The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-08-28

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not reach the inner cohnties Of til,
State.
Now, glance for moment at the re.
suits OF defeat. In the first place YOU
have a hostile Governor and State off.
GERS throughout; yoa have hostile
Legislature composed of Democrats
and men who believe in a white mans
government, with the exception of a
few struggling colored men, available,
manageable, purchasable, who will
rather be an assistance to your enc.
mics than barrier against them. You
will also lose the city and parish of Or
leans. You will then be without a col
ored man in the city government, on
the streets, or on the police, or any
thing in the patronage of all it's de-
partments. With the Legislature in
the hands of your enemies, the laws
which have been passed for the rro-
lection of your race, and your school
law, and all the liberal laws relating
to you will be in danger of repeal. Not
only that, but the very bulwark OF
your rights, your Constitution, will be
in their hands to repeal at any mo-
ment they desire, without solitary
Congressman on the floor of Congress
to defend you. Look at another result
Of yonr attitude towards Mr.. Greeley
and the Liberal party. When Greeley
is President-as lie is bound to be, as
sure as the sun shines-these Demo
cratic gentlemen elected to Congress
from Louisiana, will 60 to him and say,
"Sir, you were elected in Louisiana by
the votes of our own people alone; the
black people refused to place trust in
you; You owe nothing to them, and we
demand all your patronage for your
friends would have supported u.s.
Therefore, in all the rooms of that big
granite Cpstomhouse building, there
will not be a single colored man en-
ployed. Swarm upon swarm of young
white men, who will have voted in the
election ofthe President and his friends
will have claims upon them, and will
be found contesting for every position
now in the possession of colored man.
And, still more, the whole of these peo-
pie, put in Office, and from the Govern
or down will he elected upon nm un-
derstanding between them that this is
to be white mans government, and
you are to be kept down, the reason of
that understanding being your action
to-day in resisting the advance that
they have made. Right here letme al
Jude to q conversation which had day
before yesterday with your Lieutenant
Governor, who now sits in front Of me.
1t was an interview of an hour, and Il
half, during which time he made to me
tile most powerful and pathetic and ur-
gent appeal which man ever made to
man, imploring me unde ever consider
alton of obligation to you, Of interest,
of duty and of attachment, not to take
the course which l am about to pursue,
but, instead. after making tile most de-
termined fight that l could upon this
floor and urging You with all my pow
or and all the argument whicl, could
present to take the course which am
now urging you to take, then to sub
nit to the will of the majority, and to
cast my lot and fortunes with yours. ]
asked him at that interview, Govern
or, what do you expect by running ~
straight ticket, or even if you should
receive the compromise Which you ex-
pect from the Kellogg ticket BY sup
porting tllat7 Do you not grant that
the probability is that such ticket
would be defeated e.. He answered me
eyes" "Then" said ], "why Eis that
you prefer such q course to an alliance
with the Liberal rarty :" / also
brought the facts to lis aI,,ntion that
he had rejected the pre-, st opportu-
nifty, in my opinion, lis life. He
had offered to l,irI thu ;,ortunity OF
being sent to c. ig' by the white
vote of this Stat as well as the black,
and there stanf tng, for the fsrt time, a
colored man, & representative elected
by both the white and colored vote.
pointed to him what immense power
ie could wicld in that position for his
,wn race; that with Mr.. Greeley in the
Presidential claif, he would have ex-
'lusively his ear upon all matters per-
aiming to the appointment of colored
'eople in the customhouse and. in for
ign positions. ! said to him; "Why
10 you reject this'" He answered that
e was afraid of incurring your disap-
'robation. asked him why lie would
AXE a place upon the Kellogg ticketin
nc face of probable and sure defeat.
lie answered that the admission they
lade By placing him there at this time
'onld contradict their statements to
resident Grant last year, that he and
is friends represented no one. But / |
sked hlm; "What will you do in case
+ defeat7 and what is your. compensa
ion then for this course9" He an.
wered, 1.-TWO years from this time
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