The daily gazette., 1875-01-09
The White Leagues to be Bro
Ken Mns '.'.-.


The hast effort of the white people to
protect themselves from robbery by the
carpet -baggers and indelent negroes in
and ont Of office, was the formation: of
what has been termed the white
Leagues" These secret organizations
were formed also with view to coun-
teracr the operations of the secret orga-
nizations Of the blacks. But it appears
that the President fnds it utterly i'm.
possible to carry the elections for his
favorites unless these black or negro
secret leagues, led on by the rpet-bag-
gers, are allowed to exist without Soppo-
sition leagues in the interest Of the
whites. Hence the prime object in send
ing Phil Sheridan to New Orleans was
the destruction Of the "White Leagues" !"
This was to be done in Sheridan's own
fashion. He was to proclaim the leagues
and all connected with them "banditti,'
and his proclamation was TO be hailed as
happy thought, and re-echoed from
Washington in an official, or semi-ofticial
despatch, and Sheridan was TO commence
the work Of arresting, claiming, starv.
ing, bayoneting and hanging up by the
thumbs every prominent and influential
white man in New Orleans who was
known to oppose the negroes and whites
in the interest of Grant. Casey and Kel.
logg. or any Of that crew, until all the
spirit Of opposition was beaten out o.
the people, and they meekly bowed t.
whatever imposition. was placed upor
them.
Whether this persecution will now b.
allowed to proceed it is difficult to deter
mine. That it viii be done unless Sher
idan's orders are conntermanded ther
Is little doubt. Dispatches say that a
the leaders Of the white League" wer
to be arrested before Saturday night
and the arrests were to be simnltaneou
throughout the Statd. The troops wer
to assist in the work, and that sherida
carried secret orders.
This bloody minded oavalryman ma
have spoiled all the arrangements Of tn
Radical Kellogg plotters by forwardiu
his infamous telegram: And yet even
: may have been planned and worded i
Washington by Grant and his Cabine
For il the dispatches from Washinstc
to the New York Herald of Friday trul
= represented. what Grant and his Cabin
said. and did after the reception al
publication Of Sheridan's horrid di
g.. patches, there could be little doubt lie
of the whole affair being pre-arrangcd
Washington; and that the purpose was
effect a union and consolidation Oft
Radical party with Grant as the gre
central figure. And this was to be co,
pleted through persecution and opprc
sion OF the down. trodden people of Lo
isiana, Mississippi and other Sonthe
States. ...
This is a horrid condition of affaiI
But everything that. has transpired
Washington within. the last few dn
s,ems to prove that Grant and his sal
iites are ready for any work that "
'' keep them in power. And we regret
lind that even many OF the leaders
the Republican party have fallen il
the third term policy, evidently KNOW
that Grant has determined to hold
position in the Presidential chair
break down the party that placed h
there.
His boast day before yesterday that
could be reelected tomorrow" she
how insanely the man is carried away
the Vqes Of the Hatterers with whom
has surrounded himself Strang
enough the Radical leaders in the s
ate and House unite in sustaining
despot in his detestable policy of
preston. Surely whom the gods wo
destroy they first make mad"
Mr.. BArARD ON THE LOUISIANA o.
RAaz~The Washington corresponds
OF the New York Herald, World and
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