Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-09-12


The Hon. James L. Orr is very speci-
men of Southern politician of the old
school-better than the average decidedly.
In the bad, old times, he was not No.
fire eater. He was not Nullifer, we be-
lieve, in the days of jackson, Calhoun, and
McDuffie. He was fol "Co-operation'-
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 a Conservative" he
has not chosen to take his place among
those who utterly refuse to be reconstructed
since 1866.
Gov. Orr, we observe, has been making
speech at Bolton, S. c., wherein he advises
his Conservative brethren to register and
vote. So far, SO good. And we are neith-
er offended nor alarmed at his reported sug-
gestion, as an argument for so doing, that
" the attitude (?) of the negro in the Con-
vention and the Legislature will produce
"a wonderful reaction in favor Of the
"South throughout the North"
The telegraph is too saving Of its words.
We wish 1t had been more lucid at the ex-
pense of being trifle more copious. Wheth-
er II be the admirable or the scandalons be-
havior ofour friend POmpey from which the
Governor anticipates such good results, doth
not certainly appear but we apprehend
that he hopes for good-from the Blacks be-
havior 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 g fantastic tricks before high
Heaven" when exalted to seat in Convep-
tion OF Senate, and thus turn the stomach of
the North. Pompey will thereupon be order
ed to resume his old and fit position in the
chair, the cotton-feld, and behind Massa's
cabin, and 'sthe King shall come by his own
"again."
Such, we believe, is the la.est-born hope
of the Unreoonstructed, which is innpelling
them to say quietly to each other, Let us
give the North surteit of niggers. Let
us serve them up stewed, broiled, fried
+" roasted and fricaseed, until her gorge rises
" at them. Since we cannot ourselves gain
" access to Convention or Congress, ,becaus,
60 of the registry and the iron-clad oath, lei
"us elect big buck niger to every seat we
g can fill, and see how the Radicals will
relish their company"
We have already said that the idea was
good one, and we hope to see 1t generally
adopted. The cards of the very few South
ern Blacks who have announced themselves
candidates for responsible positions are re-
plete with modesty, patriotism, and good
sense. They are firm in the assertion Of
Equal Human Rights. but they are kind'v,
appeasing and Tin the truest sense) conso
tive. If thirty negroes shall be sent u -
gress from the South, we shall confidently
count on the votes of at least twenty-five of
them for Universal Amnesty, thorough paci-
fication, and the restoration to political rir!
of all who have conducted as became = Il
citizens since the collapse of the Rebellion.
We have seen representatives Of the South
in Congress (not all, but some1 whose man
ners and bearing reflected little credit on
their constituents. If John 7. Harris, Robt.
Small, and other gentlemen of color, shall
now be sent instead of those, we confidently
anticipate decided improvement on their
predecessors of lS4S-60. We beg the Ur
Reconstructed to send us as many of these l..
possible