The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-09-04

marched from Humboldt, Milan and other places
into Trenton the night after Inc massacre.
CONDITION OF THE NEGROES
As was riding down IA the cars this morning
from Milan TO this place stood BY while mum
Der OF gentlemen belonging to the neighborhood
where the troubles occurred were discussing the
condition OF the negroes and the situation gen.
ing that the primary causes OF all the dfnculties
were the armed runlaus and rowdies who rode
round the country illuminating people. "lf one
OF the crowd he said, happens to be dsmounted
they compel the farmers to mount him, ana they
generaly TAKE two or three negroes wi. I'm mem 70
gentleman living In this place, though unequivo-
caly on the side OF the whites, spoke TO me with
great bitterness or these men as the PRETENDED
chtvslry OF the south. who ride about armed with
pistols and loaded with whiskey and shoot
provocation at all -"snce the troubles began, y
SAID the gentleman in the cars, 1.-The negroes
nave slept in the corn feds through fear OF these
men, anu tueir church across the country has just
been burned a second me Without cause, the only
proyocaton being the holding OF prayer meetings
by the coiored people, IL Is seldom, however,
that people speak so kindly or even SO fairly OF the
blacks one young man volunteered 10 give me
through with the white version. which l have
gwen, he said the black side OF the story was the
they ought to lave been paid more tor the Pig.
tried very hard To get at the character OF Joe
Hale, who was the immediate cause OF the trouble,
but ne Is represented as sucn very respectable man
that cannot pretend TO Unde rstand why ne should
be quarrelling with a lot Of negroes at barbecue
mains Of pig upon whicn he and half a
dozen other stalwart Tennesseeans had already
made dinner. There is ope little
bit or explanation lacking TO account for the
deep resentment OF the negroes toward him; but
i he is one OF those gentlemen described by my
friend as EARNED with pistols and loaded with
whlskey," who ride round the country insulting
and abusing the blacks, the missing INK Is sup
pied. His conduct al the barbecue, think, juSti-
lies this conclusion.
THE QUESTION OF NEGRO ORGANIZATION.
Prom all that have said 1t will be seen that the
question OF negro organization Is regarded as the
vital one by the people OIL tennessee. Ii 1t IS so 1t
is strange that It should first manifest itself In
county like this, where the blacks are outnum-
bered by the whites two to one. Tnree-fourths OF
the voters IN Gibson county vote the democratic
ticket, and the district Is represented in Congress
by republican only on account or the leuds or
the democracy. Accordingly We can under.
tells the negroes that stneir bread is outtered on
the side OF peace and quiet" ana hints at their
possible determination as the price o. a riot.
organization under such circumstances would be
mere Iooihardlness. And yet 1t is not impossl lie
tnaJ some kind OF an organization exists The
Pckettvlile affair seems TO indicate 1t. But am
convinced 1T IS not aimed at the white people on
the assumption that the "lear OF Jubilee" has
come The negroes, as rule, are quiet and indus
Irlous That they uneasy and alarmed is,
however too PLAIN. This uneasiness and Tear does
not spring from any direct danger of Ku-kluxing
IN the OLD form, which was prevalent two or three
years ago. That the white people have sup
pressed. 1t is evidently new species OF Ter.
rorIsm which Is exercised over them, and If
they intend to fight 1t is because they have
been driven into corner. Even coward
VIII fight when he can't help it, and that, perhaps,
is the highest kind OF courage. The remarks OF
the gentleman III the car this morning opened my
eyes 10 new view OF the case. l was not before
aware that while people rode ABOUT the country
III tennessee making the negroes ieel their power
by petty prosecutions. 1t was thus the riot at
Lancaster, KY, was brought about and from all
that can learn, right here et The seal OF war in
Tennessee. l am persuaded that IT was to IKE
TO be attributed Something Ike an organization
may have sprung from expressions OF few law
less men, VINO are constantly tormentlng the ne
groes that they may have an excuse for Staying
the unfortunate blacks. The North seldom hears
OF any OF these little things, whlcn 60 so
far TO explain the situation in the South,
and when / consider them in connection with the
assertion that l have heard over ana over again
from the negroes. "Is is the white people who are
making all the trouble" think that great weight
Is 10 be attached to them. The attack upon war
rem and Morgan was wicked, and IL should and
negroes In Trenton jail was unjustlfaDle in every
sense, and shows complete organization on the
part OF the whites which nobody justifes, but
which is strong in numbers and deadly In Its pur-
poses. There Is a lawlessness here which is deter
every excess OF the blacks Is TO be made the ex-
cuse for carrying TINS terrible programme into ex.
came from or whittier It has gone, but 1t shows
that a large element IN the South Is prepared Tor
work OF blood, by the bloody deed which was
! perpetrated that night.
The general sentiment In all this portion Of the
! State Is one OF deep mOrtncation that few
worthless chat acters should bring this foul shame
! on community the large majority OF whom are
moral, peaceful. and striving by industry and econ
omy to repair the disasters OF the stormy past.
Many OF Them feel halt discouraged at seeing their
earnest endeavors frustrated by set OF as worth
less Dlpeds as ever cursed the earth
THE GENUINE KU KLUX
Is OF that nondescnpt class intermediate between
the respectable planter and the poor white trash,
aud corresponds to the "crackeI" Of the South At
lautic States. This Class are the hGbituSS OF the
cockpit and the crossroads grocery the pests of
race course and the dsturberS OF camp meetings,
and RON Ii the gangs OF horse thieves ana mail and
express robbers obtain their recruits. II Is manly
among this class that are enacted those horrible
vendettas IN which whole families are annihated
by mutual slaughter and retaliatory assasslna-
tIons 1t is from this class and set Of brutal and
fanatlcal negroes-each a worthless minority
that these late disturbances and The present fear
1ul apprehension Of q war OF races have sprung.
This bad element among the negroes would be OF
triflng puolic significance but Tor the scoundrel.
ism Of some white politicians and the folly OF
Others who for purposes OF personal and partisan
each other on the color line who but for this
would continue TO live together In peace and har-
mony. This urging the madness OF the many for
the benefit OF the lew" to the extreme OF a war Of
races is CRIME so atrocious that every press in
every part of the land should loudly protest
against the iniGuity.
order reigns in Gibson county again. but no man
knows how soon the smothered IRE may burst out
In that or some other quarter. The good people OF
that region, though we'll disposed to MAINTAIN the
ascendancy Of the laws appear to be incapable OF
putting forth the amount OF force neeoful TO
erectually crush out OF existence the desperadoes
who set their laws at defiance, and as this last and
most wanton outrage Is an offence against law
OF Congress ii oilers an occasion TOR the lnserposl-
ton OF the strong arm OF the federal power.