The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-06-19
Is Pinchback in Earnest.

The Minden Democrat says The
following is copied from the Louis
ianian, Pinchback's paper:
The greatest need for the establish.
ment Of permanent peace, good gov
crnmens, and prosperity in Louisiana,
is the cultivation of more thorough
knowledge of each other by the white
and cololed people. Since emanci-
patton and cnfranclisement the
breach growing out of senselcss pre-
jndiccs has been gradually widening,
until up to last year wo fonnd our
selves as completely separated as if
u Chinese wall were between US and
it is largely owing to this lamentablc
fact that no political cooperation
could be had between the white and
colored people in this State. Last
year new departure was taken in
several parishes-notab|y in Tcrbon-
ne-and the result established the
fact that successful corporation 10.
tween the white and colored people
| is not only possible but that it can be
made emlncntly successful. All that
is required is Just recognition If the
rights Of the colore,l people, civil and
political, by our white brethren, to
establish mutual confidence and res
pect. With this object in view We
have ventnred to scale the Chinese
wall Of prejudice and prescription
that divide. our people, by throwing
into its heretofore impenetrable pre-
cincts the Louisianian, which may he
regarded as q fair exponent Of the
wants and sentiments Of the hope to
receive not only the approval and en-
couragement Of our white friends in
u work fraught with sucl, vital in
terest to the whole people Of the COM
monwcalth, but substantial aid also,
to the end that We may extend our
field Of usefulness.
Pinchback is just as earnest as he
has ever been, and a careful pernsal
of the above article will convince any
one Of that fact. We would beg to
inquire Of Senator (') Pincl,back, who
reared this "Chineso wall" between
the whites and blacks of Louisiana +!
We do not refer to its carpot-bag and
scalawag element. 1t was tho negro
himself, and We can say this without
fear of successful refutation. We
have since 1867 been more than anx-
ious to bring about just sucl, q feel
ing, politically, as Pinch6ack desires !;
have yielded rights; cajoled, begged;
in fact We have done everything We
could short Of a sacrifice of honor and
principle to level the growing "Chi.
nese wall" the Louisianan so poetic
ally expaciates upon. How have
those advances been met I Pinch
back can best answer that question
himself, for it is written in every line
of the history of our State for the
past nine years-pluniler, robbery,
murder ; State debt Of $54, 600, 600 {;
parish and corporation obligations Of
ten times that amount, arc the foun.
ilation and cap.stone to that "Chinese
WALL" The "new departure" in
Tcrrebonne was promptly met, as we'll
as the "wl'ite departure in other
parishes, with that pink Of negro leg.
islation, the returning board lac and
chokea at its birth and still Mr.. Pinch.
back wants more "ciru and political
liberty"
This fact in the negro character
is we'll known to us, give them a
yard and mile is the next de.
mand. Here in Louisiana no one
has attempted to deprive tho negro
Of one jot or title Of his civil or poll.
teal liberty, on the contrary, he has
enjoyed all the liberty; liberty to
steal, murder and do all manner of
things, and 90 unpublished in fact,
every one knows they have had con-
troll, entire control, of the State gov.
eminent for some years, and the his.
tory Of their legislation shows that
all acts relating in any manner to
"civil or political liberty" tends to
the benefit Of the negro alone and
in many instances, 80 "class' in its
provisions, as to bear on it's face but
one intefpretation-a negro law
passed to benefit the negro and an
encroachment upon the liberty ofthe
whites. The negro is no doubt child
like in political faith F; but We venture
to say that there are no people upon
earth so easily converted to q hatred
of Southern white men. They have
built this wall and may scale it to us /;
but as for our people ever lending a
helping hand to demolish or placing q
ladder to assist in mounting it, is out
Of the question, It Is too late for such
thing. to be thought Of. Too late,
Is ominoas, but tits our only anawer
why they did not choose this
course when we were in the mood
We will not enquire, suffice it to say
1e are not IN the mood moso; we know
how to redeem Louisiana icitkoxt their