, 1875-06-01
The Political Situation in
tl.c Efntc of Alasu11ln.
10 Rrpentant Tebtls-Tht E1.Confcderates
rreud Of Their Flight for "Tke
Lost Cause"
But They Confess that That
Cause Is Lost Forever.
Tho African Regarded as a Nuisance
In Politics, with No Capacity
for Improvement.
Objection to the Negroes, Not as
Voters, but as the Ruling
TO- Interference with Their Rights un-
dor the Present State Ad-
ministration.
All the Outrngcs" Date Back
). to 1870
,.-
Tho White Line to Be Maintained
Until tho Black Line Is
Broken.
Ylous OF the So-Cal1cd Republican Poll
ticians.-.Tl.cy Want d More
Vigorous Enforcement
Policy;
Insist that the State Can Only Be
Governed by tho Bayonot, with
tho Negroes Massed and H.
struoted How to Vote;
End Declare that Tho Whites Arc Looking For
ward 10 Another War!
yfoug OF tile So-Callcd Republican Poll
tlcians.--Thcy Want More
Vigorous Enforcement
Policy;
Insist that the Etate Can Only Be
Governed by tho Bayonot, with
tho Negroes Massed and H.
struoted How to Vote;
ind Declare that Tho Whites Arc Looking For
ward 10 Another War!


MONTGOMERY, Ala, M&y 24.-fis'k Alabama to
discover what progress has becn mado toward
reconstruction, and you vii, discover that . vast
deal. something or nothing, bas been accoiz-
1!itlcd. It will depoud altogether upon what
you yet up a. tho moasuro Of reconstruction. Lot
that bo such reorganization NJ will mako tho po-
tIcal establishment In its details and operation,
and the politico-soca1 structure, Identical with
that Of Massachusetts,, Illinois, Or any
other Btato north Of hfaaoa d Dixou's
line, and you will conclude that ovcn
beginning has not boon made toward
such reconstruction. Prosecute your inquiries
in That regard further, aud you will be COM
PEELED to admit that reconstruction OF such sort
ua Impossible for THIS generation certainly, and
pprhaps for tho next also. Bcok for rnca who
xitt confess they woro guilty OF TREASON, IN lilo
odious Hense in which 1t Is understood ut the
North, and you will find the search bootleas.
Tho ex-Confedora.es, ofaccss aud prisatea, arc
not ashamed Of tile part they took In tue was
lgat,,at the unlon.
NOR Is TnERE L "NErESTAyT nfnE1.
in tho Bonso of repentance for wrong-dolua,
nmong theu,, 60 far ns haye boon Ablo to diR-
cover. Whoovcr. therefore, comes hero looking
for 1opcntapt NobolB aa the fruits Of reconstruc-
tion will find no f1uit Of That Hort hercabonts,
nor tho least PROMISE tlorcof. They who fought
for tho ConledeFacy arc pfoua OF u. Iheis cni4-
dron roier 70 IL "'sh pF1ao' both WI oeet1sa
Till tic last the memory ot theie solu'ofa a. pa
tttosh anu Or 'aesr 1ailen 20 " tnoho "no o'oo
Tor thclt peoplos sahe' IL w ae!a tt'n9 ~
CONSTRUCTION VIII aot 70 oo.nplo'o ti'' taa1 10 fo
constructed ous OF 'hem' then 1es ~ 10 aos ao"h
that tlo "or1 VI 1eeoth1sactto" 'n"ss W coAl.sl-
ued tntis tho last OF t1ehl s1eep. WIN n's 1a1a"
crs. lou may TORN ta'H Oh sneie pass marc
fnrtau. u you ploaso; ahoY hoia IL
pstrlotlc, wailo theY 1ocl taat thoF te1eat
vaR shameful. lucy mlshs' pefhhps' enessan
.ho loro Of wip1ng ont tue ssaa 6y another and
better tslt Tor tho lost causo. NOW thoY con
tesd u to loss forever, but tha1 II "as 1osE E'ta
out dIssionor anu they recognize. anu IN no
Crudslng spirit, tue equal Ea'or OF tho North.
Perhaps tho beat statement Of this scnt'tnont
WIS that given mo by Mn3, Tlo,nas q. Jones',
,,l,osc cntorv NJ tho IJuiun dead. delivered ii,
t,.n,,,,~o - i,ts cr,,,o lar, yo,r ,oo =, -, =
tncsoa1eo " !,t' ola.ton nelo 5oa' w. W 's.o
Confederate Decoration Day was copied into
nearly every newspaper In tho uniou, ond whoso
letter in response to m luvl.atioa to JON III tho
la,o army reunion as Chicago wan pub,Ishcd In
lhE lntaosE OF sno 4ssh 'nss' aa1' 1onea won
his rank In The Confederate sorVlcn, which ho
entered III 1861 At tho ago OF 10, aud
served until tho aurre1ulor at Appo,
,,,tnr Hid ia tn nm ,o-,1ov, - 1v1,v .hnnL,
taAtsoA' pa'a ~ ;. wv 'e"' ." ~. nAeao
every ollo want mo 10 CONFESS myscl1 tfal'of' oa
to feel II diahouos to havo fought In tho Con'
todcyate army2 Nothing could mako mo do
cjthrr 7 f,nr,,t win INV peono Hal hAan
,,a".,,au, tss ~, ,so1 t,s1,,,s,,.ss ,a.'s,..
@'ottA'4"'p"'" on" p1oo' napu'" a"'a 'euhas
with my people thcro' ~ your young mea dtu
no nm W..
r,ch lnova that ~. o,hcr ,ou,,. wo,, =,
A"e"' 1@' '' .''"' to"R"s "'''' =