The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-03-18

The bills of the negro militia have al
ready been passed to the amount q
4 Sl690O9 and the vouchers given 70
SUPPLIES taken will probably doubl
that amount. These vouchers wer
only given to "loil7 men. and. as the,
are TO be audited by other Ioilr men
the sum-total on this account is dread
ed by the people of the State. Tn
rapes and murders of the 1e1o mill
are too well known to need a recit
al; and. while some of the force ha,
been disbanded, several battalions ar,
syetIkept ON foot asstlieznnclens of $,
standing army.
In Texas, the Reconstruction Con.
vention split into two factions, eacf
legislatlng as the genuine body, till the
commandant, Candy, turned both out
of doors and fixed the negro-equality
constitution. himself. No day has, as
yet, been fixed for-an election upon it.
/ With this rapid survey; the reader
will perceive that, at the end of two
years operation of the Congressional
scheme of negro-equality reconstruc-
,tion, the first bill bearing date March
2, 1867, foar of the ten States have no
representation in either House-Geaor-
gia, Virginia, Mississippi and Texas
and fifth, Alabama, has no Repre-
sentatives; while in the five others. an
unbridled rapacity is robbfng each
State into bankruptcy. - Is g'i'l'
AS to the sentiment of the people,,
it is to be observed that the opposi-.
ton of the whites appears rather in.
tensifed than mitigated by. time and
familiarity with the operations of the
reconstruction scheme; while as to
the negroes, the evidence in the cases.
ofLouisiana, Georgia, and Mississippi,
to all of which there is printed testi77
mony, Indicates that the Loyal Leagues
are losing their power to hold them,
md that the influence. of the whites
over them is. on the increase. This
'ather remarkable state OF, sentiment
'eYealss in conjunction with the prey
llent reyiying material prosperity, the
probability OF a not very distant con-
iolldation Of all the. forces ofthe South
anderTone political lead. The press.it
S to be noticed, is,g especially in Vir-
'inla, Georgia, and Alabama; exceed
ngly bitter against reconstruction-J
more so now, indeed, than for months
'ast 4 and as its utterances are almost
Invariably fair indices to popular sem
iment, it would appear that, to the
ontrary Of reconstruction gaining any
mound by existence, it is. so far at. /
east as the assent of the South goes, |.
weaker the longer it. lives To illus
rate our meaning, we may say that
alabama is. probably the most quiet
tate OF the ten; ;9set in. just this very
tate the tone of the press-is exceed
ngly hostile towards the recenstruct-
d government, and the organization
Ihich backs this enmity is so COM
lete and determined that the pretend
! authorities fear to order an cleo
onofi Representatives, though there is
registered majority of from thirty to
lirty7fye Thousand negroes in, the
tate, What is said of, Alabama is
rettyHgenerally true of the whole
outh. Time has failed to give recon
ruction q foothold, and, without ac- !
lal military violence, the new Ad-
Inistration must make up its mind t
see the scheme pass into ,disuetude 2
fore half it's four years term is out; 9