The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-09-14
The Work Required Of Us.
fFro,n the Opelousas Journal.1

Tt seems to be the belief OF many
well meaning people that the fusion
Just effected between the Liberal anu
Democrats is all sufficient for the
salvation of the State. Hcpccfortll
we can afford to fold our hands and
wait for the prosperous tide which Is
about to throw all kinds Of fiotsams
and jctsans at our feet.
Never was there more dangerous
error. Never one, which, if acted
upon, wonld involve more ruinous
consequences. The fusion is merely
the initiation to hard work and con-
slant watchfulness, and the utmost 1t
cal, do is to strengthen our hands for
the great battle which lies before us,
| sAa watl, Malsialx eaE ysfsaAss. TAe me.,
lous. The very con,biratien we have
made against them, will bring into
play more aggressive weapons than
their evil rcpetoire usually holds.
Me;, fight admirably well for love,
hut it 4 sud truth that they fight as
well, ii not better, for hate.
These red Radicals hate the South,
! and whether they care for Grant or
not, he is nevertheless, the weapon
which lies nearest their hand to de-
grade the Southern people, and keep
them in abject vassalage. fhey besi-
tate at no means to accomplish this
bitter end. Freedom of opinion and
speuch is atonce put down by these
war mouths. At Cooper Institute
| in the city of New York, where two
colored men meet to discuss the mer-
its of the rival candidates for the
Presidency, the Greeley orator was
not allowed to speak by the clamor-
Gus mob of negroes assembled. lie
was hootcd and yelled at until he re-
| tired. Just in time to avoid violent
hands ready to-he laid upon him. A
colored man named Gross visited Gin
cinnati after having made Greeley
speech in Kentucky. He was warned
to leave the city immediately if he
wished to save his life. A mob at.
tackled the house Of Il colored Greeley
man who had invited Cassius NJ. Clay
to speak in Louisville, and it was
with difficulty he escaped, LII this
way is initiated the reign Of terror.
| These ignorant colored people
moved altogether through their pas
sions, incapable of discriminating
between friends and enemies, are a
the mercy of the incenaiary doctrines
of their leaders, and Boutwell,, Gerrit
Smith and Wendell Phillips SOW tllei1
dragon seed all over the land.
| Phillips says "vote every one to-
Grant, as you value property, life
1 wife or child. IF Greeley is elected
arm, concentrate, conceal Your prop
erty-but organize for defense. Yol
will need it soon and sadly"
Boutwell,, in his North Carolina
spcech, and Smiths insolent reply t,
Sumner, all breathe the same spirit.
i These men seek war of races, ant
!, they will never be satisfied wlthon
it. The combustiblc material-igno1
ance, and credulity are ready to thei
hand, and their torches arc alwas.
afiame. The free discussion vlIe
we allow, and which they suppress
, they use for the yilest Of purposes
and their cmissaries are sprea'
throughout the country, as active ant
. willing as themselves.
Such are our opponents. Are tho.
. of a kind to be treated with silcn
f contempt, or inaction' Would an
/ fusion secure peace to Louisiana
she sleeps with these crafty foes j
: her midst. Theyuse weapons whic
, won.d defle the lands Of honest men
! but they are none the less tlangerou
Il and effective for all that. There
: u poetical way Of viewing strut
crushed to the earth and rising agai
i through the eternal years By. her ow
! strength, but there il a practical wa
9 of helping with many a good push !
her nngdom.