The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-06
Correspondence Of the N. o. Democrat
LAKE PROVIDENCE. August 1 d.. 1876

bAhB huRhbJ 1910.
The glorious news from Baton Rouge
has reverberated joyously throughout
our parish, and the people are content
honest and faithful government after
the close Of this year; that they will bid
u last adieu to Kellogg. Packard, and
all their army of tax gatherers scattered
throughout the several parishes OF our
State. When these tax gathering, un-
scrupulous cOrmorants are driven off,
driven clear away to their cold North
ern homes, and the miserable scala
wags. who have danced attendance
upon them for d small pittance, are
compelled to resort to honest industry
for subsistence, then a heartfelt pean
will ascend from every honest citizen,
and the colorcd people will realize that
De year Of jubilee am come.
De carpet baggcrs' done gone home.
The young man / refer to enrolled his
club at this place, but, although born
and raised In this parish, with the record
Of his noble brothers before his eyes,
Who rore the gray wiM honor, this rene
gade from his race Withdrew from the
club rather than lose his position as
deputy under Kellogg's creature.
The colored vote in Carroll is largely
in.excess Of the white vote like most OF
the river parishes), and the few mis-
chievous white leaders are again trying
to instil the old hatred afresh into the
minds OF the colored people against the
Southron. Our club committees hear
OF threatening rumors In every diree-
tion, such az secretly procuring arms
and amuuition for the colored people,
and organizations to break mp our
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fear OF any such things; We know the
colored people WELL aud IL they should
be so foolish as TO be led into trouble
their white leaders and instigators will
be looked after with the most anxiou
solicitude by we'ans. | must admit,
more especially since the nomination OF
Nichols aud Witt, that there Is dash
Of desperation evident among Kellogg j
white friends Ia Carroll; but | can
safely assure your readers that the men
who show it DO SD because they are
death struggle tor their
offices, aud not because they have the
slightest hone Of being indorsed or sus-
tanned in thcir desperation by TIE
colored people.
Carroll will give good account OF
herself in November, and, instead OF
two votes In convention, IA at Baton
Rouge. sine wilI come TO the front with
u claim Tor seven, by virtue OF The suf-
frage she will give 70 Gen. Francis L. |
Nichols. The people are rising in their
might, and hundreds Of colored voters
are going along with them to give the |
death blow to tyranny and corruption |
in Louisiana.
Local news Is scarce; most of our
people have left for the North. Cotton |
Is maturing too early for a full crop, be
cause OF the dry weather. Corn is
failure on most OF the plantations in our
parish. The colored people thus far
have attended faithfully to plantation |
work, and the sign Is evident that they |
have passed from under the malignant |
influence OF worthless politicians. Ii
)ur ievees were secure we would have
4 prosperous parish; and we look for
Hard with confidence, that the new
order OF things ia the coming year, that |
will be insured to us.
Geo 9. Benham and Gen. McMillen |
seem to have Withdrawn from politics
n this section. Their successors in the /
political arena OF Carroll are exceeding |
y small fry, and lack all the necessary
clements OF success, except bluff; and |
he result is, the prominent colored Re- /
)ubicans are taking the reins in their /
,wn bands for the coming campaign.
Yours, DIXIE.