New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-20

THE POLITICAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF THE
REPUBLICANs-CONDUCT OF TIE uNRECON-
sTRUCTED-THE NEXT PRESIDENCY, ETC,
From Our special Correspondent
LANE cry, Florida. Nov H. 1867.
As in some of the other Rebel States,
the upreconstructed acitizens OF this state seem
determined 10 give the Reconstruction law the
cold shoulder The Rebel press with almost
one voiee advise all white people who have
opv rcsneet for themselves their ancestors. aud their
good name 10 no vote for or against Convention
an they would put their fingers In the fire. Tie last a.
fn "spot every white who dares TO vote on election
days and advises that every whlte man VINO may o.
Threats OF discharge from employment and other terrible
fhngs are TO heard everywhere against the coofed
seems TO be general understanding among the whites
not only this, but in the other states through when
organize themselves against the colored people
The Plan, as all freedmen rom the employ Of white
nesons 20 combine against the sale OF land 10 Them 10
prevent their OCCUPATION Of any state or @ m M
other ways within the power of those who once owned
Them so that Florida s 700 nor nn aa Iu Gs
chvarous UNDERSTANDING poor black man was me other
day arragned before ned NV one Of the Witnesses
"rasca "seoundrel" Sc., &c. While this man pass
ing quietly through one oil one pf'ncP sgs nd' ne VIZ
from his pocket as intending 10 Kill him. The eoored
man got away for moment rom MS enc re was
rat crowd followed him with cries of Kill him." hang
bi, burn him alive" &c, &c. When the affair came
~, IN court Can't GrOssman the military commander OF
ms os seeing that Justice could be done the eoored
,nan and hearing witnesses, In open court
81 him fine yllest names imaginable, entered
80 rotest AGAINST the proceedings and informed the
, thar while there United states troops In Lake
fy NO such outrage could be perpctrated 10 IL the
onnion of citizens here that capt Gross
man we're not present with his troops this ooored man
vsomld have been instantly murdered Another sample
~, thc temper of these unTecOnstrcted Rebels was mani
festcd here Yesterday afternoon. when Mr. ThOlnas W.
Conway of Newly ork made speech In the Courthouse
your noticed more than half the audience
,,cre whites and some of them the bterest Rebels In
IInSda As Mr. C. defending the principles Of liberty
a. dedicated I'm the laws of Congress- and the policy 0i te
Government under Abraham Lincoln some OF the Rebels,
od nm and cried out That's falsehood, that's false
ho"I1 Another a south Carolinian, hearing Mr. Con-
nav say some hard things OF his State again CRED,
" 33ai's faschood I'll not allow South Carolina to be
,aI,ed here or elsewhere" Mr.. G. not inundated,
, vent ON with his speech The South Caronian was
toIn i'm hand by the City Morshal but, for fear OF NUT
, bis tender feelings released after slight warn
H., m administer which took about minutes Time
Notwithstanding all the threats, opposition ana Nlotht
on tile part OF the Rebels the young ne
nnIican party of Florida has pushed on Its campaign
Min brl 1ht prospects Of success Every county III 'c
So h Thoroughly organized. The Union League or
-" niIatiop under the auspices of the Hon. j. NJ ia
,.nnds of Wasmp gtOD and the Hon. Thomas H. IuOek
~ ,e siona Committee, has been the enectNc
@ sine empIoyed here as well In the other SOhtherh
states Councils this patriotic Association are elu m
be woods in cabins, churches sehpolhouses ana even