The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-06-17
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HIM ete III rs II fiicii daTkenedthe
air ,betWeen. 1851 and 1866. If the
citizens of the South are living in
state of oppression, Mr.. Eaton is
right in calling attention TO their
situation NJ they areosufefihg from
injustice, the ination at large will
never tolerate its continuance, and,
therefore, the sooner the injustice is
Jredressed the better. u All such qnes-
tions as these should be dealt with
frankly. It is very bad policy on
the part of the Republican party to
try to stuff them away in corners and
cover them with the '"battle flag" or
with any other Of the war phara
phernalia. The peopleiwill not con
|sent to see eithera Poland or ah Ire
Hand created on this soil. It is not
impossible to redress mistakes when
they are discovered; but to persist
in those mistakes after discovery,
and to pretend that religion and mo-
rality require us to persist III them
this is course which we certainly
Shall not take the responsibility Of
recommending to the Republican, Or
to any other party. The Southern
Estates are not living under a fair or
free government-so Mr. Eaton aind
many Others allege.:' We,l,is thc1as
sertion true? look ataSodth Carroll
ma. The facts in reference to that
State seem to be about as ven eestab-
D1ishcdias any historical facts c;aii' be,
and they amount to this he
groaas,, li assisted BY 'irascally Whites,
\ have held a softof grand origie in'thc
I State for several years past, have
swallowed up among them pretty
:.
'|neany all the private property in the
: State, have ruired what may be call
ed the native citizens even more tho
roughly than the war had done, have
'Erobbed and llarried like SO many
9 lhighwaymen; and have reduced the
State to condition which must
: shock every man who sees it or reads
: about IT. The very Governor IS a
j. thief, The Legislature is 'a,gang of
!; thieves. Is This a S'republicah GOV
1 ernment" such as the Constitution
| guarantees to all the States? Wc
venture to say that It is notGthat.
? on the contrary, it is a. goternmSn ut
' Of which the republic has every r6a
e Son to be ashamed. No doubt the
system 1atrod,iccd as 'ss!wRatrr meas uisS
ure" into the South after the war var
$ chiefly Upon che advice Of Senator
n Sumner and Thatldeus Stcvcns-Was
|. experimental; but can We wonder
d That people everywhere begin to ask
# how long the experiment is to last !:
|, There should at least be some signs
i of improvement Visible as fiillnbes . goes
+ on. Nine years have passed since
J. the close Of the war and is soHtl,
!. Carolina better governed thai sie
il was then? She clearly is hot 50 vel
J. governedias she was under d purely
5 military rule. The Same must b
j Said, mutdtis msttandss, Of Louisiana
k Mississippi, Texas and Arkansass:s
/ Now it is folly to suppose That til
J. Republican party, as an Organization
e viii continue much longer to look 81
y with perfect satisfaction at this grea
: failure. The leaders Of the presen
e, moment may not pay any attention
ii ito the subject, but il they 40 n6
d other leaders will arise who VIII Sc,
n that justicesis done. Last week y,
il all witnessed the United States sen
IN ate engaged afor about twenty-fou
e. hours att stretch in passing d BIZ
d flor the benefit Of the negro mereF
te out of q sentimental 5 sorttOf defe,
10 ence to the wishes of q deceased sen
IN ator1gR Respect for the dead is in
f, Fcumbent on us all, but legislatioo'
ID should be based on a careful fiif
to |wise regard for the welfare Of tif
at living, notinpon mandates, 'ssreaasa
e, fictitious Of the dead.a The j,iegf
Of has had a veryafair amouKt Of 'ppa
IS tection. has important before re
= ing any further to find out what as
or he has made of the freedom given t
ie him AIN whatsway he has Exercise
y Fthe vast political powers with Wifi
e he has been endowed what sort 'ots'
Up government he has helped tv set D
II ia States where he is mesttpowerfGl
I, whether, in short, he at this mpmen
: stands in need Of projection from.th
~ white man Or the white man. stand
n in need'of protection from him. '+
u Mr.. Eaton intends to raise thes
ii questions depend upon it he will oil
! tain an audience, and he cannot b
y suppressed by howls. and groan,
l,t and wa for ol,r mort shall ,o4 ;;o;,, |;