The New York herald., 1869-01-12

4V4 yC0Ib uao uCiu nA8u PuNS IN tuC SosoIVBuC
of fashionable and enjoyable s0Gee dansantes, came
on last night at Brookes' Assembly Rooms the ball
room OF which institution was in flood OF light and
Q glow Of beauty on the occasion. The affair was
gotten up In manner which renects credit on the
and numerous. The programme was recnercne, the
supper delicious and the order and decorum pre-
Dancing was aeps up unsii late hour. and every
one seemed to enjoy him and herself hugely.
4al LOUISIANA.
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A Cslered View Of the Observation-Disclosures
Governor Dunn, Of Louislana, On the Past,
Present and Future Of the Negro Race-In-
terestins spcculatiens-Prsbable Split or tho
Negre vote-Intcllect to Rule the Day and
Every Tub 70 Stand ON Iss Own Bottonr-
Celsred NIillisnnaires, Jurists and States
nen-New Psint Of Departure In the Politics
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 30, 1868.
The interviews Of HERALD reporters with Wade,
Wilson, Butler and other prominent men Of the day
have cast not little lIght upon the political move
menn Of the future. But In the South there exists
power which cannot be gauged by the views and
opinions Of any known politician-a power which IL
becoming every day more selfcontrolled and more
influential This IL the colorcd element-not the semi
barbarous, literate plantation slave, pitchforked
from his quarters into State conventions and Legs
lstures. but the educated, property holding, free
colored man. who sends his children to costly high
claas, European schools to be educated on an equal
footing with white children, who deals in cotton and
stocks, who hasa taste for music and the arts who
lives In Q well furnished house and has banking
account OF fve or SIX figures. and even more. This
class Ii more numerous than might be supposed at
the North In Louisiana alone 1t numbers hundreds,
only few OF whom have yet appeared on the sur
face Of politics. With Q view Of getting some In
sight into the ideas and aspirations Of this important
class correspondent OF the HERALD recently held
conversation with Oscar J. Dunn, Lieutenant Gov
ernor Of Louisiana and President OF the state
Senate.
Mr.. Dunn was born in New Orleans, Of free parents.
He has been in business in this city for number OF
years. 10 wen educated speaks English perfectly in
Guiding every 'rh," has some considerable property
and 10 Of unimpeached honesty. Add that he IL full
black, over SIX feet sh, and broad and stout pro-
portion and all Is said that need be said on that SUBJ
ject Mr.. Dunn lives In q neat Frame house N side
thoroughfsre. Opening the closely barred door,
after cautious reconnoitre he us6ered the CORE
spondent into nicely furnished rooul and with no
little dlndence and reluctance entered upon con-
..whst 90 think Of prospects politically socially
and commercially have none but hopeful antici-
pations. think everything VIII settle down into
peaceful, quiet industry and progress. On the part
been peaceful submissive and easily led-too easily
led In fact Nor do think that the merchants and
business men Of this city will consent 70 parayze
vent the meeting OF the Legislature % what " we p ali
have 70 D az on nov s to set to and build up the pros
How win this social equality question be setteds,
sS ss 2He,S1 so od asys
relations OF men by legislation. They must ind
their own level. was opposed to this compulsory
foolish and unwise, though In one way IL seemed
right Now am up town on 2 hot day and am
aas of soda though the des anp n he ony
only white can do so. That seems wrong, but still
am opposed 70 forcing matters. II the bill had
There ts nothing TO prevent white man who sweeps
your chimney or cleans your water closet going TO
Ssns HUs %n the re M ~ se o d and
can't AFFORD It. and he would be uncomfortable and
wouldn't do y II he could. This Is Just how
to vcEsburg BY packet key would not 20 in Tie
cabin, because that would cost them ffty dollars.
want TO feel that ali the social bars placed upon
them In the times OF slavery are gone with slavery
Itself so It Is with education. think n children
advantages provided by the state IL would be Just
and advantageous, but did not approve OF Mr..
have grown up and they viii have To- grow out.
don't believe IN national antipathes 1t In not so at
any rate a. ne south: Ths southern people have
prefer them. Northern men VINO come down here 20
70 BARRIERS where they can be shaved BY white men,
servants See here lsaid Mr. Dunn, drswin9 aside
the window blind and pointing to group on chill
dren two white one coal black and one bright quad
room playing together on doorstepl those children
don't know anything about the natural antipafhy of
races. BY and BY u win be- Tommy, why donityou
that there are dierent schoos difYerent laws and
nefcnt social customs and will begin TO learn that
,s them a. and In the little dsr lads they have
their lives there % natural aptipathy, These
p,rssjudioss, pre- SIR are are the growth Of the
balance ofl power the rich slsyeowu,ns ~.
planters fostered bitter animosties between their
ys: coosa ass people, nssS e. S
ss. ssRs e ee nsw :, sss wcs me
Why take the laboring Irish population OF the North.
dsfranchise thefn set them 70 forced labor without
you would hear those Id Irish spoken OF with
Just az much consempt ~ the Id niggers are
coRREsroSDKsr-win the coIored people. do ron
think, become welded together as q political marty
IKE the Hsh element, the 0erman element and 30
DUm-No. think N OH. future elections the
colored vote Will be split They VIII always vote Tor
the the Union; but they wnl scs with those VINO treat
CosansrosDEr-Does ne cool reception Of
nsrd ~ Congress call out sny M feeling on the part
.. OIL. the colored people hene against the radical
DuSs-I have not been out much lately 70 notice.
had seen Menard before he started should have
ADVISED nim not 70 20 70 washington--not but what
snlnk hlm fully conpetent for tie positions bu the
time = not ripe yet and, besides, the fact thsf the
swo Candidates for the position were both radicals
esve congress IN opportunity which felt sure they
white man. - - 80
!. CoREEsrosDEvr-How many coored men are
mere 90 you think IN this state qualified by educa-
ton, BY wealth and intellect TO hod pportant pos
tions--are there hundredf -
DUNF-Inere are more than that In this ctty
tnou9n with many Of them There would be tha dis
aovantage tnat they do not speak Engiisll-onIy
Frencn or spanish There h Mr.. Dumas, who ran
h8hinnR me, VINO, tnougn most accomplished man,
speaks scarcely word of English. there n M An,