New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-25
The White Leaguers Still at Their Otd
Game.
TIGRRyILLB, TBKRHBoSSB PARISH La,
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The White Leaguers Still at Their Old
Game.
TIGRRyLLE. TKKxEBoSSE PARISH La,
February r. 1876.
EDITOR REPUBLICAN:
Having a Just appreciation OF the value
of your journal a. medium OF information
to the people. | would beg to be he"ru
through it's columns ! desire % say nrs.,
that | am not an alarmist neither dc glory
ia agitating questions whch are calculated
70 stir W the evil dispositions OF men; but
when. in addition to the threats that have
already been made by Senators and repre-
sentative members Of the White League
party, with their infamous history OF
bloody Coushatta, and ell their other
crimes: then in the face OF all this, tor me
to receive personal letter of threats as
the following, it aIOuses all my animal pas
siors. and l can be dumb no longer.
The following, which is rertahm ct
lnerntu,n COPY of letter which l received
Yesterday. explains itself, and l submit IL
for candid criticism; appealing to the oar OF
public opinion to decide whether or not. IN
nv case. silence has ceased to be a vlrtne.
Thus reads the letter:
Niger Scool Teacher
..You are here by Notyfied to leave Tiger
Vile inside Of three weeks or there Will De
a bone yard procession.
Yours truly. ,,r
February Ia, 1876
The envelope bore neither postofiice
mark nor stamp, although 1t was recelVea
through the poststfice, aud was addressed,
"Mr. Albert, school teacher, Tiger Vile
Now, sir, this specimen of friendly letters
ia not appreciated at all. What Is the rea
son that | must leave in three weeksf have
I done anything wrong, here ia Tigerviilel
Have melted riots or anything that would
disaualify me from human association!
Do they know Of anything evil IN my
mast life : I have been here only eleven
DAYS. and all have done has been to at
| tend TO my school duties. l am no carpe,
| hayger If that ia the ground they take.I
| am = native; and I would be ashamed tt
| LET the world know that the fire eat rs anC
White Leaguers Of Tigerville have ordered
;, native, incttensive and honest citizen, Il
| lave the place because he dared to De
teacher to his own race. which has beer
| kept crushed down for centuries by Dam
| nabls 81 avery and prescription.
| The representatives of these Last Ditch
| or. are CRYING "Concession!' 1--WE are th'
| onlv true ami des uO,r-!" Have no NOR
| dealing with carpet-bdggers,' etc. Bnt
| s,y in the language of great mao, II an
| a friend to whatsoever will be my friend
| hut a bitter enemy to whatsoever will be u.
enemy" What do they want me to con
cede more, when they cloim the privilege 7
| threaten and take my life as natural pre-
rogative9 Are they my friends who IT.
uith one hand to secure my vote, while tn
other is IN my coll.r7 "Oh. immortal God
where in the world are we"' Are we
tree America!
1 am no politician, no factionst. bat a
honest Republican, who has never neid
commission, nor ever sought tor an cfhce
nv lite. All l do is to try to elevate "a
people and teach them what l know 10
right. m,
journal, / remain, yours for the right,
A. +. p. ALBERT,
Teacher of Tigerville, Louisiana.