The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-29
THE SITUATION IN MISSISSIPPI.
President LincOIn's Colonization Scheme
and what the Negroes Profess to
Know About it.

| GRENADA, Sept. IT, - President Lincoln
plan Of colonization has attracted great atten
ton already, and the topic will be more widel,
discussed as the leading negroes circulate tn,
The negroes profess to know that Presiden
Lincoln promised them place near their ole
homes, close to the Southern States.
One of more intelligence, and having fal
more information than even the best Of the
ordinarily-informed of the colored race here
insists that President Lincoln "told com
mittee Of colored people that he had selected
| place that would take only week to reach
| by steamer; that it was good place
that he would buy the land, and give
to each colored person enough to live upon,
and that the land would produce all they
could wish for; that it was through these
promises that the colored people were in
duced to enter the Federal armies; that they
understood that they were to fight to secure
their reward, and that President Lincoln
promised to pay their expenses out to the
place, and support them until they could
raise enough from their lands and from trade
for employment Of some kind, which Presi-
dent Lincoln also promised them, to secure
their future support from their own labor"
heard distinguished man of this State
say few days ago, COLONIZATION will be-
come In few years necessity" When time
shall have developed The great truth that the
superior race must either sink to the level of
the inferior race or deprive the latter of all
voice in the government, one race or the
other must govern, and if destiny DEGREES that
it must be the inferior race, then the supe-
rior must, in its moral standard, come down
to the governmental standard, and whatever
is governmental honor and policy must be-
come the guiding principle for individual &C.
ton; and if it sh Ill be said of man that he is
knave, thief or robber, his answer will be,
81 have modelled after my government, and
that furnishes test OF good citizen"
Poor Charlie Cherson was murdered by the
negroes in his yard in the presence of his
wife and mother. At the time he was shot in
the back he was giving protection to some
frightened negroes by opening his gate and
Silvey. both good and peaceaple men, we're
shot and robbed of even their wearing ap-
parel, and their bodies were so horribly
mangled that it was hard to tell they were |
white men.
The canvass is hot here The Democrats |
say to the negroes: "This is your work, |
whether you are the prime mover or not |
You have hearkened to the carpet-bagger, |
who controlled you as the priests controlled |
the multitudes before Pontius Plate" The
question during the riot was not who was
'lgnt or wrong ABOUT " the oottie OF whlskey,
put what protection the community required |
It the moment against infuriated sayages.
he bloody edict had gone forth to slaughter
he innocent white people of the country.
Who overthrew the law and civil authority for
he time being-the savage, in his Effort at
or the man who defended his
ife, his wife and children?
L have very little to communicate as to local
matters. Tney are In the same condition ex-
ernally; but the ideas of the colored people
0 rule or emigrate is more defined, still not
. the extent to Justify in any manner at this
lme the sending of troops at the r uest of
roy. Ames into Aississir oi.-Asw u Ek Sans |