The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-09-09
Political Phases in the South The
Negro Element.
tFrom the N. Y. Herald.1

Our newly elected fellow-citizens of AT.
rican descent appear to be turning the ia
bles nicely on the Radicals and carpet-bae
gers. AT Raleigh, N. c., for example q
special tram of cars from the southeastern
part of the State brought up to the State
Democratic Convention a club of Demo.
cratic negroes in company with number
OF delegates. We hear of similar move
ments throughout all the South of the col
ored people focking to the Democratic
standard, and should not be surprised to
see general stampede from the Radicals
and to the Democrats in the Presidential
and Congressional elections. All the signs
OF the times point TO such result. It is
just what we have anticipated and predic-
ted. The negroes begin to see that the
Radicals have cheated them. Instead OF
getting the lands property of the whites by
a Wholesale, system of confscation and
transfer to themselves, as promised, the ne
groes and the Radical N ofthern adventu-
rers and carpet-baggers, are only after their
labor and votes. These Radicals have
shown the cloven foot, have shown they
care nothing about the negroes and that
oil they want is to use the poor Africans
to make money and get the Offices What
moro natural, than that these negroes should
turn to their old masters and listen to the
friendly voice of those among whom they
were born and with whom their future in.
terests and welfare are identified?
This growing and general detection OF
the negroes from the Radicals is creating a
division and great deal of excitement
among the people. At first, as we
said, they were nearly all going with the
Radicals; now. c,'lored Democratic clubs
and organizations; ping; ne up oil round.
OF course those who still adhere to the
Radicals are very bitter and hostile. At
Raleigh they made riotous demonstrations
for the purpose of mObbing the negro De-
mocratic club; but their object was de-
feated by the temperate and moderate CON
duct of the white people and through Gov
ernor Holden calling out the military.
Amid all this excitement and riotous con-
duct of the Radical negroes the greatest
enthusiasm in favor of the convention and
the Democrats prevailed. To show the
wisdom and moderation of the Democrats,
both white and black who of course were
in majority there at the time,) we notice
that when o Radical 81 nator and carpet
Dagger named Estes tore down litho-
graph picture of Seymour and Blair which
was posted in tho Marlborough House no.
body chastised him for his conduct though
many Democrats witnessedit it. This shows
the Democrats to be as moderate as they
are earnest They are bent on carrying
the election, and will not be provoked to
violence by the outrages of the Radicals
They are determined not to give the Radi-
cal press a chance to howl at them and
call them incurable rebels. We call the
attention Of the Radical organs to this adj
mirable and forbearing conduct of the
Southern white people, in contrast with
that OF the Radical carpet-baggers and
their delnded tools among the poor ne
the political revolution that is going ON in
the South. From all appearances the re-
action that has set in viii sweep over the
Southern States, and the Radicals will
find themselves next November out in the
cold