The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1874-09-26

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taken from the New Orleans Bulletin,
one Of the ablest defenders Of the peo-
pe, and commend it to a careful peru
sal by our readers. It speaks truth
which must prevail. We have de-
monstrated q principle, and do not
propose to throw away results in such
areally at this time, foolish, imbccile
compromise. We would like the Bul1
letin to find out and let the people
know who is the gentlemony statesman
that now comes forward with this
weak decoction for the sick patient.
Everything is against its acceptance,
honor, duty anil principle, and what
else in Gods name do we desire to
live for:
The air is rife with rumors of COM
promise with the usurpation just COM
'ulctely overthrown by this people.
God knows we would he the last in
this community to wantonly throw an
obstacle in the way Of honorable and
satisfactory solution Of our troubles.
On the contrary, all considerations are
with us subordinate to this, and we
will 90 as far as any man, inside the
pale of principle and even intelligent
cxpedicncy, to accomplish it.
But we must raise our humble voice
against this thing called compromise,
in the emergency that is upon US. 1t
is simply impossible that it can be
right for this people to he so wholly
selfish as to bite at tho Turing bait Of
compromise. We can not, if we
would, divest ourselves of the fact
that the emergency that is on US in
wolves stupendous political princi-
pie which, if ignored, while We catch
at a m0nentary promise of relief, will
stand forever lacerated and crippled
before us, and will haunt ne, while
we live, and our children after US.
The contest Of Monday was made
on principle. We are civilized men,
and were bovn fveemen. That con-
test was made on this basis. We
were under u despotism, and we shook
it off as did our forefathers, who, be-
queatl,ed us the right and the man.
hood to do it. The blood that stained
the streets that day on our side was
consecrated to everything principle
not to shifting compromise and poll
teal barter. We never could haze
d>u'cn our people out to fight for the
best glded compromise that erer cmanat-
ed from political caucus. But when
they were pointed to the hearthstones
impoverished and stricken,
and to the frst and dearest of human
rights utterly trampled; when they
were told that all appeals to consti-
tnted authority were exhausted, and
that no relief had come, then did the
strife begin, and the punishment was
quick and complete.
But is compromise erpedient! No,
no, not for one moment. What have
we done! Nothing less than proven
to tho world that the Kellogg usurpa-
ton had no foundation whatever in
the hearts of this people, white or
black that It existed only perforce
Of hired bayonets, and that it went
down under the first shock of arms.
We assembled unarmed in the broad
daytime; sent him word we were
going to fight went home and put
on our arms; came back to the open
streets and ran him cut of the State
to his only reliable support, the Gus
tom-House. Thence he cried aloud
for Federal bayonets, and they have
come to reinsSate him.
Who, then, are We to treat with ?
With the corrupt and cowardly Gus
tom-House crew, who never raised a
finger to sustain the government they
have for two years proclaimed legi-
innate 7 Never, never! They and
their chief, Kellogg, can only govern
Louisiana by force Of Federal bayonets
and, if the Federal Administration
can carry this burden before the Ame-
ricau people, let them do it. fthey
can. then is the form Of government
of the United States changed, and the
sooner il is known the better for all
parties. twill be q crime for US to
do anything that can while giving us
trivial temporary relief (which we
only admit for the sake of argument),
will deceive a whole people yourselves
included, into fixed despotism. No,
let the Government at Washington
carry the full burden Of this present
annihilation Of the only government
in Louisiana. Sooner or later it will
crush them, and We will be better off
in the end. It Is not the Custom
House, but Washisgton that seeks a
compromise. Let us stand by our
ColOrs.
Parish Convention.
On Monday 2lst inst, the Parish
Convention aasavnhlo6 ~ tho nn,,r