, 1875-06-01

tho pcgroos moi az roirs but as TIC ruling class.
How much through fault oi.tho whites anu low
!prcl, It wAa brought about bS ccntf!yanee 91 the
controlled tho cnlarcd votc, and themselves np-
rortlotlcl tho Offices, / btnl 1eayo for othoss to
determine. Tho fact is, tho negro vosc was no
nlABso aud oonlrailoa by = s1uad Of men whose
character is sufficiently Indicated BY tlia fact
thAt
HrSATon SPENCER WAS CHIEF AMONG THEM.
hit lilo campaign was niadc. not agairst cor
rrrtion. but against t.l9gfr corruption. The
Mlite limo VAS aet up; thu ontlso walto poptla,
1rgielatufe were elected by tho whitc-]incrs.
THY ntont to maintniI that limo. until after tile
rrcellentfal election at At! cvcnts. lhoy viii
tell you thcy continue It against rarpeth hag cnr-
runtion they ect out against tlelr n'oyoncnt Is
reduced to ono Of prescription Of tl'o negro 10
politics. They arc content no slia!l DO voter,
hut in no csout nrc they content tl'as h1a voto
sl,a!l oye'como the'rn They dsplo5,o sno M noi',
morn particularly. and sou will dlseover TINT
what they deplore fs, TINT The negro u sio" 70
como ovor to them: Every man Of them, Il
a.keu when the white linz Will pc obsltefatod.
will unsvor, "Whcn tho negroes begin 10 como
over to ua;" and, until tho negroes do como
over, tney regard tlc white line as permaucnt.
Tho ultimate suecees of tho wEtte-llnc movo:
ncnt, l,eto Of elsewhere, Rignlaca ultimate final
oblleratiun OF that lihc After n.iccess there
nnst Of necessity bo 4 division Of tho4c united
Oh tho wliitc lino Into two parties. WHICH will
CuMrErg FOR TIE coLonEu VOTE.
Houston, elected Governor OH tho whtto-lnc
tickot, wilt DO remembered among tue politicians
aH having boon Membcr Of Congress from 1a4ls
10 1861, with the exception Of a.nglo trrn,. and
M Chairman Of tho Why's anil stoana Committee
during I'lerco's Administrations. 1io vas q
douglas Democrat, and All Anti-SoceBsoniRt up
moderate and conservative in h's cousse
Which ta but in conformity with Tic
ono session OF tho Legislature snos. mud ss yct
DO atop haa boan taken towards tr!noiiiu4 upon
tho rights Of the negro in the icast and, "a
often na layo inquired Of Tho Uppnaents Of tho
Administration for proof that itH election sEns..
lied interference with any or to r1RhtB conferred
u}>on tho colorod pouplc bg tho Constitutional
Amendments haro been cttal to-the ra-
mort Of tho K,i.Klux Committee. III :,s,Ywiug tho
temper Of tho Alabama people toward tho nc
crocs In 1870; nnd haso hcen warned Of What
would be .louo,-of which hercafser
For tho rest, Gna the iscgroca working evory-
wlcro throughout the State, and everywhere
tllay arorepo,ted rs Doing be!tor work. and more
Of It, than In any previous year etnc1 the coso
Of tho War; and tho people nro filled rltf. OK.
pnctatons Of big crop. which is tho sibjtot OF
10 politics combined. Businessmen nithou. ~
caption express tho utmost confidence 10 tl!e
state Administration, mud people generally hnso
to wonIrons degree dropped politics, aud arc
uEf0TIS0 TAE1IHELFE8 to Ntalh1A9t
With au enerRy not unlike that characteristic Of
the people Of tho Northern Ststes. l.aso mado
particular inquiry, especially OF tho opponents
Of tho Houston Adminlatratton, "a to tho htnso
Of order OF Lisori1or III Alabama. wna told Of
almost unnuluborcd outragoa, dating back to
sional Investigating Commuters reports. Not
pinglo disturbance Of recent dato could lo%rt,
Of from any Of these gentlemou: was told OF
aon ,DEs sstE.ge ''d yaehne aat " o NO.
nnlt. Ho wss con!lnod in the jail Of that county,
ou charge OF aspault with intout to kill consmit-
ted upon wllito man, antI, or tie night III
question, MAS taken from tho Jail by party Of
masked nan, md shot. Tho United States au-
thorittcs could mono Of them give Any partioll-
lnrs ns to the affair, md mono OF those who
wanted to Taad at mo extracts from tho report OF
tic Coburn Committeo knew anything about It:
Dat tho Governor, upon request Of citizens Of
Ettowah County, has offered reward OF Si01
(tho largest amoumt authorized by statuto In
such casu} for tho apprehension Of each OF tho
| psrpctsat0nl.
