The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-09-30
Tne ISsUes Of f;ss

parishes of the State propose to present. briefly
and succincv what consider the Issues Of the day
The colored voters having heretofore been msled by
Radical leaders, for their Individual and partisan
purposes we begin by recng facts for the colored
voters, and we trust farmers especially will read
and explain them to heirhire people, that they may
be prepared to understand our speakers and to cast
their votes ntellgently in the Presidential election
l. Keep it before the colored people, that the Rad
ical convention, at Chicago, refused to demand and
surrendered the right Of suffrage for over one hundred
thousand persons Of color nthe Northern States born
Free having the advantages Of or less education
and property; and that in consequence Of the failure
OF the party to lcgsate for their benefit the coored
people Of those States far congressional action il
concerned, deprived Of the privilege OF voting in
the coming election. T..
2. Keep it before them, that the Radical Congress
had the power to admit the States of Virginia Texas
land Mississippi as it admitted Alabama1, and have
failed to do so for party purposes and that, in
sequence Of these States being frauduenty kept out
OF the Union every black and evcrYwhite man. in the
three States first mentioned sdisfraaehised or not
allowed to vote, in The coming election.
3, Keep it before them, that the Legislature Of Flor
ida, controlled BY Radical majority, with tbesanction
of the Radical party has usurped the right OF casting
the electoral vote Of the State; and that in conse-
quence, every white aud every black man in the State
is deprived Of the reemans privilege of casting his
own VOTE according to the dictates Of his own con-
science and bis own judgment. That the same fraud
was only prevented in Alabama by the Governors Veto
and that in that State, to prevent free election
Radical legislature adjourned without providing for
registration. That it was also contemplated in this and
other Southern States and only failed of consumma-
tion from fear of injurious effect on the Northern
people.
4. Keep it before them, that in the ways above
mentioned, the Radical party allows the colorcd peo
pie to vote, only in States pledged 10 the support of
that party and DISTINGUISHES them wherever they are
intelligent independent enough as the case may be-
to vote as freemen.
5. Keep it before hcm that the public debt exceeds
billion and half of dollars that its steady and sur
prising increase since the war, only be accounted
for upon the assumption of wilful waste-showing in
comprehensive the most unparalleled corruption grow
ing out of pecuation and dishonesty that this ire
mendous debt can only be paid by taxation On the
property and labor of the country; that every article
they now wear or eat is hampered with duty, and
hence the enormous prices now demanded and paid
wrung at last out of the sweat of the laborer.
6. Keep it before then that in utter disregard of
these patentfa facts Gen. Grant proposes to increase
la standing army-a cost to the Government of about
$1,000 a soldier per annum and that Radical Con-
gress adds duty to duty, and tax tax reusng only
to tax the rich bondholder until the aboring men of
the North already bowed down by the weight of their
burthens, have demanded and now demand
l. An immediate reduction of the army to peace
standard areduetion of the public debt by this means,
and by greater economy and integrity in the admins
traton Of the Government, in order to speedy
ddction oftaxes; and that Seymour and Blaif, their
sandard-bearers pledged to these great objects
s. Keep it before the eo1ored voters that they, hav
ing been declared free by the proclamation of Lincoln
measure, their emancipation having been
ratified by the peaceful and legal action of State con-
ventions and by the universal consent and custom Of
the people since the war, That they are forever free
that the charge that the Democrats wish to reensave
them will try do it, is insult their under
standings besides being gross papabie and malicious
falsehood intended, (mark you'll
g. To arouse your passions, aud infame the igno-
rant men of yonr to unlawful acts Of violence,
whereby few negroes may be killed, to make capital
for eieeti0aeeEing purposes in the North. That to
prevent this object we eoemnly warn the ceored PEG
pie of these percio@s aims and these evil counselors
and them Of our friendly disposition, recognis-
ing that this is country and that it is their
try too and that We the white and coIorad Democrats
will not permit imported meddlers and ineropersrto
make trouble between as.
10. Keep it before the coored voters that the rep
resentatives elected by their votes from North ouisi
ana, have been deprived Of their seats, whoutn inquiry
or investigation according to law, to provided per diem
to the beggary creatures HON they defeated that
to make further provisions for these INDECENT and i'm
ported sewers Of discussions and reapers OF scorn, tits
proposed unseat other officers elected by them, by
prescribing oaths and pains and penalties unknown
to the law and giving the offices to persons TO be ap-
pointed by the Governor; aud that meantime, these
political leecles given commissions to distribute
large appropriations for naggable streams without
having of land to be benefited by drainage or
without-a dollar invested i'll the commerce or trade OF
the State. That these rewards for dirty political work
are drawn from an empty public treasury, which is to
De filed by taxation on labor and property.
II. Keep it before the col0red Democrats, that Sc
,ret agents scattering broadcast among the eoored
people ncendiary political documents manufactured
y writer's as remote from them in locality, as they are
interest," designed to create dscord and bad feeling;
md charge them, it is their duty to counteract and ex
,ose such publications. --.--,~
Lastly. Keep it before the people--the whole peo-
'lethat despite the acknowledgements and proscrip
ions Of the whites in all the Southern Sates-despite
he disfranchsemen Of the blacks in Virginia. Missis
ipp Texas and Floridadespite an increase Of thir-
cen millions month to the public debt for party pur-
the hordes of secret and saaried agents
Radicalism fed out ofthe public crib-the bone and
NEW of the country, animated with the spirit of their
ncestors in US, have to restore the Govern
lent upon its original foundations, the sacred rights
selfgovernment and representation whenever taxed,
nd that, for this purpose, By the of lawful and
My lawful and peaceable MEANS they have nominated
eymour and Blair. That standard bearers expect
Id each expects it of his neighbor, that Every
an will do bis duty!n 49, -.~@
Our SENATOR REMOVED I'd Negro Substituted- e.
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