New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-02
MISSISSIPPI.
SOUTHERN POLITICS.

70 tie Editor OF The Tribune.
SIR In your letter of Oct O. addressed to the Hon
Hamilton Harris and associates and published in
HE WEEKLY TRIBUNE of 18th inst, / mark the fol
lowing passage:
"There will be. as there has been, great party
throughout South which calls itself Conservative
claims be heartily aud thoroughly for equal rights
way nanests It's faith by its works Even though this
position reluctantly taken. do not believe II insn-
cerey held and clearly see that 1t can III no case be
abandoned"
The above harmonizes well with your language TO
me in brief personal interview had a few weeks
since, and understand you as declaring that there
IL no essential difference between the National Union
Republican party and the Radical Republicans of
the South. Believing this to be an error, which, if
generally received will be not only injurious to the
true Republican party throughout the nation, but
will endanger the peace and highest interests of the
Southern States, l ask the privilege of showing
briefly wherein think the fallacy of your position
That may speak Of that whereof know, will
ponfne myself the situation OF affairs In this State
Fair professions aud good words when embOdedin
platform are always evidence OF the real principles
of party and In no be said to be proving
their faith by their works The National Union Repub
can party Of this State, party, has no record OF
works 10y which the sincerity OF Its professions can be
tried but the individuals that support its nominations
and the that gather around It's standard ana
thrOng to it's meetings. have. and II they of a charac
Ter 20 inspire confidence friends Of Humanity and
Equal Rights, indeed greatly mistaken ia my read
ing OF character. confident there cannot be found
IN Its ranks twenty-five men that have ever acted with
the Republican party aud been known as It's faithful ad
hereDts few days since II held pablo meeting In
my neighbOrhOOd, announced a meeting OF that
party. and addressed by Judge Dent aud his friends
The Democrats aud eT-CODfederates understood and
claimed IL their meeting. The streets were thrOnRed
with cOlored men who had come to town, is their
wont upon that day. They understood IL be Demo
cratic meeting Not OnefOurh OF them attended IT, and
these spoke Of 10 afterward a Democratic meeting
They saw their old masters IhrOngng around the stand
aud heard their repeated shouts aud hurrahs for JEFF
Davis II Is the speaker announced the platform OF
ls party and often addressed hh c0oDed friends" but
any man that could discern In the language and de-
meaOr Of that crowd any evidence Of conversion 10 the
principles Of universal freedom would well the post
Of ap0oglzer for the atrocities OF AndersOnYille of
from the stand there not the preteuse OF
conversion. And these a fair sample OF those
vino have In different parts OF the State assembled
Tear Judge Dent aud his friends The sole expectation
of the party succeed by the votes Of old line Wings
who were bitter SeeessOnsts the Democrats with
whom they trust the Democrats viii unite through their
greater hate OF the Radicals and still more in the hope
Of being able carry the Legislature; and 10 these, by
tie influence OF their old masters. by attery and money
20 draw sufficient number Of the cOOred voters 10 elect
their candidates These last are majority IN the State
aud there no doubt as " which patty ther YVtes