The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-09-30

Sihneut couiu nave exercised abSo-
lutte direct control This course
would have yielded a twofold advan-
tage. Fret, II would have effectual-
ly repressed all hope on the part of
the revolutionary element of getting
| CONTROL OF THE STATES, AND ULrI-
MATELT OF THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT.
Thus the enemies Of the entire people
| might have been directed to CONNER
cial and industrial pursuits. and the
development of material resources
Secondly, while this was being done
the colored people would have vast
Improvement in knowledge and sub
stantial worth, and thus have been
far better qualified for the exercise of
the suffrage, and perform the duties
of citizens. But the course was re-
leeted, and the immediate restoration
OF the States on the basis of universal
suffrage and equal rights accomplish
ed. 1t has worked badly, partly be
cause the colored people were desira-
bly, prepared for it; but more particu
larly because the old white citizens
were determined it should not sue
ceed on that basis They feel obliged
to have slave labor or its equivalent
- NV PosSibAs, oCIluS0
they love slavery more than anything
else, bus because they are wholly in
capable of profitably organizing and
employing free labor. They say they
want free white labor. but they real
ly want white voters to give them po-
litical control of the States. and their
wonted domination over the General
Government. do not hesitate to
say that the great majority of colored
laborers in this country do not receive
more than fifty per centum of the
amount white laborers of the same
class receive in the North. Hence,
their extreme
UNIVERSAL POVERTY.
You can find thousands of blacks
who have not received for three years
hard toll $50, or its equivalent, be-
sides the corn meal and bacon they
have used for food l was informed
a few days ago by a gentleman, a ma
tive of the South, that in travelling on
business in the Yazoo country, this
State, he found hundreds of farm
hands who have not received one dime
for their last years labor. Their en-
ployers tell them they have received
no returns from New Orleans or New
York, or that they lost so heavily that
they are unable to pay.
THE POOR wRETCHES, BAREFOOT AND
BAREHEADED,
are again at work on the present crop
for the same men, while they live on
grated corn meal and fat bacon, and
their children, as high as ten years
old. are as bare as when they came to
th., xr-nrll 4. H. H.
white workers of the North? And
and hopeless, you prefer to vote for a
hope-forlorn hope to preserve even
the present miserable existence to be
shot down like dogs, to be dragged
forth by night from your family, and
beaten and bruised, or killed outright.
Then publish to the world as bar
barians, 'savages, "brutes".
Reconstruction a failurel Yes. sir;
twice told. These are some of the
difficulties and obstacles in the way of
the progress of these people. Here,
in this city. scores of men who own
drays and hacks are turned out to
starve with their stock. The livery
stables are scraped; old hacks impro-
vised; drays and teams are bought
by the wealthy citizens; agents are
sent to the country to hunt up idle
white boys, and the poor tax-ridden
and despoiled property holders, who
cant pay the awful taxes, can buy
S30, 900 worth of arms and ammunition
to
KILL REFRACTORY NIGGERs.
Meanwhile the merchants are for
bidden, ON pain of losing their white
custom, to sell, or let on credit, pro-
visions or feed to any radical niger"
Such. free Americans, is the true state
of affairs here in the South.
Now. what will be done? Will the
North recede from the position as
sumed in the reconstruction acts,
draw line through the Fourteenth
and Fifteenth Amendments, and thus
undo all that has been done-better
hat than stand as it is-or will she go
forward and pass and enforce the
civil rights bill? Or better still-in
my judgment-the only way at once
safe and alutary-remand these
States to the condition of Territories,
appoint Governors for them, and or
yanize sufficient force of native loyal
men, white and black. to maintain
peace and good order. The good. law
abiding people here, white and black,
ire
'IcR OF CHRONIC CONFUSION AND BLOOD
SHED,
md would gladly accept anything shat
will bring security from these period
cal outbreaks of violence. Men who
we're born and brought up here tells
ne they would gladly sacrifice their
property at hall its worth if it could
De done, and leave the State and the
south forever. SO that they might
,aise their children under enliehteu-
d and peaceful influences. These
states cannot be prosperous till per-
nanent peace restores confidence, and
brings in emigration and capital.
Permanent peace cannot come but
With absolute power to maintain or
Ter by Furnishing crime. and affording
mple protection to life and property.
The political party that will adopt this
'olicy in good faith is sure to win,
nd to deserve thereafter the homage
f the country.
One would suppose to hear Holman
ak when in this county that him.
elf and friends were the special |
hampions of the Independents move
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