The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-05-03
The Kansas FRnaticIsm ina "the
swamp. p."-BubbIiBg Of the PO-
IIticaI Pot.

10 tne Edilor OF the comet:
Since my last, the people in the "swamp,
especially along the ''river 'front.'" have
been greatly exercised upon the labor ques'
ton. The end is not yet. Still they 90,
The negroes are constantly leaving, though
they have planted, and every indication
of favorable crop this year. Every week,
il not every day, the movement receives
some new impetus. The hopes, fears, pre-
judices, superstitons, every passion of the
poor negro is operated on to render them
more restless and disconter ted The latest
phase of the mania for Kansas, renders it
J utterly useless, in my judgment, to put
forth any effort to restrain it. 1t is now
species of religious fanaticism An old
darky will place his hand on his heart and
say, ''somethin in here tells me must 70;
all my race is gwine to quit this country
Our Moses has gone on to fix place for
us. l can't sleep o'nights thinkin about it.
I must go too.' They sell at a sacrifice
any and everything they have; leave the
plantations, and lay for days and nights
upon the river bank, waiting for boat to
take them away. They turn a deaf ear to
all accounts of the suffering and privation
of those who have preceded them to their
promised land. The planters are doing
the best they can under the circumstances,
to make crop. The season has been fa>
vorable and with proper management, all
hands might have done well this year.
The people are pretty generally agreed, 1
think, that it is best to let them go, without
hindrance, and try to supply their places
with q different class of laborers. 1t will
require time to do this, and there will be
much financial embarrassment to this
country before it is accomplished.
There is no question that political in
huences are operating in the matter. But it
is like a wo-edged sword-It will cut both
ways. Our Yankee friends will find they
have won the elephant in this rattle.
The political caldron is beginning to bub-
bic up here, as well as in other parts of the
State. Not few clever men are manifest
ng willingness to bear the burdens of
office. There was ''fusion" of parties in
his county at the last election, and l am
inclined to think this will be the case again
his fall. My honest conviction is, that it
would be for the best interest of the
county. The Democratic Executive Com
nittee had meeting last Monday, be-
ieve. 1t was rather informal--not a full ;
attendance of the members, and no deci- !
'ive action was had upon this question. We
lave some very active, influential Republi~
cans in this county, both white and color
ID, but they seem willing to divide offices
airly and many, if not a majority of our '
best citizens, who are decidedly Democrat {
C, insist that it is just and proper to allow c
he Republican party representation in the +
everal offices to be distributed We want a
10 bull-dozing in this county--no war Of a
shooting or killing. We want c
eace, real substantial peace. a
While the Democratic party in Issaquena Ii
J true and firm as in any part of the State, t.
nd opposed to independent" movements, N
ley are nevertheless, conservative, and are N
esirous by all fair means to promote good b
ill between the races, and allow the mems ii
ers of each political party just and equal h
ghts. True, there are EXCEPTIONAL chronic al
lsos of "Harperism, but fortunately for =,
le county, these are exceedingly scarce. ="
IssAQUENA. III