New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-06
Government Interference.

about matter which does not concern it in
the least. The colored people of Tennessee,
as we stated some time ago, have been for
some time past discussing among themselves
the advisability OF a general move from that
State. They claim that the white people of
Tennessee have treated them so unjustly
that they no longer regard that section as
desirable place for people of their race, and
they are looking out for their own interests
They met in convention recently at Nash
Vile, and talked the matter over. The ma
jority of those present seemed to believe
that Louisiana or Mississippi offer, Just at
this time, greater inducements to the col
Ored people than any other part OF the
country, and the general drift OF the discus
sion seemed to indicate that large mum bers
of the oppressed race will leave their white
masters in Tennessee and seek homes in one
of the two States mentioned.
This rifles the Republican, 1t remambars
the move which was made from Georgia to
Mississippi short time since, which. &C.
cording to the Republican, made the latter
State Republican stronghold. This sort
of thing is not to be tolerated, Won know
1t puts the matter in the following words.
"If, by combination of unforeseen circum.
stances, the negroes Of Tennessee should be
induced to follow this example-as the
Nashville convention is anxious for them to
do-and locate in Louisiana, that State
would also belong to the black race. IA
such an event is possible if not probable.
we may with prOpriety inquire whether
the nation is prepared to acqulesce in a
transfer of population and power which
would place three States Of the federal
Union-South Carolina, Mississippi and
Louisiana-under the absolute political con
troll of q class of citizens who have never
manifested even the smallest capacity for
self government We say, unhesitatinglv
and emphaticaly, that no such transfer
should be permitted.
Here is richness. What an immense
amount of cheek the Republican has. Does
it suppose for an instant that the federal
government or the government of anv State
will interfere to prevent people from mi.
grating from one part of this cOuntrv to
another! The idea is simply ridiculous.
This is supposed to be free country and
it's citizens are supposed to eniov the 40.
called inalienable rights of life, liberty, the
enjoyment of the fruits of their own labor.
and the pursuit of happiness. If, in the
pursuit of happiness, the colored brother
should migrate from Tennessee to Loujsi-
ara, we should like to see any man or any
set of men, or any State government, or the
national government. try to prevent it. 1t
one citizen may remove from one State to
another, 10000 or any other numb NAV do
the same thing, and no man will dare to
modest or make them afraid
We believe the colored people of Teppes
see know about as much about their own
affairs as any one else can tell them, If
they desire to go to Louisiana, let them 90
by all means. All men prefer to live among
friends, and it certainly would be more
agreeable for the negroes of Tennessee TO
live where they are recognized as human
beings. The Republican thinks that negro
supremacy is an unnixed and intolcrab
evil, and cites South Carolina as an ex
ample. Perhaps the negroes do not think
so. Some people do not believe that South
Carolina has suffered as much as have
other States where there has been a strup
gle for supremacy between the two races.
Her financial and industrial situation is
better than at any time since the war, and
the same is true OF Mississippi. In the
latter State there is more land under cuI.
tivation, and better worked, at that, than
ever before
An increase Of from four to six and even
ten per cent over the average Of the past
several years Is anticipated in the cotton
product, while there will be much LARGER
corn crops also. la both States the secret
of this gratifying advance in prosperity
lies i'll the simple but talismanic mony sylls-
bic: work. The prepOnderance of the col
ored element in South Carolina and Missis-
sppl, put an end to the riotOus wrangie for
Democratic supremacy, and has made it
possible for people to attend to their legti-
mate business. The same resu would fol-
low like settlement of polt aplhatters in
Louisiana and the sooner it is reached the
better.-.S Louis Journal