The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-10-08

The recent attempt AZ an organized
rising of a body of armed blacks against
the whites in two counties II Georgia.
which Was happily arrested before it,
design could be executed, may Ice ascrib-
ell entirely Ia the evil teachings of car
pet-bag knayes and thieves. whose voca-
ton j. 10 stir up strife between the two
races. to fabricatc outragcs To- order.
and 10 rob the poor negro of his little
savings, under the guisc Of hypocri,ical
friendship
All the testimony taken and the con-
fession of the blacks implicated in this
conspiracy. show that there was no
grievance complained Of. no cause of
luminosity, and nothing 10 excuse
murderou> project bat the wild idea If
obtaining property and social elevation
10y the most desperate means.
Considering the ignorance, credulity.
superstition and weakness IT the mass
of the negro population of the South.
and the manner in which their passions
and prejudice> have been stimulated by
adventurer, and demagogues who want
al 10 use them. il speaks well for their
natural docility and kindness that more
crimes have not been committed and
that the relations between the races are
friendly.
Their pretended friends have proved
10 be their worst enemies. not only SO
far as politics may be concerned, but in
the daily intercourse and ordinary trans
actions of life. The Freedman's Bank
on a large scale only Illustrates the sys-
tenn by which the carpot-baggers cheat
ed the blacks ont of their labor and
earnings. Under this malign Influence,
aided hy the partisan machinery of the
Administration and tine corrupt use Of
the public money, the whole aim has
been 10 impose \ new form Of slavery
on the negro. by making him mere
political scrf. and depriying him Of any
opportunity for moral elevation. TO
accomplish this end. the utmost indf-
ference to his fate or hi, future has
been constantly manifested hy the mama
gers, who cruelty inycigled their dupe
into danger and then left him To- bear
the hruut Of their trcachery.
The country j. familiar the tragic
incidents which occurred in Mississippi
last winter, and which were >ub>e-
quenilv investigated hy q packed com
mitiee Of the House ~ Representatives
GOV. Ames, whose malignity toward
the white people Of the south exceeds
that 81 any Of the -atraps sent there hy
Grant 90 rule over them. imposed q
black defaulicr for sheriff on the com
munity of Nicksburg. who gave no bond
for their taxes which he received. The
citizens saw themselves robbed and out
ragged by the connivancc Of the Gov
ernor. and they appealed 10 the courts
for redress. The sheriff was ou~ted by
due process Of law. when Ames ordered
him "a be rein>tatcd in defiance Of judi
cial iecrees The negroes from the sur
rounding country We're armed. and
marched under appointed leaders -
sack the city. hut We're driven back with
loss Of life. The Governor was very
courageous al the capital in issuing bull
lctins. but never yentured hi> person
near a scene for which be- was mainly
responsible. lie tclegraphed 10 ~heri-
dan for troops Ia enforce his arbitrary
and illegal act. who sent a company
here to carry out one Of the most dis
graceful proceedings on record. In
England il would have cost him his
commission. and been followed BY last
ing disgrace Here he was sustained
BY Grant and applauded 70 the echo. in
stead Of being court-martialed and cash
tered
During the progress Of this affair
great excitement was created. and "A Sc
rious collision seemed To he imminent
Several Of the better class of Republi-
cans called upon Ames and asked him
20 interpose. in order 10 prevent the ef-
fusion Of blood. His answer to that APP
peal was that "fhc blood ~ hrcuty-frc or
thirty acgr0es rouid JeRcff the RepuJii-
can party'"
Ames has been publicly challenged
BY one. OF the gentlemen who was pres
ent at the conference 10 deny this
charge. IN order to relieve Others who
were bound by privacy from the re-
,traint which imposes silence until he
speaks There j. no doubt concerning
IL truth. and il j. consistent with the
career Of this man in Mississippi. who (
has deserted hi Office and turned it over
70 a negro who has been selling pardons
to the worst class Of criminals.