The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-16
WHITES no BE PUT DOWN,
Whether tho Indians are or Not-A stEOhs 9
Impelling Motive.


Impelling Motive.
We see by dispatches from Wash
ing few days ago, that Gen. Sheri-
dan had been notified by the Secreta-
ry of War, that if he could spare q
regiment Of infantry from his com,
mand to send it South for service in
that direction: and as the following
dispatch dated at Washington on the
9th inst. will show, requisition has
actually been made upon Gen. Sheri-
dan, and the 18th infantry have been
detached from service against the In
dams to be used against the whites
in the South during the forth-com-
ing political campaigns. The dis
patch referred to reads thus:
WASHINGTON, October Sin COM
pliance with the request of Secretary
Belknap, made yesterday on Gen.
Sheridan, to detach a regiment of
troops from his Department, for
duty in the South, Gen. Sheridan has
issued orders directing the 18th in
fantry, commanded by Col. 2. r..
Detobiland, to report for duty to that
Department. The Secretary Of War,
this morning, received dispatch an
nouncing that six companies Of the
regiment, under Lieut. Col. Morrow,
had started for the South, and that
other companies will follow as soon
as they can be collected. When Gen.
Sheridan was in Washington attend
ing the Sherman wedding, in an in
teryiew with the Attorney General
Williams, he told that official that to
withdraw any troops under his scom-
mand would tend to cripple him in
his aggressive movement against In
dians. 1t wns agreed that he should
not be called upon for any of the
military in his Department. To-day
an order was issued which indicates
that there is some strong impelling
motive at work that has succeeded in
breaking that agreement.
II matters not if Gen. Sheridan is
crippled in his aggressive movements
against the Indians, the elections in
the South are not TO be overlooked.
What il n few thousand head of cat
tie are stampeded on our frontier;
and what if the scalps Of score or
SO Of our hardy pioneers should be
found dangling at the belts of the
red savages? They can be spared
their places can be supplied by others
in little while, but the Republican
party cannot spare the carpet-baggers
at tho South, nor con they be helped
10 comfortable positions down there
without the aid of the military arm
Of the government. This is evidently
the strong "impelling motive at
work that has succeeded in breaking
that agreement" between the Attor-
ney General and General Sheridan.
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FIFTEEN THOUSAND NEGRO VOTES
SHIPPED TO LOUISIANA.
We ventured the prediction, in q
previous number Of the DEMOCRAT,
that Louisiana was not yet to be q
self-governed State; that the same
corrupt party machinery and appli-
ances that placed and maintained
Kellogg in the office Of Governor of
that unhappy State, would be used
in the election to come off next
month. For the facts evidencing u
yerifcation of that prediction, we
refer tho reader to the following dis
patch in Tuesdays Oregonja;
New YoRK, October 1.-THE Her
etdS New Orleans special says the
situation is very critical Kellogg is
still guarded at the State House by
the police and military. White
Leaguers are defiant and continue
demonstrations nightly. Fifteen
thousand negroes have entered the
upper parishes of Louisiana from
Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama,
to register as voters. Madison parish,
which was formerly equally divided,
is now said to register 100 whites
against 1890 blacks II is sexphined
that much of the emigration from
Tennessee is owing to the terror Gre
nted by the recent massacre, A COR
respondent believes this large influx
Of Republican voters will carry the
State for Kellogg at the next cleo
ton.
We are not advised as to the length
Of time man is required to reside in
Louisiana to ontitle him to exercise
the right of suffrage, nor do wo sup
pose it is material under the present
regime. The all important quail
lcation being will he support Kel-
logg fraud and the present federal
administration. The white people,
the wealth and intelligence Of Louisi-
ana, must bo put down, if it takes
al the negroes Of Tennessee, Missis-
sippi and Alabama to do it; and to
mako sure work Of II President Grant
has gone to Texas, and no doubt will
interview Louisiana before the sun
goes down on the 3D. day Of Novem-
ber.
ono JURISDICTION,
Attorney General Williams has de-
cidod that the general government