New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-20
inc ANYTHING about it. or giving the matter any

Ia the towns and near them, and wEci"'et lI'o
white PEOPLE greatly outrumlrf tie negroes 'i''S
arr some negroes who s'rc a. intelligent ID "H"'"
10 ,oicaI matter. 10 the average OF the operatives
in q New England factory town. bat even 'n '''"
places most of thc negro voters are thii"' i"'"i'
abl. Of forming opinions or Judgements 81 i'" own
in regard 10 political principles o"''il"'S g., TO-
tiyities A. | have noted IN former letters '.t'
,,,e, a few negroes who are men oi mn'h h'''''F
gonce and who ar probably NOT inici on ih any IT,
spect 10 average Iucub,r> OF onr Naton" l. gi-4'-
,ute There u q considerable number al c"'"i'1
men engaged ia teaching in tho southern states
Who are excellent ord thoroughly competent
workers. in their important profession and many
cergyncn Of their race Hho &c making earnest an"
lao,ionS efforts for sell .tuFIo, emcnt aud tAe 'i'
vatio, OF their people | Gnd my.eh dwelling I'M
gero-Iy az every pariicuiaT feature and iaci d" me
favorable side Of tar sab. the conhi"'. al the
colored rcoi!c But iaust come e. III" depressing
trntI OF tae general almost Oh" universal c"ndi'""
and character Of the negroes IA tic hi~tk Dl-
tricts" They have made Slne improvement ia 10
ord In industry or l.'ur. very few have in-
prorcd H. their desire lr tie acquisition "i F'iFy
in tho,e regions and are hcenning to save thrr
earning. OF Al !ea, "a g., pend ta-m les r'ck"a-y
thg, formerly But %. 90 any knn~lcdee' ui"Ih-
,cnce OF INDICTMENT. such As should equip man.
even in the lowest desr.c, for the c>'I,lT" al the
right az power Of suffrage. l c3ii0l see uiAt 'h'4
know ANYTHING ahout II or possess 1t any moro
than sheep DO. II by vote ve mean, according ~
the definition long ago enumerated y tie Ionnior oil
TuH 9EiBIfNE That 10y winch the VIII. preference
OF opinion of person expressed Al We mean any
thing which is the voluntary aud puIposod act OF a
man wiib the object "t announcing decisioii
,loiec or iudsIueu which BE- ha- formed OF arrived
nj then these uegioes are not able TO vote. ana 90
NOT vote They have the right 10 vote under
the law but they haze no Ieal power or a"iIy 10
vote They 10 not and cannot ohooee they have no
Know le re of what Is involved o. ohe side or ihe
other: they have DO materials for AL opinion or
Judgment. nor any ability to form preference OF
decision regarding political matters. Ihey hi""
nothing of either party. and they have no idea OF
notion whatever Of then resis' tive merits ar pm
oipes. They simply vote as they are told to VOTE
mud that Is the whole matter. 50 far A. can carr
II ,eens probable that they wond vote for anything
or any man bearing the E,pubilran name. They
attribute whatcy er good or dc,ra1 IN their pres
ent condition to the Republican party. aud hope
for impossible things from The same SQUIRE III Tie
future.
lNFLUrSCEs THAT COVFRS THE NEGROES.
Among the more intelligent negroes, IN
The towns the sentiment OF loyalty to the party
which gave them their liberty 10 still strong. but
canno; Gnh much of this sentiment among the
Negro. in the c-eat Black DISTRICTS have been
much Interested IN trying to learn what are the
rhef influences which ettli hold thee masses III
,apal,e OF thought IN tho ranks Of the dominant
party do not know that have learned all that
might be known Of this. but | caa See that the
pariy organization and discipline among them are
rarefal and vigorous. Many 81 them are IN
Huenccd ~ their leaders say. by Tee drinks uur-
Ing the campaign cccuonc'rmB ta<n. Ana
there is. an varions places much violent treatment
Ly the negroes Themselves oi th0s. Of ileir Own
4 si.f.stf fflf lp d n.
They ~bulhlo1e" and ku kiuk" any fool
niger" that "yctes ag!n h-sef an BIZ own
intrn,." We run ',lu ont. shoah. they SAY Of
negroes Who max vote the Democratic ticket IA III"
Black Districts ] cannot learn that whit" men
Of any party gi,e any attention t. this n'Er" D"l-
DOING" or care anything about H. The PUNISH
nicnt" administered 10y the negroes for detection
from the Republican party j. usually ~ am every
where told by the negroes themselves. whipping
pr beating but when the man to Dee punished has
stock or property Of any kind. it - sonnet ucs de
stroved: fences are opened and animals ait lnEneA
into the fields destroy LIS growing 'FDP % II T.
burned after il has been gathered. IL % nitn Who
owns a hundred sheep could plH ballot mt" the
WOO, of each drive The tocI tO tie polls and have
the ballots accepted aud counted. flo process would
be- voting the part OF the sheep As Truly as II
the carving Of tickets TO the balot-to& b. multi
tudcs If these negroes the exercise Of the night oil
suffrage on thciI part The cLiet difference IL that
tho negroes have hands IN which 10 hold The ballots
which are put into them by their drivers OF mana
pers Their mental uaton t. the act of voting
differs little from that OF tho sheep IN the case sup
posed ..o,...
Many of the local Republican politicians with
whom have cOuVeISed SAY that u II not desirable 10
rive these negroes suy political education or en-
Ichtcnment and that If II we're desirable 1t would
not be possible that IueauE or effort could give
them an intelligence or Judgment Of their own re-
gaming political matters They Viii never know
q thing about politics Al you talh 10 them till doonls-
day.r these men say L" # VIC do not control them
Che Democrats will that the long aud short Of the
matter" 4 word now Of these local Republican
poitioians in the south. ! do not mean that what
am about 10 say applies 10 All tie Republican man
ngers and oaicc-holdrrs whom ! have seen IN the
South. But it DOES apply to very considerable
number OF those whom have met. From all iho~e
men tho most objectionable Is well as the best
lave received uniform courtesy and kindness. and
ackn6v ledge Iny great indebtedness 70 tie most II
them for information which nobody c',r coud pos
eihly have given me. Mo>t Of Che men whom am
here Obliged 10 describe unlavoraby an OF Northern
origin Those of them " ho are posliastcrs appear
f. consider II their official business and duty 10 give
the people about them as much inconvenience and
discomfort as they can by way of Furnishing them
Sor having been rebels and for siill being South
crnrrs and Democrats. Several times nave been
fold in answer to nv inquiries about the people Of
the town and vicinity: " II | had my way thoy
shouldn't hayc any facilities for business. They
don't deserve any mail service, nor anything ei5s.
from the Government they tled To overthrow
When 1 have suggested that Il Was a good sign TO
see Southern men giving u'ore attention 70 business,
and showing less interest IN p)lics. NY Republican