The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-10-28

SEYMOUR at Buffalo, arguing the failure OF recon-
struction concludes: Another great object and end
let up the American as far and as fast as could
be wisely done. Humanity dictated this and the IN
erest of the white population OF the South
it. AS the two races were live upon the same soil
their common interest called for harmony OF purpose
and of feeling Under this state of facts wise men
would seek aid of the most intelligent and influential
men Of that section of the country, taking care to
guard against any influences sprnging from their pref
Eudices. Have these obvious truths been regarded by
the in power? Reconstruction failed because they
dsregarded the first step towards restoring order and
producing harmony between the races, which is and
always was administer to the prosperity Of that sec
ton and which prosperity would be shared alike by
| the white man and the negro. The industry of the
South should be made profitable Unless the employer
made profit upon his cotton he could not pay his ID
borer Failing to do this the disaster brought not
only poverty, but confusion and discontent True
Craftsmanship would have stretched out helping
hand but what the first act of the men IN power?
1t was to put monsrous export tax of six cents a
pound upon the cotton raised by the labor of the
gro upon the plantations OF the white, struggling with
the evils of poverty ana with the difficulties OF the
position and relationship The first feeble efforts
Of their people to gain the means of livelihood were
blasted by unwse, selfish and vnaictive act. say
unwse because it has much to do with the tuule OF
the Republicans to restore order at the South
"The negro, exasperated by the failure of his ruined
employer became hostile to him. The employer, los
ing the little credit that he had before in the North
newed his efforts under still greater difficulties than
before. say it selfish act, because it was done
in the interest of the Eastern manufactures, whose
wealth had already been multiplied from the fruits OF
the war, protected by enormous tariffs. The tax OF
six cents pound all cotton exported was simply
imposed so that they might buy it for price sixcens
less than it worth in the markets of the world. l
say it vndictve act; for if you will read the
debates in Congress upon this tax, which was levied to
cover the selfish interest that prompted it, you will find
that it urged upon the members from the Western
States who voted against the interest of their consttu
ents upon the ground that it to be imposed upon
the South as a penalty. And thus we find that the
black and white of the South were alike stripped
of the market value Of their staple product under
circumstances Of such great difficulty that they
hindered and not helped theroad to prosperity BY
the men in power. Appause) might go on and
show, in addition to this wrong they trampled
upon by military despotsm; how they placed IN
der the unrestEaned power Of vagrant who gained
wealth and official position by ministering to the pas
sons of the public and keeping alive disorder Those
men who are in the Senate of the United States
without constituents and vote down the senatorial rep
resentatives of New York Pennsylvania, Ohio Illinois
and Indiana, gained their power the South, and
over US, because they mnistered to the passions in
the North and stirred up disorder in tue South Who
of the farminded, thoughtful Republicans will calmly
sit down and look this action and not feel that the
policy Of his party has been unwise and hurtful.