The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1874-10-24
Colored Men, Read and Ponder.

Colored Men, Read and Ponder.
Let our colored citizens give a lit.
tie thought to their situation and
consider what they owe to the coun-
try In return for the uses and privi-
leges Of citizenship, and We feel az.
sured they cannot longer continue to
be guided as in the past, by narrow
minded men bent upon individual
preferment for the sake Of plumber !;
men having no friendship for any
class, save that in companionship on
gendered by mutual desire for spoils
the intimacy that unites bands Of
thieves; who would, and have sacri.
feed every person that does not en-.
ter fully into the idea of plunderiug
the people of the South without rea.
son or mercy; and We are further
satisfied the reflections Of any color
cd men who chooses to ponder on our
situation /; on the history Of Radical
rule in our parish, on the rule Of
Blunt, Boullt, Myers, and the like
characters; will lead him to regret
bis past conduct, and endeavor to be
guided in future in his public duties
in q more enlightened manner. That
he will not suffer himself to be lediin
blind obedience to do evils that can
only reflect upon himself in the end.
Let the colored voters of Natchito.
ches look at the enormous taxes heap.
ed upon Us, for no earthly purpose
but to fee officials, and then ask them.
selves who is responsible for iti And
who has in the long run to foot the
billsi a., ST.
You, as colored voters, have by
your combined alliances, by your
sworn and blind obedience to the be-
hests Of a few desperate demagogues,
placed over the Taxpayers Of this
parish, the most yillainous Get ofmen
in Louisiana, % pronounced BY yoxt
o,en leadery in New Orleans. We have
been thus fur charitable enough to
accredit you with but q small share
Of responsibility, rather excusing you
upon the plea, which you set up yonr.
selves, of ignorance; rather have We
placed the accountability for the cass-
es Of the ruin in consequence of yeur
bad government, upon tho heads of
tue unpriueipled men who really a1e
but etects i; and j: now remains for
you to decide whether you are not
wholly wrong, and the "grest cause"
yourselves. BY yo.r rotes .ow mil
you BE- judged. All opportunities pre-.
vious to this, when We importuned
yoq 70 heed what we were telling
would be the consequence Of this rule
Of irresponsible parties, you have al
lowed to pass without availing your
selves Of tho exigence, or hearken to
our remonstrances. We have Do.
tiently abided the inevitable logic Of
events, aud the result of the bad
government We knew, and 10 Inform
ed you, was to be the fruits Of your
conduct; and we now ask you, for
the last time, for tho sake Of shame,
Of decency, and of peace, to have
done with these men-meu from
whom none Of US have enjoyed bene-
fits, who are responsible for the con-
dition under which We labor, and
who are again soliciting your suf.
frage.
These men have been proven to
you a. thieves and liars, and it now
RENAME to be seen whether you de-
sire to make yourselves part;oeps Grim.
isis. You will have an opportunit,
in . measure, to undo part of the bad
that has been done BY your combins
tions, that opportunity will occur on
tho first Monday in November. IL it
reasonable for us TO hope chat you
have at last learned wisdom, that cod
and bitter experience has taught you
. more useful Lesson, and q lesson
moro to be needed than our words to
you in tue past ); or must 1t require
sosetking more to convince you Of
two things, that this government,
reeking with dishonor and felony will
ruin os oil beyond hope, that tue
white citisens will never consent that
the miscresnts who have in the past
|plundered, shall not in the future
have IN opportunity. We are not
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