New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-09
THE STJvULATJON or MURDER


At the late election in Alabama, the city OF
Mobile was made to give a very large majority
for w. ID. Mann, the Democratic candidate for
Congress, whose election was thereupon claimed
and exulted over. Two days thereafter, fuller
returns rendered it nearly certain that he had
been beaten by Buck, the Republican candi-
date: whereupon the Republicans OF Moohe
thought it but fair that they should rejoice
little, and held an evening meeting for the
purpose. To this meeting came a gang OF
Democratic rowdes, armed and intent on u
fight, which in due time they inaugurated
firing right and left into the crowd, killing
three Black men and wounding several others.
We have published the Democratic bulletin OF
the affair, whence ii is plain that the Demo-
Gratis attended with intent to quarrel, and that
they began the fight without shadow OF
excuse. Hereupon, the following commentary
appears as editorial in The Herald;
The sorious riot In Mobile Of which we published
lar occurrence I'M the South II natural fruit OF
Radical Reconstruction. The efforts made by Congress
tS reconstruct the Southern manner to
The poca power OF that section for the Radical party
have failed, but have left teribe legacy OF dsotueI
and boodshed Setting aside the native and intelligent
white people and crushing them 10 the ground, while
placing their late saves semibarbarOus aud Ignorant
ruce I'M power could have other result. lt was the
most m6ustrous political experiment ever tried. The
crazy ieycng dogmas and frightfu OF tho
ellods regime OF the French Revolution never eX-
ceedrd Ina folly and reckessness the Radical In the South
Mature common sense the experience OF tho world all
protect against the insane attempt TO govern the south
through ignorance and semi barbarous race, ana TO
make the intelligent majority OF our own superior race
a INDUSTRIOUS aud desperate policy but conflicts De-
= Bnt surh scencs a ths one At Mobile might have
been avoided had there been no outside interference IN
the local affairs OF the Southern States had the White
people OF that sccto-he former OF tho negroes
been permitted TO oTercise healthy influence over the
Ignorant blacks. Even with the ballot IN the hands OF
te negroes these riots gt have been avoided for tho
be- for their interest well for that OF the
ark. 10 give their former slaves good advice ana TO
hnrmonize with them. But this not allowed A
Radical Congress and the Radicals Of the North were de
ieruined 10 destroy the influence OF the Southern whites
In their own States and hence Radical carpetbaggers
poured into the SOgth and by Misrepresentation
aud bad advice arfayed the negroes against their
OF disorder the OF the riots and other troubles
that aict tho South. They have inauguIaed an ire
prcs~ble conflict between the and long AS the
Intelligent whites are deprived Of political power and
these wetched capetbag OseOurngs OF the North are
negroes there will be trouble and blOodshed But what
these Wreches IL thoY accomplish their po-
and IT, unfortunately, IL should he continued long they
will be- swept out OF existence That must be the neya-
thrOpists and Radical Jewelers. bringing upon their
deuded protgts The negroes are the victims of unpn
cpled carpel-bag politicians and the sooner they dis
cover the the better for themselves aud the country
The freedmen must be dull indeed if such
bloody affairs as this do not teach them to con-
fide in Z" their old masters and best friends"
who were trying to exert healthy influence"
with their revolvers on the Blacks cOngregated
at the Mobile meeting. Surely, they cannot
distrust such proofs of the friendly interest
taken in their prosperity by /" the superior
race" who, since they can no longer sell,
seem bent on killing them.