Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-07-16
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EDITOR LOUIsIANIAN: 3
1 was greatly pleased with the
first issue of your paper, and those
Immediately following it, and would
at once have signifed the same. to
you; but having had, as you are
aware, considerable experience with
colored mems newspapers and
knowing SO well their prochvity to
run well for q while," l deemed
it little advisable to await future
developments. Since then 1 have
carefully scanned the successive
numbers of the LouIslANIAN as they
came to hand, and have been more
and more pleased with the combin-
alton of journalistic ability, political
sagacity and good common semse-
a very rare quality-which evince
tie mseives in its columns. In these
respects, it seems to me that the
LouIsrAN1AN compares favorably with
the best specimens of colored men's
journalism that have made their
experience in this country. 1t
seems to me, too, that there is u
special field for the LoUIsIANIAN to
foccupy,-a special work for it to do,
and, therefore a special and mani
fest reason for It's existence. Upon
the colored voters Of the South rests
to great extent the burden and
responsibility OF perpetuatinS the
work accomplished by the great
Republican party during the last
decade, and of seeing to it that "the
Republic receives no detriment by
having its fundamental principles
interpreted into differing genera
q. ities." Their political education is
but begun, and there is special
necessity and propriety in its being,
to a large extent, carried forward BY
instrumentaLties originating among
themselves, and managed and con-
trolled by the intelligent men OF
their own race. AS one of such in
strumental.;ieS, 50 controlled and
} directed, l predict and hope for
! your journal a long and useful el-
iSience.
THE OCTOBER CONVENTION.
, I presume q few items OF news
from our state will not be unaccept-
abe to yourself OF your readers,
md vii! use the remainder OF my
sheet in Il little localizins. The call
: for a Southern States Convention to
; meet in Columbia, S. G. i'll October
aas attracted some little attention
and think it safe to predict that
our state will be represented by
delegates. I notice that one of ON
local papers states the object OF thu
convention to be to enable the col
ored voters "to form politica
party of their own" lido not believe
any sensible colcred men have any
such object, and if such a purpose
calls the convention into being,
think it would be policy and good
sense to knock the latter into pi, OF
send it to the "demnition bow
vows. sl..s-
o FOURTH OF JULY.
The colored population monopo
/ lied "all and singular the patriot
: ism inspired by the advent of In
dependence. The democratic jour
), nal of our city celebrated" the da.
4 by publishing leader to prove tina
j the reasons that once existed TO
e observing the day were no ilongel
applicable-the constitution wa
busted up ike q WORKOUT cider
barrel, the bird Of liberty plucke'
and picked like a Thanksgiving tur
key, and the star spangled banne
g ripped and split like a bad little boy
. worst, every day trousers, etc, an
d I suppose that paper represente'
g the views of large number Q
d citizens; for, on the festal day l SAY
Just three samples of the aforesai'
! banner displayed-outside of thos
: at the colored celebration-viz: on
i on the State House, one at tn
U. 8. arsenal and one at the Ma
d tional Cemetery. Quite . numbe
I; of prominent white citizens attende'
e the colored mems celebration; an
m think that it John Adams. Thoa
= jefferson. Roger Sherman, Cha
< Carroll, of Carronton. Steple
: Hopkins and Eldbridge Gerry ha