The weekly Louisianian., 1873-01-11
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1To As American People: ?.

!: Edasiot1 t.aar spsspehatsd ami;1,l
Il fthsI I.eNut election upon thso ri
!.sFrabhheean party of 'this State, bt
more especially ,upon. the oolore
'f1 1votsps, BY Tie corrupt maehinatiou
Of the chief executive of this Stat,
lelscted to that position b. the b
publican party in 1868, in an infs
fmeas pombination1with the Demo
-tsratic orsfusion party, under tl
iguise :of Hbaalism.; /: assSar5s., ,.:,.'
I Aftsr tthhs difficulties, troubles ID,
outrages to which Republican voter
wsre subjected prior IL to and apo|
election day, the oolorsdS msn d
Jlonisiana .beesue alarmed at th,
I fdeterminea and persistent efforts Q
| this 'unhoay Co. eal4d) 'Libersl
allianee, ostensibly looking to th'
Overthrow Of the Republican part.
and the political e4termination 0
the colored peoples Of this State
They plainly saw that the. real in
tention Of the political antagonist,
Imssnt nothing less thah the seizinf
tot. the State government for th.
sole purpose-in their Judgment.
tofrendering null and void Che re
reconstruction acts Of Congress, and
1of abrogating the wise and equitable
euactments of the national Congress
Hooking to an unquestionab1e secur..
ing of the rights and privileges ot
American citizens, regardless Of
sass, o9lor Or previous condition.
Nwas, thsrsfors; deemed necessary
to make known to the American
people from our standpoint, the
zeal state Of affairs. y. u. "'
Being, in nearly every case, the
|inohensive victims Of political out
RACES, wrongs and frauds that have
|'been perpetfated, and Of which we
complain, We naturally feel the
more directly interested, and &C.
knowledge the possible influence Of
m antaeonisticj, INSCRIPTIONS and
poveEtul press, which has pnspsr-
iae3y Illi6ed and deprecated the
coiorsd votass 1sr no other reason
than = consequences d thsir in
Ability to 1sednee hsu1 frpm their
allegiance and devotion to I the y pEia-
dpls@ 81 R1epubhoanism. ! In ths
an1ishtsoun. ae1taa..des u is apon The col-
ored votIe,ars your coammittee dis.
lancty and dneqluiivocally Jul charges
Governor Warmoth az being . |
principal aad s'ts ptoot Of the
qhhsEgs a, that whEever psactieeble
= = eerrpptly 1n,de . hse ,pse Of hi.I |
yaat ''',| sRPoiptiing power. r.. and = Joined ned
|n III thS pachinaatiqps Of willy, .peek- |
e. I ! ead aasqrnpqleas! y lDepqoqar.tst lq ~
l'r4dl lnd tostesred ss the preiipdieea Of thel
sisdI,,d ',islI, hersifita''ry, 81 t''y,, negro hating
@lCrhon of the community rhoqndedI
d BY the most open and inaammar
ory appeals to the Democracy BY 4
PARTISAN press, swhiiclh, t4lo better 10
noiAsaAWar -of races, made,useof
hs ah6nr3 3saAd nawaaaantable 9yIl
# "Atsiioa11on,'' 'snagre ru|s, q
soeial!equalitv + trv.@ eonraptiouI
'haignarantn1g ation, Z 'sae,l
np9 sbseanzp tlssnolsted votarsi |
khiht iartituda, nd aiaain linsssl i
eoegh 10 assestaDd msintainIthemI |
ights as gm,aal thsmolysihs oap},
titutional smapdmentk
Aftsr anxious consultation on the |
inject i ~ decided th.4 !. ret = L
,,ga cdored citizens 81 held 3ori |
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