New-York tribune., 1879-03-18

ture There is some agitation in favor OF repuoiaF
ing portion of the debt, but he does not beheve
the heconyention will favor any measure that wouiu
destroy or njure the credit Of the State.
In the course of some talk about the continued
poverty of Louisiana in spite OF her rich natura TO-
sources General King said: " think II IS mainly
due to the feeling of encouragement when sue
ceeded the war and prevented the people from pun
ting forth all their energies
of ne State prolonged this feeling, and we have ot
yer had time TO recover from its effects. when L
travel through the North and sec on every hand te
evidences of wealth and prosperity the condition Oh
nv State seems by contrast almost disheartemng'"
"Do YOU attribute in any degree your want OF
prosperity t. your large negro popuatlonr the re-
porter asked"Yes there is no doubt that the pres
ence of an inferior is n curse upon the superior
and drag upon the country. In the measure that
the whites predominate in any Southern coui-
munitv that community seems to prosper
Tennessee. Kentucky and Northern Georgia
are well off in comparison with the
Gulf States. There is one fact, though, that you
may not have thought of in the North. We are edu-
eating a great many negroes, and when they get
their education, many Of them move up TO st. LOUIS
Cincinnati and other Northern cities. You will soon
have strong negro element III your midst, and we
shall make you share i'll the burden OF solving inc
negro problem"
General Thomas /. Clngman, of North Carolina,
who was in Congress as long ago as 1S43, ana wasa
United States Senator when the war broke OUT, Is
also STAYING at the New-York Hotel. He is not IN
active politics now, and although Democrat mas
some ideas which would not be considered ORTHODOX
in his party. Both the old parties. he says, have
outlived their usefulness. and ought to be broken
up. The Republican party IS sectional I'ils
party, and the Democratic party. tnrough
the support gwen it by the Solid S0uth,
has also the appearance of being SECTIONAL me
peOpe OF nv State" he said, 4" are not satisfied Win
the present shape of National pOltcs lhey say
that the Republican party brought the hard times
upon theIn and that the DEMOCRATIC party mas uOhe
nothing for their relief. Only the fror OF return
TO military rule and bad local government Keeps
thousands in the Democratic party. Last year
there was so much discomfort that we had nara
work 10 elect our Democratic nominees, although
they were gentlemen, and the men VINO came out as
candidates against them weTe III many Cases, nieh
of cont temptlble character"
General CGnpman thinks it would be Of great adj
vantage to the Democratic party II cOnslderapie
number of Southern whites won leave lis rahks
aud TO III strong opposition, Dut ne sees no lhiie
date prospect of such turn III affairs. lhe polti-
clans and the newspapers make the people MINK
there IS danger Of a restoration OF negro
and carpet-bag rule and of military interference,
and although their fears have no good 1ounua-
dividing INTO two parties. Tine only way to bring
about the dislntegTatiOu of the white vote OF the
South will be TO dsbaud the Republican party, &C
cording to General Clingman's view. lie does not
explain, however, why tie party that has sue
ceedCd IN all Its great allnS-aOOllsllnS slavery,
prPserv ng the Union, suppTeSSlng the reOelllon,
maintaining The public credit and resumlng specie
payments-shOuld dlSband leaving the Democratic
taklngs. to occupy the field and govern the
country.