The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-06-20
The Whit. {s.sus

1.-THE Whit %A:.ses
It is not often that the Morning
Star, has anything to do with, poll
tics, but when it does, it always dis
plays the same unusual Intelligence
upon that subject that it does upon
all others. The article below taken
from it's editorial columns is a bold
and outspoken expression. Of opin-
ions similar to our own, and com:
ing from such a source, is entitled
to great weight. 1t goes even fur
ther than we have gone on the ne
gro question, and we are satisfied
that it is rights We must carry the
question home to the negro in such
away that he can not fail to recog
nize it's force:
We are informed by some of the daily
papers that, throughout the country par
ishes. there Is in formation an extensive
organization called the White Mans party
or the White League. We are not inform
ed Of the details Gifts makeup, but Of one
thing we can be sure, that it will be All
utter failure, if it is limited to voting
Tho negroes in this State are in a small
majority. if the hundreds of scurvy white
tricksters and the few honest white Re-
publicans are counted with them.
That it is impossible, by any process of
reason or any lavishing Of kindness, to
make the least impression upon their po-
litical unity has been clearly demonstrar
ted in the past. They are resolute and
unwavering in their war upon the white
race. That they are, and have been, car
r!y'ng on relentless war upon the WHITES:
is unfortunately too true. It is not indeed
have the shadow of a Chance, and they
know itwell, but it is q Legislative war
q war of ruin and determination through
the army Of sberitfs and their deputies.
A negro congressman from South Caro-
lima. some time ago remarked in Washing
ton that they like to pile on the taxes in
his State, because it makes land cheap.
Similar sentiments are reported to have
been recently expressed in this State, and
there Is good reason to believe that there
is deliberate and we'll understood con-
spiEacy to heap on taxes until landed pro-
perty shall have become burden and
shall lapse into the possession of the State
as forfeiture for its unpaid imposts. We
would not be guilty of the injustice Of in
cludjng all the negroes and colored people
i'll this charge OF conspiracy and in other
charges made in this article. We know
that many of them have had no intention
of injnring the white population, but were
merely actnated by a foolish idea that it
was necessary to protect themselves
against the whites. Still, innocently or
maliciously, they have all joined in the
war.
And how has the white race met this
war! We must answer, weakly very
weakly. They have shown no courage.
no spirit of sacrifice, no publ: spirit what
ever, in meeting the emergency. On the
contrary they have met thi open insolent
defiance of these INSCRIPTIONS partisans
with the most accommodating submissive
ness. So far from breaking off relations
with them as public enemy, which they
are in every true sense of the word, every
planter, every employer, has run a race
with his compeers as to which Of them
could employ tho greatest number of ne
grocs. They are kept fully occupied every
where. By this means they are furnished
leitH the ability to carry on that very war
which they wage SO relentlessty against
their employers. The white man supplies
them with TODD, clothipg and money.
They grow fat, strong and insolent. They
go to the polls and defantly vote to ruin
the very man who weakly and stupidity
warns into life and strength the reptile
which he knows is Singing him.
There is but one way now to manage
the negro: He is, as a class, amenable to
neither reason nor gratitude. He must he
starved into the common perceptions of
decency. Let him go to his own race or
his carpet-bag friends for employment.
Let no man hinder him in carrying on
such avocations as may suit him, but Ger
tainly no one is bound to patronize or en-
courage him with employment. If they
are the superior race, as they SO insolently
assume in practice, this course can be of
no consequence to them, while if they are
really dependent upon the whites for eve
~ element of comfort, civilization and,
even, life, they may thereby he brought
to their senses.
But we doubt very much whether our
planters can be Influenced to any unity of
action on snch a line of policy. They
can't bear the idea Of bale of cotton or
a hogsllead of sugar the less. Yet with
ont cutting as deep as this, the White
Mans party will not reach the root Of
the evil.
A Proposed Programme.