Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1875-07-21
the DEMOCRAT.
HAzLEnuRsT. MISS July 81. is75.
The Negro sa Politics.

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Ia his true interests. and l. inclined
60 break the bondage which has ~
long held him as the slave of dcma-
gogues and designing knayes, who
sold his vote aud stole his hard sav-
ings. While the army and the civil
power of the Administration were
used 10 uphold thc thicving crew of
CaTpet-haggcrs, IL was not surprising
that the negroes, ia their Ignorance.
dependent habits, aud supcrstitious
nature, should be masscd together
and led TO the polls like sheep to the
shamblcs.
Tho Republican leader. and mana
gers cared nothing for the elevation
or Improvement Of the black man.
or they never would have cpucpctcd
the wicked policy rs which hi- NOR.
al condition was made worse than
IN slavery. They wanted tho eight
hundred thousand culurcd vote rs Z
means Of controlling the Sputh
crn States, aud therefore cniurrv.
mcni acts, civil rights bills, aud 9th
cr lniquitics were passed, ia order
90 run a color line Between the tuu
races, and iorcc them apar, in dis.
corl and strife.
This atrociou- system was main
tanned for year hy an uusrrupulou.
President, who employed the Fed
cral troops and misapplicl thc pub
hc HoncN 10 promote H. with thc
iull sanction aud encouragement ut
the Republican maioritic- IN Con
grcss. Success Of the party vas the
motive, aud that sucress, a. the
country has seen, WIS utilizcdbv thr
ca1ct-haggcs' To- enrich themselves
by themost Infamous aud corrupt
means
Finally, public opihion rcyolted
at these outragcs, which were not
only iniquitouS in themselves, bmt
imposed a large burden ou the tax
payer~. Arkansas was saved from
the President, violent attempt a.
continue the m.srulp Of the plundrr-
rrs, who hnl hrg- - n, State a.
bankruptcy and auorlhy. Than
followed the compomisc IN Louis.
ana, and the exposure of the frauds
IN Alabama. The reaction which
followed these events might have
been expected, for even ia thi- ,hort
experience i has proved beyond an
controversy that the charges ma A.
10y the Administrator aud its con
icdsrates were false and fabricated.
and that their whole policy rested
on fraud. Ia thirty day after thc
fall of Clayton, Dorsey, Mcclure
and thcT Ring Ia Arkan ,as. the
State was perfectly tranquil, credit
was restores the races Larmoni1od.
enterprise became active, snd labor
was coutcntcd-a0nc Of ghich had
lcen known durlOg ten years Of car
,Stbag rule.
The colorrl people Of Arkauaas
are as we'll projected In their right.
under a Demoratic Governor a.
are those OF Massachusetts, They
recognize tie GctAand admi. thc ae.
coPtion by which ugy have hereto
fore been estraBged from thv .hitc
race, among whon Aeir d ..ing n
cast. Their children ar~Ndaoated and
the door Is open 10 prcl,exeik With
more liborality than oxistsiA most
Of the Northern States.
Even in Louisiana peace fAigns.
The people accepted oompronise
which cheated thom out oi tIeir
righis fairly acquired at thc polls.
But they had either 10 take what 4
Republican committee forced down
their threats, or 10 confront the
powerful persecution Oi Grant Sheri.
dan, kellogg, aad 3as,y, !, backed Ly
the strength Of the army, navy, and
Treasury. They chose the lesser
OF the two evils, aud tlIis Submission
is likely TO be well rewarded.
Alabama, though but partially
freed from the yoke ~ the carpet
baggon, Is greatly improved In con.
ditlon, and since tho villianios of
Spencer and his gang have been ox.
posed by their former c0nledcratcs,
49, N@N"a*aAtrAf0A1A VIII AMAMlN NMiN
10 repeat the atrocities of last year.
when treasure and troops were
scattered over the State 10 support
an organizeed band Of public rob
bcrS.
The blacks have seen the practical
effect Of the changes In these three
States, and find that instead Of be-.
ing injured they are benefited IN
proportion as tho power of tho car.
pct-bag rule Is diminished or entirely
disappears. AS consequence, they
are drawn more closely 10 tho ma.
tive whites, aud the old confidence
IA last coming back under tho new
relation between the races.
In this condition OF things il l.
evident the negroes cannot ~ made
10 vote as they have lone since ~
construction. Many Of them who