The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1874-09-05

to the devil; aud they wish to do the
same, and roll in i'll. gotten wealth
They may fool the negroes, but they
cannot deceive us.
Take Warnlng-The Die is Cast
The Constitution of the United
States has been ordained and estab.
lished Ito form more perfect union.
establish justice, insure domestic
tranquility, provide for the common
defense, promote the general welfare
and secure the blessings Of liberty ia
ourselves aud our posterity." All
these blessings. l1ouisiana, AZ one vi
the great confederacy Of States in
this Union, has the right to claim,
obtain, possess and enjoy. The Fed
eral government, as seen BY the pre-
amble If the supreme law Of the land,
is bound to be guided by tie creating
power which brought it into exis-
tence, and to see that its objects and
intentions are fully carried out in re
gard to every State in this great re-
public. Now, when the State GOV.
eminent in power, over the good PEG.
pie of this State, has been imposed
upon them BY fraud and violence,
in the very sight, knowledge, and
approval of President Grant, whose
duty it was to Gee that the laws and
federal constitution be respected and
obeyed; when we have been grossly
outraged, shamefnlly plundere'', and
merci'essly trodden upon, by the
gang Of thieves imported among us
for that purpose, who have been sus.
tanned, upheld and encouraged in
their fiendish work, by the ignorant
masses Of the colored race. and by
the deserters and repegades of our
own race, natives of the State; when
they have stood all this, for eigh,
years, with the hope that the United
States government would put an end
to this Infamous tyranny over a PEG.
pie whom they are bound to protect
when instead Of domestic tranquility
We are threatened with a war of races
instead Of general welfare, We art
doomed to general ruin; instead o1
the blessings of liberty we have beer
reduced to the condition Of pariabs
and ont,casts in our country the PEG.
| pie have lost all patience, and are al
last driven to desperation. Nothing
can stop them any longer: neither
Kellogs's Metropolitan police, nor hi
colored militia, nor United States
soldiers, who have no business to in.
termeddle in our State affairs, can
prevent them from driving such mis-
creants from power. The Unitei
States army and navy have not bee,
created for any such purpose are
We cannot believe that a true soldier
could be made t" stoop to such dirt,
business j; ar that an United States
officer could be found who would 8,
far forget himself or his profession
as to unsheath his sword, disgrace hi.
uniform, and dishonor his epaulets ir
such an unholy, fratricidal and On,
american cause. Grant has too much
pride, self.respect, and true appreci
alton of the reputation he has earned
in Ills profession, to act otherwise i,
regard to Louisiana, than he has acted
in Arkansas and Mississippi. He vii
certainly leave our pe"ple perfectl,
| free, to regulate their internal affair,
in their own way. j
We, therefore advise our, na,iv,
white, fellow Citizens Of Louieia6a
who have arrayed themselves against
their white brothers, to retrace tl,pi,
I,ssteps while there is still time left Il
do AZ. When a. war Of races is i'm
minent-and We tell them that it i
'mminent-tley should lie found bu
on one side, battling with the cauca
sian race--words Of sympathy vii
not do. The people will be Satisfied
with nothing short Of acts, plain ami
unmistakable. They have yet time
to redeem themselves. They know
full well that the white men of thi,
State, are no mere beginners in, til,
arts Of peace o., scar !; and that i,
going through such an ordeal, al
those who are not with az, must Ger
tainly be against us; and none sucl
will be allowed to- remain in ou1
midst, to take us in flank or rear. A,