The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-05-07
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excess of lovean zeal Tor the negro
;. and hatred of the white man If Lou,
'iSiana, has placed itself in no very in
viahle light in regard to our Cola:
$ unpIeasantnrss. 1t says in an articl
of the 18th Of April, "This calling npol
k our Big Brother at Washington to pro
1 trct MS. is getting too absurd" TIL,
, negroes can protect themselves, and tt
prove il, the Republican SAYS:
''In Grant. parish. it seems there is {
. local majority Of colorrd men, not only
trained in rnrldre, bnt armed piM tn.
most improrcd wenpons. One thing
seems apparent; the local majority OF
Grant, we've prepared to clean ont the
local m notify in Giant, IN Uenty- fou,
>. hoHrs, or less. il not offered with"
4 In another article in The same paper
it SAYS:
i '''ihe co|"red people appear to be
ronssd toa high pitch of transportation
and yeso}re0 to obtain redress for what
wrongs they have suffered, or believe
! themselves TO have suffered: and not 10
ashland until they haze also oJtuiae1 Sc
eHjty for the. future. According to the
most reliable report they ere ateN armed
end disciplined ard Confident Of success.
! The negroes, even plantation hands
are 10 longer the weak and simple
creatures they We're before the war.
| The years Of freedom they have enjoy
ed, have bad their effect; as also the
training, which many OF them received
i'll the uniled States army"
Well after all this invitation atd
freezing for iignt, tie fight came off
aud we know the result Bat how
changed the tune of the Republican
how bitter, how severe and how recE.
less OF the truth since Easter Sundays
just result! There is no end, no ces-
satiOn to its vindictive tirndes against
our people aud no report-however
false and malicious. so it is AGAINST the
whites and not the trpth, but what it
giaSps and pnblIs lies. In its issue Of
the 10Th nit. we find a model '.si.0gt
statement OF the origin of the aff;,ir''-
winch lays even D"KIyne and party in
the shade for Measurements, mtu,,uci-
ty and a total disregard for any OF She /,
decenc,es OF poor human nature, I'm /
honor t" Alexandria we must stale she
claims the patentee OF this .'slurt state
ment" us one of her dear ones ard will
ever honor him as such. His peop|e
can never forget his services ON this
occasion. He has overleaped all of the
i'epuoIlcah's fast ones and Lecomte
like has the best four mile one on re-
c"'d. All hail the Republicans Alex
andrla "Sh"rt statement man! We
rlose with another effusinn, since the
battle from The official journal:
We call special attention to The pro-
'eelln@s oi large meeting OF the COL
ned people OF tins city. which was I;
leld last night. Let the enemies Of /;
understand that such rc,re. I
men as Pinchbacl,. Birch, ,
5arher. Brown, Antoine, Chester. Inc
aI,an', Mnr,ell and hns's of others. are 4
'h"nt to snnnG the slogan which WI, j
e>trhela t throughout this State with u
~ uncertain sunud. Ii the federal 8
government is too slow and the State
government To" weak to protect the
Industrial classes of this State against -,
her herrlsess peysrrn'ols, sucIt stems u
vii i've taken us will enable them 10 6
r"teu themselves. Instructions have t,
!r'auy been sent ont to the leading l.
'''"rc'l ntn in the country parishes to-
e ready /" rally at a moments notice IL
citing upon the correct principle that il
he lives and liberties of the colored q,
e"'ie ct this State are of Infinitely J.,
lore value than this Years crops-the -
liter will be abandoned II necessary to L
I'VE the former. We believe it vopld III
ave salutary effect it the negroes ii
ere to desert tile fields to a man 80 .,
ny as an armed ,nilian is permitted .:
s"a%ser Around the plantations and Ut
|'lascs 'hreatel ing tile lives of the Of
'acei"i 'ahnre's On their friends. If til
his people, like the ancient E.yut.
us, are so stIt-necked that nothing
"rt of stunning calamity can soften IN
err haldnrss OF heart, it will prove w,
"n"my OF lime to hasten tie event. pc
t our COINED triendSs.and fi,mly l,y o..
eli other and act with wisdom and ca