, 1869-04-09
LOUISIANA.
Political and Social Condition Of
the State.
Influence of A. J.'s POL
10y"
Effect Of Grants Election,
Tho Cnrpet-BaEEers and Wits
key Rings md Gamblers.
Immigrants Needed and Welcomed.


Immigrants Needed and Welcomed.
EDITORIAL dare.pondtns AZ The Chicago Td5une
NEW OaIIANs, April l, 1saa
Next to fertility Of soil and aaluerltJ Of climate.
that which Is Of most importance to Northern
Immigrant b the political feelings Of tho Feskiel
population tn whaterer section OF the South he !
may select for new home N'he-e the people
arc hostile, tnlmica or nnfnendly to tho new
conner, no Richness Of soil ealahr1ty of climate
will compensate the Northern family for the dis
guietude Of mind and social oatl1elsm which must
be endured. t
AfleT RianclnG At the natural wealth Of Louisiana
the nsst thing Investigated Was the political and
Social sentiments Of the rebcls towards Northern /
people who come hlthef. sought for this intor-
nation from our people who came here Ii 1868 |
with Datlers army, or from urants army after the |
capture Of yickAburE; from those who migra ted
afcr the collapse Of the rebellion, anil At different
times since. have talked nj eI-rebc!a Of all
grades, aud cspes-eIan1tned Them, coutr2dlcted
and argued With them for the p1fpo4e
of getting at their resi- feelings; and these i
arc the results OF my Investigations Immediately
after the surrender OF the rebel armies III the
sr7tnE bs 1sso and thereafter UnN ANDREW Iohn- t
son set up his bastard State Go7ernmsnts the
c1-Ttbels accepted the situation, aud were willing
to CONFORM 70 any terms the goreru1n. mt
saw 1T to dictate. The HnGleaderAof the retcl~
lion expected to be panishel; the Faak and nle 1
hoped 70 escape with tho ]osa Of aiayey, and With
out The connscat1on Of their lands Whist political
rights might be accorded TO them they knew not,
but were willing to accept almost anything, and
BE- thankful for E1nau tayof1-
The marvellous terms OF reconstruction pro-
pounded by 4. J. first amazed them, nn1 then IT.
ytred Ill the old haut<ur, and 1lled them With
hopes ot practically reducing the negroes 70 servi-
tuae By means Of 1AAck codes and restrictive Gu
actmenfs, md actually ralsed the expectation that
they would be compensated from the SationA
Tteasu1J for the pecunia.y osses they had EaIered
In their csyorts 70 destroy the Union. Action and
reaction nre sAd 70 be absolutely eqnal- To the
extent that they had expected no fhEofa, but pnn-
!shmcnt 1aiher, they were now nl1cd with the most
c1uavsgant hopes and tmagniugA. Andrew John
bon, from lelng hArl-heaned Pharaoh IN May,
becam their. Moses In October, 1851
The opposition OF Congress and the Republican
party 10 the new programme inspired them With
hate and bitterness toWards any Northern MIN
who did not chime IN unEeseTvedl! ,wtrh them.
This cYt stzte Of things continued for upwards OF
three teA,s, and eliminated IN the Presidential
campaign last fall The cI-rebelt were wrought up
to : fearful height Of expectation; thels hopes
blinded their eyes to the truth and they felt per-
mour and Dlalr. ThcJ dotted on Blair,
and fassened on his incendiarJ hhr1ngucs:
| and rolled rs sweet nofsel under their tougles
| his dlrefnl threub OF vengeance on the RAlicAls
when the Democracy came Into power. The
whole tnasa Of e1.rebels organized themselves into
Ku-Klu1 Klaus by night and into pcuoeane
Clubs ny day. In the cvcnt Of Seymour ard
UlAlr'a election !. was the n1cd and unal.erah!e
[ purpose Of the Eu.Elux Democracy 70 murder or
| baIlIsh every Northern man In Loulslana Of Re
publican principles, anh, IN elcct, conasca:e hls
properly. They arr hart1ly to be blamed uow for
dcntlng or cGrcearng this intention; neve-tae-
less II Is true holy writ, aud susceptible of the
most abundant proof.
