New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-12

massacre the whites. Thereupon Q White
League is organized in the parish named.
The Picayune and the Bulletin, of New Or
leans, are engaged in manufacturing and
spreading these reports. A short time ago
the Bulletin declared that the State authOri-
ties had made large shipment of arms to-
some point on Red river. Very soon let
tiers in response came from all parts
OF the South, especially from Texas, breath
ing men and means for the campaign of ex-
termination. So great did the excitement
become, that the Adjutant General of the
State found it necessary to inform the pub
lie that the story was heartlees canard;
that no arms of any kind had been shipped
to any place in the Red river country by
Governor Kellogg or any member OF the
government of Louisiana. OF The same
drift, and with the same result, was the an
ere Of whites, by negroes, was planned for
the fourth of July. Nothing Of the sort
happened. The streets of New Orleans
were free from disorder, and not the faint
est suspicion of riot occurred throughout
the day. Many people, however, were
frightened, and so prevented from the en-
joyment of the holiday. The tendency and
evident purpose of these heartless ca
nards is to promote the organization
course was pursued in Ku-K lux
times to stimulate the growth Of those
organizations of cut-thrOats. Riots were
fOmented with the purpose of embrOiling
negroes; these riots almost invariably re-
suited 10 the killing of one, two, or twenty
negroes. Then the report went out to the
country that the negroes OF certain To-
cality attacked the whites, but were
finally subdued; twenty blacks killed, and
NH clinhf1u xunupdod - This
formula might have been stereotyped, SO
frequently did it 60 over the wires. White
Leagues are being organized with distinct
purpose-the purpose Of depriving negroes
Of their political rights. The victory of the
Democratic party over the civil rights bill
has put new courage into the hearts Of the
rebel element which to-day is the bane OF
the South. 1t is falsely asserted that "the
blacks are disOrderly and dangerous" and
Immediately other falsehoods, such as al
legged outbreaks, secret arming, and the
like, are circulated to give color to the as
sertion. Then it is proposed to organize
White League fer self.prOtection. The
White League, therefore, is a fraud, and
tends directly to disorder and must result
in crime.
To show how wicked and unjust are these
charges against the colored people, we quote
the following statement Of facts from the
NOW OTlcduS hEfObLlCAN.
1--WE have the material proof to silence
this Islander, with every manor woman who
has any interest in the welfare OF Louisiana.
Messrs. Harrison Watts, chairman; j. V.
kreesner, w. c. Simmons. Jr., H. NJ. Payne,
J. S. Prestidge and G. H. Won Schwartz con-
stitute a committee of the Cotton Exchange
of New Orleans. They reported to the
president of the Board Of Directors, on the
first of July, information in regard to the
growing crop of cotton, condensed from
letters received from the cotton States in
regard to the crop prospects of the season.
From their report we submit the following
extracts:
"Mississippi-Labor satisfactory in num-
bers and efficiency.
"Louisiana-NO complaint of labor.
"Texas-Labor sufficient and good.
"Arkansas-Labor is ample and efficient
"Tennessee-Labor about the same.
"Alabama-The labor is all that can be
desired.
North Carolina-The labor is said to be
lbout the same as last year, both in num-
oers and efficiency.
"South Carolina-LabOr sufficient.
"Georgia-Labor very generally reported
Is sufficient and good.
'.Florida-No complaint of the labor
If, in these ten Southern States there is
mo complaint of labor" if labor is abun-
liant and Efficient" if the labor is ''all that
IAN be desired" the pretense that the col
red people contemplate an invasion of the |
lights of the whites is miserable impos-
ure. The White League means blOodshed;
t is the old rebel element bent on mischief,
t is a new form of ku- Kluxlsm which is a !
hame and disgrace to the South. The !
country must take care that it does not be- |
Ome shame and disgrace to the nation.