The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-01-23
Loyalty Of Louisiana.

Loyalty OF LOUISIANA.
The patriotism and loyalty Of the
| Conservatives of Louisiana slice their
action on tho 4th inst, and subse'
quently, cannot for one moment be
dOubtcl-that our failure to carry out
the plan that Grant and his fellow
conspirators had marked ont for us.
by reason of their unwarrantcd and
in famous interference with the local
affairs of our State government, should
tend to make these traitors exceeding
ly wroth, is matter not to be Won
ilerel ut. This non resistance of the
troops of the United States, deranged
utterly their schemes, and brought
to light the entire conspiracy Of
Grant and the military, to subvert
free institutions in America by rails
ing at the North the sometimes popu-
lar clamor, Of n retellious spirit at
the South. That this plan is now
fully developed on the part Of Grant
and his supporters, no one will 1onbt
and We are also correct in stating
that the PEOPLE Of the Union are pre-
pairing to test the ground with them.
The late gatherings in New York,
Boston, Philadelphia, Louisville and
st. Lonis, and the protests Of such
States as New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio and Missouri-aye but the NUT
tcrings Of the storm that is about to
kbreak upon the heads Of Grant and
his party-a storm that can have but
one result-the total overthrow of the
revolutionary Radical party in Con-
gress, and the subversion of the mill
tary to the civil authorities. no such
thing as Grants past services can Sc
cure to him and his fellow conspira-
tors, immunity from the just inaigna
ton of American fieemen-Benedict
Arnold and Aaron Burr, had done for
freedom in one hour, more than Grant
has done during his existence, still
this did not serve for moment to
excuse them in the eyes Of tho liber-
ty loving patriots of the Revolution,
and their conspiracies were in a meas.
ure tame when compared to this great
wrong of Grants party. TO quicken
this result, there can be no doubt that
Louisiana has given the impetus by
the noble conduct of her sons since
the 4th Of January. We have pa
tiently borne all these wrongs and
outrages, have resisted tho armed
forces of tho President wih nothing
but our protests, and Louisiana stands
to-day the Tarpeian Rock from which
these destroyers of freedom and
American liberty have been hurled.
We have Jour course marked out
plainly for us to follow; armed resis-
lance to the Federal authorities has
never to this moment been thought CT,
but should tho suggestions of the
bloody Sheridan 10 followed out,
there can he but one feeling on the
part of our white people-REs1sTAScE
TO THE DEATH! We cannot be ex-
pected to cravenly allow our lives ia
ken without so much as raising IN
arm to defend ourselves, and We ven
ture to say that in that s'ruggle-the
fortitude and courage so essential in
q virtuOus citizen, will not be found
wanting in the sons Of Louisiana.
We trust, and fully believe, that no
occasion will arise to test this "ban-
dit" affair, but that the mighty swell
of public opinion now being express
ed by Northern freemen, will thrust
into oblivion the last vestage Of the
feelings and power of those who de-
sire to emulate Nero or Caligula.
Those persons claiming to hold Of.
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