The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-05-22
How the N. Y. Times Glasses W. D. Kelley

How the N. Y Times Glasses W. D. Kelley
The New York Times, says the Memphis Bulletin, ii
an article headed Confscaton in the South" speak
ing of the Radical parity and the exodus of its STUMP
orators for benighted region, explains to us the
objects and motives of these perpatetic stumper,
follows;
Their plan is to consolidate the negro votes, which
with the help of the 'toriginal Union men =" of the
South they think will be sufficient to oyerbear the
great body of the whites who not disranchised by
the reconstruction BILL 1t is upon this that they rely
for success. If they can get the whole negro vote
keeping it compact, manageable and wholly subject tt
their CONTROL they feel confident that the Southern
States will become more radical than the Northern.
And they rely upon confscat!on to secure this re
suit A promise of homestead-to be taken from
the whites and given gratuousy to every colored 70
ter-will be NEST formidable weapon for the accom-
plishment of theic object It is precisely the kind OF
argument likely prove most potent with the class Of
voters whom they address. They are all landless
and can scarcely be- expected to remain blind to such
glittering expectations. And, we may rely upon it,
the scheme will be pressed with desperate and re-
morseless audacity. The men engaged in it are not
men easily daunted by fear Of consequencesstil less
by scrupes as to the character Of the mpoved
Neither Mr. Stevens or Gen. Butler is likely to halt in
the execution of such scheme from the fear that ii
NAV lead to of laees, plunge the South into
hopeless and remedies ruin The character and ten
per of the men to go South their agents and mis-
sionaries-senator Nye, Judge Kelley and Gen. Lo
gan, for examples by no means reassuring.
There two grounds OF reliance against the sue,
cess of such project. 1t may reasonably be ex
peeted in the first place. that such wholesale scheme
of conscation that suggested will unite the white
vote of the South against it. And it is also reasona
bIy certain to react in the North and work the
throw of the party which adopts it part OF its policy
We deem it certain that the great mass OF the people
of the Northern States dc not regard confseaton with
II, fill aIana m
future safety cf tile Union and the security Of equa
civil and political rights all classes Of people. But
these are secured BY the reconstruction act OF Con
eress and they do not demand desire anything be
Yond them Still less they disposed to strip the
Southern people of the little property the war has LEFT
them or to proong the arrangements OF industry the
suspension of business and the general prostraton
suffering Of the Southern States.
No LEGISLATURES CAN MEET Now.-Ma;or Gen. ORR
has written to Gov. Murphy of Arkansas, as follows
"Will you, through the proper channel and In the
most expeditions manner, please inform the member:
of the Provisional Legislature Of the State of Arkan
sas lately in session. that their reconFenlng is ncom
patbie with the act Of Congress to provide more
efficient government for the rebel States, passed
March . 1867, aud that they therefore, will not re
assemble, as may have been appointed BY them.
Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter, and
state the steps which may have been taken herewith
Whereupon Murphy, with superserviceabilty issues
a proclamation in which he says, that IN obedience
to the above instructions the late Legislature Of the
State IS declared to be dissolved and any reassembng
thereof will be violation Of the above order and the
reconstruction act Of Congress
The fact is the Legislature is no more dissolved
than the Governor, but both pretty well emascu
lated. Murphy has also issued an order requiring
all sheris and collectors to make their settlements
with Col Page, who IS directed to relieve Mr.. Cunning
ham az his duties as State Treasurer.
Marsden's pectors balm BE relied on IN all dis.
cases Of Il 8 lungs.