The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-09-18
Radical Revolutionary Schemes.

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Radical Revolutionary Schemes.
A late Washington dispatch to the
Boston Post, one Of the best informed
and most reliable papers in the North
has the following:
The letter Of General Grant saying
that General Sheridan had discharged
all Of his delicate and ardubus duties
with fidelity, has brought to light Ger
tain secret orders which has been issued
to Registrars in Louisiana and Texas.
By these secret instructions thousands
were excluded who were qualified vo-
tiers under the reconstruction act. One
clause of this secret circular directed
the exclusion of every Administrator Of
the Charity Hospital and member Of
the Board of Health, Commissioners of
Election and his clerks, Cheifof Police
and Town or City Marshall, and all
who have served on the force. War
dens and Underwardens Of County Pri-
sons or Warehouses Board of School
directors, City Surveyors and Deputies,
Street Commissioners and Deputies,
City Attorney and Assistant Attorneys
Superintendent Of Public Schools, In
spectors of tobacco, -four, beef and pork
and Weighers and Measures, Superin-
PENDANTS or Directors of the Asylum for
the Deaf and Dumb, Blind and Luna
tic, and Sections of cemeteries. The
reconstruction acts do not disqualify a
single individual named above, yet it
was deemed essential to secure negro
supremacy in Louisiana and Texas.
We assure our readers we are not in
the least surprised at this, but are well
convinced it is all but too true, revol-
ting and improbable as it may appear
at first glance.
A further issue of the same Journal
contains the following under the cap
ton of "Secret Circulars"
Some startling revelations are leaking
out here touching the revolutionary
schemes of the Radical leaders. It has
been discovered that the plan for Radi-
cal governments and negro supremacy
in the Southern States was concocted
and matured atN the convention Of
Southern "Loyalists'' on the 18th Of
September last, in Philadelphia where
were present the Radical Governors of
the several Northern States. It was
then and there determined to organize
Revolutionary army which should hold
the South under the control Of the Rad
icals; regardless Of what might be the
popular vote. It was also determined
that E. NJ. Pease should by some means
be placed at the head Of the State or
ganization in Texas and in obedience
to this plot of the revolutionists, Ger.
Sheridan deposed Gov. Throckmorton
and installed Pease in the Executive
chair. In further continuation Of the
plot Gen. E. J. Davis was given a row.
ing commission by Gen. Sheridan osteni
sibly for the purpose Of experimenting
the registration, but really to organize
the Texas quota of the army ofthe Re-
public, the members ofwhich are sworn
to hold the power Of the South regard
less of constitutional or legal barriers,
That work Is now in rapid progress,
and funds are being supplied through
the "Loyal League" by the Radical Con-
gressional Committee Of the city,, Of
which Mr.. Schenck, of Ohio, is chair
man. My information is to the effect
that this military organization is now
being rapidly pushed forward in all the
Southern States. and it is reported that
the supreme command of this reyolu-
tionary force has been bestowed on the
late commander Of the Fifth Military
District. In view Of this powerful or
ganization, which stands ready to throt-
tie the Government, the late proclama-
ton OF the President may not be ILL
timed. OF the truth Of this statement
there is now abundant proof, and steps
will be taken by the Government to
meet the impending danger.
Reader is not this true? Have you
not seen this circular and it's arbitrary
enactments here in Rapides7 Have not
one thousand free, white men, all resi-
dents here and citizens Of years stand
ingbeen debarred heprivilege Of regis
tering under this very private circular
and turned off without q hearing and
sans ceremonie7 Can this be denied9
And why all this gross injustice, this
fraud under this unconstitutional and
infamous Military Bill Was not this
Bill bad enough, proscriptiye enough
on whites7 Was it not binding enough
for the vile and base purpose of these
Jacobins, there Mendicant Loyalists,
these fawning lick spittles Of the pow
ers that be? Oh! no; the Monarch OF
the 5th Province must make things still
more sure, still more binding. He had
more niger on the brain than Thad.
Stevens and had to show it, and he has
shown it with a vengeance. But one
object have these Jacobins in view and
they haveaccomplished it, for the pres
emit at least-that was to radicalize the
South by means of the nigger-not
caring a hooter for the Union or Consti-
tuition or any inherent rights due a
down trodden and crushed people.
They have alone the courage ofthe Ass
to kick at the dead lion. But is there
not such a thing as too much niggefa
Can't thing be overdone9 The des.
potic nature and edicts Of our military
rulers, and the treachery Of renegade