Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-09-28
Communicated

Ny aninadversions upon Registra
ton in the Gazette Of last week, Seems
to have caused q Bourbonic Dispute
tude particularly among the Offices
holders.
l reiterate what I then wrote, AMI
challenge contradiction founded il
truth. When writing the article, il
was intented by my admonition Il
the colored people, to show to the
planters what could and might bs
done, that their true interest as land
owners, was not to lend themselves OF
participate in aay frauds attempted to
! De practicsd upoa the co!sred voter
the duration CT which would be only
the meeting of Congress, that If they
were disposed and certainly they
would he inclined to resentment, il
might work an irreparable injury
against Them, using in substance Ian.
guage used by Gen. Campbell In a
speech in the canvass of 1870. Gov.
Warmoth tells Us in his fusion speech,
that the Registration Law is fraud,
and that he intended to sign the bill
repealing it, but the Democrats we're
so much pleased with it they opposed
1t, and that ne intended TO use'it for
them sgainst the nigger. sa4
Hence the language used by US was
relevant and not incendiary. ,IfGov.
Warmoth intends an unfaithfui exec,,
ton of theRegistration Law, we would
be very much gratifev. to be informed
by whom will ii be fraudulently exc
'cuted. We eel'satisfied thatno South
ern mar will BIS base enough to follow
cut his mandate if he does hold his
commission as Registrar from his Ex.
cellency. @
The colored people are free, aud we
cannot understand the meaning Of in
cendiaryism when applied to frseEien
advised to contend peacefully and
lawfully for their political rights.
But ii incendiaryism mean opposi.
ton to the Obstructive Bourbons, urge
it upon all honest men who want peace,
prosperity and good government in
the South to vote against them and
their corrupt followers. II the plan
tiers are determined to risk their future
by permitting themselves
duped and misguided by these Bour-
bons--they scan well accomplish it
by veting the Bourbon ticket.
We are aware OF the power of the
Federal Government to legislate
upon reconstruction, derived from the
articles ID, IA and 15,- of the |
Federal Constitution, and can assure |
the people ii any frauds are practiced !
upon their rights, it will be but mo. |
that Gen. Grants reelection
will not admit Of q doubt, and under
his administration to correct State
abuses of Registration, the power viii |.
be taken from Stxtes ara Transferred
o Congress. The South wants labor
Ind the control of that labor, she will
lever obtain it if her people continue
o follow these Bourbon's who plunged
Ter in the whirlpool of destruction,
md beggared her people, or permit
themselves to be duped by disappoint |,
ID Office seekers, who have no interest
n her soil. They should fraterize
With the labor and protect them in full
their civil and political rights, not
leniate Them by a coalition with a
osmopolitans politicians, who is
about the South hecanse, of
her inability to hold office, where to
efraud hfs Ignorant laborer OF bis
prerogative.
VIII the old Wings WHO pFognosti- ,
sted that thes-. Bourbons would bring ,
min I'd degradation upon the South ,
nd who have already beggared their
antilles and selves be again guIled ,
nd deceived by themi We earnestly J.
ope not. 3 T.