The New York herald., 1874-10-19
A Herald Correspondents Investigations
in the Revolutionary City.
Careful Statement OF the Sltua-
tion in the State.
THE WHITE LEAGUERS.
Continuation OF the Martial Spirit
Against Despotism.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. IL, 1874.

upon volcano that threatens at any moment to
burst forth and work irretrievable damage is ap-
parent to all who have taken the trouble to crcu-
late among lne people as / have during the past
lew days. That the revolution of the 14th aud 18TH
September did not eventuate In scenes such as
characterized the reign OF the Commune ll Paris
during the late war is due to the foresight and
executive ability OF the leaders OF the excited men
who On that day manned the cotton barrcades
and sent the egions OF Kellogg to the right about
in sucn short order and Tor five days held the
reigns OF government, to the terror and chagrln
Of William Pitt Kellogg and the powerful party
which stands behind HIM and approves MS every
act. The men who made this revolutionary move
ment, it must be admitted, had great grievances
10 redress; but iail TO find any that justified
resort 10 armed resistance. True, they had Loyalty
appealed TO Congress and the Executive for relief
had exhausted all arguments to induce the federal
authorities to relieve them Of what they conceived
to be the yoke OF an usurper, had seen their hard
earnings iritted away in exoroitant taxes, their
lndustli ial and commercial interests parayzed,
their credit abroad destroyed, their late slaves
riotng on the money wrung from them In the
form of taxes, their houses and lands LEVIED upon
by the Sheriff. who collected the rents and appro-
priated them toward the liquidation or their
aebrs to the proligate State government but
there was still possessed by them the power, by
peaceful means, to
CoNClLIATE THE BLACKS,
and, by 1usion such as has been effected in the
parish of Terrebonne rid themselves OF the gov
ernment Objectionable to them. Instead OF
accepting the action OF Congress looking to the
reconstruction or the State in good faith. and BY
the pursuit Of policy calculated to
win the confidence OF their old slaves,
neutralze the influence of the carpet.baggers ana
scalawags the whites OF this State seem to nave
retained all their old prejudlces against the race,
and as the blacks achieved position under the State
government they looked with scorn and chagrln
upon the efforts made by the freedmen to direct
the politics OF tie State. What the old southern
ers failed TO take advantage OF the adventurers
who followed the rear guard Of Buffers soldiers
we're shrewd enough TO utr'ze. While the ex.Con-
ederates are 1ndisposed to encourage the blacks
IN their ambitious desires to become politicians
and otce-hoders, the suffers and Northern soldiers
who were left here at the ciose OF the war snrewdy
took them to their bosoms and ever since have
controlled the votes OF the freedmen. The expert.
ences oil the colored people under the administra-
tions OF Warmoth and Wells was not calculated TO
cement the relations between them and the
Northern residents, who led ana used them, into
lasting friendship. Had the Louisiana whites
1t that time met the blacks in spirit OF gen.
efosity and given them equal voice in the az
fairs OF state there can be but little doubt but
long ere this
THE INFLUENCE OF THE CARPET-BAGGER
over the colored race would have ceased. and to-
day the state would be prospering under the con-
troll OF the land owners and The more Intelligent
representatives OF the col0red race. Here was
the southern whites opportunity. But owing to
their lite long preJudices they allowed the iavor
able moment to pass by theiI opposition to the
reconstruction measures OF Congress, alienated
the blacks from them and drove them
10 the embraces of characterless adventu.
rers who have brought ruin and bank.
ruptcy upon the Commonwealth. The whites
are themselves in great measure responsible for
the present aeplorable state OF anaIrs existing
here, and l am pleased TO see evidences on their
part OF desire to rectily the errors OF the past
by the exercise OF more conciliatory spirit
toward the freedmen.
THE WHITES OF TERREBONNE PARISH
have united with the blacks against the carpet
bargers and set an example that will doubtless be
followed in other parishes. II this policy were TO
be generally pursued By the whites throughout
the State the blacks would soon desert the men
VINO have oeen using them to advance their selfish
schemes and peace would be restored within the
borders OF the state. Such policy OF conciliatiou
anu mutual interest conceive to be the only hope
left Tor the two races. Every intelligent person
VINO has watched the progress Of the colored race
must have observed that the tendency OF the
blacks is to
GBAvITATE TOWARD THE sEACoAsT
and the lines OF the great water courses OF the
South. The interior States since the war have
emptied their coiored population into the States
Of louisiana, South Carolina and Alabama, On the
coast. ana Mississippi on the line OF the Father or
waters. As a eonse quence those interior States,
renewed Of the blacks, aave been RECONSTRUCTED and
are to-day prosperlng and rapidly recovering nom
sne enecs oil the war, while the foar States ABOVE
named-ovefruu with surplus black population
rom other states-4fe no nearer reconstruction
than they were two years ago, and loaded
DOWN with an incubus OF DEBT taat VIII require a
decade 70 wipe OUT even Win the exercise OF the
wisest economy and the most careful statesman
ship. with black population large enough to
outyote the whites In all these states and con-
slant acquisitions neing made TO their ranks from
the states now under white rule see 10 hope or
louisiana Alabama, Mississippi and south Caro-
lima except by
UNION Between THE SOUTHERN WHITES AND
BLACKS
So long as the whites dey the blacks ana decline
TO extend 10 them equal political rights the line
between the Two races VIII be closely drawn, and
the blacks must continue, with the ald VI the
numerous white scalawa9s, to control affairs aud
tax the real owners u the sou, until their last
dollar Is gone, ana their last acre has passed
under the hammer OF the Sheriff.
Until some such compromise as has been started
In Terrebone becomes the general policy OF the
States still ruled by the carpet-baggers and
THE WAR or RACES WILL GO on,
aud the army OF the United states, aided by all
the laws that Congress can enact, VIII not sup
press awiessness nor make property and life ia
those STATES secure. IL l. aUonr time that the
Southern whites looKed at the matter IN tnls lignt
u Is their only nope-the only solution to the
vexea question OF now to secure peace and re-
nsWed prosperity. But there are evidences IN
shis state 9. re urn to reason on Tie part OF the
whites. Not only are the negroes Oh THIS city
treated more kindly by the whites than formerly,
put old pfeiudces are giving way, and many or
she conservatives snow a disposition TO recognize
the Ignt OF tue blacks a voice in the affairs OF
tue state, anu 70 unre win them against Kellogg
and nis wing oil tue republican party. Ins cnange
o. spifttoward the bacNs was exhibited Ia the late
resolution, IN witch special care was taken by tue
White Leaguefs 70 win the confidence oil the
negroes; aud while the guns OF the whites were
directed upon the armed forces OF Kellogg have
yet to near 0l single assault having been maze
upon an unarmed negro during the nve days taat
the city was under tue rue ~ the whites. This
seems TO have gwen confidence to
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