The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-09
The Herald on the Louisiana Elections.

The Herald on the Louisiana Elections.
The New York Herald of the 27th uItimo has
the following able and logical article the Louisiana
election. There is much more truth than poetry in
it and We commend it to the careful perusa of our
readers. 1t viii have telling effect upon the ecc
tons which took place yesterday:
The negro supremacy views Of Congress will be car
ried into practical effect in the State of Louisiana to-
| day From early dawn this morning until Tomorrow
evening, eighty three thousand semi-sayages will 60
up to the polls, led by unprincipled white men, and
| by sheer force of numbers, sweep from power the
wealth and intelligence IF the State. The thirty five
forty thousand whites who have been permitted to
register will, told, content themselves with
simply depoSitng their votes against a convention
thus protesting against the execution OF political
doctrine they had power to avert and the success
of which they feel assured will entail lrreparabe injury
upon themselves and their posterty. The call for a
convention having thus been carried by the negro
horles let US see of what material the convention it.
self will be composed. Not a prominent Loulsanlan
| will be there Not man Of standing i'll the commu-
nifty. The Republican nominees, who will certainly
be elected stand four negroes to three whites four
ierate semi-barbarous negroes to three white adj
vrnturers. This will be the composition of the CON
vention called to frame constitution for the State
that gave Taylor for President of the United States.
Is not this entire thing utterly revolving? Can OF
the North palatably swallow gigantic fraud upon
rights, and so beaStly caricature upon human ber-
ty? Forty-fve fifty negroes assembling in conven-
ton, to do what? To perform an act of the very
meaning of which they most udicrousy ignorant.
And who are their assistants? \ handful OF white
men whose very course in consentng to such an ai-
alton stamps their characters as being thoroughly
worthless. There is instinct which cannot be
eradicatcd from The mind of white man, and that is
the supremacy of his above all Others Prejudice
against color is but the natural instinct OF the superior
against contamination, and try what theorists may,
the barriers which caste in that has erected
never be broken through successfully. The present
farce in Louisiana will be successful for whie but
the signs OF the times too planv indicate that the
hour is approaching when it and all other kindred
dogmas will be swept away in the torrent OF public
Indignation We cannot stand quietly by and witness
! the 1ebasemcnt of own race in Louisiana. Cali
| forna, Connecticut and Maine have already rebuked
the effort at negro supremacy before its practical
effects have been seen, and we tell the Radicals OF
these United Statcs that their cheers Of JOY at the
success Of their dognas in Louisiana this day Hil be
answered back by the people OF the loyal North in
October and November next in such tones of indigna
| ton and disgust will inform the world whether our
receht war was fought for the preservation OF the
Union, for the exaltaton of the negro and the en-
savement of men of our own color.
| THE M1rr1E STEPHENS CAsE-It will be recoected
that the Mittie Stephens detained at this place
awhile her last trip owing to the nondevery Of e
bag of god shipped in New Orleans to parties in this
place We thought the matter settled before she
left this port but it from this following, which
we copy from the New Orleans Bulletin, that it was
not
On the LIST instant the well known house of IIorrell,
Gayle Co., of this city, shipped board of the steam
ef Mtie Stephens, sixteen hundred and seventy-t
dollars in gold coin to a party in Shreveport. The
money was tied up in strong canvas bag and proper
y addressed and was duly receipted for by one of the
Of Tho hnat M fcA,r A l}rpabU Than thn
boat arrived at Shreveport it was not delivered, of
which fact the shippers were promptly notified, and
when the MteStcphens returned to this place which
occurred night before last Messrs Horrell, Gayle
Co. immediately called upon the master Of the boat,
Capt. II. Kellogg, for an explanation He in turn
questioned the clerks, two young men of this city,
Messrs. John a. ard Thomas Purcell brothers, who
hitherto have nevcr had the slightest breath of suspi
cion cast against their characters At first both denied
all knowledge of the shipments but upon the receipts
being exhibited recoected that the gold had certainly
been received and slowed away in their sateroom for
safe keeping. They searched for it, assisted by the
captain, but only the empty bag was found Feeling
that appearances against them, they demanded
that all board should be searched and in the event
that no discovery made signiEed that they would
be willing to be arrested ndtred all the while pro
testing most soemnly their innocence The search
made, and proved frutless, the young men
arrested and locked up in the Second District Station.
They brought before Recorder Gastine yesterday
morning for examination but his Honor deemed it adj
visable to postpone the examination till to-day, in the
meantime admitting the accused to bail, Mr.. John
Douglass, the we'll known engraver, who is their
brother-inaw, going upon their bonds.
Now the'most singular part of this story is to be re-
lated. The chambermaid of the Mitte Stephens having
occasion, yesterday, about noon to 60 into the cooks
galley for article, demanded from the cook his
keys as it was locked up in cHpboad The cook was
Lis duty the stove and in high state of persp
ration lie put his hand into the pocket of his pants
which somewhat tight, and drew OFT the keys
but along with them came five twenty dollar gold
pieces which fell upon the floor ard rolled off in yar
Gus directions Immediately calling the captain, the
chambermaid directed his attention to this significant
display Of wealth the part of the knight of the pots
and kettles and that worthy without more ado ar
rested and searched. OnIy the five pieces above
toned were then discovered ; but it remembered
that he had gone ashore earyin the morning, so they
at proceeded to his residence, and upon searching
his trunk The Whole amount was found. It appears
that he had by means discovered that the clerks
had forgotten to deliver the gold at Shreveport and
had managed TO enter their StaterOOn and extract 1t
the trip down.
So much for the justice of circumsantia evidence.
If the chambcrmaid had not accidentally called upon
the cook for his keys it is than likely that two
honest and honorable young gentlemen would have
been condemned thieves, at the least had their
regulations blasted forever
JURORS FOR CADDo PAEIsH-FaN 7erm.-The dis
patch of ". T. Gentry, Secretary United States Civil
Affairs to R. w. Jemison, District Attorney Twelfth ,
the registered voters found on the tableau of
ment, has convinced Sheriff Hope that the drawing
made by him on August %, according to the Staff
laws, is legal and binding.
The following are the names Of the persons drawn
at that time:
First Week, OetoJer 21.-H NJ Wright, J B Welch S
II Sibley w D Wiley tt Palmer, b NJ johnson, Sam
,hnrW Oliver RI r fisherman F A Leonard