The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-19
THE REIGN or EBONY IN The SOUTH
The Real Meaning Of the Reconstruction Acts
Of Congress-
IFTO.l the Rounf Table. Z

[Froa the Round Tablet
The plain meaning Of the pseudo Reconstruction acts
OF Congress, nov being pushed 10 their most mercess
contamination, is simply this:-Frst-ro register in the
south the entire negro population and such whites a.
may unite with them in supporting the radical party in
congress secondTo prohibit tho registration Of tho
vast majority OF the whites who have q real In.
Isr ss IN the quiet and prosperity of the country
ihrd-To submit to tho voters OF the States thus regis
tered the question whether they will or will not hold
convention Tor the reconstruction Of their States under
the congressional plan. Under this mode Of procedure
Il may be seen what hopeful future lies before the
South and the whole country Either States will vote
for convention or for convention The waite vote will
be largely against convention; for the present milf
tary rule, with all It's disadvantages at least affords
protection while reconstruction such as has been
trated in the State OF Tennessee gives little protection
but TO negro brigands Tho radical ties aud Tho negro
voters who are Interested in subverng all decent rule
and authority Will OF unite In OF convention
Now, suppose-although the case Is hardly possible
that the convention Is by such mockery of suffrage re-
cry OF Southern contumacy; Mr.. Stevens mild conns
ion is brought into play the South is wholly ruined
Congress has nvted her say that she pre-
fers the rule Of military saabs to the harder rule Of
instructed negroes and white braves On the other hand
suppossand this Is tho only superstition justified BY the
registration which is being made-that convention 70
desired. Then II is practically negro convention. II
will frame a constitution that vii throw the
whole power of tho State into the hands
OF negroes and white men who hope 10 pront
by tho SURFACES of negroes The prescription Of
white men will BIO more sweeping than Congressional
prescription. Conscaon Of the property OF white mon
oy their negro rulers VIII DO sure to follow and tns
indirect conscaLon will be more destructive than COM
1scation outright The ruling class having no property
themselves, will look upon tho transfer OF their sub.
jecs' properly into their own possession as the one
great end OF government. With pennicss negro Le-
gsature to tax, and deenceess white men 10 be taxed
the issue cannot long be doubtful In every county
taxes will DO laid IN the way by negroes upon
white mon. In the towns and cities negro councilman
will vote themselves large salaries create unnecessary
Offices for purposes OF plumber and for Ike ends UNDER
take enormous Jobs of fancful public Improvement.
Justice administered by negro magistrates VIII be Q
farce redress of wrongs will be impossible. Liberty Of
outrage will be amply secured The liberty OF death will
be the only liberty secured TO men whose crime il that
they were born whie.
White Folks Must Tnke n Back Seat.
Thus writes a negro TO the Now Orleans Tmcs:r .
few years will DO question whether there Will bo
schools for colored children but ii win be whethor whto
clidren will be admitted to institutions Of learning
The bottom rail is top, aud Yankees well as all The
minority, mus, take back seat.