New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-03
TIE SPIRIT OF NATCH1rocHEs.


Satchitoches has vjndicato.. II is a
paper called the Peoples Vindicator. The
spirit Of leniency and Kindness which
prevailed at Bunker Hill on che seven
teenth Of June. appears not 10 have
reached the Vindicotor's ears. While New
Orleans is struggling 20 retrieve her fallen
fortunes, TO build railroads, 20 send la
boress to the eountry, TO inangura.e an
age Of reason after years Of madness,
Natchitoches stands rock rooted 70 The
prejudices Of the past. The indicator
| comments on the course OF Judge Kelley
and Vice President Wilson. MI. Kelley
visited Atlanta and portion Of Florida,
Mr.. Wilson swung round sort Of new
moon circle. including Louisville and
Memphis. Both Of these gentlemen on
returning home testified that che gentle.
men Of the South were not so bad as they
had been painted. The Democrats Of the
the North seized upon their words as
something in favor Of the ant. civil rights
party. The Vindicatoy does 40: swallow
the sugar-coated pill. Il says:
Now, once for ali, We say that We van,
none Of this Yankee Endorsement. The
Southern people, whose Statesmen and
gentlemen have given fame and character
normal and proud position in the Union, in
spite OF Northern hate and Me,etYicious
praise.
This is particularly unkind and dis
couraging to Republicans who are willing
to abjare their devotion to the doctrine Of
equal rights before the law, and to
acknowledge their life labor failure for
the sake Of gaining the favor Of Con-
sesva'ive voters. and it is perhaps unwise
policy on the part Of Natchitoches.
In the same issue the indicator states
that q party Of armed and mounted ne
groes visited plantation on Cane river,
that they tore down a planters fences,
unhinged his gates and drove stock into
his field for the purpose Of destroying his
crops II all this be true it was an act Of
lawlessness which should be spoken of
and punished according 70 the offense.
The Eindica!or speaks Of. the t,espass
as party measure. as everything is meas.
ured by Democrats from the robbing Of q
hen roost to an overflow Of the river, and
making bloody shirt o: the afaiy !:
goes on TO say that
This Thing must be pm, q stop 70, c,t' Mas
at ONCE; some radical leader is responsible
for this outrage, and lie should lie sunaD,ariiy
dealt ,citk.
There is no use mincng matters further;
the leading negroes here are provoking = |
collision; let them be met.
Regarding Mr.. Blunt, who i. appears
has been guilty of organizing club OF |
colored men in the parish. the Match. |
:oches oracle says:
We DO not desire TO 'kil! Mr.. q; Blunt"
but az the same time that does not settle |
the question as to whether it would not BE- |
better for society or peace that he were q
dead preacher instead Of a live mischief |
maker. We. in common with our whole
people. know Blunt well; too well for our
own material good. He is as responsible
TOR our bad government as any Radical
here. His position was euch that. in falling
to protect the tax payers he acted guilty |
part, or, if he should claim 70 be ignorant.
which we cay he is. he is not ii, for the |
position he occupies. TIE ring leaders Of
BUR parish have all been proven guilty
Blunt still is their friend and defender.
With all this. is it not enough that our peo-
ole should be alarmed at any movements.
cooking to an organization of the blacks,
The next thing in order will be the re.
organization of the White League to quiet
he alarm Of 'our people" Then Natchi-
oches will be indicated, and the Dem
'cratic party will have taken steps toward
organization in Louisiana on the old plan
t white mans government. |;