, 1879-05-06
Conflicting Views Of the Negrophiles,
the Conservatives, and the
Ultras.
The Latter Assert That lie Negroes Art thinning
tht Country, and tlat other laborsrs
Should Ee Substituted.
Capacity Of the Negro Us Landowner
Conflicting Testimony as to His
Shiftlessness.

Labor Convention, TO bu held III thta ettE Alo-
day. will contain three powerful factions. THIS
Ia appropriate, for In Mississippi uycrytlnggocs
bv lactlons,--tlat Is 10 SAY, everything that
gucs at oil. Ono faction Ill the Convention will |
be lu |
THE INTEREST or TrE Hg0NoEs,
o. what they clloosc to consider their interests
Tie delegates OF this kind Will not he inllucn-
tial, bit they NAV bc numerous. Though the |
negroes havc been invited to participate III the |
Convention, It Ia not expected TINT they will |
control or dictate in my degree It's actions, ! |
saw to-day letter from cx-Congrcssman Lynch |
to W. r. Montgomery, The wealthy colt,rca
planter Ut Davis Bend, In which 1t WIS
stated thut tic colprcd man had little
10 hope from the Vlcksburg Conventions,
Mr.. Lynch looks upon the Natchr@ Goa
ference as much u,orc important. Tile 1egrpcs
generally coincide In this opinion, They kno"
that the Convention wns not called i'll their in
tcrcst, in the first place; md t!1ut tie extension
pf the call to tlacm was all attcrthouGhi, which
las bern condemned and rcundiatea by many
white men.
Faction NO. 9 Is composed Of
THE CONSERVATIVES,
Of whom have alrcady written. Gov. Stone,
the Bank Presidents, and tic editor Of tile
Herald belong to this party. Eighteen out Of
thIrty-fo1r signcrs to the Original cail for tlic
Convention aEe Conservatives. They would like
to reassure tic negro. II possible, bv aErcting
publicly that lie shall not anywhere, 20 lar us
t,,c Influence Of the Convention extends ie
n,oiestcti In the enjoyment Of his political rights.
The Conservatives would also make s,icll cot,.
ccss!o.ls, within reason, 10 the demands Of the
negroes as might be deemed necessary to satisfy
tt!em nnd stop the migrnsion-moyement.
Faction No. 8 Is composcd of
TIE uL7nAs:
,,s", a'u y. 'us.e ,a ,s"' s,xtna, ~. =, .,,,p
t'cu'arly To-Day. oiSteen out o. t"'fty
four Of the siEners OF the original Gull
,nny be classed US Ultras. Many Of them
~ ~, tIa aa." agtor ~. c,,i ,xas iss,a5 nr,1on,
efu "u,s "''ei INV ~, We 'n'us't e"r'"''''
tury OF the purposes OF Tie convention II Was
not intended, they said, to CONFER with tic nc-
procs Mt ali nm po!itfcnj questions They Ind no
1ro,n,a.a u w N -. ,noto tn 1hem nor INV a;1vIco ,o
pso~s W -. ,',.aH -, ,1,.,,s .,,.,..
give, except 10 commend 10 l"em greater thfi1t
aud Industry than they have heretofore prac-
t.ccl, Tier wilt conecdc nothing, ndmit moth
,n,r. mr. contri6u,e ,u INV way to what ,hcy ron
H.. ,,o..,o,,. .,ho,,a ~ ,,,nt,, ,ftt,a1 ~, ,i,
aluer q he'afaous sSuems 10 'naho ~ pol'IIsa eap.'
tat for use Ut the AoFt' oat Of thls emigration
movement. Tic Ultras-nslng the word in no
offensive scusc-aro not bulldozcgs nor apollo
,,st. for ,u,,ld,7crs nor svmnathizers viii .unv
ss1e ~. oa'iao@s.s' W. '."spa'Ss aa, WV, ".s
o"l'ao&9ns eateFp',ocs' pas'' P'escn'. VI IL
cornc: Tliey simply put the Hhoie qtles'
tion Of bulldozing or TO bulldoz!itg
outside Of tho discussion, ns having nothing to An
with It. They say thur tho emiaratiot lias been
heaviest from parishes mud counties In which the
uegro has been suprcnle u politics !or yearsi
.'sTetore, nut aeprHa'!ol 9I po1ttea4 r'Shts
TIE nAplcAt. DIFFERENCE DErwEEN THE con-
sENyATlvEs AND TIE uLrKAs,
60 far as their views Of this emigration move
ment aru concerned, Is this: The former thak
cultivation Of cotton III tAIs country; thr iattcr
declare 1s,lt It is nut. The view Of tile question
wt,cl, Is haseu on the supposed importance Of
uegro labor to teo South l.as been several tImrs
siler for moment le opposite view. 1t should
&c understood thAt thcar are tllc opinions OF is,-
dusnttal, wealthy, md eyery-way-intolliccnt
MCn, who have had special opportunities OF
q u I,sr Inos II h,eane Ill., eeIsss
u. T.. at ,'rot,ai rs,aI t"LoaEn
@ %nnsn, agent Tor pansrs IT. r. h's se;to
tne country; hu Ii1 vhn,o ~ tns olate lrotls
H. " ar us o 5su n" i"r,o Engs Ssass
ns!ofo e mnt @ so1a ~ o"su , sa aasGn niamia.p,
WORTH eVu ~ ~ st"%". ~, sar. now!aaF . e saa
70 nc 1la1 w aueu ~. VI lns thii.sfh!to Was PET
sa ps FL "ininn 14 's ,ras ~ ,nt II wn u m s
.. ~ -. .s s,,, "1i n H.. "uu ~
II.
%hnid 60 away tae ns.ro Hiu l not till W
iNhN aoI ~ ~ WIN !' "us1.t: @ .i1 "na tflloranl
n too'u o. usJ ,a T., ,,..ti suua mot ~
laEn, Nono ~ " ~ ,nt s,mp'wss" @ anpnanees io
S!!tfat.5 .lo !ai!u' lHat o a.n co!n41n w III III!
ost.' ',I'' ~. Nv u. uso ~ ~ u'o eo"'u' a1t' oo"'na
ti'hNs ths negroes arc ..-.--
NutH1Sa THE COUNTRY
1,y tl,eir slttlcsst,ess, They viii pnt work rcpn
lar,y ask tuo l,,aly HOLIDAYS; usc illle st1lblur,l
u,uj l,url 70 dcul with. Tipy cxpcrk ton 1n1,rI,
u,pl Iiya To-, little, White Or Chinese InIIorcrs
II uro,,erly managed, might. in tiIu onIuTnn d
Mr. bowman, ulnl;u tits Msysspti Willie
1luSaoul lfku the rusp 'rhry wns1ti nral,tir
rotatl0n Of crops; grOw rorli for their mules
ami save 1t III! tHey were rca1y TO use Grns
oats, alsf' 9slu aone ,! Wl,east ihey would ruls
hugs and shcrp' WHICH 2an pc kent here bette
thutl IL tllc Nortn. Mr.. Eownlar thinks thu
ltaliai tabor would DC tho t'll's, II 1t could b
obtained;
l asked him about
TUE HK0Hoss CAPACITY You LANp-nwN1N{
'rh,s ;s unot,,rr of the rrcat cures Ior ,b. III.
s,iisiaeton OF thc lerro,s timt tl,n Inuservatir,
luyo In mind. iicrc alsu Ill. i;lirn
,I,lrcr from Them wiJcly, Tley wunt hirr