The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-01-24

CHARGE TO GRAND JURy.-Judge Abb, OF Ne"
Orleans, in his charge to the grand jury the parish
of Orleans, uses the following pcrtinen language in
relation to the freedmen and their w0ldbe PhIlan-
thropists
Men with regular and laudabe enjoyment seldom
resort to crimes to supply their cal or imaginary
wants All true friends of GOOD ODER and the coored
people will teach them the necessity OF obedience 10
the laws constant and perseven9 INDUSTRY honesty
and morality. There are two schools Oh phlahVhro-
piss professed friends of the gro that appear to be
as rreconcilable with each oter as Cey are niScheF
Gus to the country aud rnSI 5 70 c inr IT neon
One school teaches thin that they are eminently
ouafed n exercise the ,sht of franchise. The other
that they are too gnCaht 10 90 thelr own business
and that it requires bureau at the expense oil mil
lions to do it for the4 and that they cannot even be
trnstad to make ontract for years wages. be-
eve contract 70 this purpose must contain nineteen
articles about dclble as many as the moral law, and
net he onnrovd by the bureau or is void. And yet
,Lso roona ire called reemen. This contract ana
Ivzod will. l think, show most calling slavery.
Tired At eyiorbtant wages the money-ma5ng sharper
will make .he poor African strain every nerves indeed,
nndcr ontract SO exacting, he cannot well do other
Wise I these people are really free they should be
o;ted under the laws of the State, to contract for
tbonsclves and not hired to the highest bidder from
YER to year.
Reared by the side of the negro, and for more than
nalf century observed his habits and considered his
capacity am of the mind that he is capable of
tracing with view to his own comfort and best in
terest and that many of them intelligent we'll be-
hayed and sufficiently considerae to vote wisely but
the same stern public necessity that excludes wealthy
and intelligent foreigners for five years. and rich and
talented women entirely, will, with a thousand-fold
force. exclude the African. The admission to that
high privilege to millions of negroes who not only
ignorant but many of them stupid, would be draw
back to civilization, reproach and disgrace to repub-
Ican government. They would be dupes of arch and
willy politicians the dangerous instruments of power
for wealthy, violent or roguish demagogues. 1t is
said by their professcd friends that they will be pro-
tected BY the bayonet. If bayonets, or in other
words military rule, is to govern this country needs
as they are by their pretended white friends borne
of superior race, they look for nothing but
extinction, virtual reinstatement, a separate ma
tionality.
The Judge disposes of Gov. Wells secret organza
ton, in the following terse and emphatic manner:
Gentlemen the intimation by Gov. Wells that be
has information that secret organizations exist IN this
city and State dangerous good order would induce
mc to charge yaQ specially IT The ivy Of treason,
we're not fully satisfied that LOUISIANA as free from
Cue mputston Of That crime as amy State Ia the Union.
trust that the information reserved by Gov. Wells,
relative 20 the existence Of secret political ergluia3
tons dangerous to she peace OF the State IS not veil
founded and IL il should be go there Is 40 penal Jaw
oa our stsLote hooks denosucRg y as aa otHsa