New-York tribune., 1867-07-26
LETIERS;FROM THE PEOPLE.
ALABAMA.

Eutau.-At a Fourth of July celebration
horc, Mr. Cocran spoke lie sung tho old song. telling
the coorcd that the Southern people were eir best
friends gave them homes hadfed and@enlghtCned thcm.
While ho spealmgsa Republican circular was eX-
hibted In the crowd colored man asked that 1t he
vhses and good deal of outside discussion. Finally it
read. Tho whites looked as mad as q on insurrec
iect 10 deceive the colored people and keep them con
fused l they viii do It unless have working
man in this couaty. Tho Rebs" are very indus
tri0us.
Montgomery Please send me,moro documents. The
Convention men carried of everything had. You never
such hungry set OF fellows Tor something to read IN
ARKANSAS.
HoleRa.-" The object of this letter is to in
quro you any means OF supply ing proper reading
here They can constantly forsuch matter. There
q great many cOOred men In this and adjoining counties
who canread'a Atte. These people read everything"
Fal,eiteuiHe-" We congratulate ourselves on live Re-
publican paper Our weekly, The Radical made its adj
vent the Fourth Its principles sustain IT'S name'
FLORIDA.
Madison.-"The Fourth was celebrated with
great euthuasm by the freed people Speeches made
by resolutions passed and delegates elected
10 the Republican COnventt which meets on the
llh at Tallahassee. This County VII 60 Republican on
account Of ne large number & Gl ISeueh: @ 1 n{or N1
Lafayette Co. have great hopes Of placing dependence
League there but cannot yet Youc Tor the same
We believe a West and Middle Florida VIII be caiuedbI
tho RCpubhcaparty for Know that there are s9o ana
Florida Is not as favorable.
GEORGIA.
Rescntly I have travelled through Georgia.
from north south. find shat tho terms Of Congress
are in effect much more lenient than the people ex-
pectcd They were taught when they entered on lhls
STRUGGLE that everything at stake thatNoieatod they
would lose all This leniency wins oniy contempt FROM
those Who are sim hostile. Others regretl In oonyers-
inc with men whs served in the Rebel ranks, find them
I'm favor Of banishiI from the country the Rebel edes
for with them the country It is almost mpossiDeo re-
construct South. They are keeping up confusion
and II almost impossible for Northern man 10 receive
Justice or publicly defend his convictions.
1raoo,-The Rev. Henry NJ. Turner (colsred) writes,
under date of July o: A meeting was called last
night at the Methodist Church TO urge exeIoAs upon the
people in order TO eeunteract the DESIGNS o nose VINO
are trying 10 prevent our people from registering Aiier
revere through with organzng last mghI {Ae pGoPgn g
shouted Jumped eabped ther han1 aI e,od one mn,
man asked 'What in dl axe the negroes doingi Have
thry found Thad Stoyensr NO was the reply OF q
co6red mani I'VE raising joan Brown rom the
dead"
Fqctoyy.-" We are truly in bad fix. Peo-
nile here will not only not patronze, but refuse ospeak
] 70 ~, than slavery savos were rot treated as erui
pals We who are loyal treated here and now by
by most people ,-,o,,,,
Vidalia.-There are but seven or eight Union
whites In this parish. rey are planters. The majority
have tried in every way TO prevct InR from en-
tightening tho out nave saCeeH1d peod,n no
matter be- sent it Is expected that tue Republican,
party VIII carry this parish Speakers We san be1 Hol
New-Orieans.
MISSISSIPPI
Columbus.-'IA new apportionment should DO
made in this stste otherwise IL the old law is to be the
basis of representation Is likely very few counties VIZ
be carried for TIC Convention except Whefe ne tootSa
element Largely preduminate ENen II the COhsenAiSn S
pOey carries the influence OF the uelegates agsse t
apit OF reconstruction, manifested Dy C9Stes, A
such will 90 for limited suffrage, unless the cnOleu
population s fully pOpresc stcd in the C0nyeno We are
by no neias sancune OF success Many sAiAA success
without IL * impossible"
Or6ord.-"our coloreA friends in the interior Of this
state age very gnorant Thoy have not hadthe facilities
that tAose in te cities have enjoyed Consequently, they
er IN danger OF being led asrny by the talk OF those In
mioal TO our cOuntrys interests. Vigorous measures
1rt be taken to instruct them. The old secessionlss
fhreaten also IL they do not vote with them, they VIII
Ia hro,n out Of work. and that there viii be wax OF
races or course this Is all bosh; but Il has its effect
Ya-oo Coty-From active organizer comes the fol-
lowing; "Thero not prior TO my coming ltre, any
Republican organization IN any part OF this corhy when
contains colored population OF 1880, 20 Tite popa-
tion OF 80lO The political work accomph ned among to
cAored people has been done mainly ~. Southern asn
who Gbhor tho Republican party bat so for
on the principle OF taking what We can get III VIC eino'
! get all we want ="
~ NORTH CAROLINA.
Boon Ill.," Copgress should have a0oi-