The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-02
LETTER TO GOV, McENERY.
New ORLEANS. july "a. 1874.

NEW ORLEANS, July "a, 1874.
| Nv Dear Gore,moT: Several letters having bee
written by me, with view to pierce, II possible
the political hide Of the person who has usurpe
sour office, and having called upon him in val
l., stand up before III" people, or vindicate
through the press. if he can, his weak pretep
,iuu5 turn with real satisfaction from tax s.
, hopeless to address few lines on The politica
tuation to You, the lawful Goye.nor of the state
| The Democratic party having emerged from
40 partial ecnp;e by which it has for some TIM
en- snrouded from public notice and favor, ant
Is opponents, national and State, having beel
efficiently tried and purified in the crucible o
diversity, has at length the right, privilege ane
abstraction to say to it, arise and shine, for tn,
light is come and the glory Of the Constitution Is
awaiting thee.
The people of Louisiana have by many darl
,assaSes OF political trbuation learned how vain
| IRE all hopes OF a permanent remedy for then
nisfor uiies to come from any other direction
han that OF the success OF tine great National
democratic party. And knowing how speedily
uch success would bring them to the enjoyment
| II their long withheld rights they hail witt
| lntelgned delight those ever increasing signs OF
| he times which show that the country is deter
nlncd, as speedily as lawful forms permit, to I'M
Dad the no longer tolerable incubus Of the Radi-
al fraud miscailed a government, and contide
| 20 the tlme-hOnOred and traditlOnarlly glorious
Democractic party, its interests, its honor and
| teStlny.
With such inducements, the people of Louisi-
! ana cannot stand idly by and witness the battle
| fought III their mt rests without contributing
| what they may be able to the success Of the fall
ampaiSn. Radical minority placed and sus-
aimed i'll power by the bayonets of the Federal
Executive, it is true, exercises political and judi
| lal functions IN the State. corrupt and parti-
an election and registration law dIsgraces the
tatute book, and puts it in the power OF usurp-
| ng Governor, with an equally illegal board OF
xtlvasscrs to traverse the expressed will of the
| ,eppic, as shown by the ballot box aud substitute
Or IT their own vile pretensOnS and DaSer acts OF
| emulation and fraud
| 1t If true that to enter upon campaign agains'
a usurpcl lifts INN to the dignity OF contestant,
inu PAGES /, IN his power osay thai the people SO
| ar acknowledge his claims as to accept his chal-
lcnSe to political contest under his authority,
before his trlbuna.s, and the result to be deter
| mined by his interest or p easure.
These thugs can be aile9ed and, unfortunate
y, are, to great extent, substantially true: but
| sc cannot, even for such grave considera tons,
| permit the common enemy to enjoy the mallg-
nant satisfaction OF robblng and tOrturiDg, under
silse OF pretended law, an unresistng people.
| We must testify our adherence for his rule and
| cont, npt for his person, even while we wrestle
alth hlm upon the political arena, under rules
construed by HIM to secure his own triumph.
| Jur friends elsewhere would naturally feel and
Express disappointment at our meltness, and
might Will a show OF reason, accuse us OF leav-
NJ It to them to vindicete our rights while We
y
tentatlon is Objectionable on tn further grounds
tllat the state elections impending in Louisiana
ire ordered by the Constitution, and in no man
depend Tor tuelr existence force as matters
IF fact, upon the will opinion of the usurping
Governor Or his caucus advisers.
In addition to Legislature, there are to be
elected SIN members vi Congress, and 1t Is fair TO
Presume that When we have elected the men OF
lr choice, a Democratic House will not allow
hem to be cheated out of their seats by the alb
OF Kellogg Il certificates tine machinery
II ciphered cross-mark atfidavIts, forged to order
and IN quantities regulated by the demand.
Nor would the effect of a struggle, even if the
net result should not accord with our hopes, be
probably 50 disastrous the apathy which would
accompany a condition of lnactiOn in the pres
..nce OF a law full invitation to a contest.
SeLi-rei,ailce, and that courage which is begot-
ten of effort, and which, like an ott-used muscle,
grows and nardens only by use, show that the
way to victory is turough labor, which conquers
last all things. Whether our eLemies should
be obliged to yield us some sort OF fair play or
not, We should be all the letter for having given
aim more throw, and again taught him the
lesson OF his own inierlOrity.
1t will be we'll, therefore, for our citizens to
grid anew the tined armor OF the past, and
.nsslpate the false security, If 1t exists, of the
.laudulent usurpers now forcibly in possession
Ut the st tt.
With united peop!s, honest intentions, a
broad and substantial platform, good nomna-
llOLs and lnfleXDle resolve, 1t may be that a
uengnant Providence will 50 overrule the machi-
hatIoi,s of our foes as to make them contribute
10 their own welldeserved downfall.
The Radical party have capped the climax of
their political lntideIty by arraying the black
against the white people, and matchmaking the
CORNER with the erroneous and fatal heresy that
they can conquer, despOil and .ue the latter.
They have with wicked industry stimulated negro
clubs, and churches, and societies, and individ-
uals, to look upon white Southern people as
natural enemies and a future prey.
They have encouraged the black people to put
the most stringent tests to the furbearance Of
the whites, and when that lofb. arance has ceased
90 be virtue they have pointed to the invocation
Of the Ter talioniS as new proof of the existence
OF what they are pleased to term the embers Of
belon, well as OF the original barbarism of the
white people Of the South. They have excited
the passions of the negro by dazzling his eyes
with visions OF his enjoyment Of the white mans
house. ands and family, when the hated white
man should be put out of the way mules, acres,
provlsloNs operas, soup, street cars, soda water,
notes schools, and tirst-class accommodation by
steamboat and rail were to be as free air when
their present white monopollst had been com
PEELED TO- suitable laws to surrender TO the black
l;adical his present advantage of position The
United States, they were assured, would support
them i'll every dispute with the white mal in
return for which they were, to use their owa glib
pcrisn. III wed known trial, to ''go to ColfaX to
protect the United States"
WHAT other result could follow than has fol-
lowed doctrines so wild, preached by designing
knaVes to persons SO credulOus !!
Tie concelt which always accompanies pro-
found ignorance has furnished the main plank
in the back mans political atform.
A conceit Of race so imperious that it demands
obedience and servitude from all, even its yuan
dam friends who would guide it's mind or utilize
LIS power. The back voter has come to Look
upon the white o.e with undlssuised contempt.
Inc black office holder thinks the white one
even if Radical, keeps black friend of his out
o weli-doserved berth; wnile the black Gov
ernor, senator, or Representative considers the
white taxpaye as useful fool, out Of whom he
live at his at Bio ii, and his ambition
10 initiate his "od massa." Coude higher |
ltelligeuce than that Of the negro with tand
lch D.andi-hnle Its Let the Credit MoDilier,
ack salary grab and Sanborn contracts join |
itn the leveo frauds, the funding lniquty and
lo State house swllle IN framing an answer.
1t seems then, upon cam review Of the whole
tuatlon, that the polite /, elements III Louisiana
.e rcducib.e to very simple quantities. In fact
two, sufficiently pronounced to be readily
identified and as easily tested; one, part en- |
trenchcd III power, INSCRIPTIONS, alien, fearful. |
cruel, ignorant, brazen, corrupt resting upon I'M
posed despotlc laws, which give it the control OF
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