The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1867-10-12
Another. 4 Errepressibse Conflict.

No one who has read the conservative or mod
crate Republican papers of the North and West
for the last few months, and particularly since
the California and Maine elections, can not have
failed to notice the predictions, and in sosne cases
the positive opinion, that if the present Radical
programme is carried out, war between the
white and colored races is inevitable. We are
not much given to putting great deal OF conf
dence in the expressed opinions of any Repnbi
can paper unless we know positively that there
is palpabie evidence to back it, and evident eau
ses to produce it and in the present case there
is abundance of both. The Southern press has
SO far been very reticent as to the effect which
negro political supremacy will produce in the
South and while recording the instances OF out
rage and insolenee perpetrated by freedmen,
have hardly alluded to the result which con-
tinued and increasing persistence i'm the same
course will certainly bring about. the Planters
Kramer, tone of the most able, truly conservative
and influential country papers in the South,)
however, in its lastissue but one, boldly takes
the bull by the horns in the following style, than
which nothing more forcible or true can possibly
be written on the subject. We commend our
readers particularly to the paragraph relative to
the preacher of the gospel of peace, and beg
them to draw the parallel between him and a
certain editor not a hundred miles Oft, whose
preaching and practice SO exactly accord.
The inaction of the people of st. Mary is also
exactly pictured by that of the white men of St.
Landry and what that inaction will result in
Is very serious question to consider. At any
rate, to pursue the course recommended by the
Banner can do no harm, and may result in in
calculable good.
These clubs in this parish, and in other parish
es. and we believe all over the South, smell of
blood. They full OF the spirit OF caste, agra
rianism and revolution. Demons, with white
faces and black hearts, slyly wink at these
things, and encourage the tlnsuspecting negroes
in these foolish but dangerous displays of fire
arms. War-clubs and bloody threats.
The mass of the white people of st. Mary, at
least forty.nine in fifty, are doing nothing po-
| litieally They have no political organization,
and show the most perfect indifference III regard
to the coming election. They resist law, State
or national, and disturb no meeting OF Radicals
and negroes. The parish of ST. Mary was always
| one Of the most peaceful and iaw-abidipg in the
State, and 50 far as the whites are concerned, 1t
| was never more so than now.
What excuse is there Tor such proceedings as
| Radical leaders are inangurating among the me-
grees2 DO they wish TO see outbreaks and blood
shed in st. Marys What excuse do our white
citizens and people give them for such viilainous
proeeedingss No excuse whatever These white
men are leading the ignorant negroes to their
/ own destruction. And these bloody lessons may
! react upon the teachers who promulgated them.
Let these teachers of treason and blood beware!
| Let not the tame and submissive attitude of our
people misIead them into the that our citi
| zens will submit to anything and everything.
To us it really appears that there is an organized
4 plot among a low and desperate order OF Radi-
cal politicians, to tantalize the people of this
State into an outbreak OF some sort, out OF which
/ they can make political capital
One of the teachers OF Radical clubs in this
i place pretends to be preacher of the gospel of
peace; but after he addresses his armed colored
hearers, under the shadow of night, his audience
retires. as though they had been listening to d
war speech, and were ready for treason, strata
gems and spoils.
/ Our people are becoming indignant at these
4 outrageous influences, which are calculated to
stir UP strife and lead to the most disastrous
consequences. There is not shadow of an ex,
cnse for such conduct. The negroes have over
three votes to one white vote In ST. Mary. Clubs,
lies, tricks and deception are not needed to Sc
cure the negro vote. These outrageous and
hellish influences are not brought to bear upon
the negro to secure his vote. lit is d deeper,
darker, more diaboiieal object. Riots must be
produced at the South to save the Radical party
from an utter and complete overthrow. The
everlasting negro must be slain that the Radicals
may live and revel in the White House at Wash
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