New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-03
DIR. BACON ON RECONSTRUCTION.

A sOCTnERN vIEw-THE EVIL FURTHER BACK THAN
The MISUNDERSTANDING FOR LAW WANTING
AMONG TIE wuITEs-REMAND THE GULF STATES
TO TERRITORIAL CONDITION.
To the Editor Of The Trtbune
SIR: have read Dr. BacOn's letter to TIE
TRIBUNE reconstruction with care, and especially the
part the close think he is substantially correct in
saying that people hardly expect sure solution
OF the question until they have reorganization OF
political parties on principles that are common to all
coors. They get rid OF the color ne IN politics.
and until this s done 1t viii indeed he increasingly diff
cult to govern these states Each succeeding cleo
t0n instead OF solving the difficulty, only increases the
danger OF utter dissolution chaos in fact already In this
state We have government in any proper Gov
Kellogg has rened the last four years hit he has not
ruled. The time has been since he naurated
that he could punish protect The lives psop
erty Of citizens through tie instrumentality OF the
courts of the military OF the state and yCstcr
day naugurated two Governors for another four
years of chaos, disorder aud Of unpublished crime.
differ with DIR. Bacon in two particulars. In
the first place. think the blunder committed oy the
Government exactly that which DR.. b. says it
not-too great lenieuey to the conquered rebels.
Congress WIS too magnanirOus IN restoring t0sthem
the rights which their treason had forfeited The South
people have known the true and fun meaning
OF words obcdIcuce the laws" rcslcnee % Is
years heGe before the revealed To Lac fact tha:
wealthy aflstuciat Vas always TIE III some
respects He could bc sued the for simple debt,
and compelled nay provided the complaining creditor
was a man equal social Importance but he could n0s
be punished for a crime however outrageous. No Pros.
Webster hanged in Louisiana for killing hi.
D.. Parknan. In short, it always IN the power "
the wealthy slave arst0cra 10 dominecr HIS poorer
u.lrhhors and wrong them w IN immunity This aisposi
tIou tO rer0gnize Inv hut his individual will was
Juy yer hi ,1e int ar ali eventa tIIs dis
uf,.ift ION pf fhsD nav
yaded Ill ranks Of society This preGspOsiti0n or the
whites 70 Ignore and override the law, aggravated
b. experiences OF the and tie results OF II, haS,
think been the principal obstacle IN the way OF recon
Othcr circumstances being equal believe plan OF
rrrons uctiou adopted at the time would have oed
In any o. Northern STATES there the people haGltn
ally respect the law. Two things necessary " tho
success of reconstruction The ignorant should
have educated up n specified standard cen
finn PRECEDENT their enfraEc iseBept md ire whites
Should have been Edvcrled by firm and1TTrsstibie
hand uai tie habit 0i OeeHc, 20 puhc authority and
aw was well established. II would nave tskcn about a.
long - accomplish OF these results as the other-sy
one rof,re generation IN less than % years
duriug when there would be no elections 10 par
duus, cLtr,Rciis l,ut Al Tie end or sich dlsel-
une bun Cp!OTs would uptter qualified tDr FRYE gov
erniaent Ian present Sueh SUSPENSION Of the rZtS
OF the WAts would have been more tian an adequate
punishment FOR ter rebellion. and would have ,cen
suitable term Of puDl4e Tor both cJi0rs.
20 not a-Iee with Or Bacon that L would have been
establish IA Intelligence qnanue atom Ior voting
Il the beginning Inc disparity Oi Intelligence f'tNcvn
the coiOrs az that time So great that wllc II
woud have dsfranchsea say - per cent ~ te WnttS,
Il would hayesHt Jut - per ecu. of lie blacks, when
wod have placed the e0yeTning pCve aG0St entirety
IN the Gan'7 OF ile whites not only Tar tls .ne being
but for the whites hG"iHG the Invcr NOuid
never furnished the ~ tic black. 0f se.fn-
Tug more enlightened. The WHITES are ny NJ means
wiling their properly taxed 70 support SCHOOLS
educate the back~ lor anY SUPPOSE aud -5pe1lliy
not nCu mat purpose IT, "a qualify tn. blacks 10 cOn
pete wIrh them at the polls greatly regret tat Con
grrss had gone Inuc suwcr n the matter or recon
ion aid Chat il u not now III the power Ui CUncrrss
to reecIte the Gnf states TO territorial condition 10
be- Il yelned above suggested sooner Oh later
rcar rms viii havr 10 br zone q = last necessity.
Aeo-O Orleans, La, Jan 80 le77. a. b. LKNELE.