The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-08-21
Political.

Washington Republican, Admin, OrganI
1t is useless to say that the Republican
party does wrong in encouraging blacks,
because it has done nothing more than
it's duty in aiding them to enjoy the
rights of citizenship.
Ii they are arrayed in II compact
mass, it is not merely because they have
receiving this aid from the Republican
party, but because some other power is
at work to infringe upon those rights.
Ii they were similarly encouraged by
every citizen, of whatever political faith,
they would Immediately divide among
national parties according to opinion y
but, so long as they are sustained by one
political organization and opposed by
another, they, viii, inspired by the com
mon instincts OF self-preservatiOn, con-
tlnue to be II compact mass.
AS a natural result Of their enfran-
chIsement, many Of them have become
ambitious of political distinction. and
they have organized liz many instances
own color to office. The results known
in the political parlance of the section as
=" Africanizing the South" and the shib-
bOleth of negro supremacy is used to
rally white voters against them. The
direct consequence is that this compact
ness OF the black mass, SO to speak, be-
comes more compact. Now, il the gen.
tlemen who are s O anxious to reconcile
and assimilate will devise some plan by
which this antagonism between the races
may be destroyed, they will do more
good than by writing cart loads of letters
about the political future. The present
is what they should deal with. and they
should deal with it in a practical way.
They should begin, let aus suggest, Uith an
effort to agin the blacks, from their allegiance
to the organization aokieh n0aU controls
them ; or, better yet, they should begin sCith
an effort to- JOIN that organisation them
selUes. They may rest assured that they
tgiH neUer be able to induce the President
to forget his consistency, or to ignore has
past political record.
[st. Louis Times, August 81
The election in North Carolina ON
Thursday has evidently gone largely
Democratic. Although Merrimon was
certainly elected two years ago by at
least two thousand majority, the present
Democratic vote is largely in excess of
what was fairly claimed to be the vote
given for him at that time. 1t is barely
possible that the Republicans have car
ried q single district. But cOnceding
GIlCEA OIC1 OlIC CLldhSCu pOLlUlSdl O1tU
ton of the State shows the rapid advan-
ces made by the Democratic party in the
last two years. There qcere no race dis
tinetiORs or class issues made in the cdnUGSS.
1t was q fair struggle for Democratic
.ascendancy upon the doctrines annOun-
ced by the cOntesting parties. And to
that degree it shows the growing pre-
valence of Democratic sentiment, not
only in North Carolina, as q representa-
tive Southern State, but wherever in
deed honest and intelligent opinion is
the groundwork of political action. FL
@'E louisville Courier-J Curnal. Sth.
North Carolina is noisy with good
news. The reports of yesterday are
more than confirmed to-day. TwODem-
Ocratic congressman have been gained,
thus leaving but one Republican in the
North Carolina Congressional delega-
tion-John A. fHyman, cOlored, of the
Second district. The Democrats will
have about twenty majority in the Leg
islature which, however, is not so good
q showing as they made in the last Leg
islature, where they had a majority of
twenty-four On joint ballot. For the
first time in fourteen years, Wake
county which Raleigh is situated, is DEM
ocratic. There can be little doubt that the
ciUb rights bill agitation has had much to
do in bringing about the defeat ofthe Re-
pUbticdnS, and there Is q lesson for them
IN this result. " "45
DEMOCRATIC REJoICINGs IN NORTH
.,a.#1s ..s4 CAROLINA
Raleigh, N c., August 1O.-The city
is ablaze with enthusiasm, celebrating
the Democratic victory of last Thursday.
ia n tOrchfipht prnnnssinn and
speaking at various points in the city.
Among the speakers is Mayor w. F. c.
Gregory, of Petersburg, Va. The best
of feeling is existing. The STATED is Dem
Ocratic by not less than 10000 majority,
with z Democratic congressman, and
the legislature is three-fOurths Dem
ocratic. 1a az x5s@# sy= #-aa..
Washington, d. c., August 1O.-The
Herald to-day, contains the following:
Supervisor Perry, of North Carolina,
He says the civil rights bill is what
killed the Republican party in North
Carolina, and considers the Democratic
majority will be 10000.
Two years ago, it will be remembered.
this official was the leader of the Repub-
lican party in North Carolina, and or
ganized the State so Oh to secure a Re
publican majority, to effect the Presi-
Dental campaign in 1879. tsz#l #fs"
The sudden change bewilders him and
he thinks it would have been better had
Congress disposed of the civil rights
measure Hf4#t ~ r
~ THE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY IN
4gt sly##fms. KENTUCKY -
Cincinnati, August 5.-The Democrats |