The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1870-07-27


st Amendment" he says: Senators of t
H. dominant paaty (Republican) must ther
h. selves be surprised nv Ike general acuue
I'd cence of the political party to which | b
a long (Democratie throughout the countr
of without se:ior= excepti.n in the workin
F. OF the Fifteeni1 Amen lment. | say,
l. repeats, there was no serious exception
4 the acquiescence of the Democratic par,
g. throughout the country North South. Ea
y Or West in the operation of the fifteent
Amendment. J1Ss 5ass "A said while ago that not II
n.s' party had " L
d! J! !!!!!!!! !! o.: 4: e: :;
. (y(..tl 'sf votes i" any seo'io" under til
"He is sovereign in his own right al
around the circle. The complaint that tn
ballot has been forced on the South i.
hushed by his respectful and almost cordia
recognition by the Democracy Of tn,
North. "In Maryland,' continues Mr.
Casserly, - there is understand not one
Republican in the Legislature. 1t is unan.
lmously Democratic In that Legislature
steps were taken to conform the legislation
OF the State to the requirements of The fif.
teenth amendment A bill providing for the
election of a local officer contained the word
white as it passed the Legislature. 1t was
on that ground that it was vetoed by the
Governor, also Democrat, and his veto
was sustained. with substantial. if not with
entire unaniH'ity. Ii Democratic Ken
lucky, whsre, if Slywhere, if we are to
credit tithe of the statements made by her
Senators wiLin month.it might be expected
that there would be objection and obstruc-
fion TO the black vote under the fifteenth
amendment. observe by dispatch of the
Assoc'aid Press. tkat at the recent election
IN 'ha Third District. to fill vacancy in
Congress, the colored people voted en- masse
ior the Republican candidate without the
slightest hlndrance or Eolestation.
"ln New York. the last Legislature.
democratic in both Houses. before adjourn.
ing' modified the laws of registration and
election SO as to conform them to the fif-
teenth amendment, and the bills were signed
by Democratic Governor
THE SOUTH TO BE ABADoNED TO RADICAL
we have cited sufficient evidence of this
direct conflict of opinion. But the Dav
BOOK with characteristic candor. in claim
ing a victory for its opinions, on the ground
OF thelr superior popularity at the North,
gives The South very fair warning of what
1T has to expect. 1t says: There but two
three Northern and Western States which
the democrats wihNot ultimately carry, as
White mans party. In the South the case .
will be dliterent' because the black yo.s !
of enabIins i nongreass .Is tfhe
make the t ssss sesasq qr"e 0".i ougre
marty This doctrfle may no donbt
carry the Northern ard Western States, !,
where there are no tive pa. cent of colored
voters, but in thrsa States. as in Louisiana,
where white voters are in n minority, they
must be delivered over to the control OF col
ored voters and their present advisers. we
cannot refrain from saying that that the pro- /.
posal to sacuse party success OF the North
by abandoning the South to the Mongrel
party ~ shows little sympathy for our social
situation. 1t savors somewhat of the devo-
tion to Estate Rights which sent the
+" sword of an hundred and thirty odd reg
ments of that &" Fortress of Democracy"
New York, and her purse" of more than
two thousand millions of money and credit,
to turn the "scale against, the insurgents"
and put down the ''great rebellion" as re-
ferred to in the speech of the Hon. c. N.
Potter, already quoted FROM" But with this
distinct annunciaton of an antagonistic
principle and purpose between the two
great lobes of the Democratic party. North
and South, upon what grounds can the ma
tionality of that party be predicated? 1t
may divide, as in 1860. between two repre-
sentative Presidential candidates, and even
if it triumph under the sectional success Of
the new " white mans party" the people OF
Louisiana must remain prisoners of war,
subject for an indefinite period to the evils
of which they complain. We ask the peo-
pie of Louisiana to regard calmly the di-
lemma in which their Democratic defenders
are placed. Il the Democratic party be
nationalized on he basis of repeating the
fifteenth amendment, they will be left in do
mestic aud sectional bondage. If the fif-
teenth amendment be accepted, the Democ-
racy of Louisiana must abandon the present
position attributed to them, and adopt the
platform of acquiescence in the constitution
and law which has been heretofore published
by the Peoples Party Of Louisiana. We
submit. then. that the relief to be expected
from the success of National Democratic
party cannot be relied on uutil we shall
know upon what basis the Democratic parry
shall be nationalized.
Having thus shown the deplorable dissen-
sions which paralyze the only party pre-
tending to nationality which can be expected
to come to our assistance, we shall proceed
to SHOW that there are Imperative reasons
shy Louisiana should u's Uo...pai~-.s~ L~.i
self with an abstract discussion Of her Pc
culiar interests by those who have no prac-
tical sense of their Importance. !
srap--- BETWEEN CAPITAL AND LABOR.
p sinIy the duty osSnrssy commu- |
nifty SssSFoid all Unnecessary conflict bo-
tween the two at4hterests of Capital and |
Labor. This is especially important in
Louisiana, where the chief capital is invest
ed in land. which without labor is absolutely
valueless. This labor is in the hands Of a |
different race. and upon its disposition and
capacity depends the value and revenues Of
this capital. The question forced upon Lou
hisiana by an issue between the white mans
party and the colored race, must add dan
gerous element to the natural jealousy be-
tween capital and labor. In a social and
industrial view, it is certainly to the inte-
rest of every planter and factor in LOuisia-
ma to cultivate harmony between capital
and labor, as it is to regain and preserve the
confidence of his colored laborers. If the
agency of this labor produces for Louisi-
ana only 3OOOOO bales of cotton. worth.
say S37 500. 600, with $4,000 hogsheads Of
sugar. worth. say S12,5OO,OOO. we have
$50, 900. 600 annually dependent. more Of
less, on the regularity of labor and its con-
tented cooperation with capital. The prep
aration of this crop for market, and its
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