The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-07-07

NUMBER A.


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We cut from the-san1 oonanserosoS
Saturday, j that contains SD. P's.''
letter on the murder OF Col. Crane,
part of letter printed alongside of
it. From the signatEua wspresume
it was written by Mr.. ALI. Burnet.
and it bears date Selma, Alabama,
June 10. We beg, our readers at this
important and really .perilous mo-
ment to consider these passages, and
weigh the testimony the writer gives
to the condition and opinions of the
South. he can not be mistaken, and
he has not been;soE situated here at
home that he would not beprejudiced
on that side. The Commercial should
have the thanks ofthe well disposed
for giving the bane its antidote, and
for oR.setting ID, z. p with .sAIEn
We think that sober minded peopIe
can see how the case stands by con
sidering the Iatter's testimony
'since Iwroteyoa. I visited Holly
Springs, Jackson, Canton, Meridian.
Mississippi, sDemGpolis, MarIonE and
various other towns IN Alabama.and
in all 1 md a growing desire for
peace. I've not found; heard OF, or
seen a sKu KIux' or q ghost Of one.
There is certainly an increasing de-
sire on the part of all Intelligent
Southerners to let by-gones be by-
cones and this viii be more fully ADS
preeiated BY relating 3 brief inter-
view i had q few days since. with
General Forrest, at Marion, Ia this
State. In speaking OF business con,
nected with the Selma and MariOa
Railroad, of which he Is President.
he mentioned that he would reduire
some printing shortly-=and I recon-
mended him for printing 70 Cincln,
matt, and for Hfhographing i suq,
gestod q Boston firn-remaFiKiug al
the times Il suppose, General, you
won't care about patrenizing Bos-
/" oh, sald the General. 4hats an
nonsense. I've done with all such
thoughts, I wish now to do ali I
can to develop the resources Of fha
South. The war Is over. and All
that pertains to 1t, and ! want to get
out Of this quagmIre, and i shall 90
where 1 can get my work done the
cheapest and the best, even to the
Hub II they will make the bast
There Is Q convention Of Radicals
now being held to nominate q cam
1 didate tor Congress. IBtEolled IN as
a visitor, yesterday, and the eolored
men were ruling ont the white pret-
/ ty strongly. It was novel sight to
me, and the debate Waxed very warm
One ebony y-hued indiVidual SRaat to
use his own Ian guR9e; sanEllng back
1 with scorn the corruptian,' as coming
1 from WILCOX County against Mobile.
The convention WraS CokapOsed OF
a fair quality Of intellig natu-
raj intelligenee 7 meen--sn zaR as
the blacks were. conoerned.r The.
whites were nearly All fyom the East
-ssThe Southaln men can not take
any interest In these oonVentidns. In
fact, they are not allowed 70 do 80. Z
sven II they would, and it certainly
does seem lust cause Tor bitter cOna-
/ plaint 20 and this country ruled ex-
/ clusively By. foreign Statesmen, and
ali laws made by people who, COM
! paratively, have. no interest in The
4 welfare Of the State, only for self
j aggrandizements and using the ne
i gro just fOE their own ends. sllF iitf
The blacks are beginning 10 see
this, hence, the quarTeling yesterday
In convention. Why, they called
one another liars, base deceivers, &C. /,
charged bribery and corruption with
all the peculiarity of an old Fourth
Il Ward Democratic meeting of ten
years ago. Who says the mig is
not progressing, when they can
fkuss' In convention with such old
style Democratic vehemeuGe, y szli7a Z