The result Of tho Presidential election came up
on the c1-rebels like clsp Of thunder. The oc-
tober elections surprised and dlscoocerted them;
but they erc.l hope and went to tie polls
confident Of victory. The reported reign Of terror
in New Orleans Is perfectly true. There were
$4,000 su-hlu1, armed and oEg.ulzed, IN this city
resolved to beat the Republicans N all hazards
| and by any means The Federal Com.
nsandcr sympath1zed with them and
gAyc tacm moral nil md comfort; the Federal
ofnee-holte,s we're either dumb or sliced with
them; the army oElcers and most Of tho rank
and nle, a1lllased with thcm-fouoWlnX the e.
nnplc OF the sCactloutst Ho1saeau; the city gov
crnrncns aud police force were members Of thel.
klaaA aud ciuEs- Under these circumstances the
Republicans Of the city resolved to refrain from,
voting. let The election 60 by delhnlt, ana tt4sted
to the mighty hosts In "Gols country TO Win
the poi.sicAl hsstte- Ta!k was not bravo course;
but Is said that discretion Is the better par: Of
sn1or, and he that In ttattle runS away, lives to
nght another day.
What eject had the election OF Grant On inc leel'
in2A OF aae e1-set'e87 u aaA INT sane eaec. ~
tho surrender Of Lee on ING fortunes OF tne toh'
frderac!. 1Ec hu-hlax ORGANIZATIONS naFe peen
AeAhdeheo OF asen3uucu, 1lu tne n1et1"ets .ac.e
submit 10 tue lne'Aaote' Inc I'oIos fepeGo0
! against Inc lnIou, EHue1 An7! Jpuusof1 Has Ic1
| minated as dlsAst5onsly ~ Inc fuls1af5 ftocIiou
| under Jcn UAv1s- Inc Aaacsshss OF 3oc 4as
, | cause " PROCLAIM A1d ihsst tnN thef &c
i ! cert the situation" and arc really recan
: etructcd at List -Ihey complain nor
| Of nothing in particular except cafpct-b1@ rulc
. | They profess confidence IN General Grant, AMI al
nit that the Republicans OF the North Intend L
treat the South fairly II not generously. They u
concedc that slavery WAS economical efu.r1&
1 and al Injury to the protretlty OF the South
Every one / talk with ASSURES me that sass ma
1orty Of the whites Of Louisiana would tomorrow
vote ngnlnst the establishment Of slavery IN ta
State. They feel that Way, but voald no
!. Ike to risk them on it 1et awhile
They LAY they hare no longer any objection to col
: ored suffrage and arc willing 10 accept It tn
! next Democratic Convention will proclaim the &C
quiesceuce Of the party IN negro Aunfagc, hop1n
thereby 10 secure enough black votes to give laeE
. the control of the State; and think 1t will hav
that effect They profess to be anxious for tn
. adoption Of the Fifteenth Amendment, and ArHu
that It Is not Iar or night TO impose negro Eu1fag
on Louisiana and 1t the 6anp time dIsfranchlsc th
blacks In Indiana But nhen cau their Attcntto
to tho fact that II IL not the Republicans, but ii
! | DemoCrata ri 1ntiana Au9 other Northern State.
Is who ornose an1 rcsIs, cotored suffrage II bottle,
then, 70 fr.tne m answer OF Justification for sue
0 un-,emeersiic conduct
In regard to negro ot1ce-holdlnE, tho ey.rene
are more scnst.re than about negro voting: su1
they declare that they prefer negro cteoles TO ho
oftcc rather than ratpet-bAGEe;a They cnsertai
o IN tr7esocahle aniuoety towaris carrct-bay of1c
J seekers, and rcall! cannot blauc them, for II
: dcplorable fact ihAt very laiEe majority
these gentry arr scamps xnd th!crea; rotten dsf
= wood, who have been noslcd down the Aississ!f
a ri, nud squatte,I on the Offices They bring 4l
J. grace on the pa1t. to which they profess TO b
: lor9 They possess a. keen a sceut and - rarcl
e ous IN &ppe,ite for plun1cr Us the sul.,reA nh
y all The air taye fur putrtd csfcasses Tie dit.
cnee between these bird, Of prey IL tha. the TO
rncr1 1ens, m thr substance of uriac men Will
ID th ,,t,er ro,ycn. thrn1 s@lxrs .4.h .he easssc4
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