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

stern and severe hand that the lawless class
were really awed aud tse decent part OF the conf
munty gained courage 10 assert themselves.
they created wholesome pubic opinion. adverse
10 violence These Others have ia reality en-
couraQed violence Dy emitting 20 punish II. aud
wonder that Louisiana and Mississippi are a. or
derry as they are IL shows ;naE there Ia pre-
, dominant love or order among the mass OF the
white population.
UNREASONABLE DIscoNTENr.
The democratic politicians OF Mississippi have
succeeded IN affecting the people wIth an unrea-
} sonabie discomfort. You hear everywhere that
inc FEDERAL power Expresses tnem, ana that II
maintains the color line. But neliher IS true
The federal government lntsrIeres very little IN
the concerns OF the people. AS 10 the color line.
rom what have told sou IT IL pain thar me
democrats themselves keep u up quite AZ mucu'
even more. than the Ames republicans candid
democrat said TO me. sThc negroes whom employ
Will always come 10 me Tor help 10 their troubles
they deposit their money with me they mink
am she best man IN the worlc But when II comes
70 election they VIII take the word or the most
notoroIsly low-lived vagabond who calls hlnseH
republican before they will NINE. IL 10 all our
fsult,u ne added. because we were so foolish as
10 oppose their right, IN the beginning " has
cost US more TO support tneir paupers and Grim
mails than II would have cos; 10 educate and
bunaier and paying Tor IL now" This sen
siole man, unfortunately for his State, does not
control puolc opinion re IS not noisy biasterer
Ii is not unnatural that the white people should
be even unreasonaoly aiscontcnted, Tor In the
planting counties the emancipation swept away
the. greater part OF the accumulated wealth OF the
wAites watch they mad constantly invested In
saves But II is apity that they nave not men wise
enough TO tell them that courage and hopciLlness
re more useful tnan respondent grumbing, and
explain 10 them :haI a part, At least. Of the
laid since 1865 hos gone TO build schoolhouses,
I . repair public buildings roads and bridges, 10
make good the public losses OF the war. Nor ought
Aey forget that violence ana lawess spirit INFECT
{ Rrlous blows property. Meridian, In Eastern
dississippi was nourishlng and prosperous place
ZONE years ago: but since the sriot there II mas
languished, ana many OF its houses now stand
empty. Inc vicksburg riot was severe
blow 10 the prosperity OF that town;
much OF Its ranic has gone on TO EDWARDS
Station, which has grown In few months to be
. large and busy place. The negro IL the prin-
-cipal producer In Mississippi, ami since the war
The mas become large consumer also, Tor ne al
most always spends all no makes.
Tue men who have the negro trade oil
yet rlcn. But riot lrigh:ens the colored
people. Tney are timid and avoid clustering
wnites ana they are quite able 10 transfer their
rsf11c to new points ana do so. This Is what has
built up Edwards station, where the colored men
do not hear so mucn talk about tho Caucasian
race and The damned Niger" a. At Vicxsburg.
1t ~ proposed by some OF The moderate demo-
Gratis 10 so shape their policy that there may be
fair understanding with the honest republicans.
The State has Q set OF counties In which the negro
vote very largely predomlnates, another almost ex
clusivey white and IN some counties the two colors
are nearly balanced. The aim should be, OF course
20 secure the nomination AMI election OF honest
members OF the Legislature, regardless OF party
Affiliations; and this can be done by union OF The
good men OF both parties. or some or the DIM
cuiies which stand In the way OF sucn . union
will tell you IN another letter.
CHARLES NoRDHoFF