The New York herald., 1874-10-24
The Recent Change Of Heart Among the
White LeaguerS and the Blacks.
SPREAD OF THE FUSION MOVEMENT.
A ColOred Convention and What q
Correspondent Saw There.
The FAILURE OF TIL. ADVISORY BILL
MORE FEDERAL ARRESTS.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 10, 1874
That the whites OF this State are beginning 90
experience change OF heart toward the negro Is
very evident from tre sudden change IN the tone
OF their organs in this city. month ago they
were defiant, and. with one exception. glored
in the platform OF the White Leaguers, whose
fundamental principle is a white government
To-day they are "cutivating'' the black man most
anectonately, and colnde daily advise him that
alter all the whites are MS real friends aud VIII
give him more than he has ever mad IN the past or
Is likely 20 secure IN the future by alliances with
the white carpet-baggers and scalawags Within
the ranks OF the Kellogg party. month ago the
whites breatsed spirit OF defiance against the
negro, whose treachery to the party who has given
them employment ana oeiriended them when the
white hoodlums, VINO used their backs upon which
TO vault into the political saddle, entitled them 20
no sympathy. A mouth ago the hat was being
circulated that the whites would no longer employ
negroes VINO voted with the Northern thieves VINO
roboed the taxpaying masses by levytng OF heavy
assessments; month ago the cry was, ''rhe
whites VIII take care OF themselves-we want no
combinations with negroes What change has
month brought forth 1t has seen the longs
lering masses arise IN their might and IN lew
minutes scatter the legions OF corruption before
them like opst be ore the broom OF the sweeper;
order peace ard quiet instituted and ad-
ministered Tor nve days, until removed
by tps arm OF the federal government,
1t has demonstrated that the men VINO are reoes
IN their allegiance to government they look upon
as a usurpatlon are loyal TO the national govern
ment, be ore whose power they laid down their
arms only ten years ago. But month has seen
more tmportsn ut social revolution in public sentl-
Inent. 1t has battered down
THE WALL OF PREJUDIcES
that has been erected to separate the white mas
ter and the black ioIler until at last there
hope Tor healthy spirit OF union pervadng both
races. The address OF the colored Dolters, issued
the other day, dlsapproving OF the Kellogg admin
fstratou and favorlng q union with the whites on
certain conditions, made the first break the wall
OF separation. At nrst the whites were disposed
to look with suspicion upon this sudden desire OF
the blacks TO make concessions; but when tureiii-
gence reached the city from the parishes that
Pncnback and others were circulating in the int.
rior advising the blacks to desert the Kellogg
republicans and make the best terms possible
with the whites, the conservatives or the city
gan co meet the advances or the negroes with
favor. The defiant spirit OF the White Leaguers
toward the blacks has passed away, and, with the
exception or few isolated cases, the general dis
position OF the whites IS to give in the ensuing
prove the sin nerity OF their professions OF desire
TO unite with the whites. Various causes are
assigned for this sudden change both or
the part OF the blacks and whites. The revolt
on the l4tn OF September must have convinced
the blacks that the wnie race, In an issue at the
bsrricades, win invariably win; and hence 1t is to
their interest cultivate friendly relations with
the men who cannot only repulse them in battle,
but who can in peace employ white LABOR and per.
init them TO subsist their families. The whites on
the other hand, have discovered that emigration
OF blacks from other States, recently returned to
white rule. is making this State backer than ever
that II Alabama or Mississippi in the next election
becomes conservative the blacks will flock into
this State and swamp the whites at the polls.
They see that there is probability that Louisiana
may become q second St. Domingo yearly
becoming more and more refuge for the
blacks nom other states. They also see that by
the boiling OF the uiacks from me Kellogg party,
owing TO the internal disputes that can scarcely
De settled before election there Is possibility 0i
union with the macontents that will insure TO a
fusion ticket SUBSTANTIAL victories the November
election.
THE FUSION FEELING SPREADING. at
Governor McEnery who nas Just returned from
has strong hopes that the conservatives WIN carry
the state III ialr registration ana count While
he Is not very sangune OF complete union be-
tween the conservatives and black boilers from
kelloggs RANKS, he reports that in the parishes
Ierre Bonne, Piaquemine Ascension, Iberville and
Tangipaha they have fused parish officers, and .
similar course Will likely be pursued in all the
other parishes that nave not aireaoy nominated
tickets. On tie State ticket OF course, there can
be no fusion, as the candidates were nominated
before the lusiJn movement TOOK form and
strength Some OF the Governors party friends
are not disposed to entertain any proposition
OF alliance with the negro, claiming that
nemr, ne Is ,s tsreacnerous, and WIN sell out his
he has iuyaria0y In the past These gentlemen
.ay tnat & the POLICY pursued at Vicksburg II the
blacks that they will that there ia fair cleo
ton, Is tue only way TO deal with the negro This
was the poncy Of Colonel Young, OF the Democratic
Committee IN Vicksourg and the result was that
tue leader OF the black radicals deserted his party
mse came mne me- aed voted ons sao 10
democratic ticket This Is the policy they say, that
must be pursued IN this city. The majority OF the
White Leaguers with whom have conversed take
this view OF ne situation and declare that they viii
carry ghe election mere IN spite OF the blacks and
federal bayonets, II there Is not fraud perpetrated
CoLoRED CONVENTION.
For three days the Parish Convention has beer
In session In tnis city to nominate offcers to oe
Orleans. and nave availed myself OF the occasion
to familarfze myself with the ability Of the colored
people TO manipulate party politics. The Conven
tlon PROBABLY numoers about 1tty delegates, abou
Dine.tenths OF whom are coored. The wnlte
manipuators Of the coiored voters have nxeo vi
slate for the adoption OF the Convention whicf
gives the blacks two out OF ten OF onices only
against the uKase OF the wnite leaders OF then
party, the Impression 81 this writing u
tnat they Will aCquiesce and nominate
the ticket arranged for them to swallow. the col
ored people or the city, following the example o
those OF some Of the parishes where the whites
have q majority seem disposed to tight shy of the
party feshpots and allow the white radicals ful
swing at them. They reason that the late revolt ir
the CITY was against black government anc
lehce they hope by eecfing white republicans u
snye less offence to the conservatives tnan tnel
Wcud II they nlled the parish ofnces from thel
own race. Should they nominate white repuoli
cans who are Old residents OF the city and have
proprietary interest In its prosperity | nave M
doubt the object sought to be attained by the col
}ored men will be achieved; but II they selec
gone from bad TO worse. Myexrerlence Is tina
the white conservatives have more prejudice
against the scalawag than they have against fht
negro OF the two they would sooner trust The
Latter.
. In point OF intelligence the representatives are
col0red men who will favorably compare with any
similar body In the country. There are among IN,
cotored delegates iuy fifteen or twenty gentle
nan nm for dec0Yum. familiarity win parlIa