The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-07-21
il y FROM GOVERNOR ALLEN
Saws the N. O. Sunday Delta:

Says the N. 0. Sunday Delta:
We have been. shown a letter from
Cos. Allen, Of Ohio, To- gentleman
4 tlliss city, from which wesnaketthbe
blowing extract. We commend it'd
b the Picayune, particularly, since
nat paper was SO quick to Dissent
nate tie SANDER against the Ohio
hero and statesman:
COLUMBUS, OHro.,
July 6, 1875.
4 Dear Sir Your letter and ex-
tracts from New Orleans papers are
before me. Lean scarcely conceive
hove such tanonsensical report could
have. gotinto the papers as that re-
garding the 10000 soldiers. No
Governor, even if SO disposed, has
authority 5to call our troops to put
down rebellion in other States ex-
cept on demand Of the President, and
it is not claimed that any such de-
mand was ever made. 1t must have
been invented by q very weak mind.
It gives me great pleasure to recog-
nize your friendship for me, and to
thank sou for the effort you have
made to defend me before the people
of Louisiana. Your State and the
entire South must look to a Demo
cratic triumph in '76 as the only sure
guarantee of peace and civil liberty.
We are making the preliminary fight
in this State against most powerful
combinations, but We will triumph in
October, as we will in the Presiden
|tlal race of next year. Thanking
you again for your kind effort inn ~
behalf I have the honor to be s-
Your obedient servant,
WILLIAM ALLEN.
s,9s ,.eaoo-o-4->--.r~
THE necessity Of getting rid q
the Grant administration is thua
forcibly shown by Mr.. Nordhoff, the
distinguished correspondent of the
New York Herald: 6
General manhood suffrage is un
doubted!y a danger to a community
where, as in these States, the entire
body Of ignorance and poverty hal
been massed by adroit politicians
upon one side. The attempt to con
tinue for even four. years longer sucl
a state of things as General Gran
has, by Federal force, maintained il
Louisiana, would either cause a ne
cessary aud entirely justifable revol
or totally destroy society. Their
! are scores of Parishes and Countie
4 where the colored voters are to til,
white as four, six, eight, and even tel
to one; where, therefore, ignoran
: men, without property, and with nj
self-restraint or sense ofhonor in pc
cuniary trusts, would continue to rul
absolutely; to levy taxes which 9th
ers must pay; to elect judges and f
duciary officers out Of their own nun
lbcr; to. be the tools Of the least scrur
ulous and the most greedy wretche
lin the community. There are to-da
scores of Parishes and Counties i
Louisiana, Alabama and Mississipp
where the votes of the people is no
the voice of God, but the voice of tn
worst thief in the community"
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The MA1Ls.-NoF Improvement i
our mail service since our last, an
4 We have to report the same culpabl
and criminal neglect on the part 9
our truly great Government. We re
ceived on Saturday, two mails in
bunch by the stage, and can but b
thankful for the small favor. Blu
at the same time we have receive
the Post Master Generals answer
) the petition Of our people over all tn
. State, and half of the State of Missis
sippi, asking the return Of six-days
service, which is truly charitable
business-like and refreshing: that il
stead Of the restoration of our oil
: service he will, hereafter, give US Of
" one mail week. Here's consol'
ton for you, and aid to q businel
9 community, and from this out Q,
people had better be particular no
) they demand. their rights, else the
g will be curtailed to a small point, i
J what little is now granted then
!, Again let US hope, hope on, hope 70
ever-'tis a long lane that has ,
e turn, and we may yet reach the tut
8 of this ,Ieavell-ed one! &. &