The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1874-10-17

The colored Republicans have is-
sued an address to the people Of Lou
isiaus, which taking it oil together, is
one of the most singular Documents
We have ever seen. We ore . little
suspicious Of tho whole affair and 1t
smacks like Culture evidence" to ns:
At all events, We will wager that this
is not the last We will hear from it;
and if the .pirit Of the address is not
used to "fasten = loup" in the frail
Kellogg government, We will be much
mistaken.
Here is what our able contemporary,
the Shreveport T~es says Gift:
Proceeding, the address says:
eve arc depressed and sickeued by
the unsettled and disordered state Of
society, and would gladly welcome
any solution consistent with honor
and compatible with the liberties Of
our people. We are ready and will
ling to adopt any honorable adjust
ment tending to harmonic the races
With QUE unified purpose overtures
of concession ct any previous period
in our political experience might have
suggested that We were influenced by
improper motives, or that We had
taken counsel of our fears, but now,
with the tramp Of Federal soldiers on
every street, with gunboats and mon
itors in our waters, with the mighty
sentiment of the North pledged to the
protection of our liberties and citizen.
ship, and with the Irresistible power
of the general government guarantee
ing the full existence Of our rights,
we, while independent Of the politi-
cal favor of our white fellow-citizens,
are willing to concede an equitable
and honorable basis for united action,
free from suspicion and restraint and
the interest Of good government"
This strikes Us as extremely absurd
The negroes, a. it is admitted in thit
address, have by their sufrages e.
tablished in this State q government
composed of white thieves and ad'
venturers, and the most unscrupulous
of their own race, and for years kept
it in power; kept 1t in power, until il
has absolutely ruined tie people Of
the State, white and black. And now,
when the white people have arisen in
their might to overthrow that infa.
nous government, this committee Of
colored men coelly step forward, ex.
press their sickness ut what they have
done, and, claiming that the Federal
army and navy are at their back, de-
nand of US ian adjustment tending
to harmanize the races, etc."
The white people can not now 90.
terrain this very supercilious propo.
sition. For six years, governments
elected by the negroes have ruled thi.
State the Southern white citizens
have actually had no control what
ever in public affairs, and now We
have pretty meas If it +; . meas avel
which even the better class Of negroes
have grown Disguised and sick, n
they themselves declare. The remedy
Of the public evils, in view Of these
facts, cannot be prudsntly entrusted,
even in a partial measure, to the ne.
.yroes-to the men whose folly, and
prejudices and ignorance have pro.
duced them. The intelligence of the
State alone can bring order out Of
chaos, and if the negroes are sincere
in their desire to establish the reign
Of virtue, intelligence and economy,
let them act like honest and sincere
men come Harvard and vote for the
candidates the white people have
nominated. This 10 the only adjust
ment We can agree upon. Our pur-
pose it to establish q government that
will protect every human being in
Louisiana in his liberties and In the
possession Of bis rights; to foster
trade and industry /; to build pp pub.
lie schools for white and blacks ;, 70.
duce taxation /; purify the judiciary
and reduce the expenses Of the State
government. This b . good platform
no party, no race, and no fusion o.
parties or races can pnt forward q more
satisfactory ono. The candidates W
have nominsted on It are mon who's
honesty and ability are recognized
What more then can tho negroes ask
II they are not williig to sastain su1
platform and support such mon theil
professions Of - desire b restore or
der, law, Justice and good government
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