New-York tribune., 1867-09-02
cor ORR SEES A LIGHT.

The Hon James L.. Orr ls very fair SpeCi-
men of Southern politician of the old school
-hetter than the average, decidedly. In the
had old times. he was not No. l fire-eater.
lie WAS not Nulifier, we believe, in the days
of Jackson, Calhoun, and McDufiie. He was for
"Co6peratOn that is, really against Secession
in 1851. He went out with South Carolina in
1861, but was not among those who forced the
act. And, though Conservative" he has not
chosen to take his place among those who
utterly refuse to be reconstructed since 1865.
Gov Orr, we observe, has been making a
speech at Bolton, S. c., wherein he advises his
Conservative brethren to register and vote
So far, so good. And we are neither offended
nor alarmed at his reported suggestion, as an
argument for so doing, that the attitude CO
"Of the negro in the Convention and the Legs
"Iaturc will produce wonderful reaction III
(" favor of the South throughout the North"
The telegraph is too saving of its words.
We wish it had been more lucid at the ex-
pense of being trite more cOpious. whether
it be the admirable or the scandalous behavior
of our friend Pompey from which the Governor
anticipates such good results, doth not certain
ly appear; but we apprehend that he hopes
for good-from the Blacks behavior in office
being so bad. In other words Pompey-who
was model of department while kept in his
place behind Massa's chair-will play Fantastic
tricks before high Heaven" when exalted to a
seat in Convention or Senate, and thus turn
the stomach of the North. Pompey VIII thcre-
upon be ordered to resume his old ana III po-
stion in the cabin, the Cotton-iield, and behind
Massa's chair and "thc King shall come by his
Gown again."
Sucb. we believe. is the latest-born hope oil
tbe Unreconstructed, which is impelling them
to say quietly TO each other, "Lct us give the
North surfeit of niggers. Let us serve them
"up stewcd, broiled fried, roasted and fri
"caseed. until her gorge rises at them. Since
"wc cannot ourselves gain access to Conven-
"tion or Congress. because of the registry and
"tle iron n-clad oath. let us elect big buck
"ngger to every seat we can fill, and see how
1.-THE Radicals will relish their company
We have already said that the idea was a
good one and we hope to see it generally
adopted. The cards of the very few Southern
Blacks who have announced themselves candi-
dates for responsible positions are replete with
modesty, patriotism and good sense. They
are firm in the assertion of Equal Human Rights,
but they are kindly, appeasing and Gn the
truest sense) conservative. If thirty negroes
shall be sent to Congress from the South, we
shall confidently count on the votes of at least
twenty-five of them for Universal Amnesty,
thorough pacification, and the restoration to
political rights of all who have conducted as
became good citizens since the collapse of the
Rebellion. We have seen representatives oi the
South in Congress mot ALL but somc) whose
manners and bearing reflected little credit on
their constituents If John +. Harris, Robert
Small, and other gentlemen of color, shall now
be sent instead of those, we confidently antici
cipate decided improvement on their prede-
cessors of 1880. We beg the Unreconstructed
to send us as many of these as possible.