New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-02
SOUTHERN COMPLICATIONS.
SOUTHERN WHITES STANDING ON THE
DEFENSIVE

DEFENSlVE.
THE RACE ANTAGONISTS ORIGINATING WITH THE
BIAcKs-THE CHAsM wIDEEED BY oFFrCE-sEEK-
ING WHITES.
To ihe Edftor Of The Tribune
SIR: You seem to be labOring under the i'm
preston that the whites have rendered and
race ISSUE In this you entirely and severely mis-
taken. The whites have only acknowledged 20 ac-
ceptance or joining issue which has been offered by the
blacks since 1863. from which date the blacks have
cung to 1t with an apparent religious fidelity. Tie
whites on the contrary, have publicly and privately de-
nounced and condemned such being fraught
with evil injustice, ETC. This they done with all
the ability. patience and long suffering that were pos
sble portraying the unhappy results which might fol-
low such OF political conduct The blacks have
In no wise needed this timely teaching, persist in
stolid, stupid manner marching to the polls in Or
gained brigades battaons and companies to The music
of fife aud drum with colors flying, armed and accou.
tered with all the old weapons and parapher-
MALTA OF war they can muster up through the
country. / can safely say there Is not a pre-
clnct In this county Monroe) where the blacks
have anything like majority, but what they march to
the polls In this modern, novel; quasi-mlitary style.
This manner OF proceeding can have but object in
view, VIZ to inmidae the whites by exhibition Of
their numerical strength and the unearthly noise Of
their martial music to say nothing of the display Of
their warlike and military proves. One unaccustomed
10 such scenes could not help Ibeng focby reminded
OF the government at CoOmassie, when Sir Garnet
Woseiy took possession. Such is the sad fact. Now
then' what brought about such condition of affairs
The same old answer elaborated If possible; unscru
pulous Office seeking whites, mixture OF carpet
baggers and natives in other words just enough to
hold the offices, with a suicency blacks tackled on in
order 10 keep In with the party. venture the solemn
assertion that IN this county, which Is OF the
weathiest and most fertile in the State and a fair
criterion, there Is not pale face 1t who afiliates
with the negro party who does not hold office,
not actively seeking one, 10 Ia eqnay notorious and
well known that those held Office nnd been
dropped or left out, have immediately returned to the
whites. You might suggest, why should tine blacks
yield readily to the influence OF few corrupt Office
seeking whites, when opposed to the wealth aud ntei
natural anpalhy TO the whites In this country they
are born with tins feeling and those OF US who know
the negro expect nothing else Second they further
induced to oppose the whites by the false promises OF
their white allies holding out what the Government in
tends doing for them, Be- &C. Further they promise 20
tax the whites to such extent TO reduce
10 buy IL for a nominal SUN This last is not All
false, but true to certain extent, namely. the
whites landowners flor 1t Is an exceptional
and the price land Is much reduced; bat the
Is not the buyer; IN this he has made mistake; the
whites continue TO hold the lands aud will so continue
any rate, the blacks ready TO accept anything
true aud act upon any plan which might be suggested
hap> you cannot readily understand there
paravey few blacks with you, ana that antipahy and
anagonism are never noticeable where the whites are
in the ascendency and II you could be with during
q single election vail and enchantment Of distance
and abstract reasoning and ideas would readily dis
sipated, and no further argument necessary this
point.
Where the whites have undisputed majority the
negro reasonably ractabe aud the vicinity prosper
but where the has the majority he most
unreasonable and ungUyernabe being OF other
his and does not hesitate take advantage
OF his strength giving loose rem to his uututOred dned
ucated Inherent ideas and PASSIONS and for hm to
control Of Government, hc has done In this
State, creates the most unhappy condition which could
befall noble, law-abding and cbiyalric people L
will again advert TO the sOcaed color line. Tue whites
in accepting this Issue do not IN any manner whatever
exclude prescribe the blacks but continue invite
them to go along with us, as we nave ever done The
principal induccment and greatest good be realized
by the whites IN moving up TO the color liue,
thus putting to shame those with etching
palms., and forcing them to lock shields with their
own race, by doing present sold front to the
blacks; and when that is done they will
instruction and advice politically ls they do upon
every other subject, and for everything else. The
whites IN tins have long since ceased
anything like party, such sentimenality having been
dsanced aud behind. The tight here of SELF
preservation-be struggle between whites propose
honest. and, the other side, blacks led by
few oitce-hoilng and OfliccseekDg Whites who have
proved themselves dishonest the past, and
Outraged rewarded for Its continuance future.
These the gentlemen incite tue blacks deeds
ana Doodshed while they take safe position In
the perchance telegraph Office, and engage their
valuable time IN telegrapbng for troops. THIS believe
houest, plain statement Of the situation here.
Aberdeen, Mss, Aug. "a, 1874 Il. o. s.