Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-05-30
Tho South Determined to Out Radical tho
Radicals.

F. Bulletin, under the above caption,
writes the %subjoined very interesting
account Of conversation with o lead
ing Southerner. 1t is in keeping with
Pollard's threat, which we quoted q day
or two since:
The Southerners have gone from one
extreme to the other, and now declare
they will out-radical the Radicals; that
they will wrest the weapon, which
they assert was intended for their de-
struction and degradation, from the
hands Of their 'enemies" and turn it
upon their "persecutors." I hada long
and interesting conversation yesterday
with M of the leading editors of New
Orleans upon 'the situation" He ap-
peared to be thoroughly informed about
the wishes and intentions of his people
and about the policy which they had de-
termined to adopt. He assured me the
sentiments he avowsd, strange as they
appeared, were not simply his individ-
ual opinions, but hat they expressed
the determined purpose of the whites Of
his State generally, arrived at after free
consultation and a full understanding
ofthe dangers Of their position.
"Our people," he said, ''have made
up their minds to regain their repre-
tation in Congress no matter what sac
rifice Of habits or feelings it may re-
quire; for, as long as they are kept out,
the demands Of the Radicals will iu-
crease and multiply. But q small ac-
ton of his party now endure Thad. Ste
ven's policy Of universal con6scation;
but he is always the pioneer Of his party
and they are sure to work up to him in
the end. As long as we are unrepre-
scented, we are at the mercy Of the most
bitter and vindictive of the Radical lead
ers; but once admitted our ninety
members will become q power, that
in time will be courted by the opposing
factions that are growing up in the
East and the West 1t is evident that
parties will divide in q few years on the
questions Of finance, taxation and the
tariff.
Upon these great issues there is n
marked antagonism already between
the East and West, and our 80 members
acting in concert, can turn the scales
either way and obtain favorable conces-
sions for their support. We are satisfied
Congress will avail itself ofany and every
pretext to keep US out, no matter how
literally we comply with the conditions
of the Reconstruction bill. That bill
wa intended to exclude US indefinitely;
for it was not for a moment supposed
that we could swallow its provisions.
We have disappointed our prosecutors
by the a~lacrity with which we accepted
it, and by tho active interest we are TAX
ing in the organization under it. We
intend to use every precaution to deprive
Congress Of the shadow Of a pretext for
rejecting our Representatives, and we
are determined to beat them at their own
game Of Radicalism. We shall carry
out their principles to their logical
consequences, no matter in what incon-
sistencies it may involve US, or to what
extremes it may carry us. 1t is there
fore our fixed purpose to elect negroes to
Congress. This is no mere exhibition
| of spite; it is the result of cool calcula-
ton, and dictated by sound policy. We
| cannot send our best and ablest white
men, in whom we have full confidence;
for they are compromised by their par
| ticipation in the rebellion, and would
only afford that preteIt which is so
eagerly looked for, to prolong u vassal-
age.
We must choose our Congressman,
then, either from that wretched little
faction Of whites in our midst who claim
oil the loyalty in the State because they
hated the smell Of gunpowder during
tho w~., Or .oE-au.ong the blacks; ana
we prefer the blacks a thousand times.
On this point there is not the slightest
hesitation, and no diversity Of opinion.
| There were always q large number OF
| intelligent-not a few educated-free
negroes in New Orleans before the war
| Many of them were prosperous and re-
spected; and we have our eye on half q
| dozen who would faithfully represent
our interests, and who would be guided
by our counsels. We intend TO make a
cieeker-board Of Congress. That body
| cannot refuse negroes admittance, for it
would give the lie at ono to all their
professions and kill their party at the
North. If the negroes are good enough
to vote, they are good enough to hold
office. While thus assuring our own
safety, we at the same time appeal to
the negroes pride, and secure their
votes. We intend to sicken our masters
with an overdose of their OWE specific;
and it will be a jolly day whom n OF
our negro champions rises upon the
| floor of Congress and dresses down Mr..
Butler or Mr.. Banks after one of their
yenomous TRADES. We have negroes
smart enough to do it handsomely, and
they would be only too glad Of the OPP
p~ortunity."