Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-07-23
REGIsT RATION

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who may be laboring under the
pleasing delusion that by obtaining
in this wise the privilege sought for
they can manage to secure a conser-
vative control in the political affairs
of the State, parish, city or nation,
had better make haste to secure the
priceless boon of franchise.
The late proceedings in Congress
must have satisfied, we think, the
most hopeful as to the hopelessness
Of any effort they may have already
| made or intend to make against the
Roadway which the Radical party
is making for maintaining its politi-
cal ascendancy in the several States
and Territories. III @@~a
With the immense numerical
strength Of that party in Congress
as well as in the densely populated
cities, villages and rural districts of
the North, East and West, we have
never supposed that it would or could
be made to yield any concession IA
,or,l1, ~ thot ,o,enrro+;va r,nlinu
of reconstruction advocated and sup
ported by the President in conjunc-
ton with the white masses of the
Southern people. Even after the
military reconstruction bill passed
by Congress in March last became
law and was accepted with SO much
alacrity by our people as the best
they could obtain, we had our doubts
that it would prove a tinality and
lead to the "consummation so de-
youtly wished" of a reconstruction
based on principle of general white
and black suffrage. Late events in
Congress have justified our appre-
tensions on this score. The new
reconstruction project, will tend to
rule out not only a great many of
the white population who have
already registered, but will debar
from that great preliminary require
ment, many more whose right to
register might be deemed equally
valid and unobjectionable.
Taking in connection with the
foregoing, the ruling out by Congress
of the recently elected Kentucky
delegation, the resolution introduced
by Mr.. Kelley in the House and
adopted, authorizing the Judiciary
Committee to inquire whether the
States of Kentucky, Maryland and
Delaware have now State govern
ments republican in form, and va
rious other movements in Congress
looking to perpetuation and further
strengthening of the Radical element,
and it is plain to see that the party
in power is determined not to relax
one job or title of its political aims
and designs, but, on the contrary, to
carry them with a rigorous and
heavy hand to the bitterest end Of
civil and political subjugation and
humiliation.
If, in view of these circumstances,
there is any one who thinks by reg
istering he will be able to WELD
aught of power or influence in help
ing to navigate the ship OF State IN
conservative waters, why the sooner
he can apply and get his name en-
rolled in, the list of registered voters,
the better.
We append an extract from Gen.
Sheridan's late order touching regis
tration, in which are Included certain
important directions to the Boards of
Registrars:
The registration Of voters in the
State of Louisiana will cease on the
3lst inst. Each Board of Registers
will then proceed to determine accu-
rately the number registered by it,
and each member will make affidavit |
to its correctness A transcript of
the record in the case of each rejected |
applicant will also be made, which
will he brought together with the |