The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-29
MIS- ISIS SIP RI.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE or the HERALD.

Pertinent Questionable Change I'm the
Statc-Thc Cost Of MISUNDERSTANDING of
the Couservatives-A White Mans Party
Temper of the mississippi Press.
vIcKsBURo, Sept 81 1867.
The old burden OF conservatism Is removed. The
question, "whst shall be done with tho Niger ?"
long time full OF fears and ghosts OF fghtf apprehen.
sons dead efete, passed away, buried and the
live question OF to-day in Mississippi is 'what will the
niger with US ?" Such revolution In the Of
parties is rarely seen.
Congress thought that il the States were recognized
under the auspices Of the whose rebellion had made
reconstruction necessary aud all whose pieudces and
feelings leaned 10 tho old regime, little protection could
be expected for the emancipaed and little security for
freedom and prosperity They therefore enacted
the OF universal suffrage irrespective Of
color, and, to make sure Of the success OF the
plan, dsfranchsed 30 many rebels for their completely
with treason a. to add much to the preponderance
Of the black vote. Some were uncharitabe enough to
think that this shrewd plan TO make republican
states where otherwise the bterest hostility the
publican party had existed and remained, while others
thought that the demanded by tho ncccss.
ties OF the situation and tho exposure OF the freed peo-
pie. But from whatever motive the thing was dono,
and negro suffrage is for the present least, fixed
fact.
Before the war there wore one hundred thousand more
blacks than whites 10 Mississippi large preponder-
peced and Southern men chaed and free cd under the
conviction that few Yankees, or worse stil southern
loyasts, would control this vast political power. To
carry this plan system OF registration established
law and three registers were appointed for each OF
\tae sixty counties OF the State ut salary OF SO day
each Of the thirty days or moro Of each month";
!. 40 month for each county, and Is expected
the If appointment in NAV last: so that lid rcgstra
ton OF each county will cost about So 500, $500 900
State Now. II the state OF Mississippi that
eptiu ed TO Ave representatives Congress- cost for
reeist alone $500 00o then tho Other Southern
States that sent ninety representatives to Congress,
shouid $1,000 900 for this one item of cost Add
this the cost of supervising the work. books of regstra
ton bls, ks, advertising notices &c. &c, and the
what 9th, OF enfranchsing the negro may DO in
CURED we. leave tor others to guess
All this nay be very well justified the score OF
snecessity' II tho facts accord with the theory but
some greater economy Of means 10 reach the end would
be exceedingly praseworthy. Perhaps In no other way
could nuceu, Of repubcanism DO established In every
county 90 eisc lively, aut the Importance OF this
weighed against money, not easily estimated, especial
Y the governm N. pays io' u las result shows ,ha.
there are white vol This is conceded BY the vcks.
burg Herald are taught loyal leagues and
fast becomiog oltiea unit, easy 70 be guided by
tue central power rcs. ing in this city
II Is hardly to be dersd at that the Southern pso
pie loox on with intense saa oi''er ,ssns see how
and controlled.
Until quite recently II a semsd 70 b. Acknowledged
that the party m ust succeed and that the
only ground for southern ma VI TO take was that Of
mastery inactivity hoping IN this way to avoid the
appearance OF conserving 10 IN o negro Suffrage,
and leaving an open door for Ahsm turn against IT,
and n possible abolish II, whom tue state shall have
been restored 10 the Union But a the returns from
the elections In Maine and In Gala orna have come 10
a very different feeiing ard policy haA obtained
The hope Of resc,on IN the NORTH nd Of democratic
asceudancy, has awakened the hove a defeating the
convention from supncne and inach vty The South
leaders have launched out with equu su<denness
and unaniuity, upon an earnest campaign 70 escure
their great object The angular feature Of Mis- reac
ton s this that the party that has all along Sesn IN.
lug most earnestly and heartily for ~ for
years, simply a. an escape from the more odicOs
domination Of the negro.
To-Day sspSrs ssssiss or eosvsnsios 10 held 10 Jsck