New-York tribune., 1872-10-10

tFRoM THB SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRrBUNB.l
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Tenn, Sept. 7-Tho
mistake made by those Liberals at the North who
thought that Br. Greeey's candidacy and Mr. Summers
mastery letter would draw away from the Grant party
portion OF tho black vote OF tho South, owing,
1 think, TO their want OF knowledge OF the negro's
character and limited intelligence and OF the nature OF
the influences that control him in his exercise OF his
newly acquired right of suffrage. no who las seen
the negro only In Northern ctes where he has had II not
school training in youth, at least that education that Is
got by constant association with intelligent people, can
conceive OF tho dense Ignorance and stupidity OF tho
1ed-hand Southern plantation. The negro as f0und
the Northern States Is usually exceptionally bright
fellow by nature who from Slavery, SLOWING
his superior energy and intellect thereby or ho was born
OF free parents and grew up among the whites something
OF whose ideas ho absorbed. The plantation negro s
a. fferent being Before emancipation he was probably
never of tho place" on which he born, and his
routine OF field work and entre dependence Oh his mas
ter TO do the thinking for him, made life that did ttic
TO dcyelope the feeble brain which nature gave HIM
Since 10 got his freedom, the necessity OF SHIFT
ing for Limsei-Of contracting for his labor
and OF making 1t provide him with food and clothing
has sharpened his faculties ttlc and tho liberty he
has Of roaming about tho country, visiting the towns
and attending gous and political meetings, has done
good deal this direction. II should be remembered
however. that in his new role Of an independent Ia
borer ne does nearly the same amount OF re-
sponsblty stimulate thought that Is imposed upon
whito woIdngman In most cases his field sesslgned
him by his employer who furnishes him win mule'
plOw and hoe supplies him with bacon ana corn ana
with clothing sells the cotton he produces at the end OF
tho year. credits him with half tho proceeds,
deducts tho value OF <he supplies he has
consumed, and pays him tho small balance. II
there is any due him. Even II he had possessed
as good brain average white man. the e he mas
led since he became his own master would have de-
veloped him into citizen capable of understanding
politics and voting intolligently.
STRANGE MIXTURE OF POLITICS AND RELIGION
Before the canvass opened doubt one coored voter
I'm fty ever heard OF Charles Sumner Horace Greeley
Within tho past two months their names have become
familiar 20 most OF them from hearing the carpetbag
gers and black preachers denounce them as traitors
TO the Republican party, and villains who have con-
spred with tho whites Of the South TO put the negroes
all back into Slavery. 1t Of no to tell them Of the
ufe-abors of these 10 give them freedom and civil
rights They will think 1t story invented by the white
people to deceive them. Even II they believed II, 1t
would influence them in the least Try tolerably
Intelligent negro and tell him OF what Mr. Greeley has
done for race and OF his debt Of gratitude to him.
and the you viii get viii be about like this !;
Dat may DO co; but II ho used to be
on our side, he's done turned agin us now.
Dc white folks is all gwine to for him. and dat
shows amt de side or us cOlored men no longer
The first lesson the negro learned In potlrs was tha
the Southern white is his enemy and that he must
always oppose him. This and Implicit hdelty 10, the
Republican party constitute his whole sosK OF pVca 9
his superstitous mind by oaths and solemn mummeres
pracced in the Union Leagues, where lie was made 10
neel upon a flag aud swear always to vote the Repub
ican ticket Negroes, who care nothing FOR inc oatn
they take as witnesses In court, VIII Keep the
nronso they mado in the league with religious
reness man who fails TO keep the league oath Is re-
garded by the blacks Tar worse euprt Than one VINO
steals cow or robs a house When the carpebaggers
Organized leagues throughout the South IL Is uOuO
aencv M Which the organzaion was destined TO become
in controlling t1e negro Voie. NOlhing Dut more n
mat know edge than thoy possessed Of negro character
could have gwen them ths foresight. The league was
strangely united with the church. aud Its influence came
great part from religious superstition lts shei was
usually local black preacher ana us gatIetgs were
hed IN the Westinghouse Tho preacher always an ao-
tive politician instructed his h0ck that 10 ylolae we
oath they had sworn upon the Bibo In the league would
be deadly sin, and thus the religion and politics oi the
poor spcrsttOus negrves got 40 mingled tat most OF
them conld lot tell Que from the other heard negro
sy la Arkansas that lac was loT Grant anu Jesus anu
fvr the savior the ticket with the President
TIE AIMS OF THE BLACK POLITICIAN.
In many parts OF tho South the League is st kept up
In some States however where tho law prohibits secret
pohtca organizations, tho has been changed, and
preense Is made Of benevolent purpose. the real OBJ
iect being the same. In Alabama the League has beon
aupcrseded by something worse-a secret association
with military character called the National Guards,
which has its Captains and Colones and Generals, and
s In fact kind OF black KuKlux organization which
ntrnidates and often grossly matreats cOlored men
VIII dlsOhey
controlled by candidates for office. aud used to carry
caucuses and local elections. In g. me coun{es III mas
grown so obnoxious that opposition TO 1t has arisen
swong the blacks themselves. In Mobile. where two
negroes running for Congress- tho Guaru supports
ono and breaks up the meetings OF the other The great
Of the negroes OF the south are as nave said so
ignorant be incapable Of discerning their own III
forests IN pOcs. But the few Intelligent ones-the
preachers, the members OF anu oes'
from nature talent, or some little education nave risen
to the position Of leaders OF their race-dO they NOT
know TINT Greeley IL much friend OF the cOored
people than Grant, and that SUMMER IS De.t1r ields
Up1uestOn.h,y they do But their intereSts AS poit
eails are to keep up race prcjudces ana MAINTAIN
way could they go Congress the Legislature or get
elected profitable state and county Offices because II
race uCres he broken up, the natural cOnsc-
onenre w0,ild be q at white would I'LL the important
ooes FOR leaving aside all theories Of the nerioriy OF
the gro tlce it that for generation to come
I'll 40 an ihe Side of tho whites II the whites and
blacks were 5oth 70 divide anu parties were TO be
,en xonId inevitably lead both parties and
carry off ths honors and emolnments Of politics! The
ne gro politicians understand this and TO prevent result
80 disastrous 70 Their ttsy wiz % no al oro Iney can
TO iedgo their obligations to Greeley, and many
of tletn frankly say that hey nothing for Grant
Ihey are Republicans from special sense OF gratitude
TO bat party sud they support Grant iron no adnira-
cnufned REPRESSION of the whites OF the South by the
strong arm o the National Government and the cOnse-
auent suprc macy OF the blacks They want TO hod Office
al et fc and they want he President to stand ready
wiIn his army 10 severely punish any White men VINO
t,"Y md inconpet tenoe sa the part OF their black
rulers as 10 resort 20 yoleace or iutimidauon 10 rid
yes Of flie .nictop That IL their idea Of per-
f.,t government for the Southern States They nave no
lr,er conception OF republican self-goYernnien They
dialre power ana want ia Washington strong despoto
n1tlority which shall bo always ter side and ready
10 take their part any dficuI .hcy may hgve WITH
tine whites.
WHAT THE soUrHEnrER poPEs FROM Mr. GREELEr's
ELECTION.
There is very little prejudice cft among the innuei-
ta classes in the South against tho negro voting or
holding Office. 1t is because he i3 black that they
OBJECT 10 his exercising The suffrage holding official
positions, hut because ignorant The shbholeth of
q "whre man's government" which the Democracy
shouted Justify in 1873, Is heard No more. Almost