The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-05-20
That RAPE CASE.

( Under this bold caption, the Oh
cial Journal has well matured ant !
advised lender, pretending to be {
|slashing rebuke to the Caucasla" TO-
|dereliction of duty and a few side
wipes thrown in for la niappe, wher
On close inspection the article is cal
culated to arouse the only slumber
ING bad feelings Of the blacks I
AGAINST the whites. We use mile
term against the Official, not think
ing he intended his leader as it is
surely calculated to be understood
and construed by his. ignorant con,
stituency, and regret that the infa'
); nv Of Hamp Henderson should be
here revived, and a bad enough home
outrage brought in comparison with
it, and all simply under the pretext
| of pitching into our young and ar
dent ally. On close and fair inspec-
q ton there is wide difference IN the
. true status of the two cases. mat
of Hampton was bold, feroclous,
MALIGNANT and semi-radical one,
8 urged on and famed by the demons
- of negro radicalism, in a Parish
where no law exists, or is permitted
:, to exist, by the cohorts Of his party
:. and where the teachings of hell It,
:. self are the cardinal virtues of the
negro. and what was done IN his
+. case to mete justice to him, was
" calmly and justly done simply ana
o. purely because there was no other y
Il remedy, and there was no law or o.
ficers of the law which could be ap-
pealed to by the relatives and friends
of the injured one. Hence the prop
- err action which followed, and fol
:, lowed fairly and Justly and to wnlcf
10 we again accord our entire sppropa
in ton. s '.'
In the case of the recent accused
-. matters stand differently and dlhe
~. widely, and the result, though one t.
49, be regretted, cannot be justly place.
-, 'A' at the door of the white and consel
W. vative people of Pineville or Alexar
" dria. but fall as usual and as ever 0
radicalism, negro radicalism OF Il:
pides! Although the attention
'A the Official one has been called
49,. this subject, mot by colored' but
''''' white man of high standing in tn
VS. community, as sample of the pr
'ou vailing feeling here in regard to tt
W two races the Democrat must
+ooo permitted to differ with this his
. authority and mildly put down
' '''''' another SANDER against our poop
W The accused was properly arreste
" " and our people knew we had law ne
and civil officers, whom they
WV lieyed would enforce those laws a
paw hence no other steps We're taken
io"N in Henderson's case, and the case
'ioie' lowed to take its fair and legitim
n"' caurse. And how was this do
y =. and what was the result? and VIII
'',iee does the blame, the whole blame,
''' tach, but again to the same
IL VI sour, e. the same Had Of all Our w
to Radicalism and to 1t alone.
Ii WV ~, before stated in our columns, the
0 and whole blame lies on the sho
~. :, ers of the District Judge, who
1'''' mitted bail in the case, when ne K
perfectly well he was erring and
hitting legal wrong against 81
s''''' tv in favor of crime, the crime W
- the Official seeks, innocently
~ ~ -, trust, to foister on the unotfen
" W., heads of our community. This
49, b. ter is in pecan shell, the two
.o,rorn differ widely, each should stanf
- 49,, it's own infamy, and above all,
- ~ Old Official, if he finds it ple'
= hol, to pitch into the young ones, ST
-4 * take fair foundation and look
11oo fore he pitches in, and not lear
y, much and with much faith or
,.;thont prejudices of others, who seek
,,: wise and guide him. He is
aant IN enough and should have pIen
.1ood matured journalistic experlen
steer his own craft free OF the
, -, tended breakers of the true G.
appeals '"'isi' "a 'l :u ~ Sasoo+;on COZ
,. matter in it's legitimate ligh
IT, take off his radical specs the
,o,ioe 70 time he may allude to it.
~ N ~ HIGHEST CASH T
''ehtlon PAID FOR OLD GOLD AM
H. But VERWARE.
negroes FERGUSON & sCHN