The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-17

"a great deal OF good. You must understand
aS ss snG IL ali Whenever there Is an
election OF any kind they are the certain fore
sonnrs Gf usa 1 the
They generally come with the plea Of hiring
opinion. Now although great number Of negroes
do go OF with these men, aud suffer afterwards for
their fooshness, must say that all Of them are not
farms and plantations and work steadily seldom or
ever give heed to politics. one way the other, and
they 40 a. awa mes express desire 70 AZ e
him what way he would like them to vote. THIS
may seem strange to you, but It is the actual fact
The good, steady workers, who have all they can
wish for on the plantations and are contented
with their condition, look up to Us with
the same Difference and obedience as they
did when bound to as slaves. And win say that
OF this kind or hands you never hear aught that ID
n aa o. Ic
ana are red at public expense are the worst charac
tiers among the blacks"
against themfn
are at the bottom Of the whole trouble believe In
ms heart and soul that you would never hear Of any
wrong doing BY the negroes If they were left alone to
themselves. Now am one OF those who feel that
the negro is inferior to the white man. that he
be moulded into good or bad by superior mind as
easily as pinwheel can be turned by child.
If bad men get hold or him and fill his mind
with all sorts OF ideas as to his rights
many monsters who should be killed at sight,
what can you expect Of himY Did you ever hear
OF the negroes committing the depredations they
have done since the war before the politicians from
the North got among them and completely turned
their headsw
being allowed TO vote If he is SO easily ledp
"That is question to which can answer no and
yes. | am not against giving the negro a vote vote,
myself The time, think, will come when every
black man in the United States will be allowed to
vote. This Is strange talk from Southern planter,
is 1t mott Yet 1t ID my fixed opinion. think the
tide Of affairs Is fast drifting that way, but the time
is yet far distant in the future. But am decidedly
opposed giving the negro suffrage In the South at
present. He is not dit for it, He has no opinion Of
his own, nor can he form one The first white man
support, no matter which way the white man
wants him to 60. Witness the carpetbaggers in:
triguing. Those who go for the radicals are 30 filed
with the idea that they to be enslaved again II
they don't vote for the carpetbaggers that through
tatons where the masters influence Is felt and
obeyed the negro will 60 just the other way. Al
though believe tnat in the course q time the great
majority Of the negroes will side with their former
masters, think that they should be left without
vote for some time to come, until they are better
able to understand the fun Importance Of the prv-
lege. II things are allowed TO 90 on as they are
now and we should win all the negroes to our side,
w come iS the the North Marx my Word
"Iiave The planters any Idea Of restoring slavery"
"The great majority Of them would oppose the
profitable in the end than slave, labor:
Beiore , .he WI ir, ete 1a u,aV ,s ! .nem
would nave Wlliihgy gwen up tnelr slaves
and adopted the free labor system were they aware
that the slaves would be benefited by the change.
They we're ready ana open 10 meet any measure
looking to the gradual aboishment OF slavery when
those slaves should be able to do for themselves.
There are but few men IN Tennessee who would,
now that they have seen slavery done away with for
awhile, desire to see II restored again.
Are yon aware that Maury county has very bad
name North US being the county in which more ku
kluX Outrage5 are committed than all the other
counties in Tennessee put togetherr'
a. ln.Ia I'm uvvnl hat no hal
but never thought il was as bad as all that. But do
you believe all you hear about these Outrages?r
~ replied that the report Of the Military Commit
opinion that Maury county was not exactly heaven
for negroes
"Wel sir" exclaimed my inter0cutor, 81 am no
extremist. try to 10 what Is right towards ali
men, black and white, and have yet to see The day
when would allow any black man to be moested
have been many outrages committed in Maury
county, but know that tnere have been more out
white men. We have in our midst In certain dis
tcts set OF the vilest blacks that ever God let live
women would never he safe from their clutches.
They go about nights armed to the teeth robbing
hen roosts breaking into houses and doing all kinds
OF villanes The law does not exert itself to reach
them and we have often to organize to protect our
selves. believe the Ku Klux Is bad organization
from It's oeu8 oatn pound anu pledged 10 secrecy:
put they are mate 10 carry All the pame Oh outrages
III the county Wheh tney 90 not deserve II; |
! that the negroes VINO comport themselves
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