National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-20

politieians-but of the White League organs
and organizations themselves. Tho Natchi-
toches TiHdieatOT, In It's issue Of July IL,
says: 1.-THE white people intend to carry
''the State election this fall. This intention
'1s deliberate and unalterable, from the
"fAct that their very existence depends
upon It, and that you may enjoy the
blessings which will naturally follow
"Such an event. - We tell you now,
land let II DO distinctly remembered, that
'you have fair warning that we intend to
carry the State Of Louisiana In November
next or she viii DO . military territory"
The meaning OF this Is unmIstakRbls, Itisa
plain notification TO the negroes that
II they attempt to 60 to the polls
they will be 30 treated that Federal inter-
ference will again be absolutely necessary
to prevent outrage and murder. The
Shreveport Times, the principal champion
Of the White Leagues, refers as follows to
the recent murder Of poor old negro /:
There has been some red-handed work
done in this parish that was necessary,
'but 1t was evidently done by cool, deter
mined and just men, who knew just how
''far to 60, and we doubt not If the same
''kind Of work is necessary it will be done
again" Speaking of the Grant parish
massacre it says: 1--WE say again that we
fully, cordially approve what the white
"men of Grant and Rapides did at Colfax.
THE white man who does not is creature
$50 base that he shames the worst Of his
Species" The St. Mary White League
Club, on the 18th Of July, adopted plat
form from which the following is an ex-
tract: 1--WE regard it the sacred and politi-
zeal duty of every member of this club to
''discountenance and socially prescribe all
white men who unite themselves with
''the Radical party; and 10 supplant every
political opponent In all his vacations by
'the employment and support of those who
tally themselves with the White Mans
party; and we pledge ourselves to exert
"our energies and use our means to the
concentrating of this end"
Extracts expressing sentiments of this
character we might multiply almost indef-
nitely; we could fill our entire issue with
them, ell made and promulgated within
the last fourteen days. We have given
only enough to show that TO all intents and
purposes, a war has practically broken out
in this unfortunate State. The spirit which
animated 1t before the rebellion and all
through the war, and which Butler for o
time succeeded in stamping out with an
iron hand at New Orleans, has again broken
out in all its former fury and intolerance.
That spirit belongs to what may be called
the barbaric period Of history. No crime
of which the carpet-baggers could be guilty
is sufficiently enormous to justify this fend-
ish outburst Of intolerance and hatred. The
plain meaning of the platform of the White
Leagues of Louisiana is that no black man
shall vote in that State unless he votes
with them; that no white man shall live
there who dares hold an opinion opposed to
their opinion. II, as is threatened, the
election shall be conducted
upon these principles; If a reign Of murder
is inaugurated, the white leaders in Louisi-
ana mistake the temper ofthe North if they
suppose it viii stand by with folded hands
and sanction It. The White Leagues of the
South had better cry "halt.