The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-05-15
TO Our People.

we propose 10 PLAINLY state WHAT
we consider TO be the duty Of our
citizen at this issue; a duty we con-
si:!er rs y paramount obligation to
their property, their families and
themselves. The late leaders Of the
faction Of radicals, who outraged
every sence Of deceucy and propriety
by the Wholesale arrest of men of the
white race for 20 crime save q manly
opposition to the theiving acts Of the
Radical party, are about to return in
full force to reinaugurate their reign
IF plumber. Their can DC no doubt OF
this intention, for what can Boullt,
Myers, Blunt and their minor n inions
touch save they defile no honest in
tention towards onr people actuato
them ; a desire Of safety from bodily
harm is all they ask, and their own
good nimble fingers will win the rest.
That our people will not submit we
know fill we'll, and our duty in the
pren'ices is plain. We intend no
riolence but We intend to defend our.
selves against the aggression Of this
horde ; to defend ourselves in every
way that safety suggests, and we
owe a s"lemn obligation to our coun-
try in so doing, cost what 1t mag. This
Journal is now conducted and con-
troled by the tax payers of Natchito-
ches parish and these are their riews j.;
this is their determination. = =.
They only ask decent respect for
their legal and just rights have
called upon tie Governor and stated
their grievances and he has turned a
deaf ear to them. Bonllt, Blunt and
Myers are still his advisers in the
conduct Of affairs here, and they have
been proven to him and the ,rorM
thieves and liars. 1t is useless to at
tempt to talk Gov. Kellogg into a
sense Of justice he knows the, ills
under which We have labored ; the
causes which produced them; and
he alone ,ciN BE responsible for what
occurs. He has publicly declared
that he wonld never again DO guided
by Boullt or Myers 1; that they had
brought disgrace upon his party IF
such a thing ceuld be done in Louis.
iana or clsewl,ere) and that ia future
he would give us a good parochiAl
government. What does he, do in
the face Of this declaration He ap-
points t,co Mer,cans, unable to read or
rrite, onegro IN the same condition, and
one Of the Boullt's /; and to make this
repulsiye pill go down, lie attempts
to sugat.coat it with the appoint
ment Of one white citizen who is res
pectable and Intelligent but totally
unable to protect US from spoilation.
We are not fools if We have stood
this conduct for o'long q time and it
viii be foun,l ont eventually. The
people solemnly declare that they will
not tolerate it, they ask bat simple
justice and they will assert it, cost
what it may. All these acts ,tc knou
are intended to exaspcrate and excite
! US as they naturally would do, and
arc actuated by Il spirit of revenge
and persecution on the part of Boallt,
Myers, Blunt, Pierson, ct SIC de simili.
bus, and when such a spirit is evinced
we can assure them it will be prompt.
" met on the part of our citizens.
This is what We think what are the
views Of eur people We are still vii.
ling for fair means and Justice; to. be
extended us, and if not, then We
"know' We are right aud will GO
ahead" 4a..il.;'g 81, ~ 7aa :.