The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-11-28
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK. \

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latest advices which we give else
where from Tuesday evenings Bnl-
letin inform us that they we're on
that day just ready to take up the
vote of the parishes in their alpha
betical order, the returns of Ascen-
sion parish being then before them.
We leave New Orleans with nearly
thirteen thousand majority in our
favor. IT the returns from the
country parishes are honestly made
up the radical majority in the coun
try will be only about eight thou
sand leaving us a clear majority in
the whole State Of about five thou
sand. The evident purpose of the
Board was to delay the count until
after the assembling Of Congress on
the first Monday in December.
The fact that they refused to en-
terrain technical objections to the
returns from some of the Wards in
New Orleans, although they were
strongly pressed to do so by their
own side, would seem to indicate an
intention on their part to act fairly.
1t will not do, however, tor us to
rely upon any such seeming dispo-
sition of theirs, nor should the fair
ness of the count of the city vote
lull us into any fancied Sc
curity. It was intimated some
time ago that there would be an
honest count of the city vote and
that they would reserve their fraud
ulent practices for the country par
ishes. If our friends in New Or
leans abate one bit of their Sleep
less vigilance, now that they have
come through the mill safely, we
will most certainly be defrauded IN
the country. We are assured that
there is no danger of their losing
their interest in the doings of the
Board, and the pledge of the city
officers elect, not to take their Off
ces until the whole vote shall have
been counted was in the proper
spirit and proves that the men of
New Orleans are made of the right
sort Of stuff.
They will stand by us undoubt-
eddy, but the country people should
not leave it entirely to them. Eve
ry parish in the State should have
representatives in New Orleans
right now to keep the gentlemen
composing the Committee acting
for us informed as to the details of
the election in each parish. There
may be sprung upon them ques-
tons which without the knowledge
Of local affairs in every parish they
would not be prepared to meet. To
illustrate, they might not know if
they were confronted with the
charge of intimidation in Rapides,
that company of U. S. Soldiers
was on the day of election camped
in our Court House yard all around
the ballot box of this precint, that
squads of soldiers were at Cheney
vile, Lecomte and Cotile where
the heavy negro vote was polled
and they might not be so we'll vers-
ed as our honorable representative
on the Board, in the locality, CON-
plexion, distance ETC., of the other
boxes. AS in alphabetical order
the name Of our parish comes rath-
er low down on the list it is not too
late for us to send down some rep
resentative whose duty 1t shall be
to watch the count of Rapides.-
We apply here the favorite maxim
of our friend the Democrat. "When
you dance with a bear, keep your
eye on your partner"
1t is intimated that their advices
from Washington are far from sat
isfactory to the Radicals, having
staring them in the face their
recent tremendous defeats in the
North; with an opposition House
in Congress coming in on the 4th
OF March it is hardly probable that
they will make any serious attempt
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