The New York herald., 1874-09-14

ception when they went into secession. 1t is
moral and social as well as political ruin To them
ana 70 all who study their condition IL a surprise
that they have not broken down in the frenzy OF
despair Mistakes nave been made, they admit,
ano crimes committed In their name which shock
humanity. These things, they say, they can and
WI. correct, Il the North win be patient and give
Peau their cause Is wonderful and their sincerity
would put a new lace upon 1T1d everything ay
the ''color line" in the background. There would
be no ''color linen and no Trenton massacres
write are not oifice-seekers. They are the planters
anu ancient respecta6llty Of the South, nyihR IN
ments OF disorder Tnev complain ana complain
bitterly, OF the injustice and wrongs that nave
have endured what they have sufrei ed II their
pride had rot lifted them above their misIortunes.
The evil officers OF state, the ignorant legislators,
the impure judges they regard usurpaaon-
an unrealIty In everything except their acts which
ns ne 80 'eGr1 fea sut ts
is IN the TACT tnat Ihe races have changed places
all their advantages over tue generous. The leel-
ing does exist IN Virginia, In Tennessee IN
Aiab, ma as IT exists here, lor there mas been no
steady negro majority, ana yet the last TWO
States, by their massacres and ''color nen poll
tics, only add TO tie evils which these people are
suffering
the CHARACTERISTIC CRIME OF THE NEGRO.
said before that the great evil when THESE
people suffer Is not Ia being pundered 10y the tax
collector Their greatest leaI is In being wronged
by the most terrible outrage man can commit
against a woman. This is the Characteristic crime
oil the negro, and yet such Is the retcence OF the
whlte people that great exertions are made to
Keep reports OF onences OF TINS kina out out OF me
by negro 10 violate the vile oI one o the most
eminent dIvnes in the south. indeed of the whole
country, ana the crime never found its way INTO
print. When stories o. this KIND are printed at all
they are told in such way as 10 leave the offence
charge against him IN his famous letter OIL con-
TRITON. AS an instance OF the manner In which
crimes OF this kind are related by the local press
quote the following from the current number OF
the Rtcociet:-
Ned sims was brought before Mayor Phipps on We'd
nto Ss house Of Mr. T. State on the hight The sss
s ans am VITA o s sSn O.
ne @ 81 wo e % as o as
place OF whom were Neds relatives strongly cor
Court in sum Of $1,000, which he tailed q give and
70 n a the s vs. s' Be- CT In
richly deserves IT.
1t viii be observed how curiously the negro's
offence Is stated-"entering into room occupied
by portion OF MIR. States family with intent or
committing some crime unknown.n The truth in
TINS case almost exceeds belief. The room was
occupied by two young ladies' Deaf mutes both or
them, and the cunning negro took advan tage OF
their want OF the powers OF articulation to accom-
pllsh his purpose. They succeeded however, IN
attracting tie attention OF the rest OF the family
and the negro was caught before his design was
consummated. crimes OF this kind, so iendish in
conception and terrible in their consequences
if they OF frequent occurrence, cannot fail to
rouse the anger ana excite the iears OF any COM
munity. Yet such model town ls Oxford that
Sims has not been ynched, and Mr.. Slate, out Of
motives OF delicacy, wanted the negro tried Tor
larceny instead of the crime he intended to COM
init.
WHITE FoRBRARANcE TOWARD THE NEGRO
My attention was called to this case as one
showing IN q remarkable degree the inherent bar
barlsm O1 the negro and the marked forDearance
OF the whites. 1t Is crime which deserved death,
and almost any community would have set aside
went to jail in default OF bail in only $4,000 the
amount fixed by q democratic Mayor. Another
case-0ne oil assault and battery with intent TO
kill--was brought to my notice as showing the
even-handed justice which the chief magistrate OF
this village deals out to black and white. negro
named Kenneday struck white man Named KOok
with club before kOOk was aware OF the negrOs
presence. The injury was severe, out not danger,
kenneday's sister stealing his fruit and whipped
her out OF tue orchard with unnecessary violence.
Tne Court took this provocation INTO the account
and fined the negro only s.. 1t is IN such things
these the people of oxford claim that their real
relations toward the negro are exemplfed. There
is no DOUBT that the better part OF the community
do everything in their power to make the negroes
prosperous. Mr.. Lamar sells them land on easy
terms, thus helping them to homes OF tneir own.
Mr. Slate, part OF whose family were the intended
fields on terms more likely to enricn them tnan
him; and Mr. Slate is lair example Of the white
nSm snsS sr ns
against pundering offcials and evil and ignorant
judges, and their fears OF Outrages worse tnan
death, worthy OF the respect and attention OF
the North. The trouble has been that they have
, failed TO make themselves understood, and their
complaints nave been construed into mere dtssat-
tsiactiOn with the existing order OF things All
the legitimate results OF the they accept with
neither seek nor desire to divest the negro OF his
newly acquired rights OF citizenship. what they
and Just administration Of the law, security in
their homes and families and voice in the affairs
OF the state. To gain this novel proposition Is
suggested. which, II accepted, might heal all the
woes OF the south
NEGRO CHAMBER.
This proposition Is nothing more than the app.
cation OF the leading idea OF the British consttu.
tion to the southern states. The two houses Of
Parliament represent distinct classes in the COM
w la al - hron aAff fhn
lature are formed from the same source They
contend that IN consequence OF this there is com.
the South, where there are two distinct races OF
people, one OF which must be in the majority in
electing the senators who choose the Represen.
tatives. One race, they think cannot and ought
not not legislate exclusively for the other Inevitably
blacks DONG all the LEGISLATION. There is a
races, and this they think more likely to
provoke race conflict than any other Cause.
In order to restore this equilibrium and make
both sides equal in lawmaking power, some OF the
good people OF Oxford suggest q new basis for the
two chambers as now, but the one to be Dack the
other white. The negro chamber would be COM
votes and the white chamber to be chosen only by
the whites. Sucn q body, they clam, would be
eminenty representative In the states wnere the
population is pretty evenly divided. and 1t would
give neither race the advantage over the other,
This proDosition. to saw the least OF it. is novel
and striking one, and am not prepared to say
tnat the suggestion IS not born IN the spirit OF
true craftsmanship. The experiment OF two dis
tinct races administering the same government
has never before been tried, and the results IN
Mississippi and other southern States are lar from
satisfactory Where the one element is above the
other there will be q conflict between the races
in spite OF all the efforts OF good men to preserve
peace and order and good feeling. Even oxford, a
model 1t Is to the rest OF the SOUTH and quietly
disposed as Is It's representative population, mas
its mutterings OF discontent its unwise move.
ments from the unruly spirits which exist every
where, and Its Outrages infected by one race upon
the other AS the negroes are not all OF the class
to which Ned Sums belongs so not all the whites
have the wisdom and virtue and forbearance OF
Mr.. Slate. Ia the very same paper from which
extracted the foregoing account OF Ned SIMS
crime found the following advertisement OF
DEwARD OF $&
~ The colored school house Lafayette Springs and
all the furniture burned the night of July IL.
The the OF incendiaries and q reward OF
In gold will be paid Tor the and the