New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-17
seiri: @: the White League Press.


Wednesday evening. The sp;ri. ST :he
article is as urmistakable as its language.
/, means: D. not permit Republican Clubs
20 assemble il this city. If they co. con.
slider them q. 'inc:.ing disturbance and
outbreaks among the iawiess negro eie.
brutes. The article can mean morning else
than this. 4 reign 0: .errcr NUS: be main.
tained over the negro population: they
mus: be prevented from coming together in
their club rooms. adopting resolutions or
listening TO speeches. Ii they should do
these things there is ea.ssus bell. arl 'he
bloody events o: the th.rrie,h .. July. 1856.
must be repeated.
Messrs. Penn. Ogden and Eoyiar know
very well cha: .i.ece :. 70 L.soc.er or cu..
break 20 be :ea:sI tro;L an o. tie cc!aIed
people o: this CRY. Iaey know :neie are
no people on earth 50 unres!st!ng or for.
bearing. E"err man .: intelligence knows
this very vel. Hence tie peculiar wicked.
| ness .. the suggestions OF the Picayane:
There IS ore matter which our authorities
cUgh. 70 give .heir proIp: and vigorous
attention. ard - deal with sharply AID de.
c.siveiv. We :e,er TO disturbances AID out.
breaks which certain emissaf.es Of the ke!.
| lcgg coverrMsn. are SAID 20 he enCeavCr.
| irg 70 .nc.:e among she iax.ess Ieg.o ele.
! men: IN remote quarters OF the city. Ru.
mors were current Tuesday nioht that such
attempts had oeen made IL the lower part
| o! :he Third District. and again Wednes-
| day morning ]: was spoken OF that some
small he.io-g hehcnmeD in the Sixth
; U.sec.e: weIc engaged ID sImi.as enter
| pr:sss.
and. wlthou: further preface. earnestly
| counse: the authorities to take efficient
! steps toward depressing ana preventing
| diso-ie-.v demonstrations. White men
! caught IN the act Of insciga:ins riot should
1 at once te snot. No ;ormal,ties need be
gone through with q. all. Let them be
sho: down Ike .ha DIGS anil orutes they
are.
# the co'ored people wis: TO have any
respectable and representative assembly 1or
:te purpose u expressing :he!r opinions.
We sha.! he glad 20 encourage And protect
.hem n so doing: bus ::le :ncendiarv action
OF unGeciings o. tne Gepcsed government.
having for its object the inauguration OF
C;o.ence and turmoil, should be met with a
strong and bitter check.
Attempts o. :a:s description viii possibly
be maze. since :. IS only N the event ~
| turbulence :aa. the United S.a-ee govern
ment Gan rave :ne si:gh.es: shadow q; eX-
cuse tor interfering. and i: beh0oves rs 70
! show. IA inannes admitting OF 10 question
whatever, :Aa. We W.. permit Lo :II.
Gan:sin.
W.. shoul! have mounted police.
: especially charges. wiz. seein. % this mat
| ter. and the assassin caught sow.ng seeds
! OF outrage should ne dealt with sharply.
suddenly az: c0nc.us.ve!y. Let !her. be
no l:e-ay q: mistake aooI: this. 1t ;s O. The
irs. :Igoitance.
The Sa:cl.:oetes T:udicc.o- OF the
twelfth has az article Oh ''iedera! interior
! ence.'' which we copy below:
Tina: our people MAJ no: misunderstood
the :ac:. tina: the Attorney Genera! has ap-
p.ied :oc troops 20 Fresiden: Graut. an:
that :unct:ona-y Ias Instructed the Secre-
:ary o; War 20 furnish rhen. n ''.aft cieu."
number 20 preserve peace. and a:ces. Jaw.
.es, individuals "a the three States OF South
Carolina. Aauama and Louis.ana. we
publish il ~! the dispatches relating
thereto.
We are Al! O: :le same opinion as 20
villa: We vii. do III the even: OF tntlc being
sent 20 our midst, bu: how tia. :acrion will
begin. public opinion seems divided. That
GUr minds have oeen long since made M.
tina: no power On earth Can continue this
Kellogg .caIG ii -ule over our people. and
that We will resist to the death any force
thai. nay be applied 70 tha. end. is the fixed
and unslterable determination 0. the people
9! Ea:cEitocEes parish.
Tie United States troops car come among
rs 4cr TWO purposes: first, TO preserve order
and restore peace. should we require their
presence for such purpose. and which does
not exist a: this time, for rEe civil author
:ties. aided by the willing assistance of the
Sv-s,, o:~ oh oil ,SSu nd
arrest all offenders; second. to foster, pro-
tee. and defend the continuation OF tbe
nonst-ous ;niu..ity. the SANDER upon gov
eminent. which has existed by suffrage
alone Coz the past six years IN Louisiana
We can have nc serious objection 20 Che
federal authorities sending force hero for
the purposes irs: specified. but their resi-.
from any fear g an outbreak o: our people.
bu: :hei- situation will be singular, and
they W.! re compelled to conduct .hem.
selves w;.h cage. and their acts nus: be
strictly II accordance with :he EXPRESSED
purposes for which they come. :,nt s'culd
this movement ct troops be offended :oT
fedora! interference with the . fairs OF Lon.
:s;an., q movement 10 give strength and
backbone 70 tLa D:iiDter!Eg thieves and
mevc.ess Williams. WHO are now yuie.. bat
nc. convinced, :aeE Gee Lelv our oppo.
len...
We are NOT disposed 70 be .,'ood-tiirstv.
but wAen people who have suffered with
patience so !one as We have. have cried
aio;ld 10 the world tor help. AMI that help
has Deen denied US, Glspair and desperation
"aTe f!ieG Cur nature. and we are deter
mined :ron one Of two things. That
Louisiana must be governed by white Cit.
zens. or :.a. in sixty days she will be b.0t.ed
from the map cf the .cee Ste tes, and a Mill.
tary force sufficient 10 conquOr Us shai. ue
stationed IN every Eeighbo.hood.
The Shreveport Times exposes another
Radical trick. This time It is 10 nominate
good men. ard thus divide the white vote.
This influential organ of intimidation
brands the novemen: with its mark Of con.
demnat:on. and utters ulmistaksbie threats
tewari all eho corser: to be candidates On
the Republican ticket:
The Radica! or negro party has not ye..
go tar as. We know. nominated rar1sE
ticket. Tie movements Of that party are
usually conducted in the manner Of those
Of a thiet-stealthily. and while honest
people are asleep-.heretore their nom..
nations may be agreed upon though not
yet known 20 the honest portion OF ,he
community. We think not. however. We
are OF the opinion that the plan OF the
earpe.-baggers, scalawags and negroes
ticket was in the field. and then to move. |
1t has been surmiseG from expressions |
which have fallen from some of the chiefs |
who have ieakv mouths. that the negro |
party would nominate on their ticket white !
men OF an average character. and seek by !
that means te break our ranks and divide |
our strength. ;