The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1874-08-15
Ahe White Victory at vicz1~burs.

tons tom. today passed off quietly; not sinrIc
: oisthfhance OF any kind to marits peaccfnI
ness. Both the whites and blaceb pollcd tg,oir
luii registered strength. In th,r:}d ward some
~ Tie ieadlbs negroes attempted to induce
their followers to leave the polls, but any c5.
c'iSe 1of such q course was withheld by tba
whlteS About forty negroes voted the white
ticket, and four whites voted with the uerrors
| Inc whites elected their entire ticket bv $50
naJofifX. Inis is their first political victory
since 1851. The stars aud stripes and eyery
;iVaiiaDie piece of bunting have been throw n
to the breeze by the whites in honor of The
victory.
Here we have fact worth all the theories
in Christendon,
We see by the census of 1870, the popnlation
OF Vicksburg is divided into 6805 coored and
505s whites, aud notwithstanding this differ
ence of 1l67 in favor Of the negroes, the whites
overcome it OF the straight-out white mans
; ticket. There was no talk Of old parties, but
rather laying down of old party Names The
issue was one Of race, and fiat footed strur-
gle Tor the supremacy OF the white race III the
municipal government of the city of Vicks-
burg. 1t had been controlled by negroes ever
since the war, and all efforts to deprive them
of their power had proved futile until this last
remaining issue was forced upon her white
people, who, in accepting it, have scored the
first victory for the White League in the
South
Ii white mans ticket couid win in Nicks
burg with the odds against it, Why may it not
win III Louisiana with the odds il our favor
As we are linchangeahiy divided on old par
ty lilies and issues, ought we not to meet on
some ground common to all and that will
unto Us, rather than stop TO quarrel about
party. names and strength! If we cannot
unite on question of race, we cannot unite
at all, and without union our individual or
party efforts will 0e vain.
The news from Eicksburg should cheer the
heart OF every White Lacquer and nerve him
to renewed efforts i'll behalf of the supremacy
OF our race.
III this connection, we copy the following
article from the N. o. Picayune of the 9th:
The negro population of Vicksburg exceeds
that OF the whites by several Thousand Tn
der the luetigation and manipulsiiUn of few
wrotched and unprincipled white adventurers
this mass OF colored people have been held TO-
gether IN an unbrOken column to vote for ard
install IN the city offices the most dishonest.
ignorant and incapable neil in the whole com
niuhlty. 1he honest people have suffered
grIevously from the thieving malteasancc and
utter iucapacity of the officials thus toistcd
on them. They resolved. therefore, to get rid
OF such government, by the most practical
and determined acts. The negroes. having
already organized themselves in u solid bod
TO support the government which had plun.ler-
ed the honest people, and only lacked a conti-
nuance of their power to utterly ruin and de-
Tastate the city. it was resolved to associate
all the white people in like compact force
to defeat their nefariOus and vandaiic scheme
All references to Old party and political
names and distinctions were abandoned. It
was q cry to the white man to rally to the de-
Tense OF civilization and Of government of
honesty and intelligence. No aggressive vio-
lence was used, but very definite inti1uations
were given that such a resort would be met
with a vigor, q courage and resolution worthy
Of those traits Of heroism and high courage
which distinguish the white race. Tho FEEDER
al Executive having wisely declined to lend
the military aid OF the Government to stimtl-
late and embolden tho plunderers and barba-
rians, white people were afforded the opportu-
nity, Of which they have taken full advantage,
to Findlcatc the superior claims Of their race
to conduct the government of these Southern
communities. Without a single incident OF
violence, outrage or laWlessnes3, the election
resulted as the whites desired and designed.
But four white men were found III the whole
population to vote against their race. There
are ten times the number OF negroes who vOt-
ID the white ticket.
And precisely such result can and will be
attained III all the States and communities III
:he South where similar means and like Or |
are employed. Let Louisiana and
New Orleans profit by the example of the !
White Coo hade City of the South.