The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-05-15
The Reconstruction Party.
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The great mass OF citizens who compose the Con
servatye or Reconstruction party in this city and
throughout the South consists of those who have nc
other interest in political affairs than that of electine
honest officers, securing INST ard wise laws and pro-
tecting the peaceful relations of all classes of the peo
pie. Those who attribute to that party any sinister
uni us unreplbcan designs--any desire to Cypress
or distinguish between classes, oppose the fair
and just execution of the laws-gfossy misunderstood
or shamefuy misrepresent them Not from the good,
peaceful aud real population of our city, proceed the
efforts to keep alive distine ons, founded color
class sectional divisions, past political issues. 1t
is not they who clamoring for vengeance and
striving by ncehdiary and malignant appeals to keep
alive the passions engenered by the late 1t is
not they who employ every base partisan art to
and excite to malevolent feelings large class of
community whose prosperity and welfare depend so
greatly upon the cultivation of amicabe relations tow
ard those whom they called upon, by specializing
adventures and unprnciped demagogues to hate
and against. This daboc purpose and animus
belong to miserable faction What reck these in
cendary agtators of the future of the poor negro-of
his material and social advancement-of the profta-
BILE employment Of his industry and the growth of his
intellectual and moral powers-ater they have used
him for their miserable selfish purpose of getting Of
fee? What interest have they to help him to become
useful and productive member of society of which
they are mere excrescences, hangers on, living upon
Office by the mlstortunes and taxation of the peo-
ples When they have filled their pockets with the
money extracted from the industry and property of
the people, they can take flight TO distant lands and
the"a fatten upon their Ill gotten spolls Not with
the negroes, not so with citizens, who have accu
mulated. property and raised families here, Or who
have established regulations upon which they depend
for subsistence-who identified with the place in
so many wavs. They will remain, they compelled
to remain and is their interest to preserve AMIGA
BILE and kindly relations toward each and all OF their
fellow citizens Nothing could be more unfortunate,
nothing wicked in intent and in consequences,
than to excite promote hostility between classes
bound by so many relations and considerations to a
common destiny. Those who, without provocation
laborng with such satanic vruence kndle these
unnatural and fatal socia hates the worst enemies
of our government and society.
1t is defeat their foul conspiracy to organise our
honest and peaceful citizens of every party race and
color so present strong and united front against
pestent demagogues and breeders of social animosi-
ties, that the Reconstruction party it is styled is
actively engaged, and ought to have the cordial
and earnest aid and support of every good man.
INSURANCE ON CoTroN.-The following circular from
the New Orleans Times has been issued by the Board
of Underwriters of that city:
The attention of the members of this Board has for
long time past been called to the great rregularity
in the valuations of cotton insured in the various in
companies Of the city, the great disparity e1-
listing in many cases between the insured value and
the actual market value Of the me and the necessity
Of applying remedy for these inconyeniences The
only legitimate object and intention of all insurance is
indemnity for loss, and any insurance that looks to
making profit out of disaster is departure from
this legitimate principle, and therefore vicious.
In ORDER far possible, to apply this rule of in
demnity to the river insurance cotton clause is
inserted in the policy which provides for change of
valuation from time to time, aws having reference
to the market price; but owing to opinion prevail
ing in the country, that it is profitable to the
planter to have an extreme valuation, this clause has
not been found sufficient regulator and the Board
finds necessary in the interest OF all parties to take
this in hand and ask the concurrence of fac
tors in establishing uu orm rule to govern all cotton
insurance. that in of disaster every settlement
would be possible indemnity for the loss,
and nothing MORE and possibly the same in every in
surance company throughout the city.
The annual revision of the tariff on the lst of Sep
TENDER next, will afford time and opportunity for the
establishment of some and satisfactory regulation,
and in the meantime the board would respectfully sug
gest that all cotton shipped after the 18th Of May
next ls67) the valuation shall be as follows:
From points places on the Mississippi river, net
exceeding Sl10 per bale From Red, Arkansas, Ala
bama and Chaisahooehee rivers, 1925 per bale To
be changed only, when circumstances require it. BY
majority vote Of the board of underwriters.