The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-05-23

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one In five; an excess Of 600 votes in the
State
insist that the census Of 1870 affords
the only standard tor an estimate, and by
tive may approximate the truth at least.
1t is simply assertion, not founded upo,,
any statistical information, to say thar
Louisiana has been extensively coa0nized
from other States, .and that owing to this
assumed fact, the dis-proportion has been
greatly iucreased. This may have been
the case and may not That it may not be-
the case is about as reasonable as any
other conjecture, from the fact, not tlisput.
ed. that the migration Of negroes has been
principally from Virginia, Georgia, North
Carolina and Alabama. and would natur
ally seek the nearest negro lands Of prom.
Use, which are South Carolina on the one
side and Mississippi on theother. Besides
this. the negro IS not nomadic, but, per
haps more than all other races, controlled
by local attachments and does not migrate,
Another important fact III this connection
is that the whites have increased by i'm.
migration. As to. the registration, it is
simply absurd to speak Of 1T as q test on
this subject. For fraud, falsel,ood and
successful scoundrelism, the election ana
registration laws Of Louisiana are I'm.
matched in the annals of man. They
stand out, in the records hideous monr.
| ment OF negro domination and mother Of
all our woes. And yet it must be accent.
ed among men as Il test of truth and the
mltima ratio from which there is no appeal.
Out upon him who would have us refer to
such villainous records for knowled-e If
| cur strength.
How then will even this sli ght disrari.
| ty be overcom-Y | answer, upon SIM
pie principle Of human nature. He who
| q nf lin,
to do thing is not apt to persist iu trying
to do it. Apply this principle to the ne.
gr" rs ruler, and any one who chooses to
| try the experiment will find him ready to
| acknowledge his weakness aud Inability
| in this respect. Mere than this, he readi-
ly agrees that he has no ,iatur,l nor moral
right to make laws for the governments of
white men. | assert this to be the fact
without tho fear of contradiction. Hence
it is that, notwithstanding their fanatical
devotion to party, hundreds OF them vote
with the whites. Is it not then natural
and reasonable to conclude that, if the
white people co,nbine as race against
him as law maker, this conscious weak.
ness will assert itself more strongly than
ever before, and the negro surrender til,
control to the superior race? speak Of
the negroes rs u mass, and not Of their
leaders, who are held together Ivy The CO.
'hesiye ptSver Of public plnntee ," TO com
binc against him will inevitably brip.
this consciousness to the surface, and in.
stead OF bloodshed we will find the n,ass
OF colored people readily acknow Lodging
the white race as the rightfuI law makers.
But, 1T may he asked, would there not
be All element of fear nteimingled will,
this conscious weahnesss Doubtless there
might be, to some extent; but it is fear
arising out Of bis CONSCIOUSNESS, ofthe per-
lions attitude Of onmity he has placed
himself into towards the whites-a fear
dictated by Il conviction on his part that
he has grievousy wrOnged tho whites. who
may ultimately be roi'sed up to vengeance,
Such Il fear is wholesome, and the only
guarantee of medication among them,
The white people have been patiuut, but
there is a limit beyond which "enturanco
ceases to be Il virtue" Let Ms say we
have reached that point, and make IL bold
and united struggle for the mastery. To
assert our rights as the controlling race is
the only way to SECURE them.
AS to our hostility 10 the rigAts of the
negro, none exists. He has no right, either
natural or mora, to contlol, as "a race Tia.
Legislature OF the State, whicll is ibe OIL
jective point Of our hostility, and not to
any right of person or property lie now ELI
joys. 100, not necessary to the preserva-
tion Of any of his rights that he should be
!, legislator, aud il capacity be applied IL,
a test of his rights, It has certainly been
forfeited, for he has been "woiaiea III t.,
balances and found want Ing"
Moreover, lie, as i race LEO been for
Years and is nov Organized aud iu mani
fest hostility to the whites; and YET we arc
told that we mast not organize as a race
because such i: measure would be hostile
TO his rights. In other words, we must
endure negro supremacy because resstauco
nvolres hostility. # t'lege lie hostility lt
began with him and stil exists
Before closing, ! desire to say to my
friends that l have declined the tilt at
so generously rendered me by
he Opelousas Jo"rna1 in its last issue.
That l have been n!isTeprcscnted is not
to any one who Witnessed the
syideit chagrin OF its editor at tl,e close
'ur public meeting; but it should fire tho
Indignation of every white man in the par
sh to be cooi!y told to "migrate" if they
10 not like the present condition of things,
nd to be coyertly threatened with "dun-
icons If they make an eifoit to chang,
hem. Should We meet the fate OF IT,.
rant parish prisoners because of our at.-
rocacV of the ca,sse Of tho Mnitc man, We
will not call upon the Journal for sy,npathy
II ad. AS yet, however,, am not Ladiv
rghfened, but am satisfied that its editor
$ not altogether ,lsinterestea in this mat
er- q Iact we'll known among the white
eaders, who cannot Ie msic1 w a subsi-
|iZed press.
have no inclination to correct its errors
nd Misrepresentation OF myself. and still
sto alludc 10 its nnmanly innendnes
bout Others, being fully persuaded thas
hey " III react with reaOuEed force ,inni,
is editor, who seems to love darkness
atlier than light"
Let us then leave him will, lis dusky
iirnds, whom he may cherisl, more tondly
$ time wears on, assured that his advoc:-
y OF their cause adds to it no material
tren2th, while his enmity to OURS can do
70 harm. Respectfully,
L 7. LEWIS.