, 1875-02-20
LOUISIANA.
Tho Relations I3otvccn tho
Blacks and Whites.
Difficulty Of Ehecting q Settlement oi
Their Differences,
Statements by Chicago Visitor to tho
Crescent City.

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Crescent City.
Correspondence af The chicaoo Trtbant.
OK 1uE M,ss1sstrr1, ABOVE Nsw DRLrASs,
| Fob. 1i.-n any man from tho North expects, In
n vlet OF Que month. to understand tho partlc.
u1ar relations existing hero bstreon tho blacks
aud whites, or betwccn 1lopubl'cansn and Con.
aarvalsn, as IL ia Called lie Is surely to bo sap-
pointed. A conundr,m which tho peopc Of tho
State cannot themselves solvo; which, whiac 1t
Is tho most talked sbons, is tho least uudor-
il stood; while It Ia tho most vital; Ia tho least
knowu aud concerning which Congress- isself
soema to 1layc tle loabs knowlesiso.-it would 10
tmposnible for mo to answer. But there arc
feN facts worth Dostclpg.
TIE FACTS H1Isr,-
II desolate plantations, Tnincd, dsIapidatcd
| honcs everywhere. saleo for taxes, The bltter-
pcss OF despair on both sdes, fully and most us1-
anhworably viii tell,-and all tho thcostos In
Cb.stendom will not altcr those.
7 Passing along Canal street, Now Orleans, tho
other day, tho gentleman was NTH said," Wait;
L want to introduce YOU TO tho J.ioutunaut-0oy.
,,rnorr; and immediately was presented to
That functlonarY,-a small-sfZod, atnall-footod,
,'hite-overcoated, blaok-hattod, black-faced gen
t,amsn,-fot 80 ho appeared In his manner aud
O ,nvorsAtion, but vas not prepared for 1t, and.
= htls trynE to rchliZ0 the fact that The man be-
re me WAS tho oficoz nkmed, the education un-
I h r which had boon brought up-an education
Ct equality In theory. aud OF utter Disparity Ia
fat, both socially and pofitically-forcol MO to
C. u ,domn the law that placed this man IN tho
Ck mir Of tic scnato Of Loutsiaua-
l.amy visit lonEthena, tho reality
EEcoNEs MORE APPARENT.
Tlu Asststa ant -Speakor OF tho Hpuee. himself
80 -oa i,,ro.lurnd ma In Tim Chaptain Of tim
eoN te"' i.''t'e.NoN ~. ~ ' "t ~ 49,
BE ai a'e' ALSO co'otou' aao s'oo h,,'a'y gave ue
thu: names OF sixteen ot Tue coiosed sohatoss
then tn their scats While clio apnar ont abatsrtl-
Nv n I this state Of thipss WAS forced upon mo
-: :, Il. ox,,ih,tlo, w,s ct Tho aamn time, com,
a' sN i''",. 49,, a,,.t..s ~ ~. , sso,,ha-.
MARI on tho questions before them, tho freedom
from, slang OF ..nlgger-talk," OF their lAngusgo,
an1 n lair General sppca,auce of intelligence. IL
the ~ 3usc eu "aa atese:.tt !no eaa,u p.opol.
ton n!aeK 10 Wnte memae1a W. appn.sns. ~
white %ooHr maS Ky ,ror ~ *" nl.s
sndG and r,, us sess tss ouspoasnss ot .bae vdaa
VINO dl sfaoea tho assenaeiy os ~" ot4.a'' con
tnnosn ana ,;ss" m ts ,,o
lhe saie Q! snnss @ Gvss ~, ~ p sn0
bos rc. Lions ho In tue s'ato ooos os sop 'heFo
but rum 'down
nnouaa E'Eax Ia' onAnE nAnr Of ', orF1cE 2l1,,,,
to the 9 onasanlo. 1na faiGe jury lwuicn IN.
ever TO W Conhsy oonMisssioneta Is ~ a!h!ohs
wholly q, imposed oi colorea mon tna uovoln~
mhnt po4 !saohs aee heu " H. saale cla1s NAM e
"; and, n 1aes, te-oay Lo1ls'enA 1eeS na9 to1-
A. ~ up aud DOWN thls neaata1ni flsef' ana
talk with Almost every 1ensessntatlSe H OF tne
country ta ~ eo1nss On oopaa, NJ ceant !ncso n
iacts. Il rs ssase f. r. naa slnso tne "ar. .;,
70 greana ouroe taan tno moa tton tae
North wh hayo come down hefs sof oMco'
Looking " ION tue gfes1 r. army ol en2ny enite-
holasTs, ! 'aso aaHoo, Way nayent tno n'ackA
bnen wil!lu 70 % lapfesentoa ny nmts mon
as no. bas ~ a Tram ema thsr iora,r ~ mas.,n2
whito mon = 10 havo boon sfocted to oiice by