, 1874-10-30

gtvo ,'n mora Of their confidence. Many Of thoao
negroes nre moral md rollgious beings, Whu be-
gin to tho BcaudalouB lives Of tho ruling inl-
migranta others 1t aro weary Of tho rat jnbiloo
told, arc not ns wcl nttondod as formerly. rhoy
llffor OIL leaders and pnstionu. Aud, besides,
thoy are wol satIsfied, havo no doubt; TINT NO
could not abldgo thc,r freedom 1t .wo would i;
aud, for myself, I would not II I oonld."
"Yo,, havo incurred somo allght ohloauv, be~
tove, for holding thLs last position, auongut ul~
tra 0ouBcryntiycB2
will show you. You saw that Convention am
glad OF II. It was the boBt body iii character aid
prudence TINT we have aoou ct tho slato Capital
Tor yoarB. a body Of men like that plungod III
pontlenco, and struggling atong for nearly ton
years With such roasonod patience, and proaorv-
ed culture and hope, that they compare With tho
State Sonatos Of past yoa1e, Is nh answer to any
charges OF leBonerany.
;" You zoe, sir, this Wholesale experiment OF
| relationship confused uH for years. 1tcalno
Oh gradually, resisted in tho North rs we'll rs
bore. aud wo lost oil thoae yoars OF indcclsion,
hiding tho conclusion OF tho consequences.
President Johnaon and hio advisers wcro assur-
ing na that thu Reconstruction aoss would bc
votood by himself, and then by tho peop1e at tho
polls. That lopa vsa succeeded by defeat md
humiliation and,,, ~ tho interim, tho ncgrocs
were led away Hnlllly by intorlopcrs.'
ashctl Con- Kerabnw about the riae Of
THE KU-KLux
in tho State. 1fo described the condition of
things when ta catno home; Tho fatallty Of Con-
sotyatve poi,scn2-as. for example, tho don,,n-
tional Convention Of 1868, followed by defeat,
aud again BY tho defeat OF Carpenter and Butter
overwhelmingly by tho negro voto. Tint dofoas
gavo such gloom to tho native whtcs that It in-
censed them ever to have voted for RopubiicBns
Tho ku-Klux. formed In Tcnneaseo to resist
Drownlows militia, got over into North Caro-
lius, aud then into tue mountain and Piedmont
parts OF South Carolina bus nover advanced to-
ward tho coast. Gen. KorBlinw Bpoko with d
tone Of segret that sueh sHbte1anean style Of
Government had over boon attempted.
Con. Forrest, Of Tennossoe charged tho origin
! OF tho ku-Klus, 10 far ns be know, upon ono
saundere, In tho Town Of AaleYillc, n: c.; 40
was poisoned by biz OVID vito.
Gen. Kershaw said: ''1ho negroes we're first
approached ut Beaufort and along tie const. and
before tho end OF tho War, vera disciplined by
i1cas further into tho interior. When wns ro-
| lensod from Fort Warren. l found thsa props
! gandiem had reached all parts Of the ..'nterior.
Wo wora unable to deal with It, being just out Of
var, and neycr having behe'd anything Of tho
! who had always been obodient and domestic,
| wo suddenly found aimod aB nftia, going about
| on yarious onterpriaca; and 1t became unsafe or
alarming for white women, Or children. or
! raised IN the army wero oyeE-nFourt to accept
such do1aace. As no advanced, men had to
mako q living somehow, and have peace to do
| 1t in. called on Chestnut, iny townanan. OK
Eenator OF the United StateB. aud We reaolvcd to
address tho coorod people. Wo both made
speeches.
"The negro Randolph, who was killed after
| wards, heard ub through, and he eaid Well, if
yon soa.e IN that spirit, We welcome you
nowEX AROSE.
| 1t WAS tho first time hai osor aoen him. He
had been speaking afrablY With me; told mo
that ho was Confederate Captain, and 80 forth 3;
| md then, to my surprise, le proceeded to ad~
dress m tuflammatory hnrnngue to Tho nog1oes.
