The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-17

fo,oe OF rows,, Or. on he other hand, q
y he expected that a negro memnei - oh,;o.iios
ne would be any less true 20 ns os 10 follow upon bis
disegardns that oath which consigned BIN 20 ma
lion, than the white men OF inteieenes WIZ unaes
know nothing banner, entered crasaoe AGAINST
forsIgners3 And who responsible Tor these BLACK
Ieagues The conservative citizens VINO .o,oay psoe
themse yes that they have bemeapsd themselves
Sy asking OF seeking negro suffrage, and insist that
10 do so s TO inic self degradation they could nos
survive Tho oM others are shs men who have
the influence OF the conservative papers
and speakers who have nooy dsne their duty. With
more thorough organization, unity among their press
ittls more policy the negro and half the printed
matter and money used by the ndeals the epnser.
vat would been victorious With Grant TO rally
upon they could certainly DO successful.
Charges being made OF bad faith on both eidee
psees Specified for him was broken by the radicals
who, early in the day, marshaed them TO the white
polls where by dint OF numbers and smell they drove
the clean aud scented conservatives away preventing
perhaps a thousand conservative votes being poled
This admitted the radicals ind excuse for II In the
duct OF The conservative chalengers who conducted
Affairs SO as 70 conhne the black radicals TO sixty
per hour, 10 the manner above stated
In different parts OF this section OF the State hear OF
failure on the part OF those appointed 10 open the polls
ssIious pleas being advanced for SO hghhanded an
oa'faee. Some that the negroes were In the VI
tanning POSSESSION, to the exclusion Of the
whites ana rles But as !, is pretty well set
perhaps 80 Ooo and it thus shown that the conserva
tves had, with their loose sd organization
but cnance OF success even tht5
cease the determination that, above 81 vii comes
well expressed from the masses, TO bend their eue.aie.
10 work ana increase The material prosperity of h
| State. -.
In locking over a great number Of the papers pub
lished in Mississippi ind that nearly all counsel tbe
people 10 register themselves ters; but when The
the time comes TO vote "oonveneon' or mo Conven
ton 10 plump the latter ticket And TO this, as con
vloon Of duty the people Of tl safe are last settling
| down, so that for an ndehlte period they ma,
| yet be governed by GeneH Ord The letter and
great speech OF benjauyn IL Hin, OF Georgia,
| has had much IN do cnecting this change
with Nississ.pians, who, Jbut short while sine,
| gave eydepce of anxieY TO be done with the worL
or Reconstruction and % rid Of the military power
| These mastery documdts. and in some respects
auswerabe ars belnypublished by the country press
throughout the SouY that have heard Of failing
to produce results Sch have recently cropped out
mississippi THEY'RE the most able from the opposition
! vet given the Soahern public, aud will do more 10
lard il not preyh reconstruction than all other Efforts
| OF editors andpoItcans combined. As this opposition
by the southn people to the will OF Congress has mover
failed To nrp1uce schemes Of reconstruction from
that body is presumable that at iis next meeting
farther "a advanced steps will be taken under Thad
! Stoyeuv and Ben Butler and the coDfscaton long
| threaybed will be enforced.
Tlsre Is thus hope for the South UNTIL united un.
e,Grants banner the extremists OF both SIDES con-
s<ned to the oblivion whence years since they
Emerged TO curse the country with their presence.