The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-10-17


The Republican pafty IL 8 parts If
| protection, tic Democratic one oi free
trade. By protection is meant tho
duty exacted upon foreign produc-
tons imported into this country.
Cuba and India with slave and coolie
labor, can produce sugar and rice
much cheaper than can be done here,
and if the government ceased to exact
the two or three cents upon every
pound of those articles brought from
foreign countries our planting inter-
ests would be ruined, as there would
be such Il reduction in the value of
our agricultural staples that they
could not be raised with any profit.
Free trade means the abolition of
duties ON foreign importation. It
should not be difficult, therefore, for
the sugar or rice planter to decide
with which party his interests lie.
The improvement of river naviga-
ton and the maintenance of the leyees
in good condition are also matters of
great moment to the people Of this
country. By dint of long continued
and earnest effort the Republican
Congressional delegation from this
State have succeeded in procuring
the passage of an act under which the
President has appointed commission
of civil and military enginearsl to ex-
anime into and report upon the advis-
ability of constructing the Fort...St.
Philip Canal and lending national
aid to the construction and repair of
the 1evees. It is essential to the sue
cess OF these measures that Republi-
cans should be returned to Congress,
for it will be useless for any member
in sympathy with the White League
party of this State to ask appropria-
tons from Republican Congress to
assist u people ytp arc too poor to
mend their levees but rich enough to
send abroad for three hundred thou
sand dollars worth of arms with
which to otsert1lrew the constituted
State Government and intimidate
Republicans. Mr.. Darrall claimed
that no new man, however capable,
could accomplish so much as himself
for the material benefit Of this people.
Having served six years in the ma
tional House, he has become intimate
with the President, Cabinet officers
and leading members of Congress and
hence can work to much better adj
vantage than could stranger. If the
plan ters and people of Louisiana
desire protection for their staple pro-
ducts, improvement of their rivers
and bayous and aid in building and
keeping up their leyees, they should
send to represent them Republicans
who will be III sympathy with the ma
jority in Congress-, who are protec-
tionists.
Mr.. Darrall referred to some Of the
laws which have been enacted by
Congress through the influence of the
Louisiana delegation, to-wit: provid-
ing for the improvement of naviga-
Bile rivers and bayons, building of
lighthouses, reopening of the New
Orleans mint, completion of the Gus
tom House, relief of sufferers by the
overflow, etc, etc. He explained the |
provisions Of al educational act that |
will come up during the NEXT session,
providing for 4 sale of public lands |
and a division Of the proceeds among |
the various States in proportion to the |
iIliteracy of the inhabitants. This act |
will add fifty thousand dollars per
annum to the school revenues of Lou
isiapa. Referring to the famous civil
rights bill, for which he had cast his
vote, the speaker said that a general
misrepresentation Of its provisions e4-
lists. 1t does not seek to force the
colored man into the houses or social
circles of his white peighbors, but
merely to guarantee him, on public
i'll hotels, theatres, res
5anrants, bar-rooms and all places of
public resort, the same accommoda-
ion for given consideration which
S afforded to white men. For in-
stance, if 2 colored man pays cabin
passage on steamboat he can not be
slowed away in the texas or down