The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-23

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contains words Of truth and warning that can
not be disregarded save at our peril NJ
| Observing man can fail to see that the negroes
are determined to rule this State. BY force i
necessary. They are all organized and armed
while the whites are frittering away the pre-
cious time quarreling about old party issues
that should long since have been buried, while
large majority Of those most deeply inter
ested stand aloof fold their arms and do moth
ing. Perhaps when they are driven to the
necessity OF defending the honor Of theil
families, to say nothing of their property,
| they will realize, when too late they had a
vital interest in the present condition Of
I am we'll aware of all the difficulties attend
ing so sudden and violent change in all our
domestic relations; no one can be more 80,
but it is sacrifice we owe to the safety of our
families and our honor as men. Nearly every
one employing negro will tell you, Oh I
have good faithful negro that cannot do
without, I am one of those old fogies myself !;
have two that it will be hard with me to
part from, having been accustomed to them
all my life. imagine with the other old fogies
I cannot do without them, but I am now
convinced they will soon do without us unless
we are up and dom, for ourselves at once.
The ladies will be the principal sufferers for a
time but my word for it they will do their
whole duty cheerfully.
Blanc having said ali that can be said to
show the necessity of the move he advocates,
! will offer plan to inaugurate it. 1t should
begin in this city, as it is impossible for the
rural districts to adopt it at once, and here it
must be combined movement to have the
effect intended would suggest call for
mass meeting Of bankers, insurance presidents,
factors, grocers. dry good merchants, boss
draymen, mechanics heads OF families, and
all who employ negroes and let them pledge
themselves each to the other, not to employ a
negro under any circumstances, not even to
clean our boots. This seems a hard measure
and will fall hard on few good negroes. but
it is matter of life and DEATH yea more,
honor to US.
They, the negroes, gool and bad, have ar
rayed themselves against us. Let them abide
the consequences. They all vote the Repub-
lican ticket, without knowing or caring who
are the candidates. They dare not do other
wise if they would. The adoption of this
would at once give employment to
Of honest, Woodworking white
men and women, our natural allies and de-
tenders, who are now without employ
ment, in consequence of negroes filling places
they should have. Failing in this move,
would respectfully suggest that the working
men hold mass meeting, and let those who
prefer employing the enemies Of our race to
those who are the same race and blood, know in
language that cannot be misunderstood, that
when the dark hour comes. and come it will
1t no distant day, when their brave carts and
strong arms will be needed to protect them
rom negro aggression, that they can expect
no sympathy from the men whose families
we're made to suffer that negroes might live
IN idleness and occupy all the comfortable
situations for working men and women in the
,ity. 1t is unjust it there was no other reason,
% see the number of white men and women
n need, while our streets are filed with fat,
hearty negroes, who spend most of their ime
alking politics, supported by situation
many worthy white man would be glad to
nave.
I write plainly and earneatly, for know the
LANCER is imminent. We are sleeping on vol
'ano, and unless our people are aroused from
heir apathy at once, it will be too late. Even
low I would not be surprised to hear threats
made against carrying out the measure advo-
ate, but if with the loss of our other rights
We have lost the right to choose our own en-
,loyees, the sooner we know it the better.
WHITE MAN.
June 10, 1874