The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-09-04
Lawrence and Taylor.

ie S'icayune:
by you from M
esaeemed friend, DR.. A
4.andry, advocating al
Che conservative ele,
tage upon the basis OF
of conducting the
a; campaign, not only
consideration and
man in my tenn
Taylor, a planter with
interests, that i'm
good government fol
/ response from me to
cd and valued friend
IA,Opriate.
~ was in conviction and
lSStatesright Democrat.
or prOminentpar
until 1872, when as a
ctninated and supported
iSdate for Congress for
In conjunction and
Colonels John Nc
n, and if | mistake not,
prominent gentle
canvass upon a plat
y, broad and generous
ReOple, irrespective of
IN, and which distinctly
snegro his equal civil,
rights. The de-
announced by the
Ise and colOred citizens
4onistic to the temper
Sgested by the White
) forced either to ques-
! consistency of some
SO actively and,
sstly ~championing the
under consideration.
srue than to be consis-
Il be willing to waive
as of minor i'm
aOvement could he vim
and by its results.
! a race organization,
.lracter, white or black,
e~stiOnable and danger
s~ncture of affairs is evil,
I of mischief to both
State.
| of public affairs in
;nalous. For the first
Enlistment of the In
time of profound peace
overnment. For near
political complications
ave that the national
stated to decide the So
case on its merits, and
nine or recognize the
government that
and administer laws |
louisiana. The embar-
.ng from the presence |
lbt relative to the val
ng order of things is |
g oppressive enforce
vicious laws. With
the ills herein in
ed by the intelligent |
voters to the Radical
t in the affairs of State,
raj and legitimate con-
in an attempt to
and oppressive
mt of public affairs.
ence of the evils COM
hey can hardly be ex-
that the remedy
ght direction, yet the
minded citizens will
r expecting or seeking
ramme that contem-
citizens of this State
f nearly equal num-
Ig them one against
sis of race, or as DR..
it, white VS..
advocated by
.%ptiOnable, because it
estimate of the negro
er the circumstances
prepared to admit
isement OF this race
! their ~emanciDatiOn.
on for either their new
IS, though dictated by
tary and political ne
lion, may have been
Ire, and certainly did
country a grave pOlit-
l to be solved. Fur
the e z citizens de-
sci and sympathy of
, men of the South,
the necessities arising .
Il ignorance and in .
the best leadership
, did, unfortunately,
,ssities of their con- j
Ind imperfectly per- I
political functions as !
=, the management of
in many in (
pit and INSCRIPTIONS ]
and vicious and in
; their own race, and
ese political mistakes I
rs, the 6 and the !
been involved in !
outrages of misgOv- .
:, the men thus ele- j
power have not only
by oppressive admin {
but have taken {
position and the mis- {
Of the cOlOred voters j
on the part of the /
/ the resident white /
industriously charg- {
es u their eolOredI {
succeeded in in l
ious and bitter spirit t
element against the {
by this double de- I
races, and by g
~prejudices of /
control of G
and through them of a
vii machinery Of this c
20 damaging admis- f
endeay0rs of v
till another, to wit; t
Ike his more highly a
brother, FROM indif- G
.essness, has forgone b
Of HIS political rights il
ne same to the rings c
Y and willingly as h
and thus, like s,
not infrequenuy il
what he should Il
D.. These admissions |.
facts, and embrace r:
I'VE that new citizens tt
d sufficiently appre-
i rights and Obliga- p
otjustify, when fair o
against either e.
Of the e e.
in citizenship have Il
8 Anglo Saxon citi- d
T again but they are IL
.ir character, nor. in In
black race, such as Isl
% dispair of the re- b
d