The daily gazette., 1875-02-16

FOA'Ae"i "ioe"PCfohtSs ~ hhNiuR 40 Iu-
liueAce at their own homes intheNortL
they go south In search of position and
plunder. These Obtain by affiliating
with the negroes. These men have
affected most complete and thorough
organization of the entire negro popu-
lation OF the State each town or neigh
borhood having its own league or club
or society (as 1t may be turned), and
their meetings are held at midnight
and are designated by them as their
speaking. Atthese "speakings' in
hammatory addresses are made by
the carpet-baggers. These speakings
are attended by hundreds Of negroes,
meh and women, in the middle of the
night.
This is sample:-At Winona few
weeks ago, five or six hundred negroes
assembled at 12 O'clock, midnight
TO listen TO one of these carpet baggers
he told them that they were the right
full owners of the soil, that the land be.
longed to them; that they bad earned
1t by labor, by the sweat of their brows
that their former masters were usurp-
ers and that now, since they had the
power in their hands, they must cote
themselves into all the county andStates
office, dividing these offices only with
their educated and special friends from
the North who had come down to help
them secure their righs; and then pos.
sessing the offices, holding the power,
they must make such eXactions as can
not be met, they must make such exac-
tions as cannot be laet, they must i'm.
pose taxes that the white men, the
property-holders will be unable to pay
so that the lands shall revert to the
State and when this is accomplished,
they can then assert their rights, make
among themselves, an equitable divis-
ion OF the land which. .is:their lnalien.
able birth-right.
Such is the character of many of the
'speakings" made by these carpet-bag-
gers to their colored friends, and the
consequence is, they are elected to Of
flee, and the black man is elected to
office, and still the old, respectable
white citizens, they who pay the taxes
and have all the property, submit, wait
and patiently endure.
Were it not for this political inter
ference, by strangers who have no
material interests in the State, the as
| pect of affairs in Mississippi would
soon he far different and better. The
intelligent white people there under-
stand this matter fully-they know
where the trouble lies. If left to their
own management they would have but
little difficulty. Cooperation and har-
mony would soon be restored between
the two races. After, all the Southern
white man is the negro's best friend.
He will so further in social life with
him, and do more for his interest, than
q Northern man can. From his very
childhood associations he has sympathy v
with the negro, and it never dies out.
In conversation held with gentlemen,
l was surprised by the kindness thai
tempered all their illusions to the
tcolorcd race. They told me there was
not man of any character, or note, in
the State, who would have slavery re-
Established if he could. They do not
want the African re-enslaved. They
are willing to accord him the right Of
citizenship,t to fuller extent, Land more
cordially, than he would be allowed
such rights in any portion of our North
ern States. And yet in the process OF
of reconstructing their social political,
and business affairs, they do not think
1t right, in addition to the natural i'm.
lpediments presented by this new and
stupendous civil element of ingorance
+ that they should be compelled to con.
? tend against the Vaccinations of poll
ticians who are but aliens to the State
Il Without personal observation the
extent and influence of this politica
y interference can scarcely be imagined
tOf course it would be Il difficult tasl
a enough for any of the old slave State
to read Just matters under the new di,
ipensation so as to evolve peace, har
= mony and prosperity; but owing to the
causes | have named, the work of re
construction in Mississippi seems to be
q task we'll NTH hopeless. The mos
/ concise, and yet most comprehensive
a description ofits present condition ma,
: be comprised in two words; doubt ant
l6ligAt. All things are in doubt;-trade
manufactures, support of schools, col
Election of taxes, collection of debts
+ value of property validity of titles;anC
blight rests upon all personal and State
a interests. Lands that were valued,
\ few years ago, at from $25 TO $50 al
/ acre can now be bought for 81 an acre
r Counties that few years ago produce,
so, 600 bales of cotton, now produce Is
r 600 bales.
If the hurtful influences that hav
d been brought to bear upon the colore,
J, lpeople could be Withdrawn, the,
!? would soon come to understand, as til
n white citizens already acknowledge
l. that the interests of the two races i
Mississippi are identical, and the,
2, would quietly acquiesce in measure
j. for the general good, and the Who'll
le State would soon enter upon an era O
If prosperity commensurate with 1t
If munificent resources.
1t was an unwise and spasmodi
If patriotism, and abuse of rational free
! dom, which made such an indiscrimi
e nate bestowal of the elective franchise
i. If the people are to be s0cere'gns the
a should first be educated to the abilit.
r. to rule. There should be educationi
If and moral qualifications, irrespectiv
n of colorlor race, emitting citizens t
n. vote. Professional thieves, gamblers