Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-09-25
From the New Orleans Picsyune.
THE REVELATION.
Its VinsiicatsOn,

There never was q popular demon
stration which stood upon more i'm
pregnable grounds of right, justice
and republican principle and duty
than that which has been achieved in
this city.
Nothing can be more false tha1l to
claim it as the victory Of a political
party, lea of all, as a race victory
1t was simply an uprising of the peo-
pie against US intolerable oppression
and tiagrant usurpation. The long
submission to the usurpation, so pro-
nounced by the Congress of the United
States, was yielded by the people
from respect and loyalty to the Gov
eminent of the United States and an
ardent desire for peace and order
And such submission, though hope
less of relief, would under endurabIe
conditions have been continued until
the Federa; Government had finally
adjudicated our case.
Many citizens had even been led to
trust to the assurances Of Kellogg that
he would administer the Government
so as to secure relief for many of the
wrongs complained of; that he would
effect the repeal of the obnoxious laws
which were the sources of the vast de-
moral zation and ruin of our State: that
he would pursue corruption ard dishon-
csty II the public offices and arrest the
universal spoiiation which had been
ioug going on; that lie would rebuild
the credit of the State; would change
the election and registration laws;
would remit TO the city the control of
It's police and financial affairs, and
would take proper steps to have fair
election end registration.
1t is barely possible that if Mr.. Kel-
| logg had kept any of these pledges
the people would have endured little
longer the uSurpation of which he was
the head.
But he did not.
On the contrary, Ac aggravated all
these wrongs and expressions. He
gathered around him the most danger
Gus and avaricious Of the carpet bag
class OF plunderers He converted
the clty police into an armed band Of
Jannlss&>rles, and armed them with the
most approved weapons. He fred
their hearts with vindictive and san
Slnary, II not yalorcus passions
against our people. He had in his
employ notorious cut-thrOats and
roughs to protect his own person and
~ iIcliCc anu inilfuSt quiet aQO
peaceful citizens
de had appointed as registrars OF
voters tie most audacious and unprin.
clpled political adventures and ballot
box suffers. Their mode of perform
inG their functions was utterly subver.
slve OF the clear constitutional rights
OF large class of our citizens. Il
would have DISTINGUISHED nearly oul
Whole naturalized population. I'm.
der 1t, the State would have beer
Africanized
Nothing could have been darker
b!eaker, and moro hopeless than the
prospect of Louisiana under such {
government.
The honest and respectable people
were reduced to the alternative Of
emiS:ating from the State, or of al
uprising against tue usurpation, which
appeared to have no other object bu
the universal colfScation Of the prop
erty and expulsion of the persons OF al
the decent white people.
Il was sad and sorrowful exFrrrne
for peaceful people in 2 republic t.
be driven t.. But where is there any
community Of our race Of fire. men 0ht
World not have done as Cur citizen.
have done? and where j. there an hon
est American heart which viii net bea
responsive to the patriotic impulses
that have impell"G our whole popui3,
tl0n 10 rise Ell masse against the dos
perate and rap@c;o"s government that
has so long harass-d, I:.su.tcd and de-
/ spoil, 4 tn, III