New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-05
AT TIE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
POLITICS AND AFFAIRS.
WHAT TWO MIssIssiPrIANs SAY ABOUT THE YAzoo


WHAT TWO MIssIssIPPIANs SAY ABOUT THE fAzoo
| AFFAIR-RRyIvAI OF THE IRON TRADE-THE
PRESIDENT GOING WEST.
Congre ssman Manning and Senator Lamar
are stated to have refused to con-
denim the killing of Dixon in Iazoo
County. In endeavoring to obtain iron
| for the new Department building at
| Washington. the Government has discovered
that the iron factories are very busy. Mr.
Welsh has called upon the President Inc
President and several members Of the Cabinet
are going West very soon.
A SOUTHERN VIEW OF MEN AND THINGS.
GREENBAcK PROSPECTS IN MIssIssIPPr-THE YAzoo
MURDER-MIssrssIPPI OPPOSED TO MR. TIIDEN.
icy TELEGRAPH THE TRIBCNE1
WASHINGTON. Sept 4.-Representative Manning
of Mississippi recently arrived in Washington from
that State. He has been engaged for several weeks
in making political speeches in his district in reply
to the arguments of Greenback speakers. ME-
Manning SAYS that in his district not more than
per cent of the whites have taken up the Green
back theories. but that he thinks most OF the
coored voters are with them. He says this
is not because the colored people care
anything about Greenback notions. but be-
cause they are willing to vote for any
body or anything that is anti-Democratic.
generally throughout tho State. although
many of them have he SAYS, become more conserva-
tive of late years. Mr.. Manning does not think that
the Greenbackers have any hopes of carrying the
State aud he is of the opinion that the movement
Is not so formidable as n few weeks ago. lie
SAYS however, that the party might easily become
formidable IN view of the fact thai the colOred ma
iority of 10000 or $4,000 Is always adv to fight
under any flag opposed TO the conservative Democ-
racy. MI Manning says that in a number of conn
ties there are Independent candidates In the field,
and these are all claimed By the Greenbackers as
belonging to that party.
Mr.. Manning expresses considerable regret be
cause people in the North do not, he thinks I'M
dersand the Yazoo affair. lie says he appreciates
tho difficulty that people at distance have In
separating the two events. meaning the ordering
of Dixon from Yazo6 County by mob and his
murder by Barksdale few days afterward. Yet
he declares that these two things had no connection
whatever with each other, and that the murder
was entirely without political significance
Mr.. Manning says that although Dixon had been
q Democrat at one time, the Democrats of Yazoo
County felt that his shameless had brought
disgrace upon the Democratic party. Besides, he
had killed Harrison, and that act subjected
him to much severe critissm. although he
had escaped the galows under the forms
of law. He n fend incarnatc, and
| the people of Yazoo County felt that they could
not allow him to become Sheriff of the county. a
position of great influence and responsibility.
Mr. Manning's version of the affair is that Dixon
was killed IN n fair fight. and that politics had
nothing to do with the killing. In regard to the
Rankin County affair where an independent can
didate was ordered TO leave the county or take the
consequences. Mr.. Manning says that the difficulty
originated with few irresponsible fellows "away
| h. IL, ho do nd fbat he
spectacle white men of the county knew of it they
frowned it down. -.---.
An active canvass Is going on throughout the
State the next Legislature will elect successor
| TO Senator Bruce. Mr.. Manning says that If the
press of the State were taken as an evidence
of the strength Of candidates, Major Ethel
| Barksdale, chairman of the State Committee,
wonld be given the lend Representative Single
ton, who is also q candidate is very popular IN his
own district, and has considerable following III
other parts OF the State. lr Manning says De- does
not think that Jefferson Davis will be candidate,
| although Major Barksdale has announced that ne
| will not stand against Davis. Mr.. Manning or
poses Mr. Davs's election purely on me Erouno ot
the inconvenience and worry which that iliusirous
person would be called upon g. endure II c'mpcl'd
to sit in a body with Senator Chandler a.d 9lhcis
\ for colleagues. But he thinks that II Mr. DAVIS
| were to become a Senator again, his course would
be so patriotic and wise as to silence all cayil.
MT Manning expresses nIh,sri Ve ~, Wisssi,i
is unanimously opposed 10 Mr.. 1llden, although the
| Democrats would, of course, have to vote for MN
| if Inc were nominated. The chief objections urged
| TO Mr. Tilden are his views on financial questions.
| But Mr. Manning has another grave objection. lie
says he does not think 1t would he quite decent
! To nut a man I'm the White House who had go little
| life IN his body as Mr.. Tllden has. The favorite
candidates OF Mississippi are Messrs hendricks and
| Thurman. but Mr. Manning says he thinks Potter
| and Davis would command warm support. In re-
| gard to the colOred exodus Mr. Manning says that
So far as he knows. only one colored man from ms
district has visited Kansas lie returned about
month ago, and Mr.. Manning saws, reported that
he had an interview with Governor 81. John, VINO
fold him that the 5000 cOloTcd people already IN
Kansas are out of employment ard in want, and
that next Winter will make an end of them. Mr.
Manning says that this coored man concluded 10
return to Mississippi and stay there.