, 1879-07-25
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Tho vicksburg (A1iBs.) Herald, a consorva.
tivo-Damocratio newspaper, md perhaps tho
fairest, most decent, mud dignihed paper Of
tllo Democratic kind in tho Cotton States,
suggests plan by which tho ''Solid South
mny be divided, md contemplates tho posst-
bilitY that under certain conditions IN nj
1iauco batweon tho Conservative wing Of tho
Confoderatea md tho Northern Republicans
might bo effected. Tho principal condition
named by It Is non.interforenee Of the North
with tha local aifairs Of tho South. III the
Republican party" says tho Herald, "will
sorcr itB connection once nnd forovor with
tho scoundrols who called themselves South
ern Republicans TO servo their own ends, the
Southern people will instantly divide, and
tho Solid South will bo thing Of the past
Vast numbers OF Southern people alroady be-
liogc our alliance with tho Northern Domo-
orass is greatly to our disadvantage, md
serious impediment to our matarial develop
mont."
Tho Republican party Of the North has
stood roady at my timo to mike tho alliance,
It has proiforod tho olivo-branch over mud
over again. It has satlsAcd every condition
nasnod by tho Herald. Thoro has boon no
interference with tho local alairs Of tho
"south" since tho prasont Administration
camo into power. Tho whites Of N1isais-
Bippi havo been as unrestricted In tho oxer~
else Of their rights and in tho functions Of
local government as tho pooplo Of Illinois,
moro 80, in faot, Us thoy havo abused the
powors granted to them to dogreo which
in Illinois would havo involved general
protest aud condlgn punishment. II thoy
sincerely wish al alliance with tho Northern
Republicans, why then do they not mike
aomo ovorturo or tako soma stop thnt would
indicato desire for friendly ailliation7
The Republican party hos done all 1t can In
tho promises, It stands ready TO welcome
my intelligent, respectable, ind oonserva-
tive men Of tho South any day or any
moment. II has removed evory obstacle to
such IN approach. Why do they not como?
Why do they still romain leaguod with bull
dozcrs and firo-oatera Of tho Okolona Stats
sort In tho ranks Of the "solid south"7
Thoro aro no longer any "carpat-bsggers"
ruling In tho South. Even in their most
lourishing ostato they mover numbered but
few thousands-a more handfnl NJ CON.
pared with tho other classes of tho Bonth,
Thoy have boon warned out, ftozen out, shot
out, md run out, until at Inst all aro gone,
mud thore ia no further Interference, outsiao
or insido, with the sooia1 or political Affairs
Of tho South.
There is no botter ground than Mississippi
for tho commencement Of this groat political
ruform. There aro no - carpo-baggors +" In
TINT Stato. "Homo rulo" Of tho white MI
nority ia complete, Tho white Oonfodorates,
though they do not number two in ayo Of
the whole population, hnvo everything In
their own hands. Tho blacks hayo not only
boon quiotcd, but paralyzod, by tho "llis-
eissippi shotgun method" until they no
longer dare to call their sonla their own, OF
to exercise tho rights which have been g,,ar-
antoed them by the laws. Why, then, docs
not the Vioksburg UeraM call for tho orean-
ization Of Conservative party which eau aot
In alliance with tho Northo1n Republicans,
instead Of sitting down and 1amonting
that such, an alliance laa not been
,nado II thoro are any considerable
number Of whites in TINT stato who sharo
tile sentiments expressed by tho Herald, aud
ave des.rous OF dividing the "solid South I"
by netting With tho Republicans, thero Is now
a magnificent opportunity for them to 10 10.
All that has to bo done Is for tho recon-