The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-06-12

Aspects Of the Registry.
The registration Of the Last Ia. )
shows gratifying change in the ntn1s
relations Of the whites and the blacfs -
the registry. We have not the fuli 49,. 9
up to date, but We hazard little IN sssss s;ss
that the whites are now in excess. n~.;
the remaining days Of reqistnt;on IN y
prepouderauce will continue 70 js..' slas
until the white vote will so far etcesS ~
Of the blacks as to put the reeoH a. ' ~
elections beyond doubt, il resaon. 49,
energetic efforts be made by tie 49,:
struction Party. There is one GOOD ssSssa
at least, to be anticipated from S6ia 49,.
of the situation-a decided modi6c,t;os =
the tendency Of the blacks to conaokS.. :.
themselves into one Organization, m 4.
object ofmonopolizing the Offices sna =. =
controlling, under the inspiration Of th.;s
white leaders and rulers, the futurs no,s;. sI
status Of the State and the CITY. s
Az long q the registry lists indI.l.a.
majority Of blacks voters, the rsdicajs =,
ulted in the prospect Of an easy trinmsh
by the aid Of these allies and many a n.
blacks, wrought upon By the counsel =. ~
ambitious and reckless politicians. ~, ~
to claim nothing less than the establiahns.s.
Of q negro oligarchy. It was, brobNy
more to this influence than to any politics
sympathy with party whose abstrscs
principles the uneducated negroes must s.
utterly incapable Of comprebend;nr -
was owing the remarkable aeglomerstiop Of
the y blacks into one organization. II aay.
thing can modify this tendency to auion.
GRAFTON, it will be the consciousness TIT
30 Tar from being source Of power ed
. means OF success, II will really be CAM
Of weakness and an agency ofdetsss. Tls
organization Of a special black party, whst.
ever may Be ito name or It's alliances.
necessarily compels the formation Of .
special white party.
People Of Intelligence know that in ssch
. contest, the superior intellect, experience,
skill and energy must give them az sdvsn.
tage for outweighing any small numeeieI
difference. But the blacks sfe not peonle
Of intelligence, and they cannot eomp.s.
bend the concrete operation Of abstisct
qualities. But they can very readily under.
stand that if the white party has . majority
OF votes, the black party must Be beatss
at the polls.
In this aspect the present state Of Tie
registry ought to produce beneficial elect
on the newly enfrsnchised people. Il CT.
tainly should prove to them the hopeless.
ness Of the task which they have uDdsr.
taken, and convince them that the vesy
worst method Of acquiring political inpor.
lance, and Of obtaining share Of public
employments, is to array themselves against
the whites.
When our people commenced to organize
for reconstruction under the military bills,
there was . general disposition among then
to recognize the black element a. entitled
to . certain measure Of consideration. ID
forming the Reconstruction Party, the tess
Of color Was carefully exulted. The black
voters we're invited to join the party, to
participate in its proceedings, and to assist
in its organisation. II the Reconstruction
Party 10 = white party today, a. to it,
personnel, it 10 . white party because its
adversaries have chosen to organize a. .
black party, and not because { wishes to
re-establish tests which have been abolish.
ed, or to restore distinctions which havs
been obliterated. The white people know
that the hacks now constitute . portion Of
the political community, and that they
must be recognized and dealt with accord
ingly. They would no more reject thar
cooperation and alliance than the CO.
operation and alliance Of any other voters.
Unfortunately the blacks, or most Of
them, fell under the control ofa reckless
faction, composed Of scheming adventures,
animated by no principal but The principal
Of public plumber, and swayed By no feeling
but the feeling fpassionats viDdictiveness.
which disappointed ambition and thwartsd
cupidity always engender in such persons.
Under these inspirations the blacks have
been melted TO Q violence Of conduct which
might but for the good sense and modem
ton Of the white people, and the 6snness
and promptness Of the authorities, hsvs
led to deplorable results. Their mobbisg
Of street cars, for the purpose Of achieving
the very questionable and useless right Of
riding with white people, and their assaalts