The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-09-09
Political Phases in the South.
THE NEGRO ELEMENT,

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Our newly ysereeted feoR-citizens of African descent
appear to be turning the tables nicely onthe Radicals
aud Radical carpet-baggers AT Raleigh North Caro-
lna for example special train fears from the south
eastern part Of the State brought up the State Dem
oeratic Convention club of Democratic negroes in
company With a number of delegates. We hear of
similar movements throughout all the South Of the
colored people foekng to the Democratic standard,
and should be surprised to see general stampede
from the Radicals and to the Democrats in the Presi-
Dental and Congressional elections. AL the sisus of
the times point to such result. 1t is just what
have anticipated and predicted The negroes begin to
that the Radicals have cheated them Instead of
getting the lands and property of the whites by whole
sale system Of conhseaton aud transfer to themselves
promised the negroes find the Radical Norihern
adventures and carpet baggers only after their
labor and votes. These Radicals have shown the
clo"en foot have shown they nothing about the
negroes, and that all they is the poor Afr
cans to make money and get the oficers What more
natural them than these negroes should turn to their
old masters and listen to the friendly voice of those
among whom they were born and with whom their
future interests and welfare are identical?
The growing and general detection of the negroes
from the Radicals is creating division and great
deal OF excitement anoue that people. At first as we
said, they were nearly all going "th the Radicals now
cclored Democratic clubs and organizations spring
ing up all around Of course Il ose who still adhere
to the Radicals are very bitter and hostile At Raleigh
mobbing the negro Democratic club but their object
was defeated by the temperate aud moderate conduct
of the white people and through Governor Holden
calling out the military Amid all this excitement and
rotons conduct of the Radical negroes, the greatest
enthusiasm in favor of the Convention and the Demo-
crats both white and black (who, of course in
large ma ority there the tme) notice that when
Radical senator and carpet-bagger named Estes tore
down lithograph picture ofSeymour and Blair, which
was posted in the Marlborough House nobody chastised
him for bis conduct, though many Democrats witness
ed it, This shows the Democrats to be moderate
as they are earnest. They are bent carrying the
election, and will not be prosoked to violence BY the
ourages of the Radicals They determined not to
give the Radical press chance of bowling at them
and calling them ncurable rebels We call the atten
ton of the Radical organs this admirable and for
bearing conduct Of the Southern white people, in cen
trast with that of the Radical baggers and their
deinded tools among the poor negroes. This is one
Of the recent phases Of the political revolution that is
going on in the South From all appearances the re-
action that has set in will sweep over the Southern
States, and the Radicals will find themselves next No
vember left out in the cold