The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-07-31
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The disposition to create new State west
Of the Tennessee and east Of the Mississippi
river grows stronger. especially in Missis-
sippi. The Authorization of Louisiana
portends like results in Mississippi. The
tendency of African migration IL toward the
lowlands and of whites to the hills. With
the accumulation of wealth, white farmers
gather in villages and in cities, and the
tendency to BODYBUILDING grows stronger
each day with the progressive aggregation
of negroes. Villages and towns were never
so prosperous, and their progressiveness Is
in inverse ratio with that Of the country IN
wealth and populousness. While in narrow
districts the two races are thus segregated,
the process in a wider field goes on with
marked distinctness. From the poorer and
older States, and from the less productive
counties, the whole negro population Of the
South is slowly and steadily massing itself
in two or three States. In one Of its aspects
the Beauregard movement viii be censumma-
ted. The negroes of the South win become
a distinctive State-governmcnt body, and
there viii be white States and black States.
Louisiana will be Of the black States. And
so palpable do many Mississippians deem
the same result as their political and per
sonal fortunes may be affected by Il, that
they would assent, even now, to an ineyita-
BILE result by creating a new State Of which
counties now having large white popula-
ton may become part.
The very proposition to annex to West
Tennessee those counties Of Mississippi
north Of the Tallahatchie river Is a propo-
sition TO surrender the State, as Il win then
exist, to the final and exclusive domination
of negroes. Pecuniarily the people may
lose nothing. Negroes, at this hour, are
quite as anxious to own property in negro
communities as are whites 70 secure homes
in districts owned by whites. And thus the
process Of separation Of whites from blacks
and the aggregation of each race in district
communities, goes on with rapiditv that
is even wonderful. Beeuregard only adyer-
tises the fact that Louisiana is to be a black
State, and that the masses Of the whites
will move out as negroes move IN, and the
rapidity Of this process of change Is only
limited by the failure Of negroes 20 make
crops, the proceeds Of which, TO the last
farthing, will be invested IN houses IN the.
States turned over to African mastery.
It is objected that the northern counties
Of Mississippi have no right to abandon the
rest to the unrestricted domination Of ne.
groes, and it is answered that the doom Of
the State is sealed, and that the northern
counties do no wrong in providing for their
own security. OF course there Is much Of
all this indicative Of the coufse Of future
rather than Of present events. Not the less
earnest, among thoughtful people, Is the
discussion Of facts and questions here pre-
sented which Mississippians are accustomed
TO consider when the migratory movements
Of races in the gulf States are closely
scanned. We only propose 20 suggest, IA
view Of these simple facts. that Il misceoe-
nation be deemed an Objectionable incident
Of Bcauregard's scheme Of determination
with blocks, that the entire separation Of
races is infinitely more probable, and much
more rapidly approaches fnal consumma-
ton. Memphis Appeal.