The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-07


or same Aotoriousy corrupt eo.orsd msn. AIter
the KIIng OF 50 MANY colored man the fatal
Monday ana wnen the victory apparently re
malned With tue whites, honest republicans IN
Nicksourg told me ne colored leaders came
greatly humoled, aud acknowledged that they
had oeen badly ADVISED. and promised that ia
future they would head the counsels OF good men.
ana llio" honest ana intelligent candidates 10 be
/ nominated Bat when. at the instance or
Governor Ames federal troops removed by force
the democratic pretended Sheriff and relnstalled
Crosby al these pious Intentions were thrown 70,
tue dogs. and the Old spirit OF defiance of GOOD
advice AZ once reappcarea among tne negroes
lou VIII remember, perhaps, similar story OF
4 misconduct IA LOUISIANA parish ny the
coored men, which was cured BY The McEnery
affair OF the i4tn or September. The colored peo-
\ pie are. ia their ignorancs, The prey OF dem2.
( Logues. They are ready TO follow bad leaderss
but only wnen these leaders appear 10 have the
/ federal power Of their back. II IS an und enlaoie
4 fact thar 10 the negro the federal support seems
4 everything. and he nas been persuaded mat the
over II Washington VIII uphold him in v Aasever
4 he chooses 10 do. The moment he sees, reason 10
DOUBT Tits he falls back ana Is glad 10 Oe guided
Dy honest counselors. Men ike Psnehback. In
Louisiana. and Cardozo, Crosby asn others. IN
Mississippi, are dangerous 10 theeTommonwealth
BY the power they nave their people; but
I
be believed that the federal power VIII sustaiG
them. Governor Ames lost influence among the
negroes alter tie riot IN which he suffered so
many OF them 70 &c killzus but when at bls cal!
United States troops Came TO reinstase the negro
Crosby, In his ONCE shea they beheld In Ames the
direct represent atiVe cL the United States govern
ment. ana they ready to-day TO rally TO HIM
aud To do MS biddAax
surely sucn Iaeldsnts moss clearly show that
the demand OF STATE arthontles. IN such law
less manner "a mas been practlsed In New Orleans
and In VicEsburg iends only 10 harm and 10
mischief 30 grave az to ghreaten society, because
IL encourages contempt Ior good government In
very numerous And.sIill very ignorant part OF The
population. Ihe problem OF black citizenship
IL surncen,tly dinicult Without muddling II BY ex-
traneora ana arbitrary interference. 1t Is the
opipicN u tue republicans whom met IN Missls-
sllpi that the vlcksourg riox-couo nave been
siRely prevented. and tue dispute peacsaby set
led, had the Governor done nip duty.
cECEE STORY.
Here Is another Incident ~ Mississippi lie.
About ionr weeks ago mulatao girl aged nine
teenl wGo had Deen living for some time as SER
want In Inc house OF farmer. TWO and half miles
from Verona, IN Lee county left her service and
went 10 Verona, where she became q house
want. in order to attend evening school, She had
been NJ her new placen a week, when one day
the farmer, ner former Employer, accompanied Dv
his iatner and u neii .hDor, all armed with shot,
guns, appeared beh re the house. Two OF ,he
men came IN and d emanded TIE girl. saying she
belonged TO them she refused TO go with them,
and declared sac was Free WHICH true, OF
course Tney ar lecxed hsr down. took her By the
ieet dragged n II thus through the house, through
the yaro, INTO che street, her clothing torn ana
derangsd In the struggle and she screaming Tor
help. and ais was In open daylight and IN the
presence u several men, Desides women and chill
oren-set her on horse and carried ner
on WI EN- they got her home Two OF
them ded her TO tree aud nogged
ner b Ired back VITA green witnes until
the biz cd ran. Then they took her to the house.
and sh4lned her with q trace enain and paddock
10 u .e bedpost. the next oay she was turned to
wo * and chained mp again II night. Amer some
"a rs she made her escape, and found refuge with
Southern man the County superintendent OF
Eoncation, VINO, after proper notics, sent her to
the United states District Attorney. From the
District Attorneys lips received the account OF
this outrage. Now. cruelty and violence may and
do napoen In any state. me part OF the story
which seems most horrible u me II thls:-lt Is In
evidence before the District Atorney that the
Mayor or Verona, WAC IL its Justice OF the Peace.
Z heard the gIri's cries and saw the struggle,
ana when asked why ne did mos inter.
iere himself. tesuned that he thought IL
was none oil his business, rs he
knew that II WAS only 0 negro girl. Several
other men testified mat they stood In their doors
anu saw the girl dragged ny her ieet out into the
road. Ii was none OF their business either.
Finally, 1 related TINS tale TO democratic Judge
of the Supreme Court OF the State. He replied
mat brutality was found everyw where, North a,
well as south; and could not with all my efforts,
Apparently, make him understand that what
filled me with indignation and hopeless disgust
was not 50 much she act ITSELF but the Tact that
an omcer OF the law and several citizens could
witness IL unmoved-bscause IL was only negro
girl. II IL had been a white girl. no doubt the
Mayor would have interered, aud the Judge
would have been indignant. II the brute'
who should malreat a white girl 30 had beer
negroes the county would have risen to lynch
them. and the papers all over hlssissippi would
have yelled with fury.
THE ENFORCEMENT Acr UsELxss.
do not mean 10 hang out the bloody shirt
and the same District Attorney VINO iold me this
tale and two or three others Of outrages OF
negroes assured me also that they are sporadic
cases and that they are the only ones which have
happened IN that half or Mississippi In which h
. IL the federal law oricer within year. But wha
is the use or Enforcement acta aud 9 miltarJ
force when these costly and dangerous means are
, used at toe instanes VI Governor 70 furthei
desperate poliIlcal intrigue, aud not usss
10 punish such oeastly crime AZ have REARED
IT, when SUCH brutality IL discovered, the fedora
power was promptly used, even 10 the burning
down OF the town. aud the hanging " drum
head court martial OF the criminals and OF all whS
so calmly looked on federal intsrieroDse would b
OF some use. But Il IL prompt ADD elective on
) when = corrupt State government - 70 30 sus
( tanned against the win Of the people, LsglslA
ture dteuereed or a vile and boVdg political Ia
!. trigus supported.
i the truth Is, the EnIorcement acts Asys Lssn
uzsd In the last year or tWo IN all Ths southern
' state. 1 nave seen almost entirely Tor poiltoa
9 purposes; and tnsy are vsry dangerous aRo sGeO
2 tive tools Tor tlIs purpose. Bgt TO right soc
4 wrongs as that have abovs rsettsd saey A,
, slow, ineffective and almost useless. there o.