, 1877-04-11

1 re sentst[se Of the Tcxas Pacific ffnfitoad 5s
pulling. In 4 rood deal Of quiet work,
Judve tsrY, member Of ths list Congress-
IL also largely involved in ehe Development Of The
eouptry,'' Nobody need BE- surprised 10 ind hinf
holding a place IN the lobby already organlzed to
assanlk tic new Congress. The connection Of tie
spcakcrrhip question with tho appropriations In.
ttresi tt very close. uany Democrats Of promi.
hence hare told me thoy would rather SEQ q Nepub.
1lean favorable to Southern improvements in tho
Speakers chair than auy Democrat opposed to
them. The appropriations interest docs not have
The same control ovee tho Senatorial Canvass, be-
Cause Il ts underetood that every candidate Il In
fAtos Of llheral appropriations. No one who
Phonld declare otherwise would have a
chance Of election. Appropriations are
desired for tho Southern and Texas
Pacific Railways, for the leyces, for the tettfes,
schemes Of rtrer and hasbor improvements within
the Ftate, and for the Eouth generally. They arc
demanded not ~ 4 concession, bnt a. Right, AnI
~ qHI4 pro quo. There are many persons hero
-thoueands Of then,-who are prepared 10 support
ether party that will promise to pass the bills de.
,1rea. Tuey make nothing Of tho graylty Of tho
situation, nothing Of the tmpropriesy Of asking
bonuses from The National Treasury In retafn
for The performance Of political duties. Many Ut
them tell me the North owes there appropriations
to The South. and that they muAt bc allowed II any
permanent paciacat'on II to take place.
pultpoz1su.
There is much taking of buidostng here.
Northern men aomctimes be1eyc. Or affect 10 be.
Iie.c, shat Mt systcrn Of terrorism has prevailed
hcre; but hare yet to an4 Southern man Of any
party wto docs not admit tho facts, with ahame
anu grief Il ay be. aud still Ia the most unreserrcd
manner. The victims walk tho usreets, and can
be seen cuy day. There hare been repfisAa too ~
IL nasural On the part Of the colosed people, White
meu have been ossasstaated hY tho hundreds The
%5,oH ai.1s f.
parish ono more white man has been killed by
| negroes than negroes have been Killed by while
men. The abatement Slows how moderate
tho extremists arc In this respect. There
Ia always, a.ao, the remarkable fact
10 be taken Into tue account that
negro population, only one Republican vote was
cast at the iaat election. Democrats lrrc laugh ut
tncte thinyr, but they do nut pretend u my Tint
terrorism waa not exercised in thst pasish. There
IL another point to bc considered, nAtnc1y, What
| effect has the huldozIng pro,!uccdi There Ia
| rrssun to belicvc that Intimidation has Brought
n!any negroes around. The tulllozesa bare organ
izcd party. rinchback and Allnn, ut the fast
rass peetlng spike greer Of the r<opie Of Lonlsf-
aua, black aud white. having tho same interests.
pinchtack put hfa eu,phaeis On the word have
! UNDERLINED. and obtained = round Of chcers
| for his pains. Tho Idea Of popular
sovereignty, one might think, IL nuw
here, W 1ui.g has II been discarded
| in practice, But whether the Pjnchbark crowd has
beed bulldoxcl oscr. OF bought oyer. tho fact 70
mains that It haa coma over. II has conc to stay
! too. and IL sulnlug In power aud iuauencc every
| day All tho Iacpub,can negroes are waiting fof
insurance OF safety against peraonal violence,
and tue promise Of reward In Office. These lndrce-
! ,ncnts hare been freely hold out by tho Nichols
Government. rlnchbatk IL now admitted to tho
IpnDcr councils Of tho Democrats, and pays he Is
| ~ n mn nsnn1 y .v1}
| WHOM, 10 cotnes In contact. The present Residing
| Clerk Of the Denocratic Senate IL negro. Many
local officers In the parishes, especially members
Of the School Doarls, have been chosca from
tho nexrucs. These facts encourage tho educated
blacks to believo that they may bo ndmltted to par
/ ttcipatton In the new Government; md, -as Al.
1nlu 10 nncly saia tho other day, tho educated
uues In tho long run AIw8yB cootrol tho othes1.
I&etusufug again to the subject Of the
/ NEW PARTY,
"A suggested py tho brcact,-now scarcely per-
ccptihle, but constantly gr0wing-In the negro
! ranks, We ind that there Ia very little diversity
Of opinton o., this po!nt in Louislsna, The ultra
men urofr,s NJ loyalty to the Northern Demo.
c,a1Ic p&rty, ThuY dtdcs only from the Gun.
tcryn,lycs In profe.slpx dlssespect tor the
Administration, t'TAs Conservatives arc p.eparcd
to follow Hayes leud In tho matter of thu
senatorshp, the s1,cakeFshp ant other matters Of
aaiioual ro!cy, provided hs vii! withdraw The
/ ffD3nH and IJf& NlFHQll3 f1E 4Hnbtf& HG R3nt& In
m,,t.r. nf fntcrra1 cconuny. Tho n1t.a mcn.
,xbo not democrat, In our sense Of tho word. ar
also not Administration t,ep, They mar le called
IN. fn,ls,nnn 'nnrtv. nronoa]nv to work for thet,
stats =, against at comrrs, sud to conccdu nothIay
Ia noy other state except In tho wpy Of trade. ge
far Al tho new marty IL concerned, everything u
urc,eut depends upon President llaYss. II ae rat
DO wat the leader. hers AK pf him hs will b. tlt
mpt. popular pubic man known to Louisiana with,
xaur. II ~ ranuot dn N ,nnrb m mnv M
have ,nal1er following: If hs can DO nothing. bt
viii hs m pblcct u, universal cxeerstton. There
oua etsment Of strength he has to start wt,h.-th,
reynect anI sru,pathy Of the fore|vnees, Tho Ger
man. hero harc considerable power. and tho 1r,.t
some,hfnv lrs,. Though wurm advocates OF Cor
Ntcho|ls, uro,sn,lop,. they asc vtauch defender,
of lfayes, II ther have opportunity, they vii
form The backbone OF the new party. Among til,
natIyea there viii be embraced ths yery lasgu c,as
O, old Whte., now called Liberals, whose sentt
/ 1nsnta aro clearly act forth In Cor, Nlcholls
apeech before tic Baton Rouge Convention
Those Of your seaders who remember
TINT ,peech do not pccd 10 hs Inform