The weekly Louisianian., 1872-08-24
N UM BE r. 81.

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numbering millions of voters, CONTROLLING
a number Of States, viii aasinauential
minority inCongress, would come 10 the
support Of Mr.. Greeley and .elect- him to
the Presidential. chair, with the under
standing that its members are to have no
voice in tho shaping Of the policy or en-
joying the offices Of the new administra-
ton. If Glr. Sumner were not beside
himself with passion he would know that
this latter supposition is more foolish than
the first.
MIR. Sumner is ':for peace in reality rs
In name" Does he mean to insinuate TINT
the colored voters Of tho country, OF the
party to which they adhere. are not for
peace in reality as in namo? Have not the
colorcd men of the South, on all suitable.
OCCASIONS. declared themselves for uni
versal amnesty? Did not the only Sena-
tor whom we have placed in the Chamber
with MIR. Sumner make his first plea for
peace, forgiveness and amncsty2 Hasnot
tho Republican party, in spite Of the him
ORANGES thrown in the way by Senator
Sumner, passed bill embracing in its
forgiving provisions almost every man who
participated in the rebellion? Did not
President Grant recommend this policy Of
forgiveness?
l have observed this tendency to place
tie colored people in tho wrong attitude
manifested by another champion of Mr..
Greeley, viz: Cassius n. Clay. lie talks
about "ncsro domination, ," aud warns tho
colorcd people against tho consequences
OF their persistent oppression of the white
race.
What docs Mr.. Clay mean by .negro
don1ination?" Is he dissatisfied with tho
rule of American politics which permits
nlajor'tics to rule? If negroes rule any
State or municipality in the land, they do
so because they with t1cir friends are a
majority Of the voters In that State of
municipality. The tendency of eolored
men has been to forgive and forget. Wit
ness the Legislature of Georgia, where a
colored majority gave seats to number of
men whose right to seats, Under the
Fourteenth Amendment, was doubt aud
then these Democrats, upon whose good
faith MIR. Sumner would have us rely,
turned around and expelled the very men
who gave them positions. It was IN a,li-
ance Of Democrats and Liberal Republi-
cans which did this thing. The Senator
tells tho Democrats solemnly that he holds
it to the covenants given by the adoption
Of the Cincinnati plntform. The conduct
of the Georgia Legislature will show how
they will observe those covenants. DEM
ocratic Legislatures have many times en-
acted that contracts with negroes shall be
null and void.
MIR, Grosvcnor let slip a sentence, SHOW
ing meaning to Phrase, ''negro domino
t'on." 1Io spoke of wrongs suffered by rc-
fined and wealthy Southerncrs; who wcro
at tile mercy of any ignorant and vicious
wretch who might come into Court and
testify against them. Do refined and
wealthy Southcrncrs run any greater risk
in this matter than refined and wealthy
Northcrners!
Is it not evident, that tho power which
the Civil Rights Eill gives to colorcd mc,,
Of coming into Court and protecting
themselves against wrong, by tho evidence
which they and their friends can give, is
is the subject Of complaint in this case?
It is t'negro domination" in this form.
which outrages the sentiments Of III. Clay
and Mr.. Grosvenor: now, las! Charles
Sumner comes into line with them, and
pleads with us for peace, to be given by u;
to these gentle Southern lambs, whom We
arc outraging.
MIR. Clay and lIr. Grosyenor and Mr..
Sumner. if he will train in such COMPANY.
know upon what termi peace can be had
in the South. These terms were laid down
ABOUT two thousand years ago by David
the Pmalmist, when he declares that
''Righteousnessand peace kiss each other"
Let these refined and wealthy gentlemen
control the rude elements of society around
them. Let the torch which burns the ne
gros church, schocl-house and dwelling
he cxtinguishcd; let the pistol and knife
and IODe and cat.o-nina tails 1,e MT awnv RI