Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1868-04-28
Our Colofed Friends and Political Allies.

strated the fact, that the colored
people, when properly approached
and advised by those Of our white
population who have always been
their truest friends, can be made to
appreciate the Importance Of aiding
and Identifying themselves with those
friends in every political cause Or
emergency. 8Rqsla,
| In those localities where the, Radi-
cal influence was left unopposed or
only passively resisted, the result
proved, as a natural sequence, the
success Of the Radical ticket The
freedmen were made the bulwarks,
as they were the deluded tools, by
which Radicalism was enabled to
ride safely into power and office. It
was the old war game played over
again, with the substitution Of ballots
for bullets, when the Federal Gov
eminent, outwitting the Southern
people, took possession of the freed
men, enrolled them in the army,
placed them at the front as shield
and bulwark against the clash and
clang of opposing arms, and made
good soldiers of them, albeit at an
immense sacrifice Of their sable allies.
Having the right to vote, it be-
comes the duty of every good white
citizen, so to counsel with, and in
struct the freedmen, as will make
them duly understand and appreciate
the Importance of that right and how
to exercise it. Where pains have
been taken, as we have seen in our
midst, to enlighten them on this sub
ject, the happiest success has been
achieved, despite the obstacles and
teachings of vicious and corrupt
white or whitish demagogues to per-
vert the freedmen to their own selfish
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
We owe it to the freedmen in all
kindness, patience and forbearance
to teach and facilitate them in the
acquisition Of that knowledge and
intelligence which will rebound to
their moral as well as political in
terests and well being. They have
right to expect this at our hands,
and they should not be disappointed.
Their condition is susceptible of
great amelioration. By improving
and elevating it, they may be made
power far more serviceable to
themselves, their families and the
country wherein they have citizen
ship, than if left, as has been too
long the case, to be led astray by
low, mean white men.
Steps in the right direction, have
been taken elsewhere in the South,
to elevate the standard of the COL
ored race in a material as well as
mental point Of view. We see that
a plan for the early establishment of
a labor university at Murfreesboro,
Tennessee, has been devised and
matured. Such a. step is worthy of
imitation in every State and we
hope the day is not far distant when
it will be followed in Louisiana for,
as contemporary justly remarks in
connection with this subject, not
withstanding the many assertions to
the contrary, the fact has become
pretty we'll established that the ne
groes can be made to lend, by pur-
suing the proper course with them,
material assistance in rebuilding the
Of our country. They will +
not always be deluded and led astray
BY vicious white men, or be dazzled
BY fair though false promises of po-
itical honors. Even now their eyes
are being opened to the true state of (
affairs, and they see how basely
hey have been duped and imposed ,
Upon by those who are loudest in
heir protestations of friendship
he Northern Adventures. We have s