The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-10-14
Straws in the Forth Wind.

From the New oTk Herald
The truth is, the reconstruction policy of Congress
in the South under hch all these evils have arisen
has failed. The reconstruction laws fast becoming
if they not almost already things of the past-nuil
void and inoperatve- letters politically and NOR
ally The Radicals relied upon the negro vote to carry
out their policy, and they feel that they are fast
losing their grip upon Saubo. The ambitious coored
Demosthcnccs disappointed. They boil with in-
dgnation when tcy reflect upon the treatment of their
fellows by the Radicals in the Georgia Legislature
their ignominous expulsion therefrom-whereas not
a single Northern adventurer would have found seat
therein had it been for the black vote They have
been promised houses and plantations and eminent DO
litical POSITIONS and have been deceived and beooled
They have been formed into secret leagues and armed
bands under the deSon that such organisations were
necessary to enable Them to preserve their freedom
against the Injustice and encroacnents of their for
mer masters. But they are becoming awakened to the
motives OF their white Radical leaders in forming them
into these bodies. These white Radicals as an intei-
gent Southern contemporary observes, wanted "means
of binding the negroes together of giving the political
league power for attack and aggression and of protect
ing themselves, il necessary against the people whom
they had outraged and wronged" But, adds the same
authority " it remains to be whether they will be
able to direct the huge machine that it will always
move or be still at their bidding. There is danger
that the white Radicals may be hoiSted with their own
peard. Their tools will sooner later learn that fhe
Justice of the Souherner is safer than the partially of
the needy adventurer They already know that they
have neither land money Office to expect from
their white leaders. They aware that their armed
organisations are in appearance 81 gantc power And
they may long be tenpted to take up to Sc
cure their share of the sPoiS of war, teir share OF
pop and state their share Of profitable plumber. Every
day lessons the danger OF serious collision between the
negro and theSouern whites; each day increases the haz
ard that the poor negro may upon and wound
the miserable knavrs who tread him in the dust"
Here tl.cn, the bow of promise of which we
have spoken. The reconstruction laws OF Congress
having failed preserve order aud protect persons and
property in the Southern States, but having the
contrary given license to outrage, robbery, rapne and
b0odshed the true blackcy comes to the rescue and
wakes up the South to position and more con-
genial destiny. Now comes the big struggle. Who
shall have the biackeys? The Radical adventnrers
from the North and West who not being able to make
living at home without getting into the pententiary
went South ike an army of Jeremy bidders and Peter
Funks to humbug and swndle the poor deluded
backeys are making all sorts of false promises to Sc
cure their votes Opposed to these the old masters
to whom the blackeys naturally endeared as chill
dren to their parents, until some viper interyenes
between them and their affections away who
able to fulfill the promises they make to their former
servants and whose honor when pledged to them
they have learned to regard unimpeachable Travel
the South all over before the war; and where
ter or mistress could be found who had failed to keep
faith with his or her domestics YOU would have found
thousands who would have kept 1t in the utmost letter
and spirit Hence the freedman is more likely to be-
eve his Old MASTER who is to the manner born and
whom he has trusted and never found wanting than any
bird of passage or adventurer who among them
like the locust cotton worm to ravage and destroy
RETRlBUuoN-U this head the New Orleans
Crescent publishes the following:
Nearly three years ago Fred Gruber, of the best
truest and most harmless men in New Orleans, lay
his death bed the victim Of an unprovoked and muir
derous assault. Three men brought to his bed
side in order that he might be able to identify his
sassn. With bis weak and trembling hand he pointed
to Richard Murphy, police officer, the man that
had given the fatal stab Murphy and the two others
tried for the murder and for the of evidence
were acquitted
Yesterday Murphy was dangerously, if not MORALLY,
wounded in drunken atfray, St. Marys market.
There is doubt to the identity Of the that com
mtted the deed Murphy now lies On his bed of agony
and probably Of death, and men have been brought
before him for Identification his killers. AS you
do unto others, SO shall it be done unto you"
We copy the following from the New York Sur ::
why is a baby like wheat? Ans.-Because it is first
graded, then shgashcd and finally becomes the flower
OF the family.