The weekly Louisianian., 1874-06-13
>R14I17qAL AldDAESS.

mloss q. me c1v1l ana puOuo 1a8nts
Of the oolored raee mora. fully. than an
has BEEN done in any other Southern
city. So much We can shy to the
credit Of the healthy<minded white
men of Louaiaaana;; but there Is still
q class. in orr city aud Stats, of
morbid, prejudiced end bitter Csu-
cassians who, 80 far from giving
any appreciative recognition Of the
growth Of the colored citizen in in
telligence, virtue and wealth, wit
ness any manly and respectful as
sertion Of his legal rights with ap-
prehension, and denounce him on
all occasions as an aggressive, vulgar,
unimprovable and nreclaimable
barbarian-ft for the serfdom Of
the more favored white, aud justly
to be held, for the convenience Of
these white demagogues, under all
tho aggravated and terrible disa-
bilities, springing from his previ-
ously enforced and cruel bondage.
They cannot $50 in the law, that
provides for the comfort, aocommo-
dation and convenience Of our peo-
pie, in public places, institutions
and means Of transit, upon the
same terms as is provided for the
white man, anything equitable.
Any advance in this direction
though the law oontemplates no
violation of the sanctities Of either
personal or social rights, and pro-
gress, ifhealthy and permanent, must
proceed on the most sacred reoogni-
ton thereof-is contemplated a. q
sacrilege against the imprescriptable
rights of the white race, and as in
volving necessarily the question Of
social equality between the races.
A part from the absolute untruth-
fulness Of the assumption, it seems
never to have occurred to this class
Of prejudiced white men, that no
honest and healthy oolored
citizen feels that it is special favor
to be recognized socially by the
white more than by his own class.
Yet, such is the case, and it is ex-
ceptional and rare, that the oolored
citizen. who acts h~onorably, appre-
ciates his rights and respects him
sell, would feel any disposition to
court association in any Of the do
nestle or private relations Of life,
with the white man, unless solicited
and invited thereto. Nevertheless,
SO bitter is the prejudice and SO
gross the ignorance out Of which it
springs on this subject, that the
self-proclaimed leaders, in Louisiana
and throughout the South Of the
proscriptionists, have raised the cry:
"The negro is about to invade the
sanotities Of the Preside and home;
success and salvation for the white
can only come BY organizing parties
strictly on the basis Of color and
race, and we invite the issue, if q
war of races should be the result,
rather than yield our cherished ira
ditions and forego our ancient pre-
judices."'
Wereply, TO this unreasoning and
uncharitable outcry, that the charge
Of aggression on our part against
any right, public or private. of the
white man is false; the antagonssnas
supposed to exist between us and
them imaginary; the issue sought
to be made. III this outcry, ins the
vain effort to satisfy the malice Of
the vindictive, or the selfshness of
the partisan unreal and q fraud, and
the conflict, waged urder such 3
semblanoe, a broad farce, if it were
not 90 wicked in its purpose and
possibly 80 damaging in is results.
The New York Herald, the fore
most journal of the land, in fore
force, and influence, compre-
the question, and in a late
issue, takingadvantage Of the utter
ance Of the Raleigh Gesoen1 re-
this spirit Of madness. The
says: =. .s
1.-THE Raleigh Crescent closes m an
Rry article on the Civil Rights bill Is
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