The weekly Louisianian., 1872-09-07
THE HOPE.

Notwithstanding the restoration
Of unity in the ranks OF the Re-
publican party Of Louisiana, not
withstanding the repeated refusal
Of the colored voters, through thei,
representatives, to indemnity them
selves with any party whose success
would be calculated to imperil the
integrity of Republican doctrines
and the civil and political status Of
Republicans, the Democrats still
hope to divert several thousand
colored votes from the support Of
the Republican ticket, and secure
their votes for the McEnery combi-
nation. A Mr.. P. Richardson in
Thursdays Times says:
"There are in the State Of Louis
lana about ten thousand white vo-
tiers who are directly connected with
negroes as planters, superintendent
of plantations, landlords and en-
ployers. Now, if each man COM
posing these several classes will Sc
lcct one negro voter and persever-
inelv pers1aade and urge him to vote
the Greeley-Brown and McEnery-
Penn tickets until the election, the
State can be carried against the
Kellogggg-Pinchback coalition"
Intimidation, threat to discharge,
and all that sort of thing, are repu-
dated before hand, when every one
knows that with the exercise of free
agency no considerable number of
colored men could be rallied to the
support Of the Democracy.
Mr.. Richardson is a practical
man, no doesn't rely much on
torch-light professions, speeches
and buncombe to accomplish much
with the negroes" but he feels the
double value Of not only taking
them away from the Republicans,
but adding them to the Democrats,
and he recommends an appeal to
the selfish sordidness OF personal
immediate hand, to mouth interest
to secure his end.
Provided there be no violence, we
.pprehend but little danger from
project. Colored men have
learned enough OF politics to know
that it is frequently Of far more i'm
portance to sacrifice personal adj
vantage, ease, and even competence,
10 the success Of principle or party
to be surrounded with them
j; Il: expense Of the security, the
a:!:a: cement and the general pros
Of a race.
We have repeatedly lamented the
underestimate of negro
capacity and discernment by such
men az MI. Richardson, and we
AVE once more to sigh over this
most recent instance of the kind.
10 momentary, spasmodic, interest
ID display Of solicitude and chest
is sufficient to delude the
negro race into the belief that such
professions are genuine.
The negro no,cs what Democracy
8, and he has learnt something of
Republicanism; if the Democrats,
'mong whom the negroes have GER
ainly been "born and Bred" and
With whom there are afinities and
surroundings calculated to give the
vast advantages over any
lass of new Corners, if they desire
secure negro support they must
'dmit and practice negro civil and
political equality, and they must
'oncede to the negro adequate race
representation in State, parish, and
municipal Offices trust. All the vo-
ing one way, and all the honors,
and emoluments the other
8 too grossly unfair a distribution
or even the negro to approve. Give
is fair play, discard all recollection
nd reference to "the color of our
ind" and demonstrate your obi
ion of it bypractising yourdoctrines
nd it will not be long before Louis
ana will start on the road to tran
and prosperity.
@rWe clip the following from
he Cincinnati Commercial of Au-
Just 30:
y. G. Corbin, (colored, for many
ears messenger of the Valley
Sank, in this city, has been nomi-
lated by the Republican State Con-