New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-30
WASHINGTON.

SOUTH.
EMPHATIC TESTIMONY AGAINST THE SOUTHERN
POLICY OF THE REPUBLICAN, PARTY-Hts VOTE
FOR THE FORCE BILL THE VOTE That HE MOST
REGRETs-No MORE NECESSITY ToR MILITARY
FORCE IN THE SOUTH THAN IN PENNSYLVANIA
OR oHIo-HIs FAITH ~ oUTRAGEs DIsPELLBD-
A WRONG rINASCIAL POLICY TIE REAL SOURCE
OF TROUBLE.
IDr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBusE.l
WASHINGTON, April 29.--Judge WIN. ID. Kelley OK
Pennsylvania returned from six weeks tour IN tho
South to-day, and bears most emphatic testimony
against the Southern policy of his own party in the
last Congress. When asked tonight hat he thought
of the political condition OF the South, he used
these words The vote | most regret, ing my
II years service in Congress- il that which l east
last Winter in favor OF the Force bil' He further
said that so far his observation went, during his
extended tour, there was 10 more necessity for the
of Federal military force than there is in Penn
sylvana or Ohio. lie talked with Confederate sol
diers with Northern men, negroes, carpet-baeg,rs,
and travellers and he surprised al he good feeling
existing. He said he ohould hereafter take little
stock in Southern ou,ragcs, especially II they are
reported occurring IN tho sections he visited. Ito
gave an example of The feeling in the South by re-
lating what he himself saw in Augusta, being him.
self unknown. lie happened TO be ia that city on
the day chosen for decorating the graves u the Con-
federate dead. He remained and obscryrd closely
the proceedings. long procession marched through
the city with engines, civic organizations &c,
it being treated as n general holiday.
Judge Kelley observed the significant fact
that, while men and women were gathered for tho
purpose Of paying tribute to the memory Of the dead
Confederate soldiers, the principal music the
casion was furnished by the band belonging TO
regular United States infantry regiment stationed in
the vicinity. There were no taunts, no insults no
complaints appearance Of i'll feeling anywhere
visible While absent Judge Kelley spent from two
days 10 q week in each Of the following cities, stop
ping frequently at places of less consequence viz:
Richmond, Charleston Columbia, sa'an-
nah, jacksonville, Atlanta. Augusta, and
Aiken The most OF his tbne was spent
in Florida. lie says, far as he ssw-and he went
with his eyes and open there was no feeling OF
fear or dstrust on the part of the cplored people,
and he could not foT tho life Of bin see what uss
there was for force bills. He was very aad 10 have
made the trip for it has enabled him TO understand
}hc condition of the south better than be has ever
understood il before. lie said it not the ki-
Klux that was running the South, was th.ir nm
happy condition t. he attributed 10 the hatred
b. the Southern people by the people of tho North,
nor was any political question involved; he thinks
the whole trouble in the South arises from financial
aud industrial causes and he believes that the South
Will not rlprOic ana ADVANCE Uptl tle
| Congress repeals the financial legislation of the
Forty third until the industries of the country arc
revived, and G"e forced to live within Our in
come the South viii grow worsc instead of better.
As matters are goiEg nov, the Jndge thinks, not
only that tho South aud Southwest will
be involved i'll I;in, but the country itsch
will be hopclcsl,y iasc,ycnt. TIC Treasury, lie
thinks, is already empty, work is stopping
in the Navy Yards, on The public works, buildings,
&c.. for the money has run out. The receipts are
not equal to the expenditures and a day Of settle
! ment is not far of He vas asked how long tho
Treasury would hold ont, and he answered that mn
less there is au improvement in the Customs and H.
ternal Revenue receipts, the Treasury Will be empty
by September next.
Judge Kelley called on Secretary Bria;ow to-day
and had long talk financial matters, but did not
succeed in obtaining any information from the
Secretary. Tie Judge asked him how soon he
to begin to buy currency again. The Secretary did
not to like that way Of stating il, but he was
told by the Judge that be thought he bad used the
right term he did not think it selling gold but
buying currency which Is necessary for daily use.
He told the Secretary that the South the West, and
the whole country would never recover while tho
effort was being made to bring about specie pay
ments by contracting the currency