The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-07-15
MARTIAL LAW FOR "BLOODi
RAPIDES."

particulars from Lle ucLeLte vi INC tn
An inottcnsive cslored man was Killed,
and no arrest or investigation had. Is
there no way Of making the officials OF
that Parish do their duty? II not, then
the sooner Governor Kellogg proclalms
martial law, and sends a squad at Me-
tropolitan militia there, with captain
McCann, or as good man for military
Governor, the better.
This is about on q par with the
usual utterances Of Radical sheets
when speaking of difficulties between
white men and negroes. The very
paragraph it quotes from the Gazette
states that the young man who MUIR
dered the negro was a citizen OF lex
as, and, therefore, that Rapldes was
in no manner responsible for the act.
As for making the officials do their
duty, there is but one way, and that
is to impress them with the duty OF
resigning and giving place to those
who were legally elected. We will
guarantee that they will see that JUS
tice is done to all, and that malefac-
tors of all parties, races and colors
are duly punished.
But the idea of martial law de-
clared by Kellogg for Rapides is ra-
ther good. 1t is to be declared by
Kellogg, you will observe. 1t used to
be the custom for these potent sheets
to threaten their political opponents
with Grant, the United States army
and the Federal government. But
the Supreme Court having decided
that the President cannot declare
martial law in time of peace, and
Judge Bradley having knocked into
cooked hat the Radical idea thai
the Federal Courts can be used any
longer as tool, for Radical oppres
sion, the poor Louisiana Radicals arr
reduced to Kellogg as their engine il
the accomplishment of their futur
plans. Grant cannot declare martha
law, forsooth, but Kellogg CAM
Hurrah for Kellogg!
And then, too, the military Cover
nor and his standing army in RAP
ides, what shall we say of them?-
The good Mccain and a squad c
Metropolitan militia. This, of il
self, is enough to make us fall in low
with the plan, and to call loudly fo
} the new order Of things. We kno
something of the prowess of the goo
, captain and the valiant militia.
, was some of the same crowd that wa
so much afraid of DeBlanc that the
had to send speedily for Unite
States troops to extricate them fro1
danger. 1t was a squad of the SAN
: militia that recently came to Rapidt
r and were afraid to stir foot fro
| their boat without being guarded b
Federal troops. And so far as tt
3 protection they can afford to the
| colored friends is concerned, we hay
5 had specimen Of it. Their visit
Grant caused the death of NINE n
| groes within ten hours after the
|, arrival. o.,
t Now we say to the Republican al
r to Kellogg, in all earnestness, sen
4 on your martial law, your milital
4 Governor and your Metropolitan p
;, lice as soon as you please. The boy
t of the ''bloody Parish are just free
i ing to get sight of them. For pr
: Dental reasons we have allowed tt
] minions of a usurping government
3 prowl heretofore through the countl
on their errands of rape and plunde
: but those reasons have ceased wit
the neglect of Congress to afford r
lief from, this Radical monstrosity.-
There is nc now white man wi
does not regret that DeBlanc had NJ
massacred the whole party when
had them in his power, and taken tt
consequences. There is not ms
, who does not regret that they we
allowed to leave Red River alive aft
the Grant Parish outrage had bee
committed under their auspices
The people have determined that tt
Kellogg government has to be gotte
rid of, and they will not scrupl
about the means as they have don
in the past. This the Radicals wi
understand whenever they send al
other military force into a peaceab
country. If they doubt it let thel
send on their military Governor an
their martial law for Rapides .
once!
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