, 1879-05-10


hard times und Of cxt0rtin.i on the part OF tho
planters aid storekeepcrs, but tic negroes in
this part Of the cpunfry con,platn only OF bull
dozlnE. They arc atra!d OF trouble at The next
visited camp Of leo abovo Waterproof this
morning, mud smoke to tho men. Some Of them
said thGy kncw they were safe for tho present,
ovn as nsz, ILL., nussr s siu oi te n' to o
tllcy had dhcen working for a good employer, "Out
what eau he do for Us" they asked, "whcn no
are lMuanE w III some trcci" ..-....
in last ycarl" inquired.
"Why, they went through our houses and
took everythlng WI had. They carried AWAY our
best clothes, nnl stole our money, and burt our
vol1setl, "uG they h.,l,g I'D all the men they
"R!d ..Rn1 you yos !, run aray'"
"Now gtye me names. Tell nc facts"
"Weil we've seen lust sccl, men as you comfu'
up l,yar dressed to kll., an then eofn' of aud
"B1t I'M from lie forth don't you SEQ i'm
not from this nclEhborhood." -
"fcs,l know.-but VIC can't tell nuthin' about
you: maybe you Is from q worse pace.''
'.Can any 0f you rcatlln
emo, wc'ro not the rcadfn' kiad.n
] took ont my letters asitl showed them.
You read them to u.s." ono Of them suR-
Ecstrd.
did 50, antl they were satisfied. They seemed
not 10 think Of the possibility that the writing
could lie, OF that could read anything not down
that thcr had been on the landing Two weeks;
that steamers refused 10 tnke them, whether
they had money OF not; that Captains passed
down clutes on the opposite aldo to avoid
hope Of guttlng out ol this wretchcl country.
They wanted to lcayo hurc, they suitl, because
they dared not stay. l. was not merely qles-
ton Of voting, but q living llcre peacefully II
they did not vote. 1t wlftt tnan wcrc killed,
no matter what tho proyocatton, uobody was
safe. Then negroes were lInblu to be- Killed on
sight, md they lid not caro for any more Of
that. They gave naracs, but It would DO impru.
nskcd what they had heard about tho coun-
try. One had heard that the Government was
to furnish every crniErnnt With luna md give
, hl'n tlmu H. to o., pny 1Ir Tor It; another had
dolt. Northern people should understand also
thlt Us rule the rolpreu people rho ro from
here will expect to have their living wants SUD-
piled until tl1ey Gun rassc crop. They lave al
Wavs bccn used to thnt sort OF thing In ule
South, n!d they will eurciy expect Ii In lilo
North. On tho sa!e of The csup they nay Tor
vEat they have buot, credited with ont OF the
proceeds.
CONCLUSIONS AS TO nuLLDozINo.
hayo nov run down The reports Of BULLDOG
have seen In lItnds County, Mississippi, Tho
place whore Squire Ha'hcr und three OF lis COL
orrd trlunds Wcru shot down; nnu In Tensas I
iaye @ spokss ,sp wti perhaps loo men who al I'D
Ing IN the parlsh. They lay the blanc on
tntrnders from back parishes, md I have
c1n,;n ctySn Tie testimony a. tl''s point osue.
from franklin ami cataooia, iass rs |. sss has Gen
received, but tseso details did not sect, to ms
At Nil material, mud neither will ,cy scctn so at
the North. Some Of the obvious facts Ia regard
whito men In Tensaa and Coneordia Purishcs
nrc:
!. That there hus been good denl Of It ln tho
!. That 1t is l|1scly to occur again about cleo
8. That the lenders In it in Louisiana uro men
from Catahoola and Franklin, u,i1 otller back
parishes. whore there ore few colorcd men to ho
iutlin!datctl, nsll wters the white men arc not
interested ~ keeping tho co1oFcd laborcrs qnict.
!. Flint the young and rccklc.s characters
IT. the river parishes aro tl!e only ones resident
WHO Join these nutsln batlsla.
s. That tho ciEact ts tho same, whatever tho
cause n1ny be, as IL the oulldorlng originated at
q. That the planters IN Concorflia and Tcnsas
hnvc t,ereto!ors hclucd to constons thu olrcrses
OF tle b,l!ldozers when they hare been arrested.
Z. ThaL concerted effort will ho made among.
t!e plantcrs and storekccpcrs Of tle riycr par
shcs to prevent Interference with their laborers
III tllN future.
T. 'r9nt hul'lozinE has always begun and
en'lcsl in tolitcuI campaign, and tint il Is .
tented on!y for political effect.
That It has tie effect Of keeping ille nc.
eroes generally away from tic polls In National
elrctloMs In Louisiana md Mls*issinpi.
10. That n,urtl,r, robbery. rape, and arson
arc lhs Usual manifestations Of hulldoztng.
IL. Thnt tlle negroes In the Patlshes III Con-
Gorilla nn,l Tcnsas arc 1Ylng from tleIr homes
on accs'unt u bulfdozng and bulldozlng alone,
POSTSCRIPT.
kATCHEZ, MisA., May 6-S[ncc writing thu
ahnve hayo .nada tlIo 1ourncy to Natchez, and
tlaSs srcn negr1 CAMPS In Concordla Parish, op.
poslto here. Tho ncEroea all tell the ra11le
.1, story', Tley are Aging for t1e samo cause
value, thrlr mules going to thu auc,io, rooms
md their cows to thu butchers. They uro des
pcratcly III earnest. II transportation NJ tho
regular rates could bo had, thousands Of ne
counsry, aud i they could b. carried Tree, BE-
ltcre nearly all would lenye the Louisiana etlc
i!M fever hns spread slowly down tho river, but
y Is raglnE more violently IN Louisiana, opposite
lcre, than IN my Other place have BEEN III.
AoATs PROM THE NORTH
might b. loaded With negroes ut Yislslia, IN Con-
sortiia ruraa oppu'ite. II ts,uy should attempt
tuwtyer, tu tak0 away negroes now At work
ihey would DO Ilkn1y to meet with armed re-
s's.ynee ssyiiS r., Ill., ~, pan1csS ere arg sulcrlng
acfts that hAYo been plantcu arc growing un
will! weeds aud grnss. The negroes have coli.
t.actsd 70 rsna!l' hnro for this season, md hayo
'lhcIr 'peEsoual liberty cannot bc RESTRAINED
under me !.oualaua law By an actian for yioia.
ton q coutraet Or dcbt though their goos Gun
% seized; md thu plartcrs feel that they have
risht y t!u services eoutractsti and
partially r;a. pa!a p,, Tor; From every punt u
With them OF enttce them AWAY. il
..sy were to- atay a.s raise THU crop, they would
tant cIcc,ion this year; an1 they would hayo
| means In january to movc II thcy tait 80 in.
clnaA. At tho sumo time, lhu Soutllprn pcppIu
afo patsuinE au e1traordInsFy UNI! very il:alvta-
81 colsrse ~ persuadinE thu boats not to take
those who havc thu .ucans to pay tllcir passage,
Iho tGfes caups IN ~ the river, ,-at Waterproof,
Gooa Hone, a'"l Vi'alia,-waltng patiently iur
aEive among tr negroes than all olflcr calsos
l3 combined: a. y were Southern u,an, uni nter-
uuayor to hare those negsoes all taken North on
thu hrst boat. Tho tire eu1uot ba amothere,l;
1t Must be pcEuittcd to burn itself our.
IT, ". +.
| Marriages In Scotch Churches.
-, Marriages. have begun to b. celebrated in
EdtnGnrg parishclurriles, two having taken
nHpA f,1yt aLua IL, liz a.