New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-19


acts Of similar character committed by ,
negro are described in terms tending t.
stimulate prejudice against tina: race.
We have seen Two Texan muYderert
pursued into Louisiana and two Louisi
ana nurdeEers demanded Of tho TexaI
authorities. A German peddle. impru'
IDENTIFY carries his wares into country
parish in which there is family Of des-
peradoes. subsisting by the daily commits
sion OF crime. He fel! victim to his
trust or to his teinerity. Til. reputation
Of these lawless people is a good deal
like that Of the danger which immigrants
into Louisiana are supposed 70 incur
from epidemic disease. We may think
the murder Of any itinerant peddler. who
may come along with goods on boat Or
a dugout, small affair. as we know that
the risk of mortality from yellow fever is
imaginary, but the public elsewhere do
not take the same view and regard either
as very serious matter.
As smaller specimen Of the difference
made in describing crime committed by
the two races. we will take two items from
the Picayuae. One is headed Attempted
Outrage" 1. tells in few paragraphs
how lady was set upon by = rutfian, who
Seemed bent either upon robbery OF an
outrage upon her person" I: is nowhere
said that he was white man. but the
Bulletin. writing Of the same case, says be
was zap unknown white ruhian." The
PicayAne also describes IAN alteration"
between two young men, the chief feature
Of which consisted in the discharge Of a
double-barreled shotgun loaded with bird |
sh OF by one Of the alternating parties into
the side Of the other. In the same paper. |
however. is the quarrel Of negro woman
with two ladies. who very properly with
drew from the insult and from the crowd
which assembled and followed them.
This narrative is spread to nearly COL
ann. in which We are told that these
ladies' were pursued by "the shouts and
screams on the part OF the two Infatuated
ae groes." and who are represented to have
escaped the crowd which was about fall
ng upon Them" and which saw that
their prey had escaped them" The
police are condemned fox not having
zee n on hand to protect these ladies. and
is even intimated that they were in the
icinity. and made no effort to interfere.
lr. Ingraham, school director, near
III ose house this outrage and outcry is
aid to have occurred, never heard of it
ntil described in the Picar,ne. and .
astens to prefer any aid in his power to ,
u nish those who disturbed the public
eace.
We trus. this will be done, and have NO :
esitation in saying that these colored :;
'wdies should set the white rowd;es a !.
etter example, but we really think ali >,
lenders should be treated alike If
lere be any discrimination, i: should be =
;cording to the comparative grade Of >,
inc and not Of color. An attempt to
b OF violate a woman should be de-
,unced with the strongest terms Of con- ),
m nation. The shooting load Of bird y
ct should be treated as something above ),
"aitercation, and abuse and disorder =
the streets should be punished and se- =
essed T.,
The effect Of exempting white offenders =;
!
'blication, and accompanying every -,
each Of law committed by coloced PEG. .,
, with epithets Of condemnation even in -
vance Of trial tends to produce the belief :.
ewhere that all the abuses Of society .,
. committed by the colored race, and as :.
natural consequence that they are IN. ~,
rthy Of the legal and politica! rights =,
It have been accorded them.