The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-07-11
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? The New 0rteone Bulletin hal
4 several times recently warned III,
people of the coustry that the ne
groes werc being fssnished With
larms rom New Orleans. w a.
not Know That there h ~sy direct
testimony to prove ne truth d
these assertions, and Indeed, thert
is little probability Of amy such ev'
idence leaking ont; for II it is the
purpose Of the carpet.baggers and
scailawags to resort to the desper.
ate means Of arms to maintain their
doomed power, their aim will be to
conduct their operations in SECRECY,
and perpetuate n massacre rather
than engage in fight. It behooves
the white people therefore h be on
the watch; to notice closely all the
movements OF the negroes and the
white rascals that are leading them.
The political situation gives us n
good basis for suspicion, and the
threatened consequences are of too
grave u nature to be lightly thought
OF. The carpet baggers and seal
lawags see that their long reign OF
rascality and plumber is likely to
terminate, and they are 10th to
abandon their prey. They have 30
long reveled aud rioted upon the
substance Of Louisiana, that they
have come to feel that the property
and the fruits Of the industry of our
citizens are theirs by some diaboli
cal right, and they are incenscd at
the spectacle OF the white people
organizing all over the State to pro-
tcct themselves. They have come
also to count upon the negroes to
support them in all their schemes
Of robbery, and in their outrages
upon public dcccncy, aud to raise
riots and provoke bloodshed when
ever it sui'ed their purposes. Con-
sequently they will make n desper.
ate effort to hold on to their power,
and arc cxerting all their devilish
ingenuity to combine moro closely
and compact1y the negro elements,
and to fire their hearts with q still
more brutal hatred Of the whites.
These things We know they ARE do
ing; they arc organizing negro clubs
all over the State; they arc promi
sing the negroes the confiscatcd
property OF the whites in the event
Of success, and are making them be.
lieve that if the e'whites get posses
sion Of tho government, they will
be derived, if not OF their personal
liberty, u: least Of their political
rights and Of the protection Of the
laws; and we have every reason to
believe that the negro bortles or.
ganized in the country, and inspir-
ed to deeds of violence by promises
Of plunder, and stimulated to the
perpctration ofoutrages by tho fear
of wrong to themselves, arc being
armed by the radical leadcrsin New.
Orleans. Doubtless the funds Of
the State are being expended in
The purchase Of improved weapons
to place in the hands Of the negroes
to butcher the whites.
What scope the malignity, COW
ardicc and despotism Of the white
radicals Of Louisiana may give
their schemes for the canvass, we
repeat, it is impossible for us to
tell with accuracy; but all the signs
us to be on our guard.
Tho white people Of this State
have no desire to engage in q con.
flict with the negroes; their earnest
lesire is to cultivate feelings ofeo.
;iprocal kindness with them; the
white people have property, com
negial, agricultural aud other in
lustrial interests, at stake, all Of
which mnst be injured by civil war,
'rr rioting aud bloodshet. Bdt--
hey can and will no louger permit +
he banded negroes Of. TIC STATE -
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