The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-19
Ebony Aggressions in Mississippi.

From the Jackson Miss Clsr ICON Sept IA
When persons holding iniacGce less potent In
political organization which seeking power In the
commonwealth 10 frame It's laws deliberately that
1t ia their intention exercise II MAJ clousy and meanly
for the persecution, punishment aud ROBBERY OF large
cass OF Its pcopco desecrate the memory Of tho dead
and to trampe the rights OF the sing-he very IN.
suct of sepreservation itself spirit or re-
ssance. This Is the first impulse IL springs
Up u s.d naturally as the sting OF the worm sanst
enduring as life implanted In the nature OF Gods hum
bcst and lowest and nobest and highest creatures
wretched renegade from his race named
Flournoy, and negro called Newsom In.
formed did avow those designs in this convention. with
tho approval OF portion OF their associates Fiournoy
declared for prescription against people who were
taken out OF the Union by his vote and sable
parcel out, the forms OF State law their
estates. This robbery when attemptedsto be put in
practice will DO fought in every conceivable Fore
warned, forearmedl
Plank from the Louisiana Ebony PLATFORM.
Resolved, The radical republican party Of Louisiana
hereby guarantees that the newly enfranchse c-
constitute majority OF the party, at eas onehalf
of the nominations TO the elective Offices. well a
half the appointed officers shall bs taken from that
class and distinction be made whether said nomi-
nees and appontces born free not provided all
nominees aud appointees shall be loyal, capable and
honest
In accordance with the above resolve eight OF the
nne Recorders OF New Orleans just elected bacl
The Recorders there have the authority 20.
lice Justices OF the city OF New York.
Declaration of nm Ebony Candidate for Con.
gress.
Says one Finckling. co,rod candidate for Congress
from tho First ngrssonai district OF Georgia III tho
coorcd Is worthy OF aud entitled to the elective
franchise l, IS very that he Is also entitled
place in politics.
Decrease Of Southern Population.
Tho authorities Of Mississippi provided for taking tho
Of that state last year. statement OF the
OF which receatly appeared Ia the ia kson CLARION Tho
figures suggestive Tho total population In 1850 was
fol0ws:-
Whitos .3@3. 900
ssL2Ss
ro,al...................................7a47is
In 1850 the aggregate population was as follows:--
Total
Tbs actual decrease or population during tbs six
years. from 1sG0 TO 1868, therefore,
whites. ~ ~
Blacks.....s oo'iro
ro,,,.........................7 1855
Tho ratio Of Increase from 1860 TO 1860 Of whites was
about twenty per cont and Of blacks somethng more
than forty per cent Under this ratio OF increase
been popniaton IN Mississippi OF s54, 600.
tustead OF 1874 000 which shows lose OK
popuiation by . failure TO increase OF $50 o00 This
added TO the natural oss aggregates total loss Of
loss whites suffered 10 the extent Of 1900, and
the blacks 264 900.
Thus II will DO seen that Mississippi emerged from
tho minus nearly third Of million Of her people,
onc-quartcr OF million being blacks Instead Of in
creasing previous to the war, she commenced the
reirograde march. giving 10 nearly onc-Isnth OF the
population she held a. the commencement OF tbs war
These figures should the attention, not only or
the people OF Mississippi, but the statesmen OF the
country. -.
with tho exception OF Texas We feel confident all
the other unseconsructed States are 10 . oone"o"
similar 70 Mississippi In tiis respect