The weekly Louisianian., 1874-10-24

lost. cause, by tine OVeEtAfo" Va "
dominancy of the white race' by ~
mediate poverty, pressing want III
the necessity to lator, are aggrava't
by the presence Of the direct cause, ;,
the opinion of the ola'c:tl Y, ~ ~
soutl,-the colored men. The force.
th,gsyery circumstances under w'ac
~ cSsfSrsd man was. e~nancipyted an
tl'l the party in power, and put him !,
noti;t;cal antagonism with the o's''
p'll'',.'4 ..s:+s .clussea. The circu1n'
.es'ea Of reconstruction under which
z,,,, citizenship ii i became a part OF the
.s,stsa,sra* Of the nation and IN ele'
%snt5Sf Southern politics, divided par
Gss@ in many States Of the South as "
tact. placing the whites in one body
md The co1ored in another, aimost'as
exclusively and distinctly as ii tue
lines of party demarcation were ,i''te1l. :.
f;,3na,ly drawn upon The distinction. of
race. And this Incidental, yet under
tho circumstances unavoidable; pcsit-
trat distri button Of the races into op-
x,siud party combinations, serves most
%,,,tently to augment enmity and pro
yoke strife. ,, s@...saga*:
When tie non-repentant and unre-'
constructed old shareholders see the
long despisal. race, standing clothed
with the dignity and prerogatives Of
i.nctiicahh: ~icitizens.. the former SLAVE.
now the political. eqael before the law
81 the master; no ]onges a tchattel, but
i voter controlled; by his>own prefer
CAGES and CONVICTIONS, and determined
In his ~~ltica! asch IN and aAfl1stion by
III, own will, not only the vihpted
pride Of race, but the: arrogance by
scdlered by q vicious and oppressive
institution contribute to embitter many
Of the staiiate men Of the South, and
they not annaturaliy feel, though IN
Justly, that;kte black mans privileges
have been *acqui-ed through3'the down
fall and q the :expenses Of the proud
and hitherto dominhiatG Caucasian In
s4hee * mEaseseAse4 AZ these hostile political
and personal preiadnes, the colcsed
pesp8eafeeftka their rights ars III
jeopardy. aIsl,t ssser1 contest. to :t1ep
ut least, involves not senl.y the aasccss
tAdtR%rofssheriAAed political convic-
tssons, but the loss or safety Of their
pplticM aid crviarissl4ts and this fear
for the safety and p~erpetunityy OF inter
csts 80 dear and vital to thela, cJrnes
in j. Intensity the anxiety and passion
attendant upoa every political COM
paign. -. III.
The newly enfrenclaised citizen is
also obnoxious TO lleopposition Of the
masses, because Of the personalaf1illa-
,MonytAat the force OF his necessities
has occasioi,ed. Beginning his new
ventore as O voter, and making his
initisls efforts 81 IL citizen, not only
embarrassed by the novelty of his
aaties5 md his'illexperience in palljc
affairs, hut without the counsel and
sympathysof his more experienced; and
better informed white neiyabors. and
in many instances against his bitter
opposition, he has been compelled to
select the newcomer among the whites
rs his adviser and leader.
Accessions to the. number Of Rapulo-
,licans from. the native whites of the
have been retarded by the BUSH
ness, social and family prescription
enforced against this less prejudiced
and more liberal and advanced class Of
our citizens. ~ -. ".~~ r." /
Tie field for lie selection of political
guides BY the colored citizens has
been Intentionally narrowed BY the
opposition, through denunciatio9nl and
oppression Of every, ST. stranger and
Southern born man who etspsepsed
taer cause. Nor have their selections
always. bsen happy Or judieious. !, One
class Of their advisers, whether com
,petsnt'o or not, is viewed with marsh
;prejudices as strangers; the~othcr is
regarded as faithless tothe seause of
the South, while the aversion Aofsthe
masses Of the resident white people to
:ooth.c ca has greatly contributed, to-
.embittcr the opposition "a against The
eeolored man.
.' There can be no doubt but that the
creation and introduction Of this. new
political Eselass ct the SSuuth--Repub-
heaass BY necessity, and &, preference
ahke-acting in concert as a race for
Protection r t't ! y against political proscrlp==
qoa and the personal prejudicesr Of
their former masters, seeking counsel
and sympathy. from strangers because
e'th were in + great degree denied
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