The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-18
SOUTHERN POLITICS.

Democratic negroes are prosecuted in Memphis.
Baton Rouge has Democratic club called
"Pendleton Knights"
TIE sugar Planter says sardne Point has a
body If seymour and Blair boys rejoicing in the
title Of Ssrdine Point Ugly Club"
The CsmI aieu Democrat IL the name Of cam
paign paper which made its appearancein Shreve-
port under the editorial management of 8. h.
Calhoun, assisted by Coils. Jack Wharton aud r.
J. LooBey.
Judsi ing from our Texas exchanges the people
Of that State are thoroughly arou ed to the i'm
portance of the impending crisis. Their columns
are filed with accounts OF barbecues, speaking,
ratification meetings and the formation of Demo-
craric clubs. both white and black. The people
appesr TO be thoroughly aroused and will give
good account Of themselves il the Radicals give
them half q chance.
Grand Democratic barbecue at Grand Junction,
Tennessee, on the l4th. 5000 people from Mis-
sissippi and Tennessee were present Rev. D. @.
Wells presided, and addresses by Judge t. W.
Brown Hon. Tom. Avery, John F. Harris, Major
Upshsw and others. The Memphis Avalanche de-
clares the colored and white Democracy repre-
scented st the meeting TO be on common plat
form. few days previous the colored Demo-
crais had fine meeting at the same place.
We find the following in the Amite City Times
Of the 18th st. Helena is at work. Amite City
has a club OF over leo members. cOlored cllb
will. he organized on Saturday next. Seymour
and Blair men of color are in Ame and will or
esnize for the canvass. Tangipahos has fine
seymour club, and also a colofed Seymour cub
Colored orators addressed the negroes there this
week. On the 18th mass meeting will be held
at Greensburg. Every Seymour man, white and
black, must attend. Washington parish is ia line.
A grand Seymour and Blair barbecue will come
of at Gums Mil on the 10th inst. Livingston has
clubs at Independence and Ponchatouls. St.
Tsnlmsny has fallen in. AT Vaudeville and Coving-
ton there are enthusiastic clubs, and cOlored
club also at Vaudeville. Can't our four parishes
give 5000 majority for seymour? ST. Helena will
give 1000 majority alone"
The Sugar Planter says 90 There are military
Organizations Of negroes in this parish. Their
meetings and drills are generally at night and ia
secret but company or two, more Courageous
or manly than their brethren, do not hesitate TO
drill during the day, generally on Saturday even
iDgs. Our inquiries among the elliott no further
information than they have been ordered to do so
by authority from New Orleans. they frankly
confess they do not know what IL is for beyond
the fact that they ordered TO hold themselves
in readiness. Arms they do not appear 20 have,
unless they are expected to rely upon their own.
and in that event they are well provided, nearly
every negro in the parish having a shot gun. mus
ket or revolver. With these facts staring every
white man in the face, il is time something was
being done 10 meet force with force should the
Radical party attempt TO create strife for the pur
pose of oarryiD the ap preaching election or tor
any purpose Of mischief. That it means some
thing 10 clearly evident, and we have right TO
believe that more than ehild's play is inteuded.
This caution is given white citizens 10 good
faith, with the hope that they will AZ onceappre-
ciate the danger and prepare accordingly"