Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-12
The Partisan a'arScn.

The Partisan i'srSen.
Bishop Haven, i1 recent interview wlth
reporter OF tho B)ss5n Traveller, said:
Il. is a feet that there is 30 protection 10 ths
ecuris, practically, !uf tie cjlored mGn, over
large portion CT TIC South, in ans question that
| i1yoves his labor. Ia 0Co part OF Georgia
they told me they were not making ary cen
tracts last winter b:c.u:c of the oppressive ocn'
! dl;io1s to which they had 10 submit. Whon
| they had gathered part Of the crops.
| they said, tie white nan did not respect the
contract. Tao c5!orcd population is largely
| Baptist or Meihodsi. The Methodist churches
ara uader f:ut different organizaticps-thc
Sou!bero tIc,h3 3Ji2t Eyi:cona Zoo's MetEc.
dist, ColcT7d Methodist Episcopal Church ei
Ancrc. and the Methods; T. p!3ooRal Chu1ci.
which is my own bodj. :Eree OF thsSe Gre eS.
cIcsiveIg composed ot c9cred members. Oar
church is mixed, H5ite sod black. We have
| in the South cosfcvc1ccs largely made Of coorcd
ministers, c..labofc1g wiki whito minister's.
| We Lpv, cur jofcr:ao,s where they ere almost
sutireIy white. We have 4 membership 10 our
ctu!ch ia tho territory lately iu rebellion. leav.
iog CIT B.linorc, of bcl@2en $50 600 AID
500 600 souis. That is iG q tcI:l:oc7 lhat We
nave occrpij al since tho wer. We have oil
this territory dsiric.ct:. anl u1dcT the charge
OF pTssiiag elders, 50 that DOW rcary every
p;rLicn Ct the South il occupied - ministers ci
our church. Some OF Our colored clergy were
slaves, wiI0 came into cur church when VIC first
Heat Iuto tho cuuatry. and the younger potlt)n
have been CIocltcd chiefly by us.
The Congregational churches ere doing very
liac clu,aticn.l work hi: 30. missionary T1rS,
!hougn they havc sjmc seFcnt? i've churches.
The E.piS!s, a'sJ arc doing Good work,
eduosii0asiIy. But tho Northern B1pIiss
DO uos control their churches 10 tho South
,hirk i. very desirable thet they should be
u1ited with tho Ncrth,ya B1p.!s;5. JUS. NJ cur
ccIor1d hlcthcd.s; churches irG with OH. Moth
era Mcthoils..
Reportsr--l s.w i reported recently that the
Csth1lc CE1lcl IS o0.aI1lcE i2f=a ac'fs-ian"
among the c0!2rcd poru!:or.
BisA0p liaYeG-l have 10 faith Ia those re-
ports. 4 Catholic, pties: iEiofGci ma that
hey could d. n0Ihlng VITA tic coiosea m;r
| TIC Catholic Gu ca - Identified Wlth the
rebellion, acG seeks Ut present 20 sccl-o c1n-
yerts enoug the white Doyull!ioa rather than
| amopg the col3,cd. Bishop Gross declared al
| A!laoia iha. the Catholic Church 1e7er opposed
slavery or S3ugh; lis overthrow, aGc recoSIz!u
| the Coaf:Gerata States. the object OF Whlca de-
c!arati5n was, ol COURSE, 20 secure iaTor aToOS
| the white people. Iha coIoccd people are too
c7augclz, u already tor taat Chutca. Ley
arc more spiritual ha1 they aEc, at least that Is
my opioioo Tie Catholic Church will net
prosper here ia this C5uAtty, tXc!r: anong The
| iorel2u pOpulNllo1.
| Rsporer--W Inst is lie position nl Alexander
Stephens az as S';,.!!crp leader?
| Bishop llaycn-Nom, | do1's wln! TO tax
pclui,s. As 10 $ S:cphcns, be has only one pout
and the. he n.ycr fails %. So Ter as the dor
I'd naa is o,ac::acd he il . very dcc:nt lnau
kuoS o. lis mskiug clj0rtS 10 behalf OF colorcd
m,o at West Point. Bat his great p0lat Is
States rights. Tho S3u;hsr1 people arc Z uu:s
90 that id q. S.cphcps il Cahcuu's successor
| 10 that respect. Davis put tho question to tho
test CT bet,s. which Stephens did not approve.
lie believes 10 securing the supremacy OF his
scc.ion Hi,hia the aion erd By lcgsIa'ion
Ills tex: book i used 10 all the s;ho2ij OF tho
South. | mean biz book on "Wa7 Between
The States" II tha. book these IDEAS ar
ls,cad.iy sgusbt. H. isso ia tue schools OF Allan.
10, and it is 20 IL all the high schools, tzMp: tho
schools usGcr the direction CT N0rthern So
cieties.
| r ,po.ter-Docs the exodus whioh is attrao'~
ilg - much attooi0n premise to h'IVc the
prorlem f the freed mems u:crt:
| B.shop II.veu-l have % lica that tn"
lcy9Gus il c0irg to be universal. The neetn
1 DOIU.2ttOU IS CuC luo| IC~FSS iNo ''-iN oa"'''
lingIy. No doubt good macy people wall leave.
aud ,hcy will not 70 20 kansss tx:usiGe!y. l
had a letter recently lror. pr:sliiug clt:r. 10
which be yso,s New Mexico to DO approIrat.
ed to ,he3. Nv advice 10 ,hsm il to scatter
through oil tbo \ ,tth irJm New E2giald to
the PaciEl; to se3tttr an0oG The people.
hryc advised good many OF them in this way
p,;y.tely to 20 wh3rev;r they ccu'd gel lab;r
Rcpor;ar-Than tie question touching th 3 co! +.
cred race in the South willgtll remain unsettled
Bishop Haven't think tEcro is moro pow
. erfi1l agency st york to ecttls Tao mat.tr. 1
:hink tso farms and pl.n.itions will gradually
20 TO tho coorod men under the necessities o!
Iho bsnkruttcy and poTer.7 CT thor present
holders know of four coloIci nen-one 10
South Carolina. oae in Texas, ono IN NORTH
Carolirn aid ono IN t:eof9l.-.hst now OWE
Ems of from four hundred % six hundred ecles
n ey,ent. Tnese aEo examples o. ceses which
.ro growing moro frequent year By year. !
think tic rscs is goDg TO settle taers Gns!y. l!
ia 10 bs 1e.n en- bered tnat the poor coloTed peo'
rle ere IGing to schcol Eloic IL "a tEe Eooe Wnie
people Among .5n whites the ssn,a custom
-ules ,hst ruled before tho Wsr IA, higher
CLASSES ere educated, bu. 1ot the na;te5 OF the
, whi.s population. AlLoog the coio!cd mssse'
> | IsJrs proportion OF them arc ebtalnIng al ed
ucst;oa. Ofthe rising generation there ara bu!
few bows and girIs ,ns. csnno. read and write.
On the plantations suppose this Is net go muci!
90. bat il il g9od dea' moro 60 than you Woul
iiIink Tho schools are vary little supported p5
tho State, bu. they haze suoscriplion sSh"ois
a,J rnanv Of the Northern teachers spend their
summer n teaching in III. south mos:ly in cub.
sc,Dtion schools.
Peace il The Family" You can enjoy q
good u:ga,'s resi- aud retain peace 10 the family
. By kee1ing Or. Bri's Baby Syrapin tho house
TIE HUMAN LOCOMOTIVE is a very lntri'
cite piece OF naebipery, and uel :as aIl its part
ere cltciuily locked aftef it! is liable to run Oh
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