1Io Told them TINT they had beon robbed OF their
! wages, laahed, starved, nud 30 IN, until the ma
tivo blacka, who had previously borne us no NAL
! Ice, became infuyiated md upronrious. We saw
TINT 80 could make no answer, and told them
| that, II order and concord could not be estab-
| ltshed for tho future without 'ro7iving tho Ok
| rungcd and buried past. wo must withdraw. Wo
did 80, greatly discouraged, The example ect by
| ou to similar denunciatton ia moro unruiy part
| OF tho Stnte, ami cost him bin lifo."
81 Ia Dowen a nun OF any force :"
"Yes. Heisn strong and plausible haranguer,
! Of bitterness. The nativo whites who 20 iuto
Republican po!isics-sncA as Moses, Magic, ansl
Bowen-aso particularly qualified by knowl-
| e1Ge OF the ueE,o to control him. 5trangefa
hayo no such familiarity, with tho negro mind.
Tho peisou running against mo for Congress,
I Wallace. waa tue author Of the resolution to Gu
elavo all the FREQ negroes Ia tho State before
tile War. Twitted with tAis. lie coofly replies
| TINT ba did propose it, but rs a matter OF
mercy as tho ffeo q, oesrocs' ho snss' wore less
~ 1Iayo at1v OF your wotl-reare1 citizeua gone
over to the carpet-bagCers ,"
I nESE6ApEs.
j" No. Inn may count them on your fingers.
Mo1f q In uf f1tt,tn
bIe execution. 1Io was the active butoau officer
| in tho Alju1ant. Generals Department ut Rich.
monJ. hear TINT he claims to bo acting with
tho Republicans for the ultimate advantage of
tho Conservatives, but can't see bow that
makes his attitude any moro honorable.
DO you think man might not become a
Republican for reasons Of independent thought
and common worldly adnrtabihty? ?"
II do. But. If that change is Immediately at
| tended with an Office, 1t Informs upon the reno.
gade. Men like Judge Green and Judge Bryan
| who wcro Uuiou mon during tho Var. We ac-
cept as consistent and proper recipients OF tho
favor Of tho United States. Alen like Motion.
whoHo conversion is not dis!ntercated, aud
whose new asaociatos aro tho public robbers. are
lost to tue esteem OF their fsl[ow-soldiers."
"Thou infeF TINT you do not admit Dir
ChambcrlaineB assumption that he waH moi
party to the =, frauda Of Scott, Nnglo. Parker,
*sNo. Mr. Chan.bcrlaine il better ordered
man than they ln mind and manners; but thiE
leaves him less dafonso. There il worry little dit.
ference in gra1o. Someo Of these mon arc &C.
counted moro obisarous than others; but Cham.
bcrlaine tB, II possible. coldaF-hoartod man
! tnan tho rest"
"Mieht ho not cndcayor, to recover some cur.
rency, to make q bettor Administration thar
Gcotr or Moscs?"
''Yes. presume ho will try to do So. But l,c
has tho same Bnrrouudsngs. All the old confed'
erAtes Of the Ring are wo.klng for him. They
nominated him. It IN trao that, by certain
amendments, tho debt Of tho State Is forbidden
to be INCREASED; but the Legislature ia nearl,
llopelosHlY dopraved. Those men first dcbarchod
tho negro Legislatures, aud now thay arc calling
lnstiiy for Ill honest Legislature to help the1n tt
bo honest. Chamberlain las opcued hts caE'
vass with more courtesy than we expected"
"Do sou regard tho condition Of th'ngs at
| hopeless, then 7"
'No. Tue material increase Of the state Ia
encouraging. Tho discovery OF groas deposits
Of phoaphatcs regard M ono Of those timol,
couipanHalions Nature has provided for for'o:u
people. 1t will be worth moro to lis than ul tAt
eIayos we lost. Nor do regard the present
debt as beyond our ability to curry. It ls a pity
that we lad any ornlit. We do not require any;
Tuerc is nothing added to tho property OF thu
Stato by all this wantou outlay. If We .conle
have quios tho labor amongst lis would be bette'
| than wo Ind hoped"