The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-18
THE BLACK ELEMENT IN SOUTHERN
SOCIETY,"

| Editors BuNetia-I think it behooves ever
man in the South to lend his mite in disclosing il
plain and unvarnished terms, the true status o
the negro amongst us and to accomplish thl
| it requires every paper to seek the information
and to open its columns to any statement, pau
| sibly and correctly laid down. II the Sc, my feu
| remarks, appear acceptable, and cOuched in Ian
guage clear and pure enough, l hope they vii
| prove OF some benefit, if our Northern brethren
will only condescend to give them an unbiased
f! perusal.
We have been conquered and ruined. To en-
nance their political schemes, the Republican
| leaders have so perverted and so framed the laws
that we are under their utter dependence Now,
Will the honest people of the North take into
consideration the true position we are placed in
towards onr antagonists, and ponder well ON the
grave question'of our future, so intimately con-
nected with theirs.
Here we are thrown daily into contact with
the blacks, many of whom we have raised our
selves; we understand their nature their
interests are closely involved in ours it is from
us they expect and seek employment: the well
fare OF most OF our industries depends upon
regular labor, and requires peace, steady work,
contentment and good intelligence between EN- :
ployer and employee. Could we be taken for
such irrational beings, as to believe us capable.
III sheer wantonness, of creating riots, of disor.
ganlzing work, of killing our useful and indis-
age love OF blood? II the blacks were left to
themselves, they would soon understand that
men with whom they are in daily intercourse
who have affairs of interest to debate with them
and who, under no circumstances, have proved
recreant to their word, deaf to the wants
or unfaithful to articles of agreement
they would understand, l say, that such
men are their friends, and with their welfare
since 1t is IN such simlitude to theirs Yes. they
would understand it, though the unfavorabe DO
sltlon under which we stand under them as land
owners and employees, would seem to still pre-
cude all good understanding, but which really
has been brought about by outsiders For the
harples that are preying upon our vitals have
decided otherwise, because they know very wei,
that the moment the blacks would be freed from
their clutches, they could easily be made to I'M
ierstand where their well-beng, their interest. |
he hopeful future of their family would Law. and |
hat by such time would their power for mis- |
'hlef have an end. Every one can, therefore, see
Why they prefer to keep the blacks in perpetual
turmoil and in constant hatred to the whites, SO
Is to keep political supremacy, be free to follow
heir natural avocation of plundering and giving
he blacks practical lessons in an art which they
lad up to then only practced on q small
Gale. And the worst aspect Of it, which cannot
70 too deeply deplored, is that by SO doing these
amplres profoundly shake the whole American
abrlc threatening with ruin the social organize
on for by their cunning is always easy for them
0 create causes of trouble tlimsy though thew NAV
e, on account Of their absolute influence over
ne blurred and excited imagination of their ig-
GRANT victims. What, if they had the same in.
,rcourse with these same blacks that we have:
they were thrown hourly in discussion of mu-
lal affairs of interest with them, would they be
stoned to with the same greedy alacrity +? We
eheve not. In their present position they ad- /
ress their flaming lies to the lowest passions of
] ignorant race. To a y an that has nothing !
IL him that all the lands and money of the !
'untry will be divided, and that he shall have
s share
To man just out of bondage, tell him that his
lemies are numerous, and that if he does not do
he is bid, he will surely be brought back to 4
avery-can such preachings teach Cancellation, il
'od feeling and morality? With all their boast Ii
friendship for the blacks, how many Of them !,
ngregate socially together? The most that = =
n be said is, that, once in q while, on some >
eat political emergency, sooe leaders will con-
scend in the shades Of night to share the O
lnds and champagne Of some black dlgnitary I