Delaware gazette. (Wilmington, Del.) 1837-1883, 1874-11-13
The Effect of the South.
From the N. Y, journal Of Commerce.

It is now only question of time
when Louisiana will he disenthralled,
and, after her, every Southern States
The forces are at work which will free
all the South from carpet-bag DONNA
ton in good time. First, there is the
general, powerful desire for thor-'
ough change at the Federal headquar-
| tiers. This prevails at the South and
the North, among the rich and the
poor, among Republicans and Demo
Gratis, among the blacks and the whites,
/ 1t is feeling coextensive with the
| country, and rapidly developing in
strength. Had Louisiana suffered no
more from Federal misrule than the
most favored State of the North, she
would still have yearned and struggled
for political reform at Washington.
AS she has been peculiarly victim
of Administration interference, she
had the stronger motive and cue for
oyerthrowing the Federal ring. Eve
| ny other Southern State, in greater or
less degree, has been the special recipi-
ent of Administration abuse, and so is
nerved up to extraordinary efforts to
throw off the incubus. Secondly, the
wise conservative policy, of conciliat-
ing the negro vote will Of itself redeem
the South. At all the Southern cleo
lions on Monday and Tuesday, ne
groes in large numbers voted against
the carpet,baggers and for their old,
original friends. This alliance was
Of Immense value in deciding the con
tests, and to 1t we look for the com
. plete redemption of the South in flu
ture elections. This is the one thing
which the Kelloggs and the friends o.
| the Administrative have sought by
every means to prevent. But thei
, brides, as we'll as their threats, havl
been without avail. The freedmen
, have now had nine years experience
l Of carpet-bag rule, and they are hear
, thy sick of It, They see that the cur
pet-bagger, whatever his professions
! Is the worst foe of industry, prosperity
peace and happiness and that Will
a few negroes may be clothed VIII
Office and paid good salaries, the ros
Of the race are left to starve, and in a.
, material respects are in worse condi
/. tion than that before the war. Ant
so they have concluded to try 2 change
a Henceforth, If fairly treated by th
5 Conservatives of the South, the freed
!, men may be relied upon'to furnish
|. majority over the Radicals and carpet
! bsggers. Such is the significance Q
the Southern elections, beginning wit
' that of Louisiana on Monday last.
3 is gratifying to know that these gres
|. results have been brought about peace
q fully. In Louisiana the Federal troop
! stood ready to interfere with .powde
: and ball, had the occasion arisen I
: warrant 1t. But the Conservativ
voters carefully avoided giving an
1 provocatiop 10 their opponents, an
I the Administration was left without tn
E shadow of pretext for empioyin
i force. The perfect order which rule
in New Orleans is the seyerest OF II
/, Dukes to the Administration, prorm
/. how useless and needless were its pr
4 | tended efforts in behalf of O peac
e which no, one had threatenedto breal
4 | After this, we may venture to hoT
!. that the contending powers in Louis
ana will be left to settle their polit
g cal troubles free from .Washingto
!. meddling. Common respect for u
l. will of the people, clearly espresso
v at the late elections, North and Soutl
q requires that the dragooning policy I
IS the Government toward the Soui
d should be abandoned at once. Th
z done-and the South made free 1
Il work out her own salvation--the poll
v zeal revolution now going on willhaN
e accomplished one of the very mar
r needed reforms that called il into e
g istence 4. = 1859 N - i7is