Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-07-10
THE WHITE LEAGUE.
THE CRESCENT CITY WHITE LEAGUE
THE PLATFORM.

Rrom the New Orleans Bulletin, July -
The very largest political meeting held this
year took place last night at Eagle Hall, in re-
sponse to the call Of the Crescent City White
League.
The meeting was not only large but diguifed,
at the same time enthusiastic. Each one present
seemed 10 recognize the necessities OF the hour,
aud there was one resolve to meet them.
Colonel +. N. Ogden brought the League to
order and presided.
The Crescent City Democratic Club, by resolu-
tion, was invited 10 aiteud the meeting of the
League and participate in its proceedings, aud a
committee OF three was appointed to IA AXE known
the action Of the meeting.
Tue Committee retired, and ia a short time re-
turned with the Crescent City Club. Their en-
trance was greeted with cheers.
Captain Hodgson then read IA resolution, adopt
ed by the Crescent City Club before its adjourn
ment sius die, rendering To the White League
their paTaphsrnaa, &e used In the cam paign of
1879. The following platform was submitted by
| President Ogden for the approval OF the Club
PLATFORM OF THE G. C. W. LEAGUE.
The Crescent City Democratic Club oil 1865
| having changed its nams to that OF Crescent
| City White League has thought that an expa-
| nation was due alike 10 its retired members aud
to the people Of New Orleans OF The motives OF q
| change so seriously and so sadly suggestive. II
may be stated that the elements of personal char
acter and OF general purpose in the Club have
undergone no change since lis origin. Our msIn-
bers with but few losses or accessious are the
| same rs for many years past and We feel our
| selves aniAated as ever by the same earnest de
termination to strive In the task OF practical pol
itics to establish and maintain such government
in the State aud city as shall guard the hbertie:
OF the citizen, his business and the accumulation
OF his industry. Our feiio w-citizens will perni
Us to recall with Just pride our strenuous ant
persistent efforts in this behalf, though they hay
again and again been prostrated by The fatal III
tIusion OF q high hand whose violence was strong
er than our rights. All our struggles had beel
conducted under the ancient banner OF Demoera
ley, to which We shall ever look for guidance il
| all natioI. al contests But We now fast driit
ing to q conflict, bounded by the limits OF tL
State, and which the men oil Louisiana alon
must settle, II justice and fair play shall rule an
not Federal violence. Ii Is Q conflict not invoiy
ing single issue upon which an honest kepat
licAn can possibly dlfier Us such from an homes
Democrat; conflict the decision of which W
would confidently and gladly remit to The vote
of The very Radicals OF New England, nay, I
any body oi civilized men in the world, Tor II is
l conflict between virtue and depravlty betwee
/ enlie ehtsnment and thick ignorance, between civ
. iliZltion and balbarism-a barbarism ARTIFICIAL
stiIn ulated and held up by the perverted author
: lty OF the most civilized nation In The world.
. IcRilization whose cry, not ior help against Il
A threatened destruction, but for mere iair play
maintaining itself u answered from Washingto
by insults and \ blow.
In this dire emergency the national Democrac
L Is powerless TO obtAin relief Tho national X
lpublicln party oDSorueu IN us dream OF tutu
!. ldomination, aud qaArrelhng over preset
. schemes OF finance. has forgotten that there
y such an outlying province as Louisiana, which
+ might rescus from perditon and dsgrAce, Tor Il
s sake OF the good maine OF the national commo
= wealth. Need We draw picture Of our utt
" desolaiionp Need We point ON the one hand
Is our devastated helds, our waning commerce, o
sr idle workshops, our decreasing population, .
Y increasing taxes, our paupsr nuititudes, o
- pensioners ON alien charity, and, on the 9th
Rr kA Ma. ot.k
forced upon US rs rulers BY the horrible ALLAN
II between negro ignorance and The cunning
OF Washington bureaucracy, rulers grown ri
amidst general distress, and rsvelling in the p
~ cesds Of taxes wrans from gsspips people,
or lers painfully uainfainsd BY national hayon
r. IN positions reeking with dishonor and teloI
or and from which thsre would need be but one y
hour Of unrestrained anger 10 hurl them foreve
- Need We repeat the old story OF brutal vioicl
stalking at midnight in the draggled shroud
- judicial authority and under the shadow of
Federal power, snthroning an sxecrable oigarc
of, the most ignorant and proaigate negro
leegued with the most dangerous class Of rapacis
whites, the very scum OF societys America
rung with the echo OF these wrongs, and Ne hs
syen heard those who have made IL syst
ice to hate Us raise there voices In denunentiou
The wrong doors, and yet not . hand has b
liftsd TO deliver N from their opprsssions W
our hands ON our hearts and appealing 10 q
- we and the whole white people Of louisiana
u declare that We are IN no way rDpoasibis for
lintolsrabls evils Of nisgovsrnmsns under WI
the State is perishins. From the time that
right OF Suffrage was, - we believed, and as
stiil believe, accorded to Lastiiyitoo . race in