The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-12-03
81 ID HAVE I'm TaUTH.

LET Us HAVE THE Truth.
more bloody work on the tapis in Loui-
siana. We called attention the other day
TO the editorial article in the Shreveport
Times, which Is admitted to be the organ
of the White League, advising the assassi-
nation Of every Republican returned as
elected, from Congressman down to consta-
bic. The programme, as exposed in the
New York Herald, is for the league with its
bayonets to seat first the eleven McEnery
Senators who hold over from 1872, and
then the eight Just elected, and, with this
quorum, to have a Senate to try Kellogg
and Antoine, the Lieutenant Governor, on
articles Of Impeachment. To constitute a
house to prefer articles the league proclaims
its resolve 10 seat as many as may be nee
essary Of its partisans, whatever. the find
ing OF the Returning Board. And If this is
done, there viii be number of lives lost. ~
Philadel0kia Pres,
Recently we were inspired with the hope
that the long night of misrepresentation and
bitterness had passed and that soon the ami
cable relations which existed between the
two sections before the late disastrous war
would be restored. But error and hate are
10th to give way to truth and reason.
Even the New York Herald is to some ex-
tent led astray by designing men, and writes
aboutthe Conservatives of Louisiana, with
out knowing all the facts in relation to the
trouble which the Returning Board Is
creating. The Herald is in danger of not
only losing tho good win which its bold
advocacy Of justice created, but of de-
stroying an influence that promised great
good to all sections.
The people Of Louisiana should not be
treated as aliens any longer; and the press
Of the Union should be very particular in
dealing with her people who have suffered
so many ills at the hands of the admins
tration. They are either freemen or they
are slaves. They have either the right to
elect and install their officers or they hare
not. II they have the right, then no men
or set Of officers constituted by their enc
mics should be permitted to count in men
who we're defeated, and deny to the officers
elected their legal and constitutional rights
and privileges. Enough has been written
to show conclusively that they have been
greatly wronged and outraged by Pack
ard and his crew. And now, when
they are about to succeed in placing
men Of their choice in Office, and
one or two papers declare that they
viii not longer submit to wrong, and will
even kill the Inen counted INTO Office by the
Returning Board who have not been elected,
the whole people Of the State are accused
of a conspiracy 20 kill every Radical who
has been elected to Office. This the Shreve-
port Times denounces as ''ie;n but the
wrong done has gone forth to the world,
thus complicating the evils which that
sorely oppressed people have to bear.
The Philadelphia Press claims to be just
paper, and to deal with facts; but in the
above extract, If that paper exchanges with
the Shreveport Times there is a cool pur-
pose to willfully misrepresent, The Times
did not, as asserted, advise the killing or
assassination Of every Republican returned
as elected, but only Of those who, know
ing that they were not elected, should dare
10 accept or I'll Offices into which q corrupt
and partisan board would foist them, with
out a shadow Of law or justice.
Now weask the Press if there Is no point
At which resistance to tyrants must be in
auguratedl Manyof the Republican papers
Of the North have come TO the aid Of the
citizens Of Louisiana win true nobility Of
soul worthy Of all honor. Is the Press too
corrupt or too much afraid Of the maledic-
lions Of its party to throw off the chains Of
error and prejudice and come out boldly for
the rights and liberties even Of the people
OF that sadly abused Statel II 50, then it
should AZ least keep silent and refuse to
publish articles fun Of fslsehoods. That
paper should remember that the people Of
the United States ere ready 70 hear and en-
anime both sides Of che case; and viii not,
IN the future, Be led astray Is they were
FOR a time BY the lying articles which
were systematically published about the
South. II We have net misunderstood she
pulport q the recent elections, tbs people
Of the South win be dealt justly with by
the citizens Of the North. That Is al We
ask-noihing more. And believing that
We win b heard, We shall not hesitate q
declare tie whele truth, REGARDLESS Of The
curses ol Radicalisn or the ilattery Of hypo.
critics, Who. Judas.lilze would betray the
inneeent With loud psotestAtions Of friend
ship and Lore. Louisiana Is entitled to 1
republican form q governments and e
officers elected ~ her citrons. II any for.
clen po1or attempts. o. does. Interfere q
,hvart the expressed choice Of her people
that power should Be removed. II n.
President 81 tie United slates eishel
through error a. hate, placed olIlcels ora
thar state who caanot legally ana jussls
claim TIE night 10 discharge lhe duties o
such officers. he should nov make haste i
oorroct the vreng. and restore the night
which uofe DESTROYED.
q such "a undertaking sll men and p,
peEs Who care for he psace sna pFes2elie
81 rs whole >eunsg Should unile.
there IS really no soIt oldanser u Loli'
Tara. Il the officers elected ~ TIE pesf
ere in1ae.ed Into eiics whether Radical
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