The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-14
While AND BLACK IN LOUISIANA.

| Under this caption the New York Tines, Of
the sth, hasa lengthy editorial attempting 10
show the folly Of the white people Of the State
| in keeping mp the agitation over the trace
issue" 1t maintains that nothing but sound
and active commercial policy can save the
State from utter ruin. We would ask our
Northern lecturer how is it possible to obtain
that sound and active policy" SO long as
! every obstacle is thrown in the way
Of commercial progress by the existence
Of oppressive and bad laws which virtu-
ally paraiyze every branch Of trade
and drive commerce and prosperity from our
port?' BY the legislation Of ignorant nc groes,
aided by irresponsible white Republicans, the
most onerous charges have been put on COM
merce, III the way OF unnecessary ices for the
forced inspection OF almost every commodity
lande upon our wharf Heavy taxation upon
everything and excessive licenses from
every one pursuing a trade, profess
sion or business OF any description: and
finally, the wholesale robbery Of the
State treasury, the flooding the country
with fraudulent bonds Of the State issued for
railroads never completed, thereby destroying
the credit of the State and rendering its secu-
rites utterly worthless. These are but few
Of the many acts of the negroes and RepubIi-
can party which have made ':sound and
active commercial policy" an impossibility
What capitalist can be found bold enough to
risk his money, i'll any enterprise in d com
munity where the laws seemed to have been
it by system Of taxation, amounting to grad
ual but sure contiscation
Says the Times:
Let the superior race show its generosity
by forgiving the negro for the wrong he has
done, on one condition, viz, that he shall
heartily assist in rebuilding the States fallen
fortunes.
So we have done. For the past four years
the Southern white people have exhausted
been reas. ned with and been made to feel and
know who are their real and best friends They
have been satisfied that there is no desire or
on the part Of their former masters
to Deprive them of single political right.
They have been invited to attend and have
been admitted to political conventions on
terms Of political equality with the Southern
whites.
They have also been nominated for office !
and placed upon the same ticket with their |
former owners They have been warned
against tho designing, selfish and unscrupu-
ous carpetbagg+rs, and almost entreated to
withdraw themselves from the control of the
worst enemies Of the country. But all Of this
listen to the voice OF reason, but welded to
heir idols, seem determi ed to continue in
he course indicated for them bv their politi-
al ms sters regardless Of the consequences,
ven though it may lead to their final de-
tructon.
1t is this fact that has driven the Southern
whites into the attitude they now occupy to-
Yards the negro 1t is consciousness that
and the good OF the country,
equire such policy i'll the future which,
hough it may m harsh at first, will surely
erminate a reign of political intamy without
parallel in the history of any country.
Our Northern contemporary is compelled to
Omit that we have la / ample provocation for
dopting the course we have, and says:
1t IS true that the Conservatives have re-
eived severe provocation, and that the in
incerity Of vicious whites and blacks who ;
ave been in power has inclined them to be t
omewh It sust icious Of measures tor develop !
NJ the State. No one doubts that the whites t
ave been subjected to tyranny BIT that
oes not justify them in carrying out o vlndic-
i've policy. The mass Of the negroes robbed t
nd t,rannized because they were ignor mt t
nd degraded The severe criticisms
hitch they have received at the hands !
t Northern Republicans have shown
hem the folly of this course. They have {
cen frankly told that it is their duty to deal {
lstly by their old mast rs and to desert the
ascas who have used their votes for base t
nds The negroes know perfectly well that c
heir presence in Louisiana is necessary to its
late lal prosperity; that they must till it's soil
nj reap its harvests, just as they recognize '
nat the whites must conduct its trade; and f
ley are therefore but little alarmed at the t
forts to drive them ava now in progress. t
However true the above may be, the regro
not yet willing to admit that the Govern
tent of Louisiana, with most Of its Offices
re not his by right Of capture-and until he
convinced of his error by the most severe
sperience, it is useless to attempt any other ;
ne OF conduct than that which has been in :
1 ,urated in Louisi ma and other States, and L
hich is sure to end in a complete regenera-
on of the South.
HERE AND THERE.-Whi'e we at the South ;
9 expe fencing the longest heated term :,