Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-22
MISSISSIPPI

The Negro as a POIItIcIAn-IIIusGra-
Wanted. ...-.-r
Correspondence New York Sun.
At this season of the year the negro
neglects his partially-made crops and
attaches himself to the coat-tails Of
Radical leader, to which he swings with
a death grasp until the election is over.
The worlds history cannot show a race
of people whose devotion to any theory
or creed has ever equalled that of the
negro for politics. His zeal is now
towering to its zenith. Notwithstand-
ing the harmony and prosperity which
prevail In the Southern States between
the blacks and whites when the Demo
Gratis have carried the election, still the
negroes IN Mississippi are being drilled
and preached to night and day, and are
told that if the Democrats get in power
their children willnOt be educated, they
will not be allowed to vote, and will
finally be made slaves again. The
black multitude gulps it all down, Just
as they did the belief that Grant was
going to see that each one of them had
''forty acres and a mule" Hence the
contest in Mississippi this fall will be
bitter one.
A notorious feature Of the Radical
party in the sub J. that they put the
grandest rascals into Office. A certain
candidate for Sheriff joined the negro
Baptist Church, and pulled off his
shoes, saying he would walk on the
sacred altar with his bare feet.
Another candidate, to show his good
ness II the party, said: Brethren,
YOu know l am the Justice of the
Peace; well, whenever 1 arrests a man
fines him. Ifhe hain't got no money
l takes chickens, hogs, corn, anything.
l Jus sends my baihff arter it, and al
ways divides with him. Dem sort
cases 1 never puts on the docket at
ALL"
A rural justice (colored) thus dispos-
ed of a case:
Attorney, concluding his speech said:
eff the court please, you have my re-
marks before you. You can draw your
own inference from them, and either
sustain my motion or override it, as
you See proper.
The black court answered: You're
right, Squire. But see here, you un-
derstand drawing up these legal papers
and documents better than do; 50
you Just draw up dat inference and I'll
sign it" The negro is ignorant and
more to be pitied than blamed. They
are perfectly respectful and polite, and
work well. Their religion is second
only to politics with them. They be-
gin at dark, and sing, pray and preach
until sunrise, all night long, Saturday
and Sunday nights.
HOW THE RADICALS MAKE IT PAY.
The Pilot, published at Jackson, is
the organ Of Radical corruption in this
State. In the published constitution
and bylaws Of the Radical club, we
find this clause:
Art. Z. In addition to the initiation
fee Of So, each member shall be assessed
ten cents per month, and shall be de-
prived Of his vote until payment of
said assessment.
The negro, you will observe, has not
sense enough to see that he is not only
compelled to vote as he IS told to, but
be is. forced TO pay one dollar and
twenty cents a year for that purpose.
A BIG BONANZA.
This section of Mississippi presents
a fine opening for the capitalist. Here
is a bonanza for the cotton manufac-
turer. Thiscity West Point is situated
upon an elevated plateau of firm, san
dy soil. 1t is surrounded by the rich
est prairie cotton growing counties in
this part Of the South. This belt of
rich land extends over 100 miles north
and the same distance south. Great
railroads are threading this State IN
ell directions at this quarter. A cotton
factory here could control loo, 900 bales
of the raw material without paying a
dollars freight or brokers' commission.
Then, as fast as manufactured, the
goods could be sold here. Here, with
In fifty miles, are the mammoth coal
beds Of West Alabama. Water power
is ample. The climate is delightful.