New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-09

they thinl: i. a convenient synonym for
s.white mans government" and g. fOrcibfe
suppression of negro voting. that is their
own affair. as. of course. after the great
| Endorsement OF 1876. the habi: Of run.
ming to Washington with every little focal
difficulty" Will be resoluteiy frowned down.
Unfortunately there are number Of ino
considerare people IN the SoIra who can
not have a principle Inscribed HpOi, their
banners without strafghtwsy proceeding to
act upon :to These inconyenient persons
chafe under the sluggish progress of eyen-so
and refuse to %al. ;Or p:Obiematlca! ~"
dorsementso The ''mora? effect OF home
| rule may be very edfyins ;argon for the
Manhattan Club but in the northern paro
:shes of Louisiana, if it means anything, 81
- that Northern Settlers who are also kee
Dnblicanso are to be SEM about .aeic pus:o
| ness. being either hung. SHOT or expelled the
State. arG that :ae people who have
prescripiive right to be very mucA at
some in that par: OF the Union are 30
be tree TO app: the s.ias.sn OF the 6u!ies
and she rope 10 the co!ored persons who
refuse to come TO a ''Setter understanding
| on tho sutiec: Ot voting the Democratic
ticket. The progress OF the Coushatta
| troubles. az narrated By sympathetic
observers on the spot IS an excellent i!lus'
| t:ation Of whae "'aoaie rule is likely 10
become in the hands Of the White League.
| distinction Of possessing d considerable e2.
cess OF negro over wh:ta population 0t
! course. it follows .aa: the whites WHO are
not Republicans i've il Lcur!v fear Coz taeis
lives, the naturally sauguinary character OF
! the negro race being daily on the increase,
| and their soniness tor possessing double.
| 6a.rs;eS shotgrns having lately developed
| N a MOS. extraordinary manner. FogDea7'
ance ceases &c De virtue ate. One o: tie
moss reputable citizens Of the parish has
| bee: t:ed az tv two notorious and Gese
pera.e negroes" It is true that the con.
| tents o: four barrels of two terrible inp.e.
| ments of destruction. consrive1 to miss the
reau:abie citizen. Eho was probably out ot
range. Bur trustworthy witnesses are ready
70 swear that he had most proyidentia!
| escape, and i. becomes clea. 20 all eacnes:
Democrats that :hev have had a terrible
| warning OF tbs fate in store sor them.
On she principles OF ''home rule" as IL.
te:preted by the White League. the fist
| thing 20 be done IS 30 visit with conGign
| punishment: the firing OF those venerable
| ioub,e. .bar-elei shotguns. A cluster OF
negro cabins Is accordingly surrounded by
an armed mob. having. OF course. the
strictly iega! and peaceful intention o:
streag :hening the hands OF the Republican
sheriff b: doing his arrests Tor him without
the tormality o: judicIa! warrant. This
| time negro shutgun actually hits soma.
| body, and. more wonderful stii. kills him.
! Tia. occurrence furnishes another exec.
! lent opportunity 70, applying the principles
| of "home rule." in the shape OF few suni.
! mary executions CT negroes. Ine neigh.
| boring co:ored population immediately
H. to their shot.uns. fearing. with rather
! NOR. reason than their assalIants. !lnpead'
/ ing massacre. A frightened crowd OF them
coIae together 20 keep each others courage
| I'D. ani tie ''hOme rulers immediately
l -. .sf,a ear, hi es 8 "a
| beea Illuminated against the white race.
! Then the pio: thckens, and persons and
| events become huddled together as IL
| nightmare. ac:oss which til: bullet proct
| negroes, carrying sur-eptitious bags o.
buckshot across the Midnight woods. and
+; Republican Otliceho!ders are introduced on
! the scene. firing shotguna with apparently
| as Indifferent aim as :hsI: ca!oced pontiea.
! supporters. l: appears. however. tina: two
| white and two Coiored Republicans did
succeed. after firing III concert a. few
wards distance. IL wounGIng White
| Lacquer ..iu the rear" Ui;ia missing his
companion As:on:shed at the performance
Of shei. weapons of precision. these tour
! Immediately ran away and the TWO un.
daunted Leagueis5 returned to tel: OF :hs
| treacherous wound:nS ''!r the cea-.
! As the business advances. the overwhelr;.
| ing numbers OF sangu.nary negroes disac.
| pear, somehow. from tae ne!ghbochoOd.
! Republican office bearers allow themselves
! 10 be quietly locked up. and becoming. ap.
| pa.ent!y. sudden converts to .'home rule"
| have the grace ''vo!untari!y" tender their
| designations. Further impressed with their
deep persona! unworth:ness. they ~yo:un.
! tariiy'' propose that # u guard be furnished
to conduc: them in safety 70 Shreveport.
they will '.leaye the State and return no
! msre." A "tr.stEOrty citizen places him.
self at the head OF guard doubtless equally
trustworthy. and the party sets out on Sun.
| day morning. As Ill luck would have 1t.
there had Just arrived in Coushatsa some
| fifty violent persons. generally supposed to
! be Texans. who are notorious!y given to
| spending the :iins when they ought to be
| in church IL riding across the State line. to
look up the state Of Louisiana politics.
"Home rule" was also inscribed on
thei. banners, but they did not conceive
| that the principle admitted Of anything
short of iynching Republican office holders.
This. after due pursuit.. they accordingly
did. having fret. of course ''overpowered"
! the emidentlv "tr,lstwoythy" escort. Such
is pretty nearly the monstrous perrersion.
| furnished from Democratic sources. OF q
story whose actual outlines, even without
| the aid OF our special kilograms of yester.
day. are only too plain. After the Northern
I Democratic commentator has duly i'm.
! proved on the Southern gloss. We shall tind
| Ss OlsiAA5ettk WIN coiAO npPAopli"DC "AA.>
SONS to the necessity Of ''fring the North.
ern heart" before election time. Cn1ortu'
nateiy for the expounders OF the "home
rule" jargon. a numerous class OF Southern
| Democrats appear determined TO do that
! without any aid from Northern pens. and
| TO do it in way that will: compel such a
strengthening of the arms CT the State in
! disturbed regions Of the South as will re-
| suit in ornanenting a !ew scattolds with a
| number Of the too impulsive vo:ar:es OF a
''wh;:e mans government"
Many Of the Northern papers speak OF US
more in sorrow than anger. They saw this
State but few short weeks back holding
out its hands for alme. for bread. dow
nobfy, generously, the North responded can
never be forgotten. They now sea the
hands that received charity holding mur'
derous weapons. and with Modoc brutality
| shooting down Northern men for political
reasons. /: is no wonder. thens that the
Northern press has much to say Of use 1t
IS strange thas the press Of New Orleans Is
sileatD
; A Good Things
TIE New iberia Sugas'.Bs,ss has saoSect
| for congratulations
We are glad TO near that many OF the
colored people Of St. Mary, like those of
Petite Anse Baptist Church, have made up
%b civ minds not m narfjojn to in the a1ecfiOne