The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-10-03
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Sept. 18th. 1874.
Mr.. EDITOR:
No little excitement was created
IL Houston by the startling news
Of fighting IN Louisiana. The gen
eral feeling Is one 1t sympathy,
for the long curse ridden, oppress1
ed aud outraged people Of the State
in their dire distress, and while the
people here admire the spirit Of
long suffering. that has at last
brooked the bounds Of fOrbearance
and patience. and sought to redress
the many foul wrongs committed
against their rights and liberty,
10y driving out the usurping thieves,
yet the fear OF the results are
traught with danger and woe.
II the crisi comes and louisa.
ma asks assistance from her sister
States, l believe there are some
young men in Texas who will
promptly respond to the call, a.
against the nsurpers, none against
the United States. If the United
States will stand aloof, and let the
people Of the State attend to their
own government, as the constitu-
ton Of the United States gives
them the right to do, the THEW.
ing, swiudling, murtlerers, Jail
birds and sconn.irels Of carpet bag.
ism, who have befouletl and polu.
ted this country, 30 long with their
hated presence, will he made short
work of and sent bowling to where
they belong.
1t is thought by some that the
Radicals Of Texas will h' governed
in future by the action Of Grant il,
this Louisiana affair. II he inter.
tereS with his blne coated mercena.
ries to assist snch renegade apos.
tates rs Longstreet AMI the cut.
purses Of the Kellogg Csurpation,
to tranple upon the necks Of the
Southern gentlemen Of Louisiana
and drsecrate their fircsides, will,
the CLEAN Of his tyrannous bayo.
nets, the myrmilons Of oppression
in this State will kintlle the fires oi
outrage by bounding the misle,l
negroes, their poor miserable dupeS
on to deeds IF violence, that they
may ride into power again here, OF
what ~ better still to them get pos.
session again Of tho purse strings
Of the State, country and city treas
uries. Houston is battling now
with II load Of debt. Of Radical Gre.
alton, and is making gian: strides
towards a prosperity that will soon
rid her Of it, by the enterprise and
energy Of her business men aud by
the judicious use Of her capital.
Texas is too strong in the foun.
dation Of her democracy and her
prosperity, for any scheme Of Rail-.
cal wrong to succeed, believe
and offers to the oppressed ut other
States a refuge from their suffer.
ings if they will come to her shores.
The inducements are the same to
The honest and honorable, who de-
sire to better their condition, no
matter of what cline or nationality
and with outstretched arms she
bids them welcome. a
One Of the most liberal schemes
for the encouragement of immigra.
ton has been organized in this ii
ty, under the management Of Col.
j. E. Foster by distributing GAG,
600 in gold. houses and valuable
farming lands in various portions
of tha State. The drawing takes
place on 22d Of October next, where
by purchasing a ticket for 600 a
person stands chance of securing
q homo Co- tho,nSolvpa ani family