The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-10-18
ROOR-BACKS NAILED.
An Honest Showing by a
Northern Man.
Southern Outrages.
THE KIND AND THE CAUSE.
MONTGOMERY. Ala, Oct. II

having heard go much, especially recently,
of tho condition of the South, have con-
cluded to let you know how that condition
strikes ono while in its mid,t, in contrast
to the impression made while at home by
unsuthenticstcd. and sensational reports
in many Northhrn papers, from their pro-
fessional correspondents. Bsing entirely
tree from political prejudice and bias OF
any character whstever, / will endeavor
TO give you the true state Of facts as they
exist, and are soen, and not as they are
reported.
Having formed an opinion of affairs in
this state from sensational reports, such
as l.. NJ. Jays letter from this place to
the Washington Chronicle, and the ce!e-
brated letter Of Congressman Chss. Hsys,
of this state to Gov. Hswley, of Connect
tout, besides many others of similar char
sctor and import, published in different
Republican papers, l was prepared to wit
noes on my arrival here tho most terrible
condition Of affairs, socially and polite
ally.
As man from tho North, l expected to
receive harsh welcome. l expected to
| find the negroes in n state Of terror, and
the recipients of all kind OF i'll treatment
and brutalities. i expected to see Repub-
licsns maltreatod, insulted, and persecu-
ted for their political opinions. l ex-
pected to find society in miserable cha
otto confusion; and terrorism and despair
reigning supreme throughout this once
rich and prosperous sunny cline. In be.
halt of truth, | am constrained to say that
Alabama is grossly slandsred by unbound.
cd and false reports.
| The exsggerations of outrsges and the
unblushing lies manufactured for political
purposes, and sent north for publication,
by which the truth Is perverted and a
great and iaw-abiding state seriously in
jured in all its material interests, ia, to
use the mildes. term, disgrace to Jour-
nalism aud the civilization of which
We so proudly boast.
Since my arrival here I have conversed
freely with men OF both political parties,
and have observed closely, and 1 find the
disposition, especially among the Demo-
Gratis, to treat all immigrants and visitors
from the North with kindness and re.
spect, and are anxious to have mep OF
capital como among them and help de-
velop the exhaustless resources of the
State. They also extend a hearty well
come to men without means, but with
energy and enterprise Honest men who
come here to help build up the mate
rial interests of tho state, will
receive u welcome, hearty and honest,
not to be exceeded by any community or
State in the Union. North or South. But
Northern men of the carpet. bag stripe,
who come here to ride into office on the
backs of the negroes, and who, to accom-
plish that unworthy object, resort to all
kinds OF articles aud eishonest means,
such as infaming the passions of the ne
groes against the whites, creating an I'M
natural distrust and prejudice, thereby
disturbing and destroying the mutual
confidence and dependence that should
and would exist between the negroes; but
for the malicious interference of these
csrpet-baggers, these men, 1 cay, are not
received kindly, nor are these much
abused people to DO blamed for ostraczing
that class Of wicked interlopers.
The many outrsges that are reported,
dissolve before fair and impartial inves-
tigation like the mist before tho sun; and
those that do really occur arc traceabe to
the mischieyous teachings of designing
Radical politicians.
The murder of Billings, in Sulnpter
county, about which there has been so
much said in the Northern press. is now
confidently believed to have been perpe.
trated by tho two negroes who testified
against the three white men, who were
arrested and carried to Mobile in chains,
and who, on their trial, proved complete
alibi by many respectable with sses, both
white and black. Some very strong cir
cumstances connect them with the deed,
which will DO rigidly worked up. And
yet this Outrage. has been circulated in
every county in every Northern State,
whore an election is TO take place this fall,
as an evidence of tho persecution visited
on Republicans by tho ku-klux D7moc-
racy. is true Billings WAS murdered.
1t ia also true no was Republican; but
there are grave doubts in the minds Of all
honest men as to whether he WAS kIllad
by Democrats or by the two negro wit
nesses, at the Investigation of somo white
Radicals, who ara strongly suspected by
both Democrats and Republicans, and not
without strong grounds.
lvey, a colored mail agent, was mur.
dered in Sump,er county whie in the dis
charge Of his duty but who the outlaws
were that committed the deed ia unknown.
NO clue, as yet, to tho perpetrators 1t
may have been done by Democrats; or II
may have been done by some rival ana.
mica. Yet, notwithstanding tho uncer.
tainty that wells this vile Decd / SEQ that
i. has been heraded all over the North AS
another evidence OF ku-kluxism and Dem.
ocratic intimidation and murder.
The Democratic press of this city, and,
indeed, Of The whole State, are outspoken
and severe in its denunciation Of these
two and all acts of lawlessness whatsoever. |
The Montgomery Advertiser. the sc-