New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-06
GEORGIA.
REVIVAL OF OLD PREJUDICES.

sIoNs OF THE NEGRoEs-A COLoRED PREACHER
DEFINES TIRE SITUATION.
~rrEoM STAFF CORRESPONDENT or THE TR'BuNs]
SANpsRsyILLE, Washington County, Aug.
ks-The effect OF excitement such as now prevails IN
Middle Georgia cannot fail TO be very disastrous In the
Rrst place. breaks up that mutual confidence between
The races which has been growing stronger ana stronger
for the last years. and which is after ALL the basis
Of Georgias prosperity. This confidence 10 plant OF
allow growth Just after the war events occurred winch
FOR time cffectually prevented IL from taking root
Those seemed at length 10 have been entirely re-
moved in this state but the history OF the past two weeks
has shown now the work OF years may be destroyedn
single day.
have led Inc 10 the conclusion that there little or no
danger OF n war OF races such as Is apprehended by
may OF least while the present generation OF nesroeS
lasts What may when those who are now growing
mn I'm INSTRUMENTATION and often in deness nave TAKEN
the places of those who reared - slaves 90 ot
know 1t is quite generally supposed in the Norm tht
the rising generation al coored people in the south Will
he better fitted to make good and useful ct-
Gems than those who were reared IN noho
age am afraid this Is mistake ana
know that best and most intelligent citizens OF inc
south black wen as white are looking Forward WIN
great apprchens,ons TO the time when the generation
pmancpated by Lncolns proclamation has passed AWAY
But now and for years To come am persuaded heie
no more daRger Of any widespread war OF races III o
south than there is Of war between the hlSh an"
natvobcrp citizens of the North There may De occa-
onal ou,broaks sprngng FROM local causes or incited
BIZ turbulent characters, rs the alleged conspiracy JUS
1nippcd in the bud in Middle Georgia was started ou
they are not likely TO he any more serious or lasting n
Tho disorcr In the coal egions Of Pennsylvania or the
I.hor troul,es in New-England The present race OF
o,orea norc were taught respect superior authory
ard were forced cultivate industrious haots ana loi
these reasons they the better citizens in spite Oh inc
degradation of slavery. =.
while no general conflicts the races are for
D.. ed
moro than simple preservation OF the peace is needed
10 develop the country and insure prosperity "hhe
there is good understanding beween the better Glasses
nj both races, o things said OF DONE ooher ny '"so
who are irresponsible and little respected Dy ahyDou!
cause the grayest suspicious to arise between almost 'ne
ntr body f the htes on side and the blacks on The
pther in whole community. II hog Is stolen OF ~"
bouse fred II is common to hear remarked that the
bjggers did IT," while the person who makes the remark
knows perfectly we'll and would tell you so, that there
re burdrci Is of NEGROES of his acquaintance whom he
.vorld never suspect of being guilty OF such an Of
Tense ON the other hand. if black man is ireated or
.wndled or inagnes that no Is especially he is ieuo
rant he hiuls it is simply because he is q" Niger
Now it was the peculiar state OF society tnat lo'creu
such feelings these which seems To have peen passing
,way in Georgia during the past three or four years. bu
M. events Of the last two weeks have done much to re-
yive the old suspicious.
MODERATION OF WHITE CITIZENS
The peop Of both races have thus far behaved with
conmCndabe moderation since INC ART SIS were
begun when the evidence of the plot was first discoY
,rsd tbe white peope had no idea Of its extent They
we're in very much the condition as regiment thai
IA fred upon by force IN ambush They Were poor!
prepared to themselves against any Formidable M
t.cr and they knew not from which direction the blow
might be strack the force with which 1t mlgt DE
aimed Take the Of a gentleman with whom con
xerscd today as an example lie lives on large plan
aon and hs house rs two miles from thht OF any owner
white ctz he is 60 years OF age and the only "ne
man on the place to protect hve women ana cii-
dren On the place he has 100 negroes
IN q, than hejng fulLgrown, abe-bOded men. IL
tose negroes were disposed TO murder the planter ana
his family they would do it before any help could Do Sc
cured There hundreds of families in TINS county
In similar situatons and when consider the alarming
character OF the and reports that were circulated
here last week am not surprised that the people telt
very uneasy. But while they have taken every precSu-
hon 10 prevent outbreak ana have pat ths Town Oh
.war footing, they have been very careiu 10 aOs'h
nom violence or from committing any illegal ACT anu II
nothing else comes OF the excitement believe thal the
neope of Georgia will have opportunity TO sho" 10
he world that 100 men can be under arms here for
weeks Arrest and keep under guard 10 prisoners ana
abstain from committing single act of violence
And vet In spite OF this moderation ma leenh4 ol
s,st,,st Of the negroes generally prevalent almost
svsryUhere which does not seem to be warranted Dy
psst experience There is presume, no man VINO do''
pot thirk thar some particular negroes whom DE n's
known Tor cars and believes 60 be Incapable OF shc
which have heard repeatedly made by thGuShtcS peo
nile that all he negroes probably knew about fns plot
while Doubt II hundred, OF even iity III TINS Whole
county had TIE slightest knowledge Of IL WDat'H'
and much smaller number at tho outside had hand ~
getting IL up ,, .,. :.
The snenico and uneasness OF the coloIed people IS
even greater than that OF the Whites. find that Inc
,siv of the best and most intelligent negroes in town
look upon tlis whole affair preenSe i0r breaking up
Innocent organizations among thea, ana destroying
city the negroes all in great terror ana d" not AT
tempt 70 conceal IL; in the country is nueh worse rs
me tia; reach them distortions OF the truth
squad Of cavalry who went into tie lower pat VI te
county early this 70 make some arFcsts found re-
MORT circulated among the negroes there thai the 40
prisoner confinement at tits place ad all been 'dACh
out last sunday night and shot, and they almost Hs'u
q be convinced that it not true believing such re-
ports as tis it not strange thai wherever they sa" TIC
gray uniforms Of the roopers the God to tho e"p'
although they rs innocent De babSs.
TuE NEGLoRs TALKING OF EMIGRAT1NG.
In this vicinity the negroes seriously taking OF
ra inaSe and presume some OF them viii
actually 60 south Carolina some other Southern
State general emigration Of the negroes would De
most serious calamity for this section OF Georgia ana one
which it seems 10 people here fail to appreciate
The material prosperity OF this and other Southern states
sepends upon the amount and effectiveness Of It's labor
ana already between many sections OF the South there
.harp eonpetiton 10 obtain negro lalOrers believe
that II entirely idle TO suppose that any system OF "hte
labor can successfully replace thai Of the bacEs Inc
transition slavery to freedom MAS hard one DOM
for the planters and their hands. but the Introduction OF
white labor into Southern cotton he4ds would cause
a social revolution many times more violent than
that caused by emancipation Wiuess the df-
,enepoe in the treatment and management OF
farm hands North and South. In Illinois the man
who works on a farm by the day or month ex