The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1868-04-04

ted to rivet them irrevocabIy.-N.
Times.
There are thousands Of welEdispose
negroes in this city who do not want t
follow the lead of the "trooly loil" ca
pet. baggers, and who do not ike to /
used as the tools Of the adventures VIII
got up the Black Crock Constitution
If these negroes are properly addressed
they can at least be induced to vott
They have no interest in helping to max
the political fortune of the vagrant an
mendicant" loyal-lraguers but the.
have direct interest in remaining 0
good terms with the white people of til
State. They would pay very dearly 10
the privilege of voting, if they shout
exercise that privilege so as to plac
themselves in opposition to the whit
people, and aid the carpet-baggers in az
complishing their ntfarious purpose-.-
n. o. Crescent.
The NEGROES OPENING Their EYES
The Columbus (Ga.) sun says:
,CHange Of Opi4ion.-Wr are glad It
note that the opinion of many %coloret
men in u city in regard to politics
are materially changing. One, posses
sed of some information. a leader in TIL
councils, who has acted with Leaguers
told a gentleman that he was oppose,
to universal suffrage-and be though
only those should vote who could reat
and write. This alteration is important
We think it is significant, very reason
able, and that many others coincide il
opinion.
The black residents of the city have
suffered almost as much from depreda,
tions of idle, vagrart negroes as the
whites. Our opinion is, that ii all the
whites would labor to explain political
issues to the cclored people, answer
kindly all their queries, receive their
approaches tor advice in a friendly spir-
it, that much good might be affected and
the control Of the contemplate gang Of
Leaguers who. are working for their own
advancement be lessened. It's worth a
trial.
The Leaguers are not having such
harmonious time. The colored members
begin to understand the character and
objects Of the despicable few white men
who are members. They don't fancy
the idea of the scalawag Convention,
elected by their votes, excluding them
from Office. We are confident no May
er or " Mashed" will BE- chosen from
the gang. Freedmen, especially the
more intelligent ones are beginning to
think for themselves, and 10 discard
those who by every means obtain their
money.
RETRTBuTIoN.-Ihe Democrats of
the Ohio Legislature are doing just what
the Radicals taught them to do in the
matter Of contested elections. The Gin
cinnati Comme1ciaz Republican, says !:
1.-The precedent established by the
Senate of the United States in the case
of Mr.. Sockton, of New jersey, two
years ago, was not the first of the kind,
perhaps, but was certainly one of the
worst. Yesterday the Senate of Ohio
followed the perniclous example by eject
ting Hon. Thomas G. Jones from the
seat to which he had been legally elected,
and awarding the place to Henry NJ.
Onderdonk, his Democratic competitor.'
The Commercial has the candor to ad-
NIT that its own party commenced this
game. The Democrats merely contin-
lie the play on the same principle, and
take the stakes. There are many more
to be righted in the same sum-
mary mode. The Radicals need not
hope that the Democrats, when they get
.nto power, will show any more respect
or Constitutions than the former now
show. The anxiety of these Radicals
o get their schemes protectedby a con-
ititutional amendment is absurd. Such
protection hereafter will be of no avail.
The will of the people is to be the Con-
titution henceforth.-N. o.. Bee. r
The military preparations for the de- '
ence Of Washington against any oppo-
ition, armta or otherwise, hat may be
nanifessI by the people in case of the
uccessful impeachment of the President,
re still actively pushed forward. A
'atrol has already been established in
he streets several companies of infan-
all from the North, have been or
cred to Washington, and the troops al
eady on duty there are recruited up to
ouble the regulation number. -Four
attachments of artillery have also been J
to the city from Fort Washing. =
IN and placed in convenient positions,
nd the bridges over the Potomac are
icketed every night. These prepare
ons, taken in connection with the passage
"a bill creating a Chief Justice in case of
ny vacancy occurring, shows an evident
termination to push their schemes r.,
at all hazards, ever to the issue c.
{ a coup d'etak. Should Chase manifest
disposition to regard law and justice &c
nd ignore the orders of his party mana
srs, it seems not Improbable that he will
} Immediately disposed and a more
liant tool elevated to his place, even
it becomes necessary to do it with bay {
lets. Every emergency has been pro- /
ded for and every act in the programme e
'termined in caucus. Thus is the Presttior
ent already prejudged, and our zeose thep,,
safeguards are tremblip4W) rs66nn Z
q Within hifhilation. Butts thFssct
aaaAAsssas land 9ss Womme q
oppose maiis Dsea 0aspose.-N. O. Times c.
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