The New York herald., 1868-08-18
revel In greenbacks and idleness. The way this i'm
preston came about il, as have heard il, as lO

the spOkeoinen. one oil them, aIter pltcu-
ing into the rebels, copperheads &C., with terrible
ferocity, and laudng the radicals, nggers, Grant,
Coiax and the carpetbaggers in splendid style, TOOK
up the financial question: lie referred to the solemn
obeations OF the government to those who had lent
II money to carry on the war; declared himself In
favor or paying the bonds according 10 the splrlt OF
cOntract; praised the radical platform on this sub
lect as being honest just and patriotic Then turning
to the democratic platform and rendeton's green
back policy he launched forth an awful string of de-
nuncations against them, which so astonished the
bewlldered dafkies who understood neither ''head
foot' OF what he was saying, that they cheered
him to the echo Warmed up by their applause, ne
concluded in about this styees ,h ,rr my iTenas it
greenbacks: they want to repudate the debt;
they want to issue money until wherever
face" At this sentence the niggers pricked
up their ears rolled their eyebals, and then looked
turned into Treasury note The orator went on,
"Who is in favor of tins policyY Tell me. ask you
amt you got enough greenbacks alreadyf' lie
paused as # for reply and presently it came, full
toned soaorous and emphac:-
''Not by damned sight !"
Will not repeat the scene that followed Suf1ce
1t TO say that since that day the impression has
spread like wildre through this and adjacent states
and is extending throughout the South that the
democratic financial platform means the issue OF
unlimited quantities OF ereenbacks This nterpreta-
I tion has taken deep hold upon the niggers aud
| helped the conservative whites immensely. They
believe that 1t is the intention of the democrats,
should they come in power, to supply every man in
the country with greenbacks, and even the amount
OF dollars Is fixed, la proof of this let me give you
short dialogue which has been repeated to me by
ndence:-
Look yeah, Dick who am you gwine to vote fer
at the Presamdential ectonY"
Dick ldecsiyely)-i'se a gwine to vote for de cop
perhead gemmens lease eff de rebels get power dey's
gwine to glib us all tousan'. dollahs. Aim dat 50,
JimS
jim triunphantly)-Dat lie 1t am more; it's
five hundred.
Dick (elated)-Better yet s'much de better. I'm
jes gwlne 10 vote for Simmer ana Blaze sho. (iie
evidently meant seymour and Blar.)
Tnird Nlgger ldubiously)-Look yeah, amt dat Jes
done to focl usY
DICK (ndgnantly)-NO, Stree Didn't our carpet
bag Yankee iren tell us dat IN Uston county Aous.
tom toder day? And didn't say the publlcans
posed to itl
Third Ngger (walking away thoughtfully)-Well, If
dat am true heap oh Us caled folks VIII vote for
Mr. SINNERS.
There you VIII perceive, was convert made; there
sion travels2 The niggers are confirmed gossps and
Ia TWO weeks this new interp etaton OF the demo-
hnndred miles fro,n The Mace of ,ts birh This then
Is of the great causes OF the rapid progress of
reaction and nothing short of hog, homny and corn
NAV tell them the from mnrniny mi nS6t that there s
enough currency in the country; they may preach
IRON now to the Presidential election OF the dangers
No sir mot INV dnSoed SIGHT y, Thev are not nan
cia Theorists they believe n facts: they love money:
therefore they will vote the democratic ticket under
plentiful.
Now, as the nigger lies on his back, with his legs
shade OF tree and AZ he looks M into the skies
the while emniovino his fingers hnsiv in cstchnT,
birds feathers M that
k;nky head a vision of ito HIM unsurpassed mag
nidcsnce looms up into sight. He sees The demo
BACKS 70 he djstrbnted among fne neonle and IN
imaSInaon' % areaay erasos his ' paeSpSe Of ten m
dollar noies Thereiore viii he vote fhe copperhead
| ticket.
And as this reactIon-thls astonishing vet natural
ludicrons vet aerions hormless fhongh eventnaIly
danGepuns reactioos mro~ress,n@ n ia remartahje
what change of sentiment ia going on at the same
lime among the whites. Many democrats in the
nirger il not quite so ignorant ana does not smell
ante 40 bad as they had imagined. whereas a very
| large numher Of carnetbag0ers ana scaawags bave
discovered thai manv nlgrers are the mos, Ignorant
dehased monkev.dcscended nack Of brntes - in the
world, smelling a. odions "a ppecats or sknnks w."
"0''' '"e ~ '''"' "' p''0 " 'AN"'
The Coloved Southern pccule Co,uu for the
i"e ~"'"'e" S"","cr" rcop'' "o'"S luz INC
| democracy.
,s,ar r,,.sn ss Nv ~J ,ps pev r,,vsn
| - =, .ss.s., ~ .... 49,, ~ ,, s
VINO VINO. - lepresen.ea as ~ very aoe ano wen a sua
has done more to control the oplnions OF his race
,,'.u ",, - ., .sn Sa,,,s ;, rIa - S ,o,s'nS
| member Of the late Convention in Mssissippi:-
| WooDyuIr. Miss Ju,y Al. 1898.
| uon II q VAN E.roN President Democrsflc Asso.
c,otian To- .. AN HAioN' ii0''ue"' Deino'i"''0 A''''
SIR-Ailow mo to beg pardon for taking such a
privilege as this in writing to you. Sir, for nearly
two years have been in this county trying to raise
| INV people from state OF degradation both morally
| and religiousy I'D TO this time there ~ no doubt
| that they have IMPROVED During said time / was
| hOnored with the presidency of the Union
| republican party of this county also was
| Delegated 10 90 To Jackson as a member of
| the consttutional Convention: elected Inv 4
| republican, constituency / advocated their doc.
| tr}pe and returned bome Durno nv stav in LACY
snn was blessed with seeing evcrythnv that claims
| mart of any psrty DurIna the session. of the Re.
| nnbllcan Nominatinr Convention used every nerve
fo have coiorad man cod nm tho 81 ate tcLet hut
| was asfonshcd at dndng no chance for q colored
| man + cama to Arm cnncinsjon that tbere was nr
| or coiored The trne nrincinle Of the rennb,ican
| nartv ia GOOD INT when covered over nv Northern
| men with thejr mantle of deceit nee from II "a
answer YES. Then the ouesfion is. how snail we
get its say emphatlcally let the whites of the
South anu tne coiored man Jolh hana IN hahd aia
ssunder that pol,c% or universal freedom and edn.
| cational uua ancation Ia vote or hold Office.