The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-08-21
Letter From Honorable B. (. Perry
u tha Ediiorn Of the Columbia PheniE

The action of tue rump Congress, the
other day, in extra session, ought to con-
vince every one Chat the Radical party
have no intention of restoring the Union
,etil the Southern States are thoroughly
RadicaIzed, and will elect Senators and
members of the House of that party. The
Kentucky representatives--nine IN nun.
her. and all Democrats-haye been denied
their seats in Congress, simply because
they were not Black Republicans, Il the
Southern States, under the reconstruction
policy of President johnson, had elected
Radicals, and given any assurance OF thelr
adhesion to that party, no one can suppose
that their representatives would have been
excluded from Congress. In the fall OF
1865, one of the first things done by Con-
oress was to purge heSenate, and exclude
Democrats enough from that body 10 give
them two-ttirds majority,.t,.5 ii
The question will be for the people Of
the Southern States to decide, in the COM
inr elections, whether they prefer to re-
main as they are, or by calling conven'
tions, adopting negro suffrage and eleeting
Radicals, 90 back into the Union. what
advantage to the South will 1t be to IN
crease the Black Republican majority In
Congress- How can we be benefited by,
strengthening the handsof our oppressors9
What interest can we possibly have in be-
ing represented in Congress by traitors to
the South-nien whom we must scorn and
despise as Judas Iscariots in politics? 1t
is a sad and melancholy reflection on hu.
man nature, to see men who inaugurated
the war, and were going to die in the last
ditch, now seeking to so back into the
Union, stripped of every principle and
right which they vowed to defend, with
Black Republican seolars around their
necks How disgusting to see base, un.
principled white men seeking office md
position by hypocritically pandering to the
ignorant, criminal and ruinous prejudices
and aspirations of the negro! l would
greatly prefer seeing every Office in the
State filled by the honest, intelligent ne
groes, than by such nnprincipled and
shameless men. 80 Hhd -
i once said to President johnson, in re-
NV to dispatch sent me, about Union
men being excluded from Office under the
Provisional Government, that had made
ita rule through life to confde in the pol
itics of no one who was not morally honest
enthusiastically in private life, md that
my experience had taught me the fact that
aman who had no moral principle coult
have no political principle. Hence it il
that we see those who are foremost In Sc
cession, whilst secession was in the aseen
dant and the road to honor and distinction
power and position, now fawning at The
feet ofthe oppressor, whilst tyfaniiy ant
oppression, are all powerful. They carr
not whom they serve, or what principles
they advocate, provided they can promote
their own selfish views. But they woult
even have MS believe that the great inter
ests Of the country were foremost in thei
thoughts. g9 3tata' i.4 ~
Immediately after it was known tina
slavery would have to be abolished, ! ex
pressed the opinion that it would be wis
and prudent to permit negroes who hat
acquired q property and educational quail
ifcation, to vote in all the Southern States
thought this would be safety valve TO
political society. 1t would crafty ant
appease the intelligent and most infuen
tlal Of that class, and make them good cit
liens, Instead of being disturbers of tn
peace. 1t would hold out an inducemen
oall who had any disposition OF wish t
rise above the common herd And no evi
could result from it, as supposed yer
lew, comparatively, would ever be able t
attain the privilege and when they dit
they would always vote with the highe
ndbetter educated class of whites. / eS
pressed . similar opinion many years age
IN regard to recapturing fugitive slaves
ithcught itwell for society that when
slave had acquired such u love for freedor
ssto Prompt him 10 flee to the Norther
states, and possessed intelligence sutficien
70 make his escape, he ought not to b
ofought back, In this way the bold, dal
ms and Jeckless--they who were mos
hkely to disturb the public peace--woul
eeout Of the country. and there would b
sssaser safety from those left behind.
pul my opinion thus expressed was d
noanced BY those who are now urgin
UNIVERSAL a Suffrage for the negro, or at leas
sSyoeeating the call of a convention, b
WHEN universal negro suffrage is to be e
MoHshed, | likewise advocated, at IL
slhe time, the propriety of permitting n
siOes TO give testimony in all cases in OF
Soerts Of justice. This, too, was sterfil
iesisted by those who are now willing
.oiiier on the negro the right of huldir
Sace, to get back into the "glorisus Z
son,t which they once hated and despis,
) cordially.
n one ofmy previous communication
aa,ea that Professor AgassiS had prov,
sfsvs.islhsiYeiy that the negro was of an
,sl,of race to that of the white man, al
Sas : INHERENT origin. In saying this,
a aM ilot intend to insiuuate, as some OF t
asssoes seemed to think i did, that G,
NOV not their father as well as the viii
malls aaas lather, They are certainly DO
gTTtsas0ns Of the same Almighty shand.
me- ansy are doubtless, too, equally under i
aa'osectlon of the Almighty, and equal
aesr 70 Him in their respective spheres
,rss IN which He placed them and
,%aich lie made them The horse and t
isio n. i are both alike the creations of &c
-" uvl not create them Of the same tyl
n n. uake them one and the same animal
~, ,r gave to one beauty of form and Sym
A 's'Splrlt and fcetness; aud to the otl