The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-09-02
THE STU ALTON IN LOUISIANA.

!
: publican leader of this State, has been lately
interviewed by reporter of the New York
Herald. He gives the following as his views
about the political affairs Of this State and his
understanding Of the situation as it appears to
him from his knowledge of the condi ion of
things existing here at the present time. Hi-
statements i'll the main are quite correct, and
there is no doubt the Southern whites have
resolved to hold the government of their
States. They no longer . tolerate the
rule and government of corrupt officials, the
mere creatures Of tn federal powers and the
ignorant and overbearing insolence of the
blacks"
Gen. Sheridan is fully competent to speak
nteligently of the affairs and condition of
Louisiana. He has travelled all over the
State, been himself an Office holder under
Narnoths administration is familiar with
the real character of the men who disgrace
the government for they are the same set who
served under Warmoth and knows well how
they influence and by what means they con
| troll the negroes. Testimony from such wit
ness may well be credited and is entitled to
al the weight that can possibly be attacted to
| it.
We give the following as the substance of
| Gen. Sheridans remarks, as taken from the
/ New York Uo,uId. His candor and boldness
| III this correctly stating our case is highly
| commendable, and more such exposes of the
ntamies of the Radical party and the wrongs
! Df the l,pp,.la would Ia
| ery educating the Northern mind, and in re-
moving those unfriendly prejudices which
they have there from ignorance of the true
condition of affairs. Sheridan says
The present conflicts which are occurring be- |
tween the negroes and whites ! look upon AZ |
merely arising from certain local causes and |
llincultlcs They are gotten up, too, by design |
IS and cunning politicians III the interest Of the |
Radicals, and with view, l think, to give the I
Federal authorities an excuse to send INTO the |
various States soldiers to ntimitlate the people
aud thereby influence the elections in the Radical
inter SITS. Beyond this they are OF no sigfliti-
canoe at the present moment, except that they
to some extent foreshadow what may ineyitabl,
occur III every Southern State where the blacks
are III the majority, and, therefore, to a very
large extent the governing body. The time has
pretty nearly come, III my opinion, for the white
portion Of the population in the South to assert
themselves, if they would not see their property
yohdremedy, ndther Satesd Populated of white
people and the general prosperity and welfare OF
The whole community oyerthtown. 1t is no
longer possible for the South and ! refer NOR.
specially to the State of Louisiana, to tolerate
the rule and government OF corrupt officials the |
mere creatures of the Federal powers and the
ignorant and overb airing iusolence of the blacks
Who under the patronage and with the as
5lstance OF the Radicals and administration Off
cia.s, now possess ma jorlty in the Legislature
and ill other positions Of Importance which they
turn account, by means OF robbery and plum {
der, to secure riches for themselves, irrespective
OF the welfare of the people, on whom they inn
pose heavy taxations III order that their rapacity
and greed may be satisfied. The result of this
state OF things, if longer allowed to continue,
would, iii my opinion, compel the withdrawal OF
eapital, and, to certain extent, the withdrawal =
also OF large part OF the white population who
would feel that they had no projection for then 7
property and no voice or interest III the affairs OF y
1he State.
In Mississippi, South Carolina and Louisiana
which are now the only three States wherein the L
blacks are largely in the majority and have I'M
limited CONTROL system OF reconstruction must !,
20 inaugnrated and the races separated bv wei 81
lehn.d ailisnments. do not anticipate that IN
he attempt by the whites to carry out their de- =
of securing the Government of these d
'tates to themselves that any absolute and blood,
onblct will ensue, for / think that when the
blacks sec that their former masters and those
u whom they now depend for employment are
determined to, at al hazards, the rcins u +;
oyernment, they vii accept the situation i !
ezolye 81 all Southern whites to have 's"a ana ),
0 hold the Government OF the States and the, | -
Ill effect this peaceably ii possible, bu, =. ID
ureiy. There may, perhaps, be a negro ~
lied here and there which VIII have the ten
ency to COW the others into submission, but l do
OF loo Tor any open war You see the negroes
re not lighting race, and when they see that
le whites have fully made up their mind for bus
less they will keep away from the polls and let
idttDrS assume their shane WHY
undr9d white men can COW five or six hundred
lacks, and they mean 10 let them see that they ~
ave rights which they intend to look after ma !"
cure. Wherever the blacks are in the majority
ieTe VIII always be trouble, unless the whites as
ut themselves. Where the latter has the con
oil oil affairs, quite different state of things IT,
t., and prosperity ensues to both races This hf
WHAT we want to see In Louisiana &c
Ii may not be, perhaps, at the elections this We
IL that We shall secure our ende bat if the Fed al
al Government viii only let Us alone and keep ~
way its troops, think the Conservatives or Dem
rats, or. a. We now call them the white mans
Try, VIII make a clean sweep Of the present cor
pt Government from top to bottom We shall
an out Kellogg and the whole Of the scalawags VII
lder him, both black and viii e. th,
There 49, know large majority of blacks in the -,
ate who would perhaps follow the lead of the
orc intelligent and designing leaders and vote SO
e kadlcal ticket without knowing what they M
ere doing or in fact. caring at all about politics
lose think, will, when they see how things are
ely TO turn out, refrain this time from going 10 d
c polls for fear of the consequences that might
sue to them: In fact, | say frankly, that they
II be notified that the whites intend to carry
E elections successfully at all hazards. They
II, perhaps, keep away, but if they turn out
ANYTHING like numbers, why l think sufficient
'ce can be shown by the whites to COW them
o sunjection, and thus compel them to allow
to assume our undoubted rights 1t may be
1t We shall have to wait to carry out our nten-
MS in regard to securing the supremacy to Ler
III fullest extent until next year, but We shall
III *, make great strides toward that end dur
: the coming elections.