The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1874-07-08
WORN OF REDEMPTION BEGAN.

+ OF the White Mans Party-tht
new organization which will thi!
: year redeem our deeply afflicted
and much beloved State.
Fer years we have borne al
the wrongs which have beer
heaped upon Us !; but as Congress
and the whole Northern sentiment
was manifestly against us, we have
refrained from demanding our
rights, lest they construe our eff.
forts into a renewal of the "rebel.
lious" spirit. We have, with as
much patience as possible, await
ed the changes which we knew
must sooner or later come over
the Northern mind; and fortunate.
ly the investigation of the Louis
lana question has thrown much
light upon the SuDjeCt-sO much
so, that we need no longer fear
to demand that the intelligence
and integrity Of the country shall
rule it. That these qualities a
alone he found in d government
of White men, has been fully dem
Onstrated in our unhappy State.
The immortal Stephen A.
Douglas once said a:
"This Government was made
by white men, for the benefit of
white men and their pOStcrity for
ever, and should be administered
by white men and by none other
whatsoever"
On the 18th of September,
1858, even Abraham Lincoln said:
~ will say that | am not, nor
ever have benin favor of making
voters or jurors of negroes, or of
qualifying them to hold office,
nor to intermarry with white PEG
pie; and I will say, in addition
to this, that there is Il physical
difference between the white and
black races, which | believe will
forever forbid the two races liv-
ing together on terms Of social
and politi3al equality. |, as much
as any other man, am in favor of
having the superior position as 4
signed to the white man." Il
Since Northern fanaticism has
cooled down, the same COnClu.
ton has pretty generally been
arrived at by large majority Of
the white people Of the United
States, and hence, PinchbaCk was
not admitted to a seat in the
United States Senate, nor could
the civil rights bill be passed by
Congress.
In Louisiana we fully realize
that the issue, White Us. Black,
has arrived-in fact, has been
upon us by the organiza-
ton of the negroes themselves :
but we gladly accept the issue
because we feel that without it
there is no hope for us.
Our people had mostly com,
menced to despair of any regen,
Grafton of Louisiana, because
many would take no part in pol
tics, and those who did, lacked
unity of action ; but since the in>
auguratiOn of the White League
movement, a unanimty of feeling
md action has moved our people
wherever Leagues have been Or
5anized, and the spirit is so rap~
dly taking possession of all good
White people that we are conf
lent OF success, st. Landry has
large number of Leagues; st.
has tw%enty-four distinct
lubS of the same organization,
nd we are told that every plan.
er in that parish is a member.
he Cotton Boil of last week and
he first side of the Sugar Bowl
t this week contains the pro.
ceilings of the enthusiastic I
League meeting held in :
lafayette on the 2Sth of June.
t. Mary, too, is very enthusiastic I
l the good work, aud new clubs s
re being constantly organize -,
lere. The following letter from +
harentOn will show how they G
70 at work in that parish S
CHARENToN, July eth, 1874. q
!. Gilmore, Esq, "
DEAR SIR-On Saturday, 4th |
ST., Notwithstanding the incIem !
ICY of the weather, we had a u
rye AMI enthusiastic gathering Il
the white people of Charenton s
I'd the neighborhood. Many u
dies graced the meeting with q
cir presence. '
Mr.. G.. l.. Fuselier was, by &C
imation, called to preside over L
. assembly, and after a few O
ry appropriate remarks, intro. n
.ced ID. Gallery, Esq, who ad- IL
essed the people as usual in h
'ong, practical aud eloquent p'
lguage. Judge Fred. Gates III
Is not less powerful in his adj. pt
esS in French. Messrs. NJ. j. Oh
ster and A. e. Allen, as repre> I'll
natives OF "Young America" th
to prov" what the M
lntry can expect from the new iii
leration. It
4 fter fine mpptfnr tha Choron nj