The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-08-07
T .or,is;ana Politics

Il this aporlsn proves true III cur case, theh we may
look for the dawn soon of better days as We are now
IN tie midst of Egyptian darkness But to our vision
the political horizon is so completely overcast With
clouds so dark and lowering, t3lat depression,
We feel disposed to doubt the ruthlunes of the adage
We are led to make these remarks by looking over the
registration in this State The whole number regis
tered UP to the 25th ut II 19, Of which AZ 662
were white and 70 1913 black giving the blacks So ACT
majority. The pruning knife, sharpened by the ex-
panatory bill of Congress, will still further increase
the Radical majority. Yet in order to make sure Of
good thing" the supervising general has ordered
that Of the commissioners of election at each box
shall be black Under the circumstances it is
not difficult to torcte the complexion Of the impend
ing convention At one time we were Of the opinion
that the better class of our citizens could neasurably
control tie coored vote. Fatal deuson The thor
ough organisation Of Radical clubs by hired eissares
from the North throughout the State, and the lying
promises Of division Of the lands OF their former
masters made by these political missionaries, have
completely demoralised the negroes, and we have no
doubt but that they will in the Radical tick
et We say it, to our shame, no organised attempts
have been made by to counteract thcesi influences
brought to bear on the colored people and if the few
conservative negroes who have expressed determina
ton to vote with US should fail to do So need not
be astonished. We doubt very much, at this late day.
even if the most strenuous Efforts made by us
that we could accomplish anything tangible, for long
before Congress had cnfranchised the blacks, Radical
emissarics were at work in the South creating d5trust
in the minds Of the negroes against the whites These
evil disposed people took time by the forelock, and
good they have made of it, to accomplish their
nefalious designs. Not the least Of their has
been accomplished by the willing aid rendered them
by military officers high in command, from whom We
had a right to expect better things.
From the registration it is evident that the Radicals
will elect all their candidates by overwhelming MAORI
tics. These candidates will be composed in NEST
cases, Of newcomers without character reputation
who have em@ratcd to this country fer the purpose
Of obtaining Offices; class of persons who are not
identified with the interests of cur section-in fact
class OF Yankee adventures whose interests are gen
orally of personal character 1t is to this class that
the affairs of the State and the happiness and welfare
Of its people to be entrusted Isn't this gloomy
picture! Isn't this bad enough to give the Hon
duras fever? Abraham Lincoln, as long ago as 1864
said it would be disgracctul and outrageous" to elect
such adventures. Further comment is unnecessary,
but by way of contrasting the purposes of the Radicals
now' with the opinions of the great head of the Re-
publican party in 1864 VIC give sentence from Mr..
Lncolns letter the then military governor of Lou
iSiana. Here it is " To send parcel Of Northern
men here representatives, elected, would be
derstood, (and perhaps really so) the point Of the
bayonet, would be disgracefnl and outrageous and
were / member of Congress here, | would vote
against admitting any such man to a seat
HORRIBLE MURDER IN BosSlER PARIsH.-Mr. W. D.
NanA rsdalc wealthy batchelor residing on his plan
aton in Bosscr parish, about seven miles from Min
den, met his death under the following circumstances
according to negro evidence: Or Thursday, August
LIST, sun about an hour high Mr.. YanArsdale was sit
ting in lis paror reading, when suddenly three armed
white men entered and demanded his money his
life. He refused to give up his money tell where
it was, when all three of the men shot at him stimuli
tancousy. lie then broke for the yard, and after
running a few yards fell dead. Two negro women
gave the alarm, and some negro men working i'll the
field close by came running to the house, which
alarmed the murdercrs so much that they broke for
the woods at full without getting one cent OF
money. Mr.. NanArsdac had upon Ills person $4,000
and the key to his safe, which contained 900 more
in currency and gold. The negro women recognised
the murdcrers the two Gregory brothers and Jim
White. They arc still at large though number of
parties are in search Of them. Mr.. FanArslale we
believe has relatives in this vicinity, but has
brother residing somewhere in Mississippi. The
money taken in charge by the sheriff and carried
to Minden. Our informant says that there is doubt
out these men part Of an organised gang Of des
7cradoes in that parish who have been pursuing their
unlawful occupation for some time in that and adjon-
ng parishes.