, 1879-05-20
THE NEGRO EXODUS.
How Leading Men on Opposite Sides
View the Actual and Prospect.
i've Emigration.
Ex-4oy. Warmotll md Lient..Qor. Wiltz
;. Equally Emphatic in Contradict
ing Each Other.


A Curisus Contrast In Opinions
Frotn OR 0Ir7 Correspondent.
NEW ORLEANS, AIav 1B-Two Of the most
conspicuous n4urcs In Louisiana political &!fo
xrc e1-Gov. Warmoth OIL the one atdo md tlle
present Ltcut..aov. Witt on tho otl,cr. The
former IL member Of tho Constitutional Coll
vcntion, elected fran paquesnincs Parish, where
to owns u1un,atIon; thc lattcr Is thu presiding
officer OF the same body. Ind tafk will both
thcsc gentlemen to-day, mainly on the question
Of the discomfort Of the negroes as cvdcnced by
tile exodus. It would not be possible for two
men--one m inhabltant Of Alaska wo will sayt
and tho other Of South Afrca--to differ moro
widely in The construction Of nny given ease;
a1l the differences Of climate, associations, t'abs,
mud prciutires OF two mcn thus remotely scpa-
rated could not produce more decided VARIANCE
In opinions than wcrc expressed by Mcssrs.
Warfnoth md Wilt, who have lived together
In the same city for years, and laTo taken pEoIn-
.nept part in public affairs
WARMoTu,
though carpct-baugor, has become almost as
much fixture Of tho Stato as II "to tic n.annor
borr.' Like other Southern gentlemen, he
owns hts plantation. which gives him a country
residence, MID keeps Ills house In town. or tato
years he has especially Identified himself With
the interests Of the stntG md Is foremost among
those who hare bcen demanding n reform In
local Eorcrn,nout In tho way Of rotEcnchmcbt.
At the saEnc timn to has not abandoned hts Re-
publican party princlples, md probably talks
moro boldly to the Dourbous thau any other Re-
publican In the State. Since Warnoth killed
his man Ia the street hero Il few years ago,
when attacked, he has been ablc to command as
much tespoct as the most inttatnmablo fire.eatcr
IN Louisana. Hence, Warmoth tlarcs to e1,cer
at the prctensions Of the native whites that there
Is something sacred nbout The soft Of "loutsa-
.ranna,n rs ho coutemptuous1y repeats In iH'lla-
ton Of the old-stYlc. lie tells tho Bour0ons
TINT he Is goug to stay because 1t Is hia interest
To do so, but tint itts tho only State lie kuows Of
where man must sleep with gun III his arn,s
to euard against being driven out overnight
He ts an abo and courageous fellow, whatcvcr
mistakes hn uny have ma1o In his political
caronI.
is not less remarkable man. Flo was born md
reared in Now Orleans, I believe. 1Iu Is still n
young mau, but hs Is imbucd with ail tho State
pride OF the patrtarebs, md is tho lending rep
rcsontative Of tho sincere, uucomprom!sfnE, nnd
determined Southern Bourbons. Though only
Lieutenant Governor, ho is conernlly regarded
bY the Democrats rs more Of Louder thnn the
Governor. Ho was chosen President OF tho
Constitutional Convention b. an almost unat-
lmous vote, anil ',o will probably bc THO next
Governor OF Louisiana. He fR a man who ex-
prcsscs himself ilucntly md effectively, md ho
Ia In every wnY we'll adapted to public nfta!rs;
but the anc{fa regime will be restored when he
comcst to be Governor.
wAnMorn's NOTIONS.
opened the conyersatlon With Wnsmoth BY
expressing my Burprisc that Gov. Nichnlfa should
decline nn opportunity To give bis VIEWS as to 30
important matter as the exodus.
'You needn't bo snrprlset," vas tho sub
stoucc Of Wasmottsr reply. 1T was characteristic
o, CIV. NichoI!s lc has tcnpor!zesl over sl'lce
Il: Inns brcn Governor. Had he done whnt h0
promised 10 do when he "as inauEurated ilgro
would huvc been no negro emtgrat!nn from this
State. lie pledged himself to be Governor ut
nil. mud not Of one ruco; be promised tilat he
would 70 In person to thu disturbed d!strsets: Il
necessary to 4ssuro peace a1H! far treatment r. Ior
negroes TO be whipped, Gnd scourged, aud
Killed, and, with the exception Of mild refer
once to tho natter 10 bis lnessagu 70 the LeEia-
Nteholls did not want to talk about tits exodus
"Thcn you believe that bulldozfng has had q
good dcal to do with
E.in DESIRE or TIE NEGROES TO GET AWAY ~
Undoubtedly. Tie difference between tho
northern ana southern paris of tho htate telis
thc whole story. AlI plantation Is IN n Plaque.
mines, forty miles from tho river. There IL no
discomfort among the blacks down there. nor Ii
there any amoug tho sugar nnd rtco plantations
anywhere Ia this southeru purt Of the State
Wo trent them lsku human beings, pay them
fair wagcs tnsscad Of robblng tlcu' undor thu
contract systes', md DO not deny t!.sm s'ess
pariAhes and still moro In the Interior, the negro
goes to work III shc n'osnlng With tlic c9nseto,.s
1,ess that he will he brought Into debt Mt tslt
the fear that shotgun tnuy be ja,nmea through
the window before morning, md that he llln,
huvo hts head shot oil. It Is uot very strange
.at the neerocs should wat T. get into sq'' y
II hut VIII 1t Is to be the oMtSo1neT'
"Tllc Lord only knows. 1t ,'lay be that tht
exodus will bu tnc turning g'noint, alnl will lca
to aueh reforms commercially n,Id, politically,
lead happy atld prosperous !lfc tlert. my
aat hare hope tllat tho time is no. far dtataa
len there will bc
NEw CONSERVATIVE PARTY
In this State, In which common tuterust VII
unite the 4nlowncra anu !a'nrers against th'
politicians mid buillozcrs. l bceve there MI
thousands OF Democrats ready to Join such
movement under proper encouragement Iron
s'WouIu such party frascrrIzo with TIL
Republican party III NntlouaE nollttcaan
'sThnt would b. alower alnl more difficult +
uitia,atu RESULT, especially il tic Republican
party continues 70 consrol The Natlonas !ioS
ernu.tnt. 4 good many Desuncrats hereahou
are getting tired Ut le!tIk IN Tie gnlnarity i
National ntEulra, aFe not ut all plcaAed with III
management VI the Northern Democrats, All
think the South would fare better II allied VII
the dominant clement Ut Northern politics
etu., however all that nlny be, the interests c
the nRricuturists--buth lHilta-nwncrs MI
latarcrs-would furm tlr bas!s Of u S'a:e part
that would carry the day, and assure lcncv '!al
peApcrity when in tlowcr.n
" in the meanwhile, what do you think uf til
Ufoposed movement
70 SECURE oIlJNgsl. 1Auonps
~ think H. Will hu Tcry unwi.e. We has
had Just enough OF Chinese lahor It, tlls Stat
70 demonstrate tliat 1t MIL be ponr substltut
Tor the negeo laLor. II will he yastlY hetter {
keep tle nc9roes by TREATING them ta!rly."
"1t uraut hu thu lcxt President, NJ u goo