Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-08-03
What We Have Gained We
Must Keep.

As the enemies of the Republican
party have persistently presented the
debit side of the account in the case
referred to by US some time ago-1S72
w. 1862, in account-we are required
to bring forward the credit side.
The ten years that have passed
away have taken with them certain
abuses, which We would not have re-
turn, though they came laden with the
S60,O00,O 600 which an" so persistently
and falsely asserts to be the State
debt. We are much happier and freer
as a people without them, notwith
standing the enemies OF the State have
made us pay dearl, for their expulsion
We have baniShed forever, rs we
hope, the power to reinaugnrate the
reign of terror known as the Know
| Nothing riots. Our streets have not
been drenched with blood OF unoffend
ing irishmen and German on the eve
of any election since Governor War
moth has been ruling the destinies of
the State. The Mayor of the city, or
the commissioner of elections has not
been knocked do II at the polls with
knuckles and the offender let go with
out even arrest. The diSgracetul scenes
Of 1888, when BeauI egard and Stith
were running for Mayor have not been
repeated during the four years that
WarmOih has been Governor. The
holding of a constitutional convention
at Mechanics Institute 10y gentlemen
claiming 20 have the authority TO do SO
has not been seized upon rs a prrtext
to murder two or three hundred ne
grOes in cold blood by the police. Bus
mess men have not been locked up in
the parish prison :. as Migrants" for
being suspected of aboliti0nism, nor
have they been ordered out OF town,
nor rode on rails, her threatened with
with such indi entities because they hap
pened to entertain independent po.iti.
cal notions.
The threats to hang men g to the
nearest lamp-post have lost their
dreadful significance, and now only
raise II iaugi, at the expense of the
idiot that talks such reasonable non
sense.
The negroes have the right given
them by law to vote Tor their rulers
And they enjoy freely the cOr0lary
right TO discuss the merits of men and
measures. Therefore, talking poll
ties with negroes is no longer deem
ed : incendiary" conduct. The term
tampering with negroes" has sost IT,
fatal significance. Tie administration
of esin iHai law by colored jurors makes
it risky pastime to 50 kill Niger JUS,
for the fun of the thing.
These changes have been effectef
by the internal pack" us Mr.. Eli,
chivalrously and elegantly terms tn,
Republicans. Whaa he buries then
all in that great ditch" which o
course he will dig whrp Brott finish,-
the Ship Island CANA. We shall hay,
return 10 the gUOd old times. TIN
halcyon days, with compete restora
ton OF all the privileges so unhaplii,
abolished by Governor Warmotl. an'
the internal pack
+ Now, this is inst what we are deter
mined shall not pc done. We do M
want to SET twO-thirds of the people q
o this State ground beneath the heel q
their lofdly oppressors. We do no
care if it costs us a debt large enOug
TO swamp every soda shop, confiseat
every honse and lot and every plant;
ton in the State-Louisiana shall
free, IN the fullest and proudest sens
B. of the phrase. Human liberty is ,
F" much more importance in the seal
than the interests OF Il few rich me
who dare not give a true account ,
J. the manner in which they made the
e money.
" New, while the Liberal Republican
dislike the Radicals, or the Custom
house-Grant party, they hate Il
l. Bourbons and dare not let them con
T again into power. The Radicals woul
probably be over extravagant, b'
u they would protect all in the enjO
- ment oi personal liberty. The La
. pitchers would be equally as extrav
) giant, or more so, while their BisotI