New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-23

ne;ghboys were evidently afraid OF the ieno"' -
one OF them ventnred to demonstrate against ou."
abuse Of a woman. when the man oruereu n,u "
.hnt his mouth if he did not want gooo hcA'ns
p..t ,a, oheved I longed 10 knock the rascal
Hcwn hut reflected that was an observer ana tna'
.I,h,uob knocking him down might make the aran
-.,ber moro nicturesaue il would not add 10 inc
reaI value OF my report. This was one OF Inc iiS'
things which saw at the beginning OF my Journey
.hro,,ch the Southern States and have seen
o-reat many similar occurrences The poorer oi"N'
Of white people throughout the South are very
MANY of them at least good and Kind WIN many
loyable qualties but they have 40 httie sp'n' Vi
courage 80 little power Of seldefence, that every
body is insolent TO them They are far more n'ip
less and abiect usually than the negroes But
confess In liking them They are 80 human M uo-
rnestc. and thew are among the few people ieit IN
&bis uodcrn world Of ours 10 whom still belongs 'he
oldfashioned virtue of humility. They have TOT me
n pathetic interest rs representatives ol typo
which il rapidly becoming extinct in our country
and suppose in most of the highly civilized coun-
tries of the world.
PREJUDICEs BREAKING DOWN.
haye attended several temperance conventions
AL ,ns.t;,gs for the promotion of education In
a;frrent Southern States in which white ana oiacK
men have participated without any discoveraoie
manifestation of prejudice against color or race anu
think there is not any serious dlfhcul'y aoou'
che people of the working together LOT any
inch practcal interest But of course, If they at
tempt to discuss the question OF the rights Oh INC
negroes or the relations between the races they are
likely 10 disagree. Time, experience and WORK ior
the common good will solve or simplify these prop
IONS think Apain it is to be observed that the
Soutbern white people very generally appear 10 DC
prond of any intellectual cminence or success that
IL won by a colored man. cultivated OF u'S''h
p,,ished colored man receives cordial recognition
from the principal white people wherever nave
been Leading Democrats everywhere appear gia'l
10 introduce me to cOlOred teachers and MINISTER'S
when these are men of character and intelligence
I see also, many things which make IL seem p'oo-
nble that negro millionaire. if he were ais" gen
tleman In manners and character coulu Si' uo"" "'
almost any table in the South to-day.
TIE CONQUEST OF MEXICO
Turning TO other topics. ought tn mcntlon that
/ heard much interesting talk among business men
IN Texas about their interest and plans regarding
land aud investments in Mexico. Gentlemen In
different parts of the State spoke OF the old feeling
of men of o certain type or class IN Texas III iaVof
of the conquest Of certain portions of McNico Ihry
said all arch ideas were ont Of date; that while
some men would doubtless like TO he camp-toliowerS
of an invading army. the day Of the sword has gone
nv and money is now the ruling force IN national
AFFAIRS and relations rho world now belongs.
they said not to the soldier hut To the fars"eing
business man Our money will buy anything we
want in Mexico There is some good land there, ana
we shall buy it, We shall develop the best portions
of the country, and by and by we shall own AMI
occupy it, We shall Ancricanizc as much OF MeNic"
M we want constructing and operating railroads,
working MINES establishing manufactures supply
ing the markets introducing our improved methods
of arricnlture There is no law or treaty against
such an invasion rs that. is thcref
@Bnt what about the rough and dSorlcrly cor
dition Of society and the insecurity of property IN
that country asked
"Oh that will soon settle itself" was the rrpy.
1.-THE people steal because they are poor and they
are lazy because there is nothing to do. Whenever
there is property there worth taking care Of IT VIII
be .ecnrr enough and tho people who VIII nor WORK
will move on into the poorer regions Of the country
This il An accurate condensation Of what heard
many times with mnch expansion Several gentle
men told me they were dispOsing Of some OF their
property in Texas, aud we're investing more and
more of their means in Mexico They said: The
national debt is practically already paid of. and
there will be no bonds Mt n high rate OF IN
terest Great industrial enterprises will now he the
uost proGtable investments | asked tho Texan
people about the division Of their State. All old
Texans are entirely opposed to it, and indeed,
could not discover anybody who favOrs it. They all
saw No. will soon be- the most powerful State in
the Union in the popular branch of the National
Iegslature and that is what we desire
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
A. have seen many If the prominent citizens Of
everv Southern State. and have had most KIND and
efficient assistance everywhere for those features of
my undertaking in which snch assistance could be
helpful it has happened mary times that after CIV
ing me letters of introduction to prominent men of
various places which intended to visit, gentle
man would ask: Would you like to see Mr.
Davis If So shall he glad to arrange it for yon.
To this | always replied IL thTnk you. hut Mr.
Davis is the one man in the South in whose opinions
the Northern people have no interest whatever. He
has done his work and the only dignity and deccncy
left for him is silence 1t is all right for him to
publieh his book. If he would tell all he knows IL
would he valuable. But no word or counsel OF his
can bc helpful To the Southern people, and have
no wish to be the Of giving publicity TO any
uttcrance Of his. We can understand your feelings
of reverence and homage for Lee and ackson, and
can sympathize with il 10 some extent, but we have
no respect for jefferson Davis believing him to have
been coldy ambitions and selfish"
No one in all my journey has uttered a word in my
hearing in defence al jefferson Daviss character,
or in oppostion TO the estimate of him which thus
exn-css.d AS some Of those with whom talked
had occupied important positions under Mr. Davis
when lac was chief Of tho Coufcderacy, and rs they
arc gentlemen they did not speak against him.
Rut they were si'.n and did not defend him. Al
most all through South have seen the portraits
Of Lee. Stonew. " Jackson end Albert Sydney
Johnston everywhere. In the homes Of the poor and
rich alike and the people believe these officers to
have been true SOuthcrncrs.' as they say, warm
hearted generous mon, Just and kind even to then
foes Bat have seen only two portraits OF Jefferson
Davis outside Of the collections in some OF the state
Capitols Lincolns portrait is seen more frequently
IL, IL he Of