. Stsuberys nterpreta
ton tumult and conflicts OF Jurisdiction, without
any substantial alteration in the general results; and
most Of the agitation is from sheer desperation and Ill
nature, and not from hope Of modifying apprecably
or more than temporarily the rgidity OF military rule
Than the prospects OF the crops for this season
nothing could DO more promising. both as regards the
staples Of wheat and corn of which both Alabama
Mississippi have planted unusual quantities, and
CARDS staple of cotton Of which less has been planted
than in 1885, ana have heard dozens Of planters In
vicinity gravely contend that by raising great deal
and wheat and little cotton, u possible
embarass the finances Of the North and perhaps, by
trading lttle except in the way OF domestic barter
contribute to bring about the panic for which all
sionists patiently hoping and waiting At present
the condition Of Affairs here rather anomalous In point
OF business organizations. Money Is scarce, and yet
prices are far In advance Of the New York market,
though II must be admitted that dealers here not
particular about the genuineness Of tho currency
they receive and counterfeit fractional currency is the
rule rather than the exception Nobody refuses atty
cent stamp because II happens TO be counterfeit and no.
body hcstaes pass for the reason and this Is
especially true Of the smaller towns along the route.
One pays twenty-five cents for cigar In Mississippi,
which might bought OF any itinerant vendor City
Hall square for three cents and bad bargain ut that
OF lemons bought for twenty cents and TO
other small matters ruin himself financially by
endeavoug provide himself respectfully with soap,
toothbrushes and other necessary articles Of toilet
One may pay dollar and half for breakfast Of corn
bread and bacon with rye coffee and get all IN inanitesi
NAL quantities. and as to southern railroads, 10 seems
TO be rule to take fares OF less than I've dollars for
any distance. Running over OF pig and q con-
sequen Jolt from the track daily occurrences and IN
one case on the Southsde road, all hands, myself
among the rest tipped OF the track and the car
utterly demolished, and 40 reason could be found or
assigned for IT, except that the track rough and the
car simply joted on Nobody was moro than
bruised, aud after some considerable sacre-ina, .