The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-07-12
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rucn N the status or political parties
In Louisiana, The whites have labored
earnestly and untiringly slpes the ad-
vent of reconstruction 10 win, the con-
lideuce OF the negro and secure HIS co.
operationlin establishing 0decent state
government. They have Inundated
! thpnwelyes in everyway by unihMton
! Schemes, l)ision arrangements, etc,
but all 70 NO purpose, q, The pegroes
stand m Il compact mass, unnoved 10y
Eapy ipil0eqees that eali be brought TO
Bearup6n theni, dlstrustful Of che re-
.spQctablo.white men, and true only 60
Ithc vile Tenders who have poisoned
their minds and TO the oaths taken in
tlleir midnight leagues. Despalring Of
accomplishing anything BY concert of
action with the negroes, the whites
have at last determined to take care of
themselves, In pursuance of this pol
licy, thereare being rapidly organized
throughout the whole state what are
fcalled White leagues, into which only
white men are admitted, and the open
Eaiidavo@edohject ofwhich lstoreclam
ltheeovernmentof thestate iromsthe
hands of thieves and savages. These
laaguesare not secret organizations, ~
! are the leagues TO which the blacks
belong--all of their transactions are
topen to the world. ~ VI 8@
This is truly avery desperate remedy,
| bDtit isa very desperate disease that &c
IL intended to cure. ..,.. ...-....,.,.-,.
Vhc Shreveport Times, one OF our
most valued exchanges, sets forth in
the following bold and unequivocal
language the object of this organi2a-
ton of the white men Of The state:
Vhe radiance of Louisiana of the
presence Of the carpet baggers and
scalawags Is in reality the grand idea
oLthis rallying OF the white people Of
| the state. While we propose TO elect
only educated, capable and honest
white meWto office, we do not propose
to deprive the negro of his rights, in
1deed, in protecting ourselves in our
rights, We, shall protect, him in his.
| We are not warning upon the negro,
but weare warringto the death upon
cnrpet-baggers and scalawags, Just as
we are warring upon thieves, murder
ers, perjurers, and all infamous charac-
ters,
Hereafter in all ourFresolutions, 1t
seems 70 ns,,itwould be we'll 10 MAKE
thesellistipctlons proIninent ana clear.
We,ask nothing theDegroes, prom
Use them nothing; what they can earn
by their efforts, they shall have; they
l,shpll occupy the place ia our. political
lsysteH toWhich 6heir. ignorance and
ineNperience in public affairs assign
thenl-nothing higher--but they shall
have equal and exact Justice, and full
and ample protection in .he enjoy
ment of their rights and liberties and
unless they follow the wicked councils
OF Their present leaders, form them
selves into organized bands, and seek
by force to retain the control of this
| state, which'they have already ruined,
they will not be harmed or interfer-
ed Without we bid them be cautious,
Toward the. c,rpetbag and soalawag
fraternity, our position is entirely
different; we do not propose to, toler-
ate their viliainy any longer, they
have Impoverished our people; plunged
parishes into riot and bloodshed, dis
greced ourstate, and committed among
us every crime for which penitentla-
| rles and scaholds Were invented, pheir
career is ended; we are determined TO
tolerate them no longer, and if they
care for their infamous necks, they
had better stop their work right now,
and look out for safer held 81 rascali-
ty. fla single hostile gun Is fired be-
tween the whites and blacks in this
aud Surrounding parishes, every car
petbagger and scallawag that can be
caught will in twelve hours therefrom
lie dangling from limb. We do not
say this in spirit of braggadocio we
sayit in the interest of peace, and we
know what we are talking about. -