The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1874-10-17
The Welfare Of the People is the Supreme Lae
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III The recent maneuvreings and con.
ferences IF what are termed the con.
seEvative aud republican committee.
in New Orleans, have not met the ap-
probation Of the. parishes and the com
promise finally signed by Duncan f.
Ksaner as chairman Of one commit.
tea and A. A. Atocha Of the other,
aud published in the Times Wedues.
day morning, isnot satisfactory while
the injudicious aud improper dispatch
Of tho .co"A s.e th.. Aaa.HiatAtl prass
IT, the effect that it was stated, com
promises similar to the one made in
Terrebonne would be entered into
throughout the State, has provoked
much indignation. .9ay..,ua .r +, Il,
In our opinion it would have been
better had there been no committee
claiming to represent our party and
no compromises authorized or unauth.
orised. The concession to US of two
members on the Returning Board is
q small matter compared with the
sacrifices On our part involved in the
terms IF the agreelneut; aud all
Of us ,.mast feel that, in entering
into negotiations with the Kellogg in-i
fanny, STIMULATING expressly to recog-
nniize it's de- fisctO character; 80 pro.
teet it aud its miniOns against acts Of
vi"leuee, andsD l,ecOule virtually its
peace officers, the committee have
done what adversity could not d.,
and what tile Federal army failed to
accomplish, compromised tho, Dig
nifty vi the fusion ;c,svsB .aNd drag.
tged it into u, ridicuIous position.
The recent brilliant revolution III
New Orleans not only ttattled the
country, 1t also opened its eyes to the
absolutely, Infamous character of che
Kellogg Wsurpatiua, !; the villiany of
the Federal officials III New Orleans,
and t. the wrongs aud l,erspcittionsbf
this State. !! Aud white tho press, re-
publican, liberal aud deimocratis,, tr'an
Illinois ~ Michigan aud from Mime.
sofa to Maine, are denounciDg tie III.
fi.ily, aud demanding tlnt soiile met.
sure Ut relief TO he accorded Louis.
iasa !, ~ committee claiming TO- repre-.
sent.4lr. people has actually given
dignity tO, tue us,irpation, aud at
tempted tit pledge the people 'wfon,
IL tersdcaees n&'plaadess, to become
its fAice. And whatars We TO-, gain
for, I'll these ,,proposed concessions !
Why, literally nothing. Tuesday the
dispatches announced this 'compro-
mise by which the people are pleded
to perPetrate no acts 4of violence Or
intimidation, and Thursday, the tele-
graph announces that u body Of Fed
et'al cavalryis to be sent to North
Louisiana to scour the couutEy. There
il no lawlessosss here 5, since the car
pet. baggers have emigrated there has
been peace among us-peace aud good
feeling. between whites and blacks,
aad We venture 10 Gay, there il no
portion Of tho civilized world at this
time more quiet -Aa2 .peaceable than
tlsgpssishes of North Louisiana. And
yet, the cp0ntry, il Ia. be ,scDarel ~
Federal cavalry sent here by Marshal
Packard, chief Of the republican COM
mittSs " conference sent here to pro.
tscG carf st.b1gtess and negro rioters.
liz lporgaajsing the war of races; and
our committee, has pledged Us to peace.
! Now then, the people IF North Lou
isiah8 repudiate, the compromised
There is 10 purpose here to perre.
ltEate viQlsnce, aud no one will be in
Inundated but We erepaipfully aware
Iof the fact that, from tie Kellogg gov.
6rhhynt, We have 10 fairness d JUS
tiee,tb expect, aud that, through tho
partisan courts ehihis State;. We eau
obtain no. redress for our wrong, and
lit sIy parties, white or black, attempt
~ NfeiHauguflte thI race conhict
aabosgq as /, w. iscite. Tho apeg,oes
againat tn, whites, Or aroaee the, evil
passi9ns Of tpe pegroea by promising
them our lands, add telling them We
ptttop0se 10 4siS hsE8v0 tliem, such p4ts
sons dill 49, ,'iaolts tnnid,arily sdealt
With. ,lTha peapleAf THE section, of
49p ia4 aa aEe lsyA Ms citizens 9f th %
tithiaabd by the pteSsAee of Tedetal
ttpopa,and earpet-baggets' and others
disp0sed talincite riots and bad blood,
| are 10 safer here now than they were
% month ago. II they come here and
behave themselves, nobody will trpu.
Bty tf9$, bu{ Il tbe5 lake advantage
6fsAt pressSte 'of Federal troops Il,
beefa again their dssiltty, they, will
Aud w1anu cha ~.,,>>, - nnna,mI k1.nin