Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-16

Affairs in louisiana.
The democrats Of Louisiana, who now have
as their helpers the two most notorious charac-
tiers in the state, Warmoth and Carter, are ex
ceedingly anxious TO elect their state ticket and
scruple at nothing that seems adapted to aid
their purpose. They profess to support Greeley
and Brown, but we do not observe that they
have much to say in favor of this presidential
ticket Their earnestuess is all given TO the
state ticket We infer from what their organs
say, that they have no hope whatever of carry
ing the state by fair means; but they have War
moth who is governor, and they expect much
from what his control Of registration and
election returns can do against the re-
pnbcans In some parts of the state
where it is possible to do it with success, they
are using the kuklux element. Hon. W Jasper
Blackburn, editor Of a newspaper at Homer,
about 200 miles northwest of Baton Rouge, has
had his office mobbed two or three times; and,
not long since, he was shot and badly wounded
by a brutal lufian whom he describes as ga
poor, reckless creature who is shaking hands
with Horace Greeley across the bloody chasm,
and who, with bis class, is cursing Gen. Grant
and seeking to murder his supporters" Iu the
region where he lives it is not holiday business
to be on unfnching republican.
Sometime since, in preparation for the present
canvass, the democrats issued a secret circular.
Special pains were taken to keep it out of the
hands of republicans, but a copy of it has got
astray, and we ind it printed in the National
Republican of the 18th Instant. This circular
reveals their aim aud gives some account OF the
means by which they propose to reach it, The
democratic grievance, according TO this docu-
ment, is that negroes vote and hold office, ne
groeS appear in the courts (as Witnesses negroes
fill our Schools" etc; and the writer asks with
hot indignation, chow much longer can these
wrongs be suffered?" He believes relief is near
at hand, if democrats will act wisely. The great
obstruction, he SAYS, in the way of such change
as the democrats desire, "is the theving, cum
ming carpet-bagger;" "belore our party can be
successful, the carpet-bagger and scalawag must
be driven out of the republican ranks, in
Louisiana" No citizen of Louisiana born in
another state, is "carpet-bagger," and no ma
tive citizen is "scalawag," unless he act polit-
icalIy with the republicans; but the moment he
becomes a republican, he becomes a thief, a
villain, and everything else bad. The notorious
Warmoth has ceased to be a "carpet-bagger,"
because he acts with the democrats the republi-
cans having thrust him out of their party. But
This democratic secret circular goes on TO show
how the white republicans may be exterminated.
Listen:
ITO this end let the democrats in each parish
raise money and organize for secret action in
the coming election. Encourage your leading
colored men TO demand all the ofices-lrom
governor down-ior their color; furnish them
money, sign their official bonds, and give them
every assistance required 10 drive the Yankees
out! When you have done This, the battle is
Over-the state is ours-and the negro and car
pei-bagger fall in the same grave. By doing
this YOU make the carpet baggerS Of Louisiana,
with their friends at the north, so much dis
gusted and convinced Of their own mistake, that
in the future they will join hands with us in
holding the negro where be belongs and where
God intended he should be-
These democratic schemers are very sure that
this method of operation will be succe ssiul; and
then, the negro will be thrust out of the way
of these loudly, Converted" democrats and re-
duced 10 seridom if not to slavery; then they will
''hold the negro where he belongs, and where
God intended he should be-" and "then, with
few amendments to our state constitution, all
will be we'll" At present, these democrats are
Oppressed" and subjected to a fearful "despot-
ism" because they can not do all this; but they
hope 10 do it ALL and, therefore, keep alive their
hatred of all white republicans who stand in
their way. 1t does not occur TO these men that
their estimate of opinion and sympathy among
republicans north and south may be incorrect;
and they appear to overlook the fact, that a
considerable portion of the colored men OF
Louisiana are as Il educated, as intelligent,
and as capable as the most intelligent of their
white fellow citizens. There are men in the
world who believe it possible to restore the dark
ages, iustas confidently as these louisiana demo-
Gratis believe in their scheme for reducing the
colored people TO serfdom. Nothing is so much
needed in this case as clear consciousness OF the
certainty that all such schemes against human
rights and civilization are as vain as papal
bulls against comets; but those concerned will
not feel this certainty while they are encouraged
TO hope for restoration to political control Of the
national government.