The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-09-11
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''THE WAR OF RACES" IN LOUISIANA

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country for months past of the seem
ing imminent dangerof sanguinary
conflict in tho Gulf States between
the white and black races.
Public attention is just now more
particularly directed to Louisiana as
offering additional evidence that there
is no peaceful relations now existing
between the two races. Recent dis
turbances have occurred at Conshatta
in that unhappy State, no reliable ac-
count Of which as to its origin or
character seems to have been vouch-
safed the press on this Coast. The
Republican press and prominent citi-
zers of Shreveport deny that Gov.
kellogg has given a correct version Of
the troubles, and ask that " Com
mission of fair minded men be APP
pointed by the President to visit the
State and ascertain the truth" We
are inclined to think the President
would adopt this course were it not
that in q little less than two months
from this time, an important State
election is to be held in Louisiana,
and to sustain Kellog in his usurpa-
tons, and to return full represen-
tation fof the 44th Congress in har-
mony with kellogg and Grant, it may
be very necessary to have United
States troops properly distributed in
that State, to be at the call of the
United States Marshal of Louisiana,
who is the Chairman Of the Republi-
can State Central Committee. This
United States Marshal no doubt
knows in what part of the State a
little trouble can be inaugurated and
who are the proper ones to entrust il
tot is done, the necessity for troops
exists, and they are, as the dispatches
of the 4th from Washington informs
us, TO be sent.
The Depocratic and Conservative
State Central Committee of Louis
lana have issued an address to the
people of that unhappy State, a full
report Of which has not yet reached
us-all we have seen of it is the fol-
lowing which appeared in Mondays
dispatches to the associated press ;
New ORLEANS, Sept. 5.-The Dem
ocratic and Conservative State Cen
trail Committe of Louisiana have is
sued an address to the people of the
State, in which, after reciting the
usurpation by Kellogg of the State
government, and the wrongs and out
RACES inflicted by that government on
the people, they declare that all this
has not been sufficient to force the
people into revolution, and that all
stories circulated to that effect are
falsifcations of Kellogg and his par
tisans, or when outrages have occur
red they have melted them for the
purpose Of getting United States
troops sent into the State, not to
protect the people against outrages,
but to control o pending election.
The address declares the people of
Louisiana do not object to United
States troops being stationed in the
State, but they protest against their
being under the control of United
States Marshal, who is Chairman of
the Republican State Central Com
mittee, and the United States Dis
trict Attorney, one of the leaders of
the Party in the State, to be used to
be used to overawe the people in the
coming election, and as secret
means of political persecution. The
address declares that the opponents
of Kellogg's usmpation have never
questioned the political rights of col
ored people, but have expressly
pledged themselves to maintain those
rights; that local disturbances which
have occurred did not spring from
any spirit Of hostility to colored peo-
pie, but were unavoidable outbreaks
arising from u state OF oppression
and tyranny, The address concludes
with an appeal to their fellow-citizens
of tho Union for hearing,
In the foregoing extract from the
address referred to we find ample
confirmation Of what we have hereto
fore said in these columns in refer
ence to the frequent recurrence of
lawless acts in the gull States-that
such acts were the legitimate results
Of tho tyranny and oppression heap-i
ed upon the people by the ruling
power until forbearanee was neither
virtue nor patriotism. These diff |
,ulties have not grown out Of q prei- /
udico Of thewhites against the blacks,
Or desire on the part Of the whites
10 restrict the civil or political rights .
Of the blacks as now established by
law They fully realize, that it were
etterfor thointerestothoth races for
'ach toconoeod tothe othorsuch rights
md privileges as belong to them, and
the negro would have been
content to take whatever place his
capacities would have fitted him for
lad he not been tampered with by
hose who sought and have too
veil succeeded in--imposing upon
us credulity and using him for their
'wn selfish purposes, regardless Of
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