Az to tho ..-...-..-..
| MAINTENANCE or Tltr WHITE LINE
| In Alabama, Coi. John Forsytlc, Of tho Mobile
I!c1is|tT, said to lse. few la7a since: It waH
the only policy left TO ILL., by Il We rcgained
m l.oncst Administration; and t1ank i will
lion. When tho black line IL broken. tIoro will
probably bo now parties foru,ol. anil blncks ant,
| whites will bo divided bctwoen then." llo add
ell: "Our people made ono mistake; It was q
| it was mlgtako. They hold aluot wLIlo recon.
structlon nan Ia progress, nna Ignored
tho negro When thoy addressed them
aelsos to affairs, thoy fouud tho negro
controlled by lot OF adyontuEers who had edu.
catod lin Up to distruat aud droad Of lis in all
matters political, tnd who, by negro yolos. wose
| set up to rnlnuto Ill., Tho negroes always trust
cd til In MI clAo, camc 10 rs for advice anti for
neHistance when in trouble, aud Rayo uB tlelr
money to keep for them. But they wore taught
would they vote With uB. ThiB it was that forced
| upon 1la what you tcrI tho wh!to liuo. We snc-
ceodcd. Nov thoy lind thny arc not re.onstayett
nor are their rights abridged. aud We look for
| that limo to dlAarpoar. But 1t Will taAc Buuio
time"
Without stopping to discuss wlat foundation
thoso waa tor tue negro terror OF n toturn to tho
political supremacy Of tltcir former nastetB It
Fortytha should rocoaozo that 1t MAS mistake
oignoro tho neRto ~ politics. aud that the luis
sa4D ha; tu 10 re1ncdina.
At Jacksonville, Calhoun County, IN TIM north
wes.orn quarter Of tho htato, resont!y. mot a
leading politician and editor, who. i.s tliscsattn
| tho Hituntiou fem an entirely different point,
goyo significant testlmony aB to tho progress oi
Reconstruction in Alabama
| Az TO HEHRo VOTERS.
spnak1ng Of no" tho carret.hsE*cr" lad got tnst
| y"
vote. tio raid
"Dut. after wc hro ltllel Of the oarpes-bag
gora 9ltogstheE. tao negro will bo tho uccaBio1
Ut no 'ess l.omornza.lo1i III our politics than h
| haB heeE. Wers thero but ot,o party IN th'
Btate, II, that party would bo plainly OF 1ema
Kognos wlo would ls,ek!u to tho negro yo&o a
wildly ~ even tho oarpet.baEgoH did. Men Il
ttat kind arc hl1oRslY Coming to tho front nmonl
til. Thoy nro making cunning appeals to lii
ignorance, psejNdcas, aud credul,ty of tho for
negroes who have already cotue over to IL
Woo the present Republican party il Alabam,
absolutely destroyed, thcro would 10 orgauizes
within tho Democratic ranks, or out Of It, Anoth
or hvbrid Ea9ty. led By Hach 1cl!ows. OF couss'
VOL! have it,
Ito, lno, regarded tho negro yotor ~ ycrv n,ucl
OF u nuisance III politics. to illls.trats which WI
tAo objoct Ut his rcnatL.. Lut tho sisniIlraur.
OF his statement, which obviously ddn't ocuart t
him. war, that arosdy tho Importance Ut tits ne
sro vote was racognlzcd by tho wllto-lInors,-
tI.ua giving assllta1cu that, 10 tho negso, Lii
yoto will provo Invaluable II barfier Agaius
any assauls. should such bu attempted, upon III
political rights.
Said uov. Houston to ne ''11so negro In
beou taught to dsstral ns, hccau-o le has boo
taught to Doloya t!Ht, u wa ,:aint1 tho coutru
OF aGaira hero, wo wund practically dlHfrancllis