New Orleans Republican., 1873-03-27
A GREAT DANGER HDoAPED.


The REPUBLICAN has figured somewhat
the cost 70 the working and property peo-
pie which the political brigands have
occasioned. 1t is represented by the debt
and taxation which they have contributed
70 create. by the bankruptcy of merchants.
the failure Of banks and the diversion OF |
trade. VIII we be believed when We tell |
those interested that the same class came |
near inficting lar greater and az irrepar- |
able injury upon them: Yet that risk is |
shown bv the testimony Of Hon. ". q. |
Brown. The colored people were last |
fall seriously contemplating az exodus |
from Louisiana, Yes, these thousands Of |
arms, poten: to produce annual values OF
more than fifty million dollars. besides
domestic service. not to be estimated in
money, we've seriously considering the
propr.ety OF "emigratinG from the State.
| Think .or one moment Of the et!"c. %! this
loss. The lavees gone ard the lands
abandoned. The State depopnlated OF It's
| productive labor, and let: to the occU-
| nancy OF women. children and others in
capab.. g: productive labor. "ha: Is ter
rible vengeance! And fos what: Mr..
| Brown te5tities:
! When The conspiracy fox the overthrow
| Of this State was almost consummatea-
| when tn. apostacy OF Warmcth had signed.
| sealed, ard was IN the act oi otlIVering
| Louisiana into the possession ol our enc
| mics, when the turbulent elements q the
| Democracy, believing they WeIo coming
| into power, were breathing threats a4alnst
| our .rofensive people: when. N cur DESPAIR.
| We were seriously considering the proprIety
of puIigrating from the State rather than
| agaiE imperil our lives nnHsr the uDrr
a. raiped administration al those who had
| c,!msoroG the sg:ea., %: tbs '':iy h.Ih o"!
| blood.
Ah. xe wish those Who worship at the
foot Of tina. bastard wisdom. canning
that those who tolerate '!upiicity r.
means OF party gain woult! read again
this disclosure. .spostacy! There vas
one who betrayed citadel for " promised
price; and the yictcrs. as they marched
past. cast their shields upon the wretch
unit! the heap that crushe.! oy:t !lte rose As
. monument ot the contemp: ard "lhor-
rance Tor even s.iccs .strl tgeachery. The
loss to Louisiana .!oI. tliS exodus Of
labor an not be computed. II any .. the
cunning persons who perfected this evi.
fusion possessed any share IN the seru-l-
ties .. other property ., the State. they
nigh: have lost more by the sU:ces; than
th. failure o.. tiei- tasitioU, designs.
Was .hare any danger o. su L exodus:
Why not? These ino.feas.ve people feared
physical injury it :he hands OF :hese tur-
buien. elements the ''rnrestrained adj
min:stratiou of those who had crilI,onec
the streets ot this city with their blood. '
Can we reason with lear? NO one
pre.enls that It is rat!ona: state o. mind.
And VIVA. prevents these laboro.s from
leaving cur state; They own nothing to
deta!n them. No one binds ther. to the
55il o. TO society by q homestead or po-
s:,;on. Why 90 the bone an! sinew of
ireland leave their beloved country for a
foreign land? Because English policy
=
cultivate. The temporary pecp.olity of
deb. .. domestic ,iiscontent the hope of
hapDines, il another country. vii! deter
m!us the .rish;nan il q nlu.tl. night. and
-, week after Le is IN his voyac. with an
uadyins hostility to the land that neither
recognized his rights nor appreciated his
; value. i is the sa.ale c':se With The col
o-ei peoI.e. Thirty :ho-san! Of these
l.nore-, are said 70 have Quilted !;eor-
sia, w'.eTe they were in fear. for .irkan-
s:s, where they were tcli they woul6 he
: s...a. :. vas nc: II" .lcsira .: Office that
,:ove these people. Il Wa the fear "i
,..:, lives " the insIpHortahl" degrade
: tioa t. whici. they :erc subjected by
, :hose who lived or :he:r labor. Is there
any other obstacle 70 tho colored people
: leaving Louisiana. :. very large part OF
then. car quit it ~ easily as they rslLo 70
it. They came as the cerpet-bagsers oi
to.l, q, the !rishruan and German. They
| s..c 90 elsewhere from Louisiana ~ easily
a. the .lishraan left Munster or the Ger
man Ne e,klerburg -ScLwer!c. Citizens o!
Louisiana, you DO not reaii2a what losses
yor have escape! by the recognition of a
government in which the colored people
contida. You do not estimate the danger
) to which political intolerance even now
subjects yor. Accept. then. the moder-
, ate and reasonable overture, made You in
h. name Of the eolor.d people. Give,
) then, this eubli: ard politica! peace, and
, the peGmanen: prosperity "hi"i. peace
alone produces vi. i'ss ".or ani ABIDE
H..h yr:.
DIRT IND DARKNESS.
:....nomy in tie broadest sens" "! tht
; tern. does NJ. consist SO much IN palt!y