The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-09-20
NO NATURAL ANTAGONIST BETWEEN
TIE TWO RACES

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and must live an;! die together. 's'h,
late tronhle at Hamburg, Snntil Caro-.
lima, a,!t: other Troubles sye have had Il,
the Sotsiil since The war have nns 0ees
the result Of ans i'll feeling on The payi
| os our nome people, bnt are she ,esuli
o2 the action Of had men who have
come South and kept up from year &C
year the most bitter political contest
snd have used every effort 10 keep tn.
white aud co!Ored people from making
friends. One Of iheir principal! means
is The wholesale use of bad whisky.
also appealing to- the .ery worst pas.
sioDs of the ignorant No stone is lief,
anturned Oh their part &c cxasperate
and excite the feelings OF orr poo,
people, which might at any time be
kindled into fame w;sich might &c.
sult in Dloodshed.
II ONLY WONDER WE HAyE Noy EAp
TEN RIOTS.
where we have one. Now, I say ihat
every good mas in The South, white
and black ought 10 join hands and rid
nns fair section from this terrible state
of things. ! hope you vii! not misun-
derstand me; these charges are not
against the good people of the North.
We will give tie most hearty welcome
to- any good meE of the North who
may come among SIS for good purpo-
SEES. / think that if you were ia live
here n few gears, sou won'd take the
same stand I have. We havr some
men from the North who are highly re-.
speeted, but ali of these take the same
stand, and a:e not the men objected to.
The colored men, if they are to be cit:-
zeus If this country. must differ just as
white men do nn ali the great g1es
tcns Of the day, such as finance, tat
lit, taxation. and questions y: law;
trade, etc. Until we arrive 80 shis
point ws will be mere machines. and
aot men in the true sense of the teym.
in conclusion, | would call yeuF at
tenti.n 20 the sepost If tie Hon. Il. &.
Douglas oT Virginia on
THE FREEDMAx's aANK FRAUD,
and ;he speech OF Hon. ". s. Singer
Ht Pennsylvania IN the same subject.
| wsnla ais, call ronr attention so che
large amount OF money stolen from the
widows and orphans of the coiored AL
siiers and sailors. The District Ring,
and many other things might be men-
toned, hnt sine and space will not al
low il. The culored r"ter o: the South
rs ruled by the Radicals has nc ibegty
in tile use OF his ballot, whicis liberty
we claim and must have, or continue
slaves. lie should be ianght indepen-
ilrnce and s,lf-reliance. Please en-
swe: ne few questions
WHO SHOULD BE THE BEST JUDGE
of the :cne condition of the Southern
penple, /, who was. born aud brought
up in III. South, as have iscen. and
served :wsntyseyen years of my life 6
slave (when Il boy played with white
Boys, ard knows there is no aatural bad
feelings between the twa races or
yourselff What can you in New
Hampshire 81 SIaiue know of our con
di,ion down here7 When you call On:
people "sebeIs" you do them & great
wsong. believe The people OF the
soutl. are as loyal 70 The Union as
those Of the North.
I ASK YOU AS 4 CHRISTIAN,
do ynn ;hink it right to be constantly
abusing the Southern people? Thcy
have come back 10 The Union and fully
accepted all of the amendments to the
Constitution, with all the results of the
war. The only reason why lbey have
made such an effOlt to get hold of theil
own State Governments is to protec
themselves from che wicked plumber.
ings and 2ohbery Of carpet baggers
and every good man, white and black
ought to join hands ia emaneIpate GU
section from Shis fearful state of things
Remember, chat oug homes in til,
Stsnth are as dear 20 as as ynurs ii
New Hampshire. Now
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE ToUR STATE Tt
H. BE INFESTED
with q gang Of these political shelves
from another far country, plunderin!
the public treasury and leaving a ia,
Oh the people too heavy foy them t,
bear exciting riots and causing blood
shed ask yons would you hell
them 20 continue the work of destruc
ton against your own people? Gel
/ you thus is our condition, ana the col
ured people are che main agency b.
which they are enabled 30 DO thei
work; and iu my Judgment, nothn!
but a division of she colnred vote ca
bring peace and prosperity, sbicla W
SO much need; and I feel chat no pnl
pit work or mission effort will enabl
NE to do as mucIs for my race as thl
work. | have
GIVEN THIS MATTER ELEVEN FEARS
THOUGHT,
and Zoe years { have taken greas pain
to inform myself as to the tsue Eeein
of the people Of she South, and shes
are my conclusions. FirsS, that til
whites desire 20 live with the eolore
people in peace anu 9nietaess, and al
DONG all they cav 20 gam SitisE anJec
They do not want alb os the colore
people to vote she Democratic tickle
but believe it woulG be pest to diyil
} their cote between lhe two partie
,, This poinS would nave been game
gears ago ont for the terror af the rae
ical party and its loya! leagues. The
has
, worse than that practiced by the ca
5 pet Dagger party OF the South. I
not charge the coIored people xvi
; this cruelty. They are not to blam
they are only tools in the hands
f these bad men. have known son
2 colored men to be whipped, some tur
4 ed out of their churches, and all kin
I IF iptoIarapt q huSa h.va banu baon