The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-02-13
For Political Opinions, Ostra-
c1Zed!!!

Yes 1T - most trlC.' Is not the
serpent shune,l for its venom ? the
leper, for his infection =! the mad dog,
for its rabiduess' the thief for his
practices 7 and the murderer hanged
for bis crime against society," Is the
destruction of the body of greater
consequence to man, than the preser-
walton of the soul I 1t is the duty Of
every individual for himself, and Of
parents for their children, to see that
no associations be formed which will
bring upon them social degradation
aud moral death. The turpitude of
the white radicals in ONT midst, is 50
base; their designs 80 wicked; their
actions 50 revolving; their character
so worthless ami their infamy 50
ign"minious, that no one who has any
decent respect for himself and family,
and for the social circles in which he
moves, can hav4 any inclination
whatever, to he found in their CON-
pany, for "birls Of q feather flock TO-.
gethsr."
Men who have broken through all
the bounds Of propriety, restraint and
decency; who have waged a wicked
and relentless war upon society, must
not complain if society, in self.de-
fence, turns upon them; routs them
pins them to the rill"ry, and lashss
them publicly with its scorpion whip.
The late war las brought into ex.
istcnce, and thrown upo" us, an army
of carpet baggers; carpet-baggers
have bred scalawags, and scalawags
have been increasingly at work, sedu-
cling and debauching our youths from
the path Of rectitude, persraling them
to repudiate their former principles,
and to kneel with a fanatical zeal and
devotion, really astonishing, at the
altar Of the golden calf. They have
turned upon their own race, and ia
ken most lovingly to the negro. We
intend, in turn, that the negro should
keep them, his chosen ones, as long as
he can stomach them, hoping howev-
er, for the sake of the negro, that
when the moment of heaving dis.
gust arrives, no may spew them out
side of our borders.
When these white scouudrels have
caused the almost complete ruin of our
people; when they have plundered
them Of nearly all their goods; when
they have sold from the auction block,
one third of their real estate for cash,
which they have appropriated to
themselves; when they have entire
" destroyed the credit of the com.
monwealth; when they have run
capital OFT Of the State, and prevent
ed capitalists from coming IN tie
State with their Golfers, for fear Of
being robbed by them; when they
have belied, slandercd and persecu-
ted US in every manner imaginable ;
when they have caused the army and
navy Of the federal government, in
time Of profound peace, to treat US
as prisoners Of war, in order to de-
rrive US Of our political rights at the
ballot-box, and to continue, indef.
nitely, their reign Of oppression, ter
ror, and speliation; when they have
stirred up and brought about the
murders of our citizens in the par.
ishes of Grant aud Red River, and
then charged us with the gratuitoas
perpetration Of those crimes; when
they have swindled US out of the vic.
tory We have won at tho last election,
by the Vaccinations of their corrup,
returning board, pronounced by a
Congressional Committee of their own
choosing, to be o barefaced fraud up.
on US; when, on account of their in.
famous conduct, they stink in. the
nostrils Of even a large majority OIL
tho Negro race in the State they
have tho audacity to lift up thei,
thieving and bloody hands, 10 holy
horrors at the scorn and hatred they
have raised in the breast of tho white
population Of our State, and cry out
in amazement:
I'm faith, tits strange, tits passing strange!
Ills pitiful, tits wondrous pitiful,"
that We should be thus spotted, &C.
cursed and ostracized! 1t is rather an
object ofwonder, that they have been
thus long permitted to breathe the
atmosphere of Louisiana. They
ought to have been compelled. lone