New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-26
Communicated
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| ment lust set on foot in this city that, as
| on4 Of the originators, feel called upon 10
say a word il reply
| He does not hesitate IN the opening - lis
paper 20 admit that Louisiana needs an III
| crease IN population for all the purposes
| that tend to argument her wealth and az
grandize her power; and yet, fOrsooth, be-
cause the Northern States and Europe are
to be made tie theatre Of operations 10y the
agents OF the enterprise, he affects 70 dls-
| Germ a deep design to food the State with
white people, and TO crowd out the negro
from the soil Of Louisiana. Has your cor
respondent reflected that there could not
| by any possibility be found other fields than
| those mentioned i'll which the solicitor Tor
emigrauts could labor with any reasonable
| hope Of success Does ne not know tina;
! the only points from which we c0AiG III
| port colored emigrants are the other SOUTH
| err States, and that these States are tn
| gagged III the SAM struggle - increase
heir population. and would therefore
| r.sist any etfor: 10 ettec. Us de-
| eplation Whence. then. would lie
he believes to be so essential t. ali cur
| best interests Surely 10: from Africa, foI
| the expense would assurediy not pay for
the experiment, and certainly not from the
slav.-h0ldiDg countrie. Of the world, Tor
sbe:r institutions are 700 well guarded 10
suffer any invasion iro1o or modest con-
pany IN New Orleans.
1Osr correspondent, il Che fern If IN
terr0gatiUnS. asserts that this movement IS
intended 70 crowd the negro out OF Louisi-
ana, and that. consequently, II is q war
waged against his race. His language con
| veys the idea Of a premeditated purpose On
the part Of the company 70 expe! the negro
from the country. and yet in the mex.
sentence he holds them guiltless Of any
such design. Why does he thus attempt to
throw Il faint Of suspicion upon The whole
mov.me Mt the purposes Of which Ae cor,
daily commends. when he processes to be-
ieve that the gentlemen engaged IN It are
incapable OF practicins the frauds that
haunt his Imagination!
Your correspondent is disturbed by still
another vision o. future trouble. and,
strangely en- ough. this vision is inspired by
a circumstance that. III other minds, constr
tute most attractive feature i'll :he plan
of the company. The stock. he says. Is TOO
cheap; being only s. per share, he antjol-
pates a monopoly by ''dishGnest ard de-
signing men" Now this subdivision Of the
stock into so many small shares was IN
cd l,r-+ ba irn n nrnVPnt
very mischief which he apprehends. and 20
render it accessible 10 the poor OF the very
race whose rights he is vindicatiug with so
much fervor. This trouble has. moreover.
been stu,l:ously provided against in an ar
ticle of the charter. II the shaIes had been
assessed at one thousand or ore hundred
dollars, there IS little dOub: that She com
plant would he made tina. the enterprise
was ~ be q III. n0pCiy of the rich. and that
the coloreG people we're to be practically
exciu!eh from it operations aud its benefits.
liz this complaint do not douht that yrUr
correspondent wonlI have been c"nsli:u-
ous jeremiah.
IN the conclusion Of his paper. Jcnc cor
respondent il guilty Of an inconsistency
that. 20 Ivy mind. Letrays the entire an!mus
OF lis production. He proposes that all the
LANDS OF the State constituting her public
domain should be intrusteG to a new cor
poration. 10 DO styled the Homestead
Bureau, that will sell it il ANAL lots and
on long terms; that then the State, through
this new machinery. should invite !nfnl-
grants from ali parts Of the United States
and from Europe" and that this new popu-
lation, properly propitiated, wouid enhance
the greatness and prosperity" Of .he com
monweath. Thus he deliberately proposes
TO do the very same thing which, IN another
part OF his paper he rebuked ia unequivo-
cal terms, because il would intiict an injury
upon the black race OF toe state. Does lie |
believe that the damage thus done 10 the |
negro would he more acceptable to him be |
cause Of tie particular hand that wrought |
it, Or does he .hink that the black mans |
wrongs are not 10 be considered when Nis. |
tied upon him by those who exercise their |
authority by virtue OF lie. islative incOIpcr- !
alton
Apar. from the many objections TO which |
such q scheme as That suggested by your !
correspondent would be ohnoxIous. it
might be sluip.y suggested that in the |
present disturbed. ana impoverished c0ndi- |
ton .. the State. the departments of the |
government sEouia ne as few and as sim |
pie IS possible. an! that no new tempta-
tions should be ielG! vu. 70 :he weak and |
demoraiiZ"d men whn, under the adIuinis-
trati"n o. any pay:y. would az this time
be mos: IKE, 20 IL. clothed with the func-
iicu> and powers o: public Office.
Inasmuch. therefore. as the Louisiana
Immigration and Homestead Company is
composed ot IEeE 20 whom your CORE
.ponient comedies lie highest and most
patriotic :nteE:ions.' aus. is engaged in
honorable means 20 promote III. increase of
our population. w"cn l.. believes will re-
suit IN making Louisiana one of the
wea,thiest States IL the Union" and mas
much, "a This company. thus organized. is
c"uaucting - operations fer the pGb-
lie .p.!..... w.thOu. he cost of
a cen. rom .te r:jlic treasury,
=uplni, "a. fs slou.i not only cease TO
urge objections 10 he enterprise, but that
he .houd Weld H. pen n il. behalf, and
royalty - Is stock: 70; il is oh
viou. tin: b. has: judgment. j. LEFT M
you'd lead Eim 20 such
course p..i could hen :.!a,.e amends for
the Ue.s.rt:'ioL= .! saul. X.
The Temperature.
TIE Thermometer =: Louis FrigeriO's,
No. 30 CEartt.- street, yesterday stood as
folicw. Ate a. -, 30: 81 P. NJ, 790;