The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-04
A VOICE FROM THE SUGAR REGIONS
OF LOUIsIANA.

Editor n. o. Crsscent:
In my last aimed to prove what know to be
trus-that am not rebel to the United States
government and that at heart never was 9
genuine rebel, though my acts were rsbellious
during the war, and l was true to the people Of
Louisiana as understood my duty.
have q right to speak on national matters, and
to protest against the acts Of those who disguised
in Union and loyal robes, aim to plumber our State
treasury, absorb the levee fund, control all the
lucrative Offices of the State, demoralize the Ia.
borers and ruin the planters Of Louisiana.
Mr.. Editor, the people North and South appear
to be merely dreaming over the monstrous fact
that radical Congress. through its agents and
emissaries, Is inaugurating system of bloodshed,
murder, riots, lawlessness, crime and poverty to
be in due time developed in the South, clothed
with the deceitiul robe Of loyalty and "recon-
struction."
What is thecbaracter of our State government
and our legislature!
A young man, lately from Illinois, not thirty
years old, is governor Of the State, elected solely
by negroes who were lately slaves.
A coal-back negro is lieutenant governor and
president of the Senate.
Adventures from the North, the West and from
Europe fill our principal State Offices. and such
men and negroes control our legislature. Many
strangers, mostly of bad character in the States
they came from, by aid Of the negro votes Of the
Negro clubs all over the State are managed by
these men of desperate character aud fortunes,
and they are taught to hate all Of the respectable
white citizens Of the State.
These negroes are generally armed, and their
white leaders fill their heated and distracted brains
with visions Of house-burning, robbery, murder
and monstrous outrages, as revenge for i'm iginary
wrongs held up to their view by men who want
their votes, and who hate the white people Of the
State.
The legislature, controlled exclusively by those
who hate Louisiana, and who can leave it aud go
to their northern homes whenever their interest
points the way, stands in readiness to make such
laws as may suit the multitude Of strange faced
officers who may wish to fill their pockets and
help sink our Stale in hopeless ruin.
Carpetbsgger sherfs, judges recorders, clerks
ofcourts etc.. etc.. all over the State, who cannot
give security TO satisfy the old laws of the State
are Immediately accommodated with new laws to
suit their circumstances, pockets and character.
Straw bonds are to be taken, and men of PASTE
board appointed to accept them.
Men who lave been faithful officers, aud who
are able to give ample bonds, are to be set aside
by the governor under the plea Of disloyaty, and
corrupt men are to be put in their places.
And how does all this help the Union, or win tn
late rebels to the Union cause
Ii disgusts and drives almost to desperation the
best and purest minded men in the State.
1t makes them feel that their government has be-
come their enemy instead Of their protector.
Since the president, the Constitution and the
Supreme Court have been in effect set aside, and
the tyrants of Congress, through their agents, do
nothing but torment and insult Us merely because
we are not radicals, and do not kiss the rod that
smites us, and because we cleave to the Democrats
who labor to bring us out of q worse than Egyp.
tan bondage, we have but one honorable path
left to follow, and that is the path of the Demo-
cratic party but one platform on which we can
stand, and that is the Democratic platform.
II our devotion TO principle and to our friends
places Us under negro and carpet-bsg rulers, and
leads to the most calamitous results, we will still
pursue that path and stand on that platform.
And while l say this in all honesty, Mr.. Editor,
you know full well that l was always Wing be-
fore the war but am now as decidedly for Sey.
mour as ever was for Henry Clay.
| am il possible more firm for Seymour, because
/ believe the political salvation of the South and
the whole land depends on his election in Novem-
Der. sLKDGE.