The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-05-30
Southern News.

sketch II a recent travel through portions Of
the South, Il y hardly necessary 10 AL
you to excuse brcviiy, hcing quite saro
my present mood for writing wac ~ aaengt
an ertudd description u matters and ainqs,
would secure an infection rather than pleas
urc upog your readers.
A. our intoresis of whatever Mind are 20 in
ierwoycn witlN,sc ofonr souihcrn brethren,
10 MAY not BE- uniniercsilng 10 rcvicw briefly
the present status Of their anaira. Would
cuuld present picture which would gladden.
aud rejoice your readers; but q rrgard fcr
truth and honest representation f,rbid the
drawing Of such an one, per contra, ,lark
shadows and poricntious, hang heavily over
this people, whether their relation socially,
fnacially, aeficul'nrally, or otherwise h. con
sidcrcd. The unmisakable and potent cause
Of all the w. which s.cm 10 have descended
upon a once thrifty and independent comm
nifty, is found in the Interference, by the gem
eral Government in those matters which be-
long rightly to the people Of these States, and
which, II continued, must result in further
humiliation and ruin The marked contrast
IN The condition Of the States wherever Radi.
cal rule obiains, aud in those where the poo
pie have passed from under IL, Is patent TO the
most careless observer In contrast. lei Gcor-
/ cin and Alabama De- taken for illustra.ion.
I Two States adjoining, IN the same latitude.
with facilities for agricultural. mechanical.
and all other pcrsuits ~ nearly ~ may b.
equal, ought, 10 would seem he alike prosper
Gus. Neither can claim 10 have a better eli
mate or soil than its ncighhor State, nor ha.
I providence, 20 Ear a. we know, favored, with
seasons Of sunshine and shower, the one above
the other; no epidemic calamity in any form
Of disease has swept over either. Health cv-
cry where obtains; and yet, how unlike the
condition Of these respective States. Geor.
cia presents a fair dcgrsc Of apparent prugrcss
and thrift, her people arc hopeful, and bring
laudable energy to bear in the development #
their manifold resources; law aud Justice to
white and black is fairly administered; quiet,
good order and thrift, make MP the geacral
rule. Alasl not 50 with Alabama. Her poo
pie are discouraged; her felds, broad and fer.
tile as many Of them are, deserted wastes;
the negro population idle, impudenf and thor
oughly demoralized; no marks Of progress or
growth, IN wealth or prosperity, except il he
in rare exceptional cases. In consequence o.
this state Of things her chief cities-Mobile.
and Mont, omcry--are evidently retrograding.
In both places, as in her other large towns,
ignorant negroes control the ballot and elect
the officers; negro police officers parade the
streets; negro iuries gu the jury boxes; ne
gro legislators, aided and abeitcd BY carpct-
big allies, make the laws. The intelligence
Of the white race can not be brought to bear
in this down-trodden State. In the name Of
reason, what better can &c expected where
such rulings obtain? Nay; how much worse
may not things grow TO be? As an evidence
Of the alarming tendency Of the negro mind
in the s.uth, your correspondent was assured
by a most intelligent and christian gentleman
who, by the way, is thoroughly acquainted
with the African race and character, having
spent more than a dozen years AZ missionary
to Africa, that in many portions Of our South
orn country, the negroes were confirmed Bood-
htm-, being fully possessed with the spirit Of
witchoruft and il attendant y.llanies. As an
example, he assured me they would meet to-
ycthcr, collect reptiles, place them in a large
kettle, put that upon the Gre, onl then strip
and PROSTATE themselves around Il, awaiting
the crawling out Of the suikes--that person
over whom The snake passed, was at once re-
-aadod a. froeir,la al -in--coulddo no wrong
and had all power an his hands. II he saw
it to pGnish'one Of his fellows with death, all
right, the charm was upon him. The same
gentleman stated, that when some good man
"a Regro-had attempted to expose this ter
nble practice in a locality In Mississippi, that |
he wss notified his lie was unsafe, and to save
II had TO leave hurriedly. | could not have
believed this had il not been told me by
christian gentleman, himself distinguished
minister Of the Gospel Bat the mind sick
ems atsuch recitals. These things only prove,
that with all the restraints Of society around
them, it is difficult to keep down this tenden-
cy 10 bartarism and unless something is
done to protect the white race in ihe south
from negro political rule, that this fair land
viii be given NJ to a race incompetent to CON
troll Is own destiny IN that Is needed, is to
remove the bayonet power Of the general gov
eminent, and then there would be no trouble !
with the negroes. They could be controlled |
by law, ard il Is safe to say the white people |
OF The South have no seated hostility to the |
negroes no disposition 10 deprive them of any
right which their freedom has conferred upon
them, bat only that the influence and power
Of the white race should not be siilei by eau
SEES already alluded 10.
cGora.
The cold, unreasonable weather, has been [
more injurious 10 cotton than any other crop; |
corn viii raRy FROM ihe effects OF cold seasons
not 20 with cotton; whore ID is severely Chilled !
il di.a The plant was hirly up some four
weeks ago, barin many localities presented
scar and sickly appearance. Corn, as a gener-
al thing looked well Wheat, as well as usu-
al Oats, Grass, &c.. Of fair promise.
COTTON on THE BRAIg.
Unfortunately, many Of the Southern plan
ters have not yet learned that two much at 4
tention is paid to the growth Of cotton, to the
virtual exclusion ofeyerythins else. In some
localities and It should be so in all Turning
is being adopted instead Of planting; by this
Is meant, That an effort q being maie to raise
everything necessary cor home consumption,
in the way Of Corn. Whoab Griss, Sc. Cot
ton 10 c1me IN upan an equal footing $50 far .