The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-06-02
A Chicago Mans Experience in
New Orleans.

Chicago News
Comptroller Gurney having re-
turned to the city, from the South,
was seen by Daily News reporter
in his office.
You have been South, l believer
said the reporter.
"Yes, to New Orleans and other
places" replied the Comptroller.
swell; what is your opinion OF
the country"
"It is an excellent country sir.
Why, if was twenty years younger
| wouldn't stay here day longer
than was necessary to sell out and
get myself on a South bound train"
did your observe any bitterness
on the part of the people against
Northern men?"
None whatever; / observed no
anywhere against Northern
people. They want them to come.
They want their money and bust
ness enterprise, and instead of try
ing to drive them out of the coun-
trv, they are continually studying
plans to induce them to come there
and settle. Talk about persecution !.
Why, sir, there is no such thing
now, no matter what it has been in
the past. OF course, there are
fights and murders there, just the
same as there are here, but they
have no significance politically.
People quarrel over whisky, proper
ty and other matters, and some
times resort to violence to settle
their little disputes, as they do in
all quarters of the globe; but l
think the statistics of crime will
show that there is no more indui-
gcnce in lawlessness in proportion
to the, population in New Orleans,
Louisiana than there is in Chicago
or the State of Illinois. Hot head
ed politicians and party newspapers
must have something to work them
selves into frenzy over and make
capital out of, and if q colored man
is killed for some outrageous pro-
ceeding, CT apprehenGed for viola
ting the law, they would have us
believe the constitution is in dan
Ger and the whole social fabric is
going to pieces. ;,
"What did you observe the feel
ing to be between the two racesy'
ssAmicablc. There is no ill-feel-
ing between them, and there is a
disposition on the part Of the whites
to encourage all well-meaning, up
right colored men in every way that
they can. They do not object to
their voting, but they hate to see
them massed at the polls, and
casting solid vote for thieves, and
blacklegs, and scheming carpet
baggers, who are intent only upon
running the country. They hope in
time, through education, to induce
the colored men to vote for good
honest representative men OF theiI
own section, and only ask to be lei
alone to manage their local affairs
If they are, I'll guarantee that there
will be no more trouble"
"Did you feel the popular pulse
to any extent9'
.Yes, sir. While in New Orleans
/ went everywhere, and talked with
all classes Of people, from the rul.
ers down to the negro roustabouti
ON the leyees. / made it point tt
drop into stores and ofiicee, and
talk with their occupants on poll
tics, and ask them how they regard
ed the North. In almost every in
stance l found them ready to le
by-gones be by-gones, and looking
forward hopefully 70 the future
The only drawback / observed wa!
in the mixed descent and slnggisl
foreign blood Of many Of the IN
habitants. With immigration ffou
the North there will be IN infusion
| Of new blood and new energy tha
will wake old New Orleans up, An