The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1874-09-26
The Feeling at the North.

The Feeling at the North.
This seems to be an inquiry made
by a majority of our people, and to
read through the files of the North
crn journals which come to lis, leave
us much in doubt as to properly an
swer our interrogators. Confusion OF
opinion seems confounded and the
entire matter of our coup d'etat is
looked at from partisan standpoints,
and judgment expressed accordingly.
1t seems strange to see such Journals
as the SIN, Tribune, Missouri RepuDH-
can, Chicago Times and others, ap-
plauling our acts, and at the same
time saying it was ''not the proper
way to solve our difficulties" We are
asked to appeal to "somethiug' or
somebody elsc," and left to guess who
those things or persons are. We have
already appealed to the President, to
Congress and to the Northern people ;
we asked the interference of the Su-
preme court, which informed us very
properly, that the matter was politi-
cal and beyond the pale of the ju-
ristliction; all these have turned q
deaf ear to our supplications, and we
are left to ourselves, told to solve the
difficulty among us, and when wc do,
by the only means nature and law
have left US, the President interferes,
and We are told by such conservative
journals as we have named, that we
Unjust not 10 that, it's all wrong,'
"Rebellion will never he tolerated in
this country, &c., &C."
Has it ever struck these gentlemen
that we are in the same condition in
Louisiana precisely, and occupy the
same position that the American COL
oDists did to the mother country. We
complain Of grievances thousand
times more monstrous than Boston
Port Bills or paltry taxes upon Tea
and Stamped Paper. For eight years
have we borne this "taxatlon with
out representation - pet idea OF
New England statesmen it now seems,
and it is only intended as q maxim in
liberty when applied to their imn.ac-
ulate selres; and no petition, no re.
monstrance, no supplicatiou and no
prostration before the throne at WASH
ington, have called forth one manly
friend to arrest the tyranical hands Of
the Radical government in the South,
backed by Northern sympathy and
headed by the scum Of Northern Society.
We have long since lost all hope Of
redress !; of even fair Justice at their
hands. We will not keep back our
opinions in such times a. these. We
will not fear to gire offence, aud 80
say to our csuntrymcn of the whole
Union and particularly of Louisiana,
in the language of Virsinia's patriot
son. "There is no longer room for
hope. If we wish to he free-if we
mean to preserve inyiolate those in
estinable privileges for which we
have so long contended-if wo mean
not to basely abandon the noble strug.
gle in which we have been so long
engaged, and which we have pledged
ourselves never to abandon until the
glorious object of our contest shall be
obtained-'re mast fight! An appeal
to arms and the God Of hosts is all
that is left u.s." Upon us of Louisi-
ana depend the fate of constitutional
government, all lovers of true liberty
in the Union will rally around our
standard, and we will gather in our
ranks those who will fight, aye die,
for q Union Of co.equal States, ana
the constitution of Washington and
Jefferson.