The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-05

we print to-day the first OF MI. Nornnon
letters from Mississippi. He gives meianr
choly account of the politicians Of the Stats.
both democratic and republican. 1t is moi
pleasant to read that in Mississippi the demo-
cratic leaders are still talking about the
'nigger, and about his natural capacity OF
incapacity for citizenship. That question has
been decided The colored man is citizen;
he is entitled to oil the rights and privileges
of citizen and the fact that he is ignorant
and easily led makes it only the more foolish
in democratic politicians to drive him away to
the republican side by silly talk about his
natural fitness. The truth which Mississippi
democrats do not seem to remember is that
the negro is man; he has got to be accepted
as part OF the body polite. He is SO accepted,
Mr.. Nordhoff has told us, in Louisiana and
Arkansas, and it is rank folly in any one
to think Of or treat him in any other
way in other States. If he is ignorant,
educate him; if he is pliable, conciliate him;
if he is fearful, reassure him by kindness and
justice That is the way to deal with the COL
ored voter.
Mr.. Seward said, during the canvass Of
1860, that no one would ever be President of
the United States VINO spelled negro with two
g's. 1t is probably true that no party will
get the colored vote i'll the Southern States
which makes similar blunder in spelling.
We advise these Mississippi democrats to get
up spelling match at Vicksburg and to
turn out of their party every man who is
found to spell negro with two g's Ignorance
of that kind has been very fatal to the demo-
cratic party in other days, and as we are to
have general election next year it would be
well for its members everywhere to examine
their leaders in the spelling of certain words
on which they have often blundered.
To be serious, the democratic leaders Of
Mississippi ought to understand that violence,
or threats of violence, bitterness and ours
ing the negro will not help them. A
federal democratic administration would
not dare to support them in any wrong
toward any man, white or black, arising
out OF politics. To stir up political hatred is
in them the height Of folly. The Northern
people are watching with jealous eyes the con-
duct of the South. The North does not mean
to deal unjustly with the Southern States; it
does not wish to Cypress the Southern whites;
it responded, very readily, in the elections OF
last fall and this spring to the story of repub-
lican misrule in the Southern States. Honest
republican leaders defeated in Congress this
spring the Force bill and the Presidents
Arkansas policy; and did SO because they
honestly desire harmony and good government
in the Southern States. But the people of
the North are inclined to be very impatient
of democratic folly in the South, particularly
when it takes the shape of intolerance Of
opinion, of denunciation and threats of vio-
lence 1t is the duty of the good and honest
democrats of Mississippi-who our CORE
spondent says, form the majority of the
party-to take the control of their party into
their own hands; and they must not meree
control, they must sternly reprove and openly
and vigorously punish every such base and
ridiculous threat as that made in democratic
organ against the Postmaster of Vicksburg.
The democratic party cannot afford to coun-
tenarce such threats. If it wants to regain
the confidence Of the country its members in
the South must promptly and in undeniable
terms condemn such folly If the Mississippi
democrats are sensible people they will reject
and turn out the fire eating leaders and
editors who have not yet learned common
sense, and form coalition this fall with the
honest republicans, inviting them to act with
them and to share with them in an effort to
relieve the State OF misgovernment Such
coalition Of the good men of both parties
would show that the democrats of Mississippi
are capable OF sound and judicious political
action, and it would entitle them to the con-
fdence and respect Of Northern men Of both
parties, which they never can get while they
suffer, unreproved, such language and such
conduct as disgrace their party, it seems
not only in vicksburg but elsewhere in Mis-
sissippi