The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1874-08-29

Civilization W. Barbarism.
We wish to address ourselves to all
the honest, candid, pat iotic citizens o.
Louisiana. We are going 10 put GOV.
eral practical questions to them, which
We intend to answer fairly, openly
and squarely. We take it for grant.
ed that all voters in this State ore a
political family, whose duty it is to
deliberate, counsel, act and devise AZ
to the best means of redceming OH
State from its present condition Of
ruin and desolation. With what mo-
tives do We intend ia 60 into the
coming political campaign I That is
the first question. We intend to put
an end to the corrupt and venal gov
eminent Of the last eight years-we
intend to keep bad, incompetent, and
corrupt men out Of Office, and put
good, capable and honest men in,
How are We going tn effect this! By
selecting and voting them in, Of
course. But, before We select we
must look for and find them. How
and where can We find them! By
selecting them among the whites
whys Ia it because Of prejudice Of
rice, color, Of previous condition I
because Of enmity and injustice TO-
wards the colored race, Great God
no! Orr platform ofprinciples adopt.
ed in Convention on 18th inst, con.
tains the following words: 1--WE re.
cognize and shall faithfully uphold
all the constitutional and legal rights
to which the colored citizens Of this
State are entitled, yet We are firmly
convinced Of their incapacity to per.
form the dnty Of legislators, and to
fill the important Offices, executive
and ministerial, which are necessary
10 the enforcement of laws, and man.
agement Of pnblic affairs; and We
believe that. the prosperity and i'm.
proremeat Of the colored people them
selrss, will be promoted BY tho restor.
alton Of the government and of these
Offices, to their more intelligent, ex.
perienced and competent white fel.
low.citizens." . 49, fr
1t is, then, because the one race il
superior to the other in point of edu.
cation and capacity-because, with
the colored race in this State, educa.
ton and capacity are the exception
whereas. with the white race, they
are the rule. Because "leisure IL e..
sential to mental culture, since edu.
cation is work Of time and labor
He who devotes time and leisure to
the improvement of his mind, must
himself have, or' his parents must
have for him, a certain degree of com
potency for his support, whilst he il
thus engaged. 1--WE, therefore, look
for little or no cultivation of mind in
those who lead lives Of manual toll,
and who, during the brief moments
allow ed for recreation and rest, are &c
fatigued, as to I've incapable of sustain.
ed mental effort This is the pres.
ent condition of the colored man in
the South. If no stops in his labor
he stops his means Of subsistence.
He has, therefore, scarcely any ed.
ucation, and is utterly unfit to legis'
late for, and govern the people of thi,
State. He must be educated before
he can he elevated-time alone cal
achieve that. The present generation
cannot afford it. The next, with tn.
greatest Industry and economy, cat
only prepare the way for the one fol.
lowing. s .s..,,.,., .qn. i
Now it is useless to enquire who il
to be blamed for this. This Senquir,
will not, and cannot remedy the mis-
fortune. We must take the races d
they are; We must grapple with facts
40 We find them. f Spri.aas
Every man Of common sense know
that the Caucasian race IL superior t
every other race in intelligence, ami
in the achievement Of what is trul,
great and good. As the snow.cap
ped SUBMITS Of that noble chain d
mountains, which belt this continen,
from the Canada line o'the southern
extremity Of Patagonia, the momsp
they are struck BIZ the torrid .raya q