The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-03-13
Destruction or Death!

suc!, measures as will put us in a
position TO meet the enemy more adj
vantageousl;, tends only to give the
opponents Of Tie true and good people
Of orr State and the South an OPP
portunity to doubt whether our mo-
tivcs are really for the good OF coun-
try OF the glory ofparty.
We have on all occasions given our
views upcn what we considered the
true policy by which Louisiana conla
be benefited, in plain ana unmista-
kable language; the Ilth Of Septe'n-
Der, 1874, convinced rs that the kcl-
logg usurpation could not be over
come by force, and the action OF
Grant on the Ath January, 1875, set
tied, beyond cavil, the fixed deter
minatien Of the administration tn
sustain Kellcgg's government at all
hazards; not only against armed
forces, but against impeachment and
all other peaceable means to he en-
ployed by US for its overthrow.
We are we'll aware of how hiyl,
sounding are the beauties Of princi-
pies when illustrated by eloGuence,
but to a people on the ''ragsea edge
of obstruction, with starvation look
lug at them from the eyes Of their
wives and little ones; with u past
whose path is strewn with disaster
and a future black with ruin; "words
that burn have not in them the es-
sence of salvation. The people de-
mand a "showing of hands, and will
insist that unless those who oppose
compromise can settle upon y we'll
defined line Of policy, that possesses
at least g hope of success, something
that can be "seen and felt" not this
everlasting cant Of Northern Demo.
cracy coming to tho rescue, and lift-
ing lis from this "slough Of dispond'
this "high toned' abstract Of sink.
ing with a ship, when a boat is at
hand to save us-the PEOPLE we say
will insist upon knowing what good
will come to them in their individual
capacity as citizens Of Louisiana, by
acting out this sublime aud God-likt
role Of self.immolatiou for the benefi
of high tariff, hard money, railroad
subsidy, Ito Northern roads and CAPT
talists) loyal Democrats from the
trans Mason and Dlxons line. A!
long as one ray Of hope illumined thu
dreary waste Of our dark situation
We fought Kellogg and his damnabl'
usurpation, with all our soul, hear
and strength, but when we can Sc.
no benefit, no victory, nanght bu
ruin and defeat by a longer contin
uance of the battle, we do not pro
pose to rush to destruction to benefi
strangers; for We now make this pre-
diction, that although a Democra
will be elected President, with a Dem
ocratic Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives in 1877, if this policy Q
"masterly inactivity" is followed out
Louisiana will be, in the brightness
and bloom of her saved and prosper
ons sister States, black as midaigh
riM q,a'icani-ction. What pemocra
will dare say that lie or his party ca,
then afford us relief9 Will that par
ty go back upon its traditions, upo'
its principles, and interfere with tn
local affairs of Louisiana or any othe
State /! No Sirs! nercr. This incu
bus is fastened to you like a mil
stone, aud all the "Democratic yicto
ries" from now till doomsday, in tn
North, will never shake it off.
The proposed and accepted settle
ment is fixed fact, and we must b
firm and united in our endeavors t.
get ali the good from it we can; W
have by this adjustment at sslast Sc
cured foot-h hold on the battlement
Of the enemies position, and if yicto
ry is not ours in the end then it vii
be lost by our own volition-by GU
wandering to the graves OF the pas
and weeping over the tombs Of dea'
issues. We must 'slet the dead pas
bury its Dead" the future is before us
and in it lies all that can save Louis
lana and her people. Democrat,
North has nothing to do with on
salvation. It is destruction to Longer
fight, and death beyond resurrection
| to submit, then we must "nake trea
ty."
Loaisianians, you hold your saliva
ton or humiliation in your ow
hands, act well the part of wise mer
WASHINGTON, March Gu mt i
within few days the plan Of arbitra
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