The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-11-04
Radicallsm Crushed-DamOcra
CT Triumphant.


lima, in his recent address to the as
Scmhlcd citizens of Rockville, on the
ETH October, 80 we, the jMdicctor,
to orr political antagonists, and to
the world Eyes, you might as well
bid the Sun stand still in its course,
or try to stop the Atlantic from rising
on Sullivan's Island, as to try to stem
the tide that is rolling rs on to victo-
ry on the 9TH November, 1876. We
will fight the battle nntler the Con-
stitutiou, ard if need he in the
Courts. We will see that the rights
of every citizen are protected, with
out distinction ofracc or color, whcth~
er he be for rs, or against us. No
riot; no prorocation to riot, or to
bloodshcd. This campaign will aud
must be carried on to its close pcacea-
bly,, if we can, and as far as in us
lies. TO effect and insure this end.
our organization is all that can be
desired; and when the Sun of the
9Th November gi|ds the horizon, the
flag of freedom, onr National flag
and that of our beloved Louisiana,
the Stars and Stripes, and the Pelican
shall be seen unfurled, floating to the
breeze, and waving over hill and
dale, in every city, town, village and
hamlet, from the Gulf that washes
our Southern shore, to the far Nolth-
ern British Possessions, and from the
wild Atlantic on the East, to the wide
waters of the great Pacific Oh the
West. Then anthems of praise and
| thanksgiving, will ascend like sweet
incense from the millions of our land ;
from fathers, mothers, sons, and
daughters white and solored, Ito Him
who has vouchsafed to deliver us
from the tyrannous grasp of a mcrci-
less foe. "As for me-" said the pa
triotic Henry; "Give me liberty, or
give me dcath.' Yes, the time is
come; the day; the hour, which will
fix our destiny for veal or woe.
Come then, fellow citizens, one and
all to tie rescue; come to the front
take yon1 position in line, and let us
march on together to certain victory
the day is ours. For eight long years
we have felt the lash of the Cypress
Or; we have been taxed until there
is about nothing more in our hands
to be taxcd-robbcd, plundtred, spoil.
ed, and under a government claiming
to be Repnb]can-Yes, it is the Re.
public, the Commonwealth ola Crom.
well, with his Roundhcads, his praise.
God barcboncs, and his puritani(
crew it is the government of the
thirty Spartan tyrants that ruled over
conquered Athens; equalling the
heroes and Caligu|as of Rome-and
this in the 10Th century--the boasted
era Of civilization, enlightenment and
of civil and religious liberty. We
had hopcd, for "Ilope springs eternal
in the human breast - we had hopc(
that better sense of justice woult
prevail. We hoped, hoped on, hopeG
cvcr-but hopcd in vain. At length
the day, the hour is near where I'M,
der the .Eyis of our Constitution, on,
fellow citizens will haze, and VIC trusl
will exercise their Constitutional pre-.
roSative to hurl slicsc proud usur-
pcrs from their seats of power, nc
more to disgrace the high positions ii
which they have been placed -pecu
lators, thieves, Understanding
themselves, bus impoverislling the
nation. Think of it, fellow citizens
Grant and his 50, 900 minions filling
every official position, at home
abroad, in the army, in the navy, il,
the Treasury, The country has beer
made to bleed at every 'pore--Vul.
lures, cormorants, harpics are they
all; leechcs sucking the life blood o.
> our country. To such a degree o.
!; infamy and corruption has our boast
ed Republic fallen headlong, that il
has become hiss and byc-word
: among the civilized nations of the
. world. They stand to-day, Gram
and his myridons, exposed in tlel
Nakedness, spectacle Of foul cor
ruption, loathiuy to the sight. The
, world Turns away from beholding it
, Commend such a Government to an,
other people under the Sun, the,
would spurn at it, reject the profferel
boom with loathing, disgust and ab
horerncc. But their fate is sealed
their day Of power, pecuIatiop, rob
berry and corruption soon will set fo
ever. "Remcmber the ides of March,
. said the prophetic Seer to Juliu
a Caesar; Remember the 9TH OF Novem
Der, say we. le Grants, We Belkuaps
q ye BIaines, Mortous, Garfiells; y
= Kelloggs, rackards, and to bring
nearer home, remember it ye Boul|ts
q We Brcdas, ye Bluuts, Myers, Raby