Semi-weekly Louisianian., 1871-09-10
POLITICS. 4


To THE EprroR OF rnr aHERA1D:-
] observe to-day in the New Or
leans Republican, of the 9th ult.
what purports to be statement
from Chief Justice Ludelings OF Lou
isiana, made to one Of your report
ers, and whichappeared in the HER
AID recently. The fact that the con-
versationTis not gclairned to have
been reported inFthe words Of Judge
Ludeling would ordinarily have
been-sufficient to preclude any no.
tice by the colored people Of Louisi-
ana OF the statements therein made
with reference to them, and especi-
ally as to myself. But as it is pub
lished in the official organ of the
Republican party of my State it
might possibly be taken as correct,
unless some notice be given of its
Misrepresentation. Therefore /
address you this note simply to in
form the public through your pa
per, that in answer to the question
of your reporter
QUESTION some Of the negroes con-
time m allegiance to Governor Warmoth.
Pinchback is one,
| ANswER-O, yes, some Of them remain
true to the Governors party. Pinchback
and sbrewd men like him stick to the par
ty that is likely to give them the most
fayors. .t
| The shrewd colored men of Lou
isiana will sustain no man or set
Of men for favor. They desire to
sustain the men whom they believe
can lead the party to success. They
are not unmindful of the fact that
last year the Republican party un-
der the leadership of Governor
Warmoth carried the State by a
large majority over the opposition
of the Democratic party, who, in
1868, by intimidation and fraud,
prevented nine -tehths of the repub-
leans from going to the polls and
from voting, Now, as for myself,
it is well known that have exhibi-
ted an independence not surpassed
by any man in Louisiana, black or
white. / dared in the early days OF
the Republican party in the Gu.t
States to oppose every measure
did not consider right, even at the
risk of being charged with selling
out to the Democracy. Indeed,
have never been regarded as an es-
| pecial friend or supporter of Gov.
Warmoth. Even as late as the as
sembling of the Legislature in JAN
uary last 1 opposed many o.
his measures among which ]
{ will mention the election of com
mittees by the Senate and of the
Speaker of the House of Repre-
. sentatives, and the change of the
Metropolitan Police law; and it is
+ probable that / would not be will
him. now were it not for the course
pursued by the late State Centra
Committee in attacking every mar
, who did not swear allegiance t.
, them personally. So much for my
self. Further, your reporter asks
''Does Warmoth retain the conf
: dence of the Republican and Demo
cratic partieg?' 70 which judge
Ludeling is made to answer, eyes
D of the Republicans, and the Demo
2 Gratis prefer his rule to that of tht
n opposing faction, whose aim ii
e merely to place the negro element
p in power The contest is virtually
: between the whites and blacks.
I Now I have no doubt of the trutl
. and correctness of the first part O
the statement; but as to that portion
where the Judge is made to SAY
that the contest in Louisiana is vir
tually between the whites ant
{ blacks, / will state that it is true
h appeals have been made to that ef
s feet by Lieutenant Governor Dunn
y Governor Warmoth has in his pos
r session letters written by Dunn ant
t addressed to colored men i'll TIN
r country parishes, urging upon then
to elect none but black men. Thes'
letters can be produced at any time
= 1t was q last resort; everything
else had failed them, But such ap
: peals will never prevail with tn
g colored people of Louisiana. The.
. know full well that they cannot at
: ford to array themselves agains
the whites. All they ask is fair re
. presentation, equal rights and jus
: tice; and l very much doubt whether
: they will enjoy these to a greater
n extent under the administration o
b any of the men now seeking to be
come the Republican candidate fo
q Governor of Louisiana than they d.
: at present.
tl ~ P. B. S. PINCHBACK,
President of the Republican Stat
Central Executive Committee o
Louisiana.