The weekly Louisianian., 1874-09-12

Centrnl COmmlttee announce At
an early day s1ct 4 list Of gentlemen
Is can attend ut the pre-
scribed date. II
SENATOR. P1NcHB4cK At
CINCINNATI.
In Cincinnati On the ..4th inst,
the colored citizens of that city in
with their confreres of all
the principal Northern cities else
in the Union, held a large;
and Interesting meeting expressive
of their rep<obstion Of the outrages
and wrongs suffered by loyal citi-
zens, colored and white, from the
White League and kindred organ
izations in the South. By request,
Senator Pinchback, addressed them.
His remarks as reported in the Gin
cinnati Gazette We republish, not
only for,the excellence of their sugg-
gestions, but for the characteristic
cogency with which they were en-
unciated ''
- MR.. p1ScHBAcK's REMARKS.
saw q notice, in the Commercial
OF this morning, :thatea meeting was
to be held here tonight, for the
purpose OF considering the disturb
'anccs III the South, and giving a
list OF speakers. among whom was
myself .sr.,4 .,,v A. J..
Believing; he movement an impdr-
tant one, and Knowing that it would
be productive Of good, if, through
its agencies the attention Of the
Northern public could be fixed upon
The actual condition of that class Of
people who are suffering the most
By the disorders which now dis
turb the Southland which in
former years, commencing with the
close of the ar,:have done so much
to destroy its CONNER CO aid indus
tries, deplete~ its treasures, and de-
populate the State-I felt il my
duty to be present, notwithstanding,
I had expressed o disinc;ination to
appear before the public of Cincin-
natl as a,speaker.
The actual condition of affairs in
many portions~of, the South is more
appalling than even the heart-sick-
.ening reports: of. riot and cola
blooded murders, daily furnished
us by the Associated kilograms, in
.licate. ~ y SIS, :. g -
The extraordinary changes pro-
duced in the body polite by the in
PRODUCTION of tho colored element
into the same, has resulted in crea-
ting d bitter :antagonism of race.
This enrnlty has been fosterel and
kept alive by political denaassoge:d@,
who have obtained leadership both
among the white andsthe colored
people of the South. lEs>a -; = .'>'
On the one bandit has been re- i:
presented, that il the resident white
Of the South obtain con
troll Of the State governments, they
wouid'ostracise the scolored'speople,
and deprived them Of, their civil aud.
politicalsriglts, deny them educa-
tion, and b1ther reduce, tl1emi' I'd
slavery again; or to a serfdom
~ as distastefuis and aburdansome.
These representation as you per-
ceive, wers well calculated to alarm
theco8ored voters land 'm4ke' them
.distrustiul Of any: 4afaiiation with
their former masters ind old: resi-
thstSoutH;a and 80 strong
:wastthis impression made upon
them that whenever any one of
their race who foresaw the danger
that i~nezitably would result from
this unhealthy and dangerous state
OF affairs,aattemptsd toteuonstrate
or. call attsntion' to The evil effects
!hkslyto ensue therefrora, hs was
TO be set upon, and, it: not utterly
Destroyed ouldsfnd his influence,
even among :hn own people, great
y impaired Fheanaissretiens and
shosteigh6edness exhibited by the
|sooloreaspeqf&s wasapild In seom-