The New York herald., 1867-04-27

sgn newly conferred upon the blacks should b sur
rounded BY safeguards that would prevent extravagance
In their exercise, q we'll to shield the colored man
himssH from danger and disaster, 70 guard COM
munities against the mischievous tendencies Of the
agraran doctrines which Inscriptions agitators
insidiously instiling into the minds OF the
blackx. On the WHOLE however, would seem that the
bidding for the negro vote 10 about high or low, on
side the other OF the two extremes For instance,
the radicals who endeavong to lay the foundations
Of strong party South upon the freedmens vote 60
far 70 advocate the connscaon Of the property Of rebels
and Its division among the freedmen This bait tempting
not fortunately swallowed by the unsophistcat
ed blacks least not very greedy whc Of
sibe among them repudae the agraran idea altogether
On the other hand, which may be said 10 be the ultima
tum Of the native Southern whites mostly former slave
owners, we find enunciated at a we'll attended mass
meeting held in Petersburg Virginia. the following plat
form
l. That white men and black men shall vote upon the
same and equal terms, and none other.
q That white men and black men shall hold office
upon the same and equal terms, and none other
Sd. That tax shall be assessed upon colored man
unless similar tax Is assessed upon the whites.
L. That dollar OF public money shall be appro
prated for the education OF white child unless another
dollar is appropriated alongside Of for the education
OF black child
s. That there shall be no differences or distinction
persons Of different races except such the God
of Nature has created and such the rules OF polite
usages OF society, and the unfeered common
of mankind shall establish and enforce without
the aid Of laws
These the principles which such old line Virginia
newspapers the Richmond Wing endorse as the true
policy In remarking upon this the Whg lately defined
its position edtorally by declaring that to those who
lag behind events and resolved that they will learn
nothing and do nothing these resolutions may appear
too strong But by OF practical sagacty,
who grasp the situation as they find 1t, and
utilize such advantages as it offers, these reso
buttons will DO accepted and approved. The
political powers and privileges Of the colored people
the that enjoyed by the whi,cs and those Of
aoho hold back refusing to accept tie fact and to operate
s0lh thi poisodI clemsnt nat only be.ind the
times bu impraceicrbe and unfendly public tranquil
lty The resolution which declares I'VE will cooperate
cordially with all good men, white black, grasps the
great idea without which there must be dscord strfe
perhaps ultimate conflict between the conservative
original Union me the coIored people and the Southern
whites This is the idea which have put forward in
successive articles embodying tho true policy"
The more Intelligent coiored people in Virginia
mass do not inclined 70 follow the lead Of the vio
lent men who continually haranguing them upon
the danger Of trusting their political rights in tho hands
OF thor former masters. In one instance these ex
tremists complanngy pointed the fact that certain
prominent white Southern men, obnoxious to the black
radicals had been invited address meeting Of coorsd
persons. In explanation . respectable coored citizen
publishes address, In which he says
We had seen q very industrious effort going on 10
draw colored people into party organization,
cham them to the leadership OF q Of men, chiefly
white whose attempts foster antagonism and hatred
Of dangerous tendency was very clear TO us that
Ii coored people were made to array themselves INTO
party Of their own led BY few white men Of violent
severely denouucing that class Of whites whom had
always thought at least respectable as the to
which these men beongod SO far from promoting the
interests OF the coored they would seriously
promise those snterestS
The coored who sympathizs with thoir old
servative have advantage their radical
opponents Most Of the leading newspapers in tho
South particularly those In Richmond Charleston Mobile
and Now Orleans. in the interest," and
If the use Of their columns should be denied to the
Of the radicals, that class would be com
paraiively without q newspaper organ in the South.
1t is principally through public gatherings where
they inhamcd by Incorporate aud incendiary
barangues, that the black radicals get up their
enthusiasm; and while the frenzy lasts good-by
70 all work, all tilling the soil, all planting
gathering crops, and all other industrial pursuits
In the the fertile lands Of the South either Ian
gush the absence Of the cultivator the products
OF the soil rot in the very hour Of their rpencs II Is
at all improbable that money will be from the
and, with tho aid they receive from the Freedmen's
Bureau they may be kept from starvation until after
election This will be put 70 the account Of cleo
toneering expenses. and tho Northern radical
leaders viii doubt be willing 70 bleed freely
rather than lose the reins or power. They
will belle their former practices II they do open
their purses very freely 70 secure tho frsedmen's
vote In this they will have the advantage Of the
southern conservative planters who In many are
scarcely able to pay weeks month wages TO hired
hands without drawing the coming crop In like
these the coored laborer although bearing q friendly
feeling toward those among whom he has been born and
raised be woosd from the old Homestead and iss
cherished domestic traditions by the tempting bsibes
offered by the stranger who comes TO secure his vote
and to wean him from his early affections Against
pressure like this II s hard for the Southern plant
sra impoverished and struggling for bare livelihood
TO contend successfully but result ws may Judge
from the Of the resolutions adopted at meetings
held In the agricultural districts and the expressions or
sentiment on such occasions, will be that the Southern
plantation negroes viii generally and voluntarily vote a
those masters who have treated them kindly may
suggest. No one can forcte with certainty 70
what party the Southernes will ally themselves whom
thoroughly reconstructed and their take
their seats in the Congress the State Legsaturcs
But from the present indications the probabilities are
that they will attach themselves neither OF the old
parties, neither 70 the republican radical conservative
democratic or any dsfunct fossil party THAI mag bs GAL
vanzsd-but thas they will lay the foundassns Of an
entirely party organization and increase in strength
from time 70 tune as the prosperity Of the country IA
revived and confidence becomes gradually restored.
Another Republican Speaker Goisg Reuth.
Hon William D. Kelley, Of Pennsylvania, will leave
Philadelphia on Friday next May 3 for political toar
In the late rebel sta,cs He viii proceed 10 wlmingsen
N. c., via Godsboro, and from Wilmington dirscs 70
Beaufort G. From thence he will 90 10 savannah.
Ca, speaking there, and returning North BY way Of
Charleston and Columbia G., and thence 70 Green's
boro Concord Salisbury Charlotte, DanvlIls and other
points In the part Of the old North State Judge
keieys lsbors viii begin In North Carolina ahont Mon
day, thp ON OF May.