The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-04-22
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The Election at GreenUooa

The election at this place is the dawn os
Tnssher 1he state be carried IN favor or nc" ef
uelnoaSrass5 most satisfactorily that if the Dos Il
means be used, the black man is hereafter o proper
his former MASTER and the reign Of the unit with
his creature must speedily expire At tho h! OYER
OF the election the negroes manifested thn ,t ginning
ror fearing even to touch Democratic ticket mt ter
upon transplrcd an amount Of Radical fctio' Where
would exceed belief even from the rnost Jus which
They had been informed that if they voted ~ rcduIoa
vative ticket their children and grand childe e0nse
be restored to bondage and that the voters ~ Would
would hereafter be marked men, exnoseI ttIcnSeITes
measure Of Radical wrath Their terror ,yo W tae full
and the women in particular freuzipd WI; eigned
hension lest their husbands should mno "Sa appre,
dragged Shreveport and shot for voting they be
yative ticket. WIG conSe:-
Major Wilkinson made several speecI,ost
signal effect. Indeed, the gallant Major seeno NUN With
rens -handed on the OCCASION "one blast Tved Bria
gle horn worth thousand men" Il "poA Ms ba,
ing to observe with what eagerness the npr CRAFTY.
themselves of the privilege Of voting viii ayaed
friends when assured that they were FREQ rneif old
night do without risk of life or limb Il e1, and
less the bappiest time the negro has enorJ doubt
day of the surrender. His mind dsabUsed Suce the
sdOus poison of Radical suspicion, he caSHoT me 10
of his former master in renewed friendship @ maud
cast their fortunes and their honorsiu tho ana THEY
to struggle together for success The no ne 3arqUe
ming realise his true position as dpnng ~ begin.
Southern property holders for kindness Ana Upon
and will readily respond TO the proper treatment S
ern people stung by their ingratitude and south
what extent Radical deception has bnnn 10
them, have been too apt to wrap themselves in WIN
Indifference to their course and let events bo Proud
selves accordingly But all this must cease + men
proven that we can and must influence ,b ~ now
We have all the advantage of old association Ito
mate acquaintance, and we must emancinta ia'
from the letters of Radcahsm. Tie stands in r ln
terror of Radical vengeance than he ever stood F
owe rseer. 1t is our duty to free him 10
There only five Radical votes cast in this ~,
cinct There were probably some ten or twelve o pE
~ "roes who would have liked to follow their pys
hni we,n restrained by the tide of indignation rI}
ooo;nst lien, hv their coored friends. had No 5
tTat negroes wour make such enthusiastic eec+;1
eerers. It was like can1p-meet1ng They rushed A.
ter one another bringing then up II droves and al
shaking hands and embracing at the return Of the s3
old times Of fellow feeling and sincerity: Some Fes
so carried away by the excitement th@t they embraced
their former young masters in the joy an1 sincerity
their hearts Old Bob left his pow and with the sweat
streaming down his brow came in to add bis sonoops
voice to the tide of jubilee. The old man spoke we'll
and could not repress the tears in my eyes as h.
tened to his hearty, and not nelegant encomums pTo
the character Of the Southern gentleman epomisedn
him in that of his former stately owner.
Rest assured this election has demonstrated one b4
however the State at large may go. RadicaIsmhasrn
ceived its death blow. Its hold upon the negro is6a
ened. The black man will hereafter follow thepronr.
ings of his heart and stand by the side of his oIdg
The advocate of negro suffrage has but placed sc
in the hand of the Southerner destined hereaterhl
with crushing force upon his own short-sGLte krf
What kind of suffrage will he advocate then?