The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-16

f. "a, CORRESPONDENCE OF TIVE HERALD.

| The Mobile Observation-Disclosures Among
| Them-HadIcal Lea gucrs-tsenernl Swnyne'n
| Councii-Diniealty to Get a Municipal Cow
ernmcut-GeBcrai History Of Republic nj ism
| In Alabama.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, July 9, 1897.
The repiblca party in Mobile IL composed OF several
factionr each striving FOR tho ascendsncv and hostile
TO the ether wings factions of the party Tho
tempt regular party organization after tho passage Of
the Sherman Military BILL by two Northern lawyers
named Harrington and Turner who, having constituted
themselves tho special legal aud political guides
OF the blacks, organized o Union League. II may be
here stated that those figured in the
Mobile recently for participating In obtaining money
n the freedmen under false pretences which
ca ion disclosures made damaging 10 their
rep itatlon- Into this league only few white
becA use OF prejudice against the colorcd members.
wa determined to form another league for tho bcnent
Of ala quasi republicans vhoss prejudoes agans, color
wereN stronger than their principles This move
was pss sed by the leading black and white msn OF
the part, but white cague organized by such
AZ the " BrombeSss (musc dealers, William Hunter
Gustayus Horton aud Others OF the republican party
Who the IA 'gross say preach them long about
their rights but bsve in practical manner benefit
ea them non ticsly otherwise Tho organization OF
the two league the OF dis,rus, 10 the minds
OF me con-ed sope Thoy argued that the souudncss
not recognize thn politically, ia secret council
was to be doubtst In this they ssi they could only
see rnanfssOd TIA, dangerous rat OF hostility to their
race and color which they bad been fighting against In
their former n,sstets Certsn true who had man.
fully fought agans. IFS dlSslce, being made in the
party had been loudly ca insured and prescribed by
tain members OF tho Va rite Is,gue They argued fur
tb,r nst those sn vito did noe act openly In accord.
spos Win their political Pr, esslons wore sSnsh aud de-
ssrng ard we're aha g at N 7ng The ass o. abe coioroi
vote 70 advance their own u rest ana yet Hoid what
they believed the tho public odinn Of ae!icg openly
those professions OF equal pon cal rights and equality
10 all non without distinction OF color"
Another league was establishS.' oy Asbert Gnhn,
editor Of the Naionaiis IA repubn can weekly paperl
This smon-puro black issgut and Griffin. 10 10
said believed he could msnags ,as blacks and uii-
ma;ely completely ooutroi tho reput lean party in
Mobile an effort In Which he has alnos, III y succeeded
Griffin IL forcios speaker aud good writ. W and pos
ses,es considerable Political tact The N. nssomory
S.u'in.s trepubcao) says Grim was o Kan. jay.
hawker but OF this know nothing. He 10 .u>N most
ultra radical IN The state and IL styled the MAt o, the
republican party Ills paper was started "the freq d
mems organ" but he claims that II abandoned iss olasA
character AZ soon a. Congress proclaimed political
equality for the colored racs
SIN another lsagus WAS gotten up by j. n Ea5tburn
justice Of the psace, cold style" sort OF sontls.
msa-Dr n Miller, shd othera This 10 an out and out
whiso mans league and seems 70 10 sort Of balance
wheel Affair." starred With view Of rsoonciling dscor-
ssRs ssmsaw IN the NYreb ,yisfs sad ktsHps w