New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-30

that they owe their living and pros
perlty. There is, however, desire
on the side of the white people to secure
the government to themselves. To effect
TINS they propose to carry on system OF
intimidating the negroes so as to prevent
them coming to the polls during the cleo
tons in November next. This they may
effect, If not in turn prevented, so tar as to
keep the blacks from voting and secure 10
themselves the return by the poll comm:s-
sloners or supervisors of a majority IN their
| favor. This sort of fraud, however, will
not 60 to serve them, for the returning
board. or final board of canvassers, when
ever they have evidence of such intimida-
ton, viii throw out the whole vote in such
district where it is shown to have been
practiced. Should the negroes attempt to
| vote they will, am led to believe, be forced
away by force of arms from the polls, IN
less they are protected. TO do this we
should have to appeal to the President for
| aid and request him to send IN federal
troops, SO that the people wishing TO vote
might exercise their undOubted privilege.
Some have said that tie disturbances
which already occurred have been and are
gotten up by politicians working for the ex-
press purpose of aiding the Kellogg govern
ment and to afford an excuse for an appllca-
ton being made for assistance to the federal
authorities. Such is not the case, however
There 1s no necessity tor any such tactics
The whites themselves have already fur.
nished all that is needful in that regard, but
l do not expect the President will interfere
at all. A demand, however, has already
been sent to Washington, asking for aid, rs
trouble may be looked for troln the whites
belong ing to the Democratic or white mans
party, who have asserted their intention of
emancipat1ng themselves from any influence
or participation on the part OF the negroes
even going so far as to say that they viii
secure their object and aim at all hazard,
even by wading in blood.
Should the federal soldiers not be sent to
the protection of the blacks, the result will
necessarily be some riotlng at the polls,
although as the negroes are not fighting
people they will give up and stay at home.
But do not see how this will help them
any, for the reason | have stated. Should
the White League gain a ma Orlty of the
Legislature, their first act would be to
overthrow the present government, and
seize and distribute the offices among the
leaders, which would be equivalent to a re-
turn to the corruption and thieving that
was SO notorious under those which pre-
coded the election of Governor Kellogg
For all this, if we can but secure good,
honest election, we-the Radicals, as they
call us-shall have majority of 10000
mans party are now proceeding and intend
to act is shown clearly in their party news
papers, and reflects but small credit upon
the intelligence they'so largely boast of.
They openly boast of their intention to win
the day at all and every hazard. We shall
see how they succeed.
AS to the question of President Grant
seeking denomination l am scarcely pre-.
pared to speak. for it is so far Oft have
not turned my attention to that subject.
Should he, however, desire it, l see no rea-
son why he should not he renominated and
reelected. He would, think, be support.
ed by all the Republicans in the South; for
we know that his policy is settled and
fixed, while If we chose any one else we
shall have to find out what they will do.
The civil rights bill do not think will
come into the question as to whether Gen
eral Grant shall be given another term of
Office, for | do not think it will ever pass
the House. and do not see why it should.
The negroes are satisfied as they are, and
are not at all anxious for more privilege
than they already possess. They all-at
least the better class and those who are
thinkers among them-know that they now
have their separate schools. and would pre-
fer to send their children to them rather
than to those where the whites CO. The
trouble is now only in the country parishes,
where the whites will not see to it that the
blacks get any education at all. In fact
they often throw obstacles in the way. and
burn down the schOolhouses even. How
much worse would it be if the blacks were
given the right to send their children to
mix with white children in school. There
would be confusion worse COMPOUNDED.