The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-10-09
Address from the COIOred People OF
Louisiana.

y Ew ORLEANS, October "A Ooln-
mittce of representatives of the colorrd
men. have issued an address To the pco-
pie of Louisiana, foreshadOwing their po-
litical action. They say they are the
same well disposed people as ever, cher
ishing no animositieS, but desire of
peace and good will towards all men,
and excrtng their efforts and influence
to conduct 10 II union of the two races,
in which the interests Of the whites would
be respected, and the rights of the blacks
preserved They state that the nature
and genius of our institutions have COM
mittcd the political complexion Of this
State 10 our choice if the voters are un-
deferred and frauds are not practiCed.
Republicans from Instinct. but still
Doubtful.
they are Republicans in politics, both
from instinct and conviction. They re-
mark "Whilr we have so much to en-
courage uS in the attitude of the National
administration, and are sustaining the
! State government. wccannOt be- insenSiblC
to the fact that the Republican, party in
this State, since reconstruction, has been
manipulated and controlled 10y men as
much bleached in complexion and poll
tics a the most rampant White Lacquer
in Louisiana. The power and patronage
| of the State government and some of the
Federal officials in the city are being dis
pcnscd with so a. IL exclude
our wealth and intelligence from
political prominence. 80 Illuminating
I lar no
! administrations which have been lnaugur-
atrd by our SutfragcS, that We occaSi"n-
ally doubt the Rcpublicanism of som" Of
! our leaders. Official influences hav" been
unkindlv cxcrtrd to defeat and sup
press the representation of the
colorcd man. while in some i'll
stances lltcratc and unworthy per-
s"ns of color have hcrn manruv"r"d
! into official positions rs I'll" best >prcl-
men Of our people. y" state can boast
of more wealthy, intelligent and re-
/ fined culorrd men than Louisiana, and
vet it i, hardly possible /" conceive Of
less official respect and consideration /"
character and ability, than il j. our mis-
fortune To receive from thrpowrr- that be-.
J
lirnns.
but our integrity and capacity are ignored
in the councils of the party, while our
manhood and citizenship are not untrc-
qucntlv humilia,cd in our intercourse
with those whom We have exalted tn
power. There i species of mystery
50 far IL We ar" concerned about the
plans of the campaign and the policy OF
the State administration. which denies to
every colorrd man in this r"rnmon-
wealth. not even excepting the ll"utrn-
ant-Govcrnor, the Secretary of State, the
Suprr>nt,rdrnt of Public Education, and
the State Treasurer, all participation
and knowledge of the confidential
workings ofth" partyand government.
CoIorcd Men Excluded from Conf
deatial Relations.
Illuminating H. il may appear, with all
our devotion to tn" Republicans, th"r" l.
not a man Of color, official or otherwise,
who can inform us in tn" present crisis
Of the system to b" pursued by tn"
party or the policy of the adj
ministration upon >ingl" measure
of public interest We would reflect no
credit upon our developed manhood and
intelligence nor be worthy of III" priv
ilrgr, Of American citizenship. did We
not Indignantly resent the treatment of
puppets.
We do not Object TO the Complexion
of our leaders. hut "" d" protest against
the manifestations Of that un"hnrituh"
and unjust spirit which n.tracisr> IL III
the administration which We have Great
rd with our ,uiirugr,. Men are likely to
be- II, much wanting in integrity IL s'f-
respect when they will solicit our
support and then shrink from
official intercourse II. an admin
istration which i ashamed of tn"
source from which it sprung. and ii, dis
prn.atiouS Discriminate invidiou-ly
against it, parti,uns, incltes the gravrst
apprrh"n-i"n> "f iugrattudr and trrarh-
cry. While "" are Republicans, We ar"
also American citizens; "" "w" much 10
our party but moro I" our country, and
realizing H. We do. that the Republican
party ~ controlled in Louisiana i, fire.
qurntlv at variance with equal and exact
becomes our duty /" gra-p th" situation
and encourage such cuur-" "i wisdom
and patriotism as would receive the ap-
proval and support of th" p""PI" ire
specify" Of color
The Administrations OF Gov. Kellogg
Owes it, Existence to Our sup
port.
and to that extent W" are responsible.
We. in many RESPECTS, hav" been sadly
disappointed, but painful -. are our re-
grrts over In" past they nr slight when
contrastcd with our fearful antiripatI"n-.
Our experience" imprr>,". IL with ia"
conviction that III" integrity Of the Re-
publican party j. not ,,Ih.rrvrd hy In"
rollcv pursued hy th" Stat" g"y"rn-
m"ut. and W. -huGd"r q, "" rnnt"rupInt"
that our iutrrc.ts are likely {" b" COIN
promised fnr their aggrandizcm"nt. and
through fear "f PERSONAL -ai"ty til"
Governor -e"ms {" r''pr"s"nt n policy
which is neither generous tu th"
whites nor Just I" III" blacks. II i rIg-
orou- and obstinate in IT, crusade against
ia" aspirations "r it. cnlOrcd friend,
whil. ii i, oh,"4uiou- and waverng in
NIL dealings with IT, political f"c-.
TIA" cuimmitt"" then -tat" that they
HAY" never entertained ANY doubts Of
Governor Kellogg election. and nn-
knowledge gratitude /" President Grant
for the recognition and SUPPORT Of kcl-
lugg's government, and declare that
Revolution Cannot bc Tolerated.
Reference i. made To- tn" "mbarra.-ing
position "f III" color"d voters in con."-
qucnce of the political hostility of the
Conservatives and tho personal an
tpathics Of many white Republican,.
All that j. yirtuuu. in the administration
Of public affair, j, claimed by the Whit.
aud all that i, vicious i accredited 10 the
blark.. On this subject the committee
remark:
Neither the influence nor the OppOr-
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