New-York tribune., 1875-10-12
EX-SENATOR PEAsE's VIEWS on MISSISSIPPI
POLITICS.

THE STATE IN A DEPLoRABLE CoNDITIoN-WANI OF
FAITH IN GOV. AMEs's ADMINIsTRATioN-THE
EVIL EFFECTS OF FREDERICK DoUGLAs5s AD-
VICE.
Prom The National R,prbcrn (dh atm. organ Oct IL
The prcsence i'm Washington OF the Hon. H.
p Pease recently Senator in Congress from the State
sordeJ Tbg Va,onal PeouJiicnn an opportunity yester
day TO interview him upon the complicated ana interest
ing subject of Mississippi politics. 49,. 8,
N M rsG, say poab @ Condition Of
exists Indeed among the people inrougn9ut the s'ac M
state Government The col0red people distrust the
power Of the state under Gov Amcs, and the whites gen
eraIy Gucstion his disposition administer the Govern
ment 20 as 10 afford protection OF life and property aud
maintain domestic tranquility, for when governments
are instituted. As Ia his motives dO not undertake to
expain; hut the fact is he has unfortunately pursued
uocy calculated To create dstrIs and he has caused
Tho While populaon ho represent the nte gence and
weaItb of the state the two essential elements upon
which the maintenance OF good government depends, 70
believe that he has been ana Is now attempting TO create
an omen antagonis,n between the races aud to plunge
the State INTO condition OF revolution ana uoleslle
yioence such as will necessitate martial law and
thereby advance his personal political schemes.
was going that not witnstandinR the excitement
incident 10 partisan strife and the preudices which
have been wrought mp by the extremists on Doth lccs
the majority OF the people regardless OF race OF polnca
affiliations dcprecate violence ana are ready 10 assist te
pIom ry constituted authorities In preserving peace
nave no war to make on Coy. Ames personally He IL
dcader now than Hector but he hopes by the he
l. nursing 10 secure a Legislature that will send him 10
the United States Senate The election takes place next
Japn,ry To reach the Senate his ulter0r purpose
in brcomng CoN crnor All his appointments are made
on the condition that his appointees shall support him
for the Senate -.
The preservation OF the Republican party in Mississippi
,lepcnds upon honest administration OF the laws Of
the state and IT will under unless the remedy for all
our troubles within political integrity, exact justice
and hone dealing. Federal intervention is not needed
or wanted The OF force would do more harm than
good Ninetenths Of the white population are opposed
10 him They want good men 10 come into Office 10 work
n reform i'm Xst ing abuses He II cultYatlng the
Irish He is appointing lrshmen to office wherever he
can lie has given Fitzgerald ed,te blanche to raise
an Irish regiment This Fitzgerald Is the man who ele
eraphed 10 the White League commander at NcksDurg
that he was ready call with 100 men TO eXtcrminae
nigecrs. He never Republican, and never voted
tno ticket in his life. , ~
What do the cOlored people say about all thist They
are of course, very much excited Recently noted
leader among them Elder Johnson, published an appeal
to them To pursue conservative policy. Like him, there
are many other cooed people in the state of talent and
discretion Many though, are operating under the ad-
vice Of Frederick Douglass 10 strike back Inc nier
view The National Republican had with him and pub
lshed has done great deal OF mischief in the South.
The coorcd people naturally dOcie, not given TO dis
trbance and easily governed but now they are ca
ceedingy suspicious, and they lack confidence IN man
who mentions democratic principles They are not
recognized II they like the Italian or Spanlard
violence would ensue and they would soon dispose or
their enemies. Fifteen thousand white voters at leist
have beeen driven ont Of the Republican party in MsSis
sipp by AmeS's course.