New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-25
judge of the comparative significance of many sepa-
ate and conflicting tendencies.


One is in danger everywhere in the South of recev
ing entirely too much information from :" the most
intelligent citizens" If traveller puts himself
into their hands he will receive profuse hospitality
but he will have little opportunity for independent
obserya ion. Onl, a man who will wear rough
clothes, part of the time at least and who can set
the common people to talking the South
il is. At the same time it is, OF course.
necessary the best people, too at their houses
and " in society,"; and any well-behaved man can
do this in the regions which have visited, no mat
ter what his political opinions may be. l can eX
press any political sentiment opinion freely at
the tables of leading in all the Southern States,
provided only that | recognize the requirements
which are universal i'll polite society, and that l
converse with the women. The men will listen and
participate, but in their homes and in society the
women queen it " more palpahy than is usual in
the North and the homage Difference constantly
rendered to them is more pronounced than i'll New
England. They are never left out of the talk
where they present.
TIE NEGRO FROM TWO srANDPOINrs
have been strongly impressed by the general
hardness and uusympatlctc feeling Of Northern
mcn living III the South in regard IL the
negroes. Native Southcrners of character ana
position do not often appear TO lne to
feel kindly toward the negroes, though, OF course,
they often regard them contempuously and fail 10
treat them as they ought. But Northern men who
have gone South since the war almost universally
chose whom have seem speak Of the negro with
great hai shncsS-a kind of cold hatred, and what
should call cruelty. have seen and heard so mach
of this, that would have appeared incredible before
that ii gives sometimes a kind of nightmare fear
that residence in the South might transform the
most rhianthropc abohfionst into tyrant of
merccss severity. Interesting questions arise here,
but have not time to discuss them.
Near Wick, buTr nd A VouuU n otpr from Min
ncSota, who WORKS lnany negroes. asked hm
a5out their quality rs laborcIs, and he replied that
they are almost worthless, unless You whip thom
well' How DO you mean that Nou whip them e.
| asked; DO YOU fight with them and whip
them because you ara the best man. white
men tight in MiuncsotaW "Oi no. eaii Ne, con
temptuously, "go at them with club, or heavy
whip-sock knock them down and beat thcm a..
you would mule But | thought the day for
that was over i'll this country. should thnk they
wOIld leave you. Why do they not g away, go to
some other man. or out OF thus rcgi M Ola, well,
they do go away t. the woods for q DAY or tyo but
what can they doc Their families are here and
they don't know where to 20. Besides / shouldn't
let em go, if didn't want to. TIL dogs would soon
find en- "Thon," said. " | would kill YOU" At
this he laughed snccringly. ana replied: "Mcbhc
yoU would but YOU amt Niger A mig GERS just in
his place when he has a white to drive him, an
they always need knockln down vccasi0nally.' He
went on to say that he had found that only the
harsh shareholders made money in the old times
An that's the right way ROW; work en-
TO death an git more. There's plenty of 'cIn,
On my expressing my adherence ne said: lyon
wouldn't be here year till YOU would say the same
things. All Northern men talk just as you do when
they first come down here. | did mysclf. My father
was red hot abolitionist; but tell you a niger
has no affection, no gratitude, no heart. Every one
of 'en will steal. They understand nothing but a
club
HUNTING NEGROES WITH DOGS.
In Mississippi found Republican official who
hires prisoners from the authorities and employs
them in various kinds of labor. The conVicts worl.
under guard and occasionally some of them try to
escape. Host of them are negroes. When they run
away the employer aud his guards chase them with
dogs. lie uses pack OF hounds to follow the man
by the scent. These would not attack the fugi-
tive, but thcy are accompanied by a powerful and
terocious " catch-dog,' that will tear Il man in
pieces in few minutes if the flying hunted wretch
is unable 10 ascend tree before the terrible
brute is upon him, just before was in that neigh
borhood runaway negro convict had played a
shrcwd trick which enabled linn TO make good lila
escape for that time at least Hearing the hounds
his trail, be struck across the country for the rail
road. When he reached it the DOES were in plai,,
sight across the fields aud were rauidly gliuiuq ON
him. Hall a mile away lac saw an express train ap
preaching. He knew the dogs would follow the
scent closely 50 he ran 10 meet the tram which, but
a moment after hc had stepped from the track. ran
over the dogs killing them all. / must do the r,.o-
pie OF that region the Justice TO say that although
many of them nothing shocking in the pracfic..
of hunting runaway negroes with dogs their svn1pa-
tines were all with the fugitive OF this OCCASION
They were glad that he had outwiticd his uur-
suers, and talked much about " the niger that wa
too many for Captain SO and-SO." This "Cantaiu
is a Northern man. and thought he fcl; some de-
gree OF shame when expressed my disgust at what
1 had heard, but lie insisted that my sentimental
Of the matter was absurd. "IIoyy else ana ia
catch the niggers then ?" he said. And some tiu,,
aftcrward in talking with prominent Democrat of
Cucro, Texas, OF this occurrence in M>s,isaipni
when remarked that felt thc more indignant he
cause the fellow was Northern man and a Rcpuh-
hcan my Texas acquaintance politely demonstrated
saying that my feeling seemed TO him mere s.nti-
ment, surprising from gentleman 80 sensible as
youiself' and he added " How else was he to catch
the niggcrp Several Northern ladics in tho
mississippi region where the incident oc-
Cured told me of their mexprcsoible horror
the first time they saw this man with
his dogs pursuing negro. II was just at dawn ON
beautiful Sabbath morning They could not al
first believe what they were told nhout "tbe
hunt, never having heard of anything OF the kind.
POLITICAL FABLES.
In Mississippi also, was told by n number of
Northern people of account sent to the Nor;bcrn
press during g the Hayes campaign" which located
an atrocious political outrage at the place which ,
was thcn visiting. These persons med reputable
ana 'hey all aiiIrncd that nothing Of the kind had
ever occurred there. inquired regarding he author
OF the dispatch, and learning that he was still liy
ing few miles away, went to him. He laughed
fro. ,l. &