The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-09-06

offered and adopted condemning tht
leaders of the Republican leaders o
Baltimore for having ignored thei1
best friends, the coaored people; anl
, denonncing the Republican party il
the State of Maryland for not giving
proper recognition to the debt q
, the Republican party to colored voters
The colored people have certainl,
been good, fast friends of the Repub.
lican party. This no one will deny
On the other hand the Republican
party has been the staunch friend
the only friend, OF the colored people
The mutuality is. complete, and there
is little probability of the friendship
being destroyed in Il day. The col,
ored people are noted for their un,
tagging fidelity to friends and will
not soon forget the Republican, party,
On the other hand the Republican
party is not likely to stop until COM
plete justice is assured to the colored
people in every part of the land.
1t is not certain that the alleged
disaftection is not sufficiently serious
to threaten the success of the Repub-
lican party in single instance in any
locality, Yet if there remains the
least ground for complaint on the
part of our colored people let the sub.
ject be thoroughly examined into and
let justice be done them. Men should
not be appointed to Office on account
OF color, and the rule is applicable to
the case of either color. But ccteris
paribus, no determinations should he
made against either.
The feeling here with with regard
to the Massachusetts gubnatorial con-
test is TINT Conceal Butler is playing
a desperate game that if he wins lie
wins immensely that if he loses he
loses everything. From the we'll
known character of the man we can
readily believe him ready to stake his
political life on the result of the con-
test. The interest in this affair is con-
stantly growing and all eyes are now
turned to Massachusetts.
l have made some endeavor to find
out the prevailing sentiment in this
city relative to this contest. and
thoguh | find the excitement at red
heat l am not at all prepared to say |
which side is most favored. The adj |
milistration, Of course, stands nloof.
though the individuals composing it,
that is cabinet officers and the like.
have their preferences and are allow
Ell to work in private capacity in
the interest of either party. The re-
suit cannot be very easily predicted.
1t seems, however, that Buffers chan
ces are improving. Since the deliy-
cry of his speech at dorchester the
other evening I have frequently heard
such remarks s,'"Well, though I am
bot Butler man, yet cannot but adj
mire his indomitable pluck" "Old
Ben. hits hard and strong;" "He
means business, don't he 7" The
speech l have referred to is certainly
me OF his most able ones. It is =
strong answer to the letter of Mr. Hoar.
That gentleman ought to have known
hat III contest with Butler upon
personalities he would have been wor-
ted. A slight disposition to tone
Town on tho back-salary business is
o be discerned, but Ben's. fight with '
he newspapers is kept up with re-
lewed vigor.
An Associated Press dispatch an F
ounced a few days ago that Fort Sill, q
indian Territory, had been captured a
y the Comanche and Kiowa Indians n
nd the garrison, composed of soldiers
+ the 4th cavalary, massacred. This
eport was discredited at the War De-
artment from the first, and as it has !
OF been confirmed it isnow regarded q
a hoax. The Fourth Cavalry has
OF been stationed at Fort Sill. but at 70
ort Clarke, Texas, some five hun "
red miles from the former station. "
he Commissioner of Indian affairs =.
himself as utterly unable to
ace any reliance on the report. He
ates that the Comanches and Kio- OF
as combined cannot muster thous-
I'd mon, and as there were eight
stationed at Fort Sill, three 4