New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-12
LET Us HAVE PEACE.

In the Commercial Bulletin Of yesseraaa
appeared an article headed Next Satur
day Night" which reviewed, with much
calmness and wisdom, the question Of
threatened disturbances in our city, and
the natural effect of such disturbances,
should they occur.
We quote at some length from the body
of the article:
In enumerating the causes of anxiety
that the procession should be peaceful and
| orderly, we have designedly omitted the
chief. 1t is this which indeed gives us the
warrant, as representative of the COM
mercial interests OF this great city and
! section, to speak on the subject at all
| In this connection we have to saw that
there is no anxiety felt among the
white men Of this city about either
| burning or killing. We do not
suppose there has been a wink of sleep
lost on that account. The great part OF
these men have been too much accustomed
to actual danger to dread threats. The
array of white men who lately marched
through these streets can not be dislodped
or exterminated by any physical force that
is here. Now that we are not worth
fobbing, there is little danger OF our being
invaded. But we are all greatly afraid
that these improvident intimations of
burning, and still more. any violence which
may occur in the coming procession, will
keep away those immigrant numbers and
that additional capital which we SO mueb
need. There Is, perhaps, a small per
centage Of politicians among us who have
never made business Transaction in
New Orleans, Hnless it may perhaps have
been to buy or sell some office or eontract
on brokerage. Such men nav. like
riot as a means of doubling the Southern
guard. 1t might revive the Fresdmens
Bureau, increase the army, and bring
back the reign of the quartermaster and
commissary. Perhaps there might even
be contseation. But beyond these birds
OF prey and of passage there stands the
great mass of white and black people
They are the residents and citizens Of New
Orleans. For good or for evil-for the
present and for pOsterity-they are more
interested In the peace and trade Of New
Orleans than in the Offices, State or mimi
cipal. The white people are PRINCIPALLY
the merchants, the mechanics, the holders
Of that capital which animates tha
business of the city, the owners Of those
houses OF business and residences in
which the whole population, black and
white, dwell. To these mnst be added
those white Republicans who hold salaried
Offices, run sugar or cotton plantations,
steamboats,, or newspapers. The colored
people own also, large value IN real es-
tate-we have heard 1t Tarioasly estimated
from seven to fifteen millions. The mass
Of the colored people are laborers on the |
ievee and drivers Of drays and other We |
bicles. Many Of them Of both sexes are |
employed in mental capacity. The in |
terest, then, Of the white people does nat
require calculation. 1t depends xinon the |
peace and safety of society, Their wboIs
wish and influence is for neaea
The Radical Governor Is for nesee
The largest merchants, the most A.,
tive man n Business, the largest owner 81
real estate, Is for peace. THESE men haT.
monte sincerely u wishing peace ana her. /
manence. ID this they harmouize. because
it is their Interest 70 do 90 The interest Of /
the eolored people is even more for peaee.
There are some seven tbousand men ehiaav /
colOred, employed il driving draws. Ioats.
and other vehicles 81 sfei1iat tFars -,
in this city. There are atleaat I'VE thouaan3
colored men connected with The Ieceivi1sss
storing and forwarding ffeighh on apd
around the levee. We make no estimate n I
the number employed as servants Thee
include almost all the remaining eoltfed |
population who are dependent on wages
for subeistence. Now, with any ri0tous Vio-
lation Of the peace Of society ID New Or
leans there Will come q blockads Of our
Ill trade. The cotton planter win send
Ai1 cotton up the river, instead Of doWn,
aF1 eonlian il to Savannah. New York d
4R' flrprs. instead Of to New Orleans.
1eqlnsn Merchants viii purchase light
7i4cAs " goods The reports OF our social
eondinea via be exaeesfated At our own
a9cl-. <e felAa, Montgomery aud |
NickabAr8 5I'1lt64 oana9se with our mis- |
fortune, VIA gsh ms natural CUSTOMER |
OF New Orlas4. VIII ne goods wIIIoi, our |
merchants W1n.1 1,<ls.s|s' saif fhen,. For-
Sign capital Will e MsK orisann. ~ "a
cause 10 pFo1t 81 Dfa| r. ='I|I rsl I,lrsif.
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hoae to which tho iaior.s Il &, sI.'.if
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