The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-24
THE SITUATION IN MIssIssIPPL
President .bIncoln's Colonization scheme, and
what the Negroes Profess to Know About
1.-THE Beauties Of CarpetbaaisuI.

It-Thc Beauties OF Carpetbaatsm.
GRENADA, Miss, Sept. 1s.-President Lin
coins plan OF colonization has attracted great
attention already, and tho topic will be moro
widely discussed as the leading negroes cifcu-
late the Information through their secret asso-
Citations. The negroes profess to know that
President Lincoln promised them place near
their old homes, close to the Southern States
Ono OF more intelligence and having far more
information than even the best Of the ordinarily
Informed of the colored race here, insists that
President Lincoln told a committee OF cOlOred
people that he had selected place that would
take only a week to reach by steamer; that ~
was a good place; that he would buy the land,
and give to each colored person enough to live
upon, and that the land would produce all they
could wish for that II was through these prom
enter tho Federal armies; that they understood
they were to fight to secure their reward, and
that President Lincoln promised to pay their
expenses out to the place, and support them
until they could raise enough from their lands
and from trade or employment of some KIND,
which President Lincoln also promised them,
TO secure their future support nom their own
labor"
heard distinguished man OF this State say
Q few days ago, " Colonization Will become IN
few years a necessity" When time snail hhVe
developed the great truth that the superior race
must either sink to the level Of the Inferior race
or derive the latter Of all voice In government
one race or the other must govern, anu II ues-
then the superior must, in lite moral standard;
come down to the governmental standard ana
whatever II governmental honor aud policy
muat become the guiding principle Tor individual
action and N IL shall he said OF "A man that no "a
knave, thief, or rohbcr, his answer viii be,
have modelled after my Government, and that
furnishes a test OF "a good citizen"
Poor Charlie ChersOn was murdered by the
negroes in his yard In the presence OF his wife
and mother. At the time he was shot In the
| back he was giving protection to some frignten-
cd negroes by opening his gate and inviting
them into his yard. Thompson and Silvcy. both
good and UcaCeabie men. were shOt and robbed
| Of even their wearing apparel and their bodies
were so horribly manRled that IL was hard to tell
| they were white men.
the canvass ~ hot here. The Democrats saw
| to the negroes, his n your work. whether
| you arc the prime mover not. You have
| hcarkeucd to the CARPET Dagger, VINO controlled
| you as the priests controlled tho multtudcs
| before poutius Plate" Tho question dur
| ing the riot was not who was right or wrong
| about "the bottle Of whlskey," but what pro-
| lection tho community required al the moment
against Infatuated savages The bloody edict
! had gone furth to slaughter the innocent white
! people OF the country Who overthrow the law
| aud civil authority for tho time beng-thc
| savage. m hia effort ut determination, or the
man who defended his life, his wife, and chill
| drcnI
| have very little TO communicate as to local
| matter. Tnev are Ia the same condition eXter-
nally but mo ideas Of the colOred people to rulc
or emigratc IL more defined, stil not To tho ex-
tent To justify In any manner Il this time tho
sending uf troops at the request OF Coy. Ames
| into Mlssi-stup