New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-04-23

Sunday, in this revolt OF GRANT parish
against the 'sde .facto" government. And
their murderers, where are they? Are
they now in the enjoyment Of any of the
inalienable rights of manhood which they
fought to deprive the negro Of, OF have
they begun to realize any of the delightful
privileges of self government which their
apologist alleges they were contending for?
No. Many of them are fugitives, securing
the by roads and dark lanes and valleys OF
Texas; others have retired to hiding places
in and around their own homes. All
is hushed and silent on the plantations
which have been deprived of their laboters
by this revolving spectacle. The pillow
and the hoe rust side by side, and the
luyuriant weeds overshadow the feebly
struggling cotton plant, rejoicing that the
revolters have come to their aid driven
off the husbandmep, and left them an
easy and assured victory. While these
sentimental proteges of the Times are thus
bringing destruction and famine upon the
fair fields of Red river, let US see what the
New Orleans factors are thinking about
their privileges. They come down 60 their
offices in the morning and take up copy
of the Times or PicoyeG}e, in which they
read that this revolt against the ''de f0C.O'
State government. is unpleasaDt!y wide.
spread, and that there 10 deep de-
termination 20 usurp political control
or destroy every negro is the State
One paper contends tAat Governor
Kellogg has no right 20 call upon the
President for assistance TO put down these
sevolters and check the instruction. An
other insists that he can not mountain
State troops in time Of peace without yio-
lating prohibitory provision OF the con-
stitutiOn Of the United States sacred
instrument which rebels used to quote as
The devil does the Scriptures. Well, the
factor finds that his privileges on the
crops are about TO be sacrificed 60 the in
tecests Of those who are in pursuit Of the
LCoLCCS' Adl CdC IdCfLlCudD4C VA
manhood and privileges of self-govern-
nens will not permit the planters to make
any crops This year, and he thus sees the
necessity for refusing 20 grant the accom-
modation asked for in the letters received
by last mail. For he is a sensible, prac-
teal man, and realizes che fac. that the
colored people are not going 60 yield theft
rights; that having once tasted the bless
ings Of liberty, they will not quietly sub.
nit 70 be remanded back 90 o condition
Of serfiom scarcely less soIe,aole than
that from which they were So recently
emancipated.
The planter IN the Country sees nothing
but ruin staring him ia the face ii Nc.
Enegys militia, as the Shreveport Tines
calls the rioters, or Sheriff SashS posse
con1tatuS, as the New Orleans Times calls
them, are permitted to come between him
and his laborers. He can not perform the
for assistance from those who lately struck
80 fatally for otice (the Times gives ;heig
motive more sentimental but incorrect
name, he finds them striking for the
wild5 Of Texas and the sand hills o: Red
river. BY the time ruin stares him III the
face. he will receive the consoling assur-
ance that is all owing TO radical rule: that
the only relief for him next year viii be
20 drive out the carpet-6aggers and scala
wags. And as rule the planters Sthis
State lack the sense Or the manhood TO give
the He 70 such palpable fsIsehood5. They
have not the courage to stand up and in
duire Low or il what manner the country
is 20 be improved by killing all the field
hands and deporting immigrants. Our
factors, bankers, merchants, professional
men. steamboatme1 and journalists are all
equally timid. But few dare raise .
voice ia defense Of an oppressed negro,
or OF censure against his iIhuman perse.
cUtors.
For such abuses there can be but one
efectUal remedy. and that is force. Such.
too, the revolters, whether they appear
as rioters. bogus sheriff with his posse
comitatus from other parishes, New Or.
leans tax resis.ers, McEnery militia. or in
whatever guise, are about 20 encounter.