The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-03
THE SENTIMENT OF THE COUNTRY,
The MOrehOuse Clarion ON the Situa tlOu

From the dark pages Of retrospect Of Louis
lana it must be gratifying to turn but can We
reasonably do this until we have some valid as
surance that brighter future awaits her2 Gar
wc forget tho wounds she has received, while
her enemy still holds the pointed shaft ready e
pierce her again. BY the infamous negro and
carpet-bag rule, that has been foisted upon us
BY Boss Grant and his ol,sequious minions Of
the Durel-Willinms stripe. our resources have
zed. and we have. been deprived Of some Of
Constitution. Cunning tfleksters have come
for oppression ready coined; shame
less adventurous. whom decent society
would not tolerate there, havo grown fat upon
PRAYED negroes have lorded it over us with a
high hand, and, finally. we have been made to
endure despotism more CALLING than Egyptian
the spacious names. True Republican Liberty
An administration Of tho laws according equal
rights to all and p What not But 4 this be lib
salage. We are heartily tired Of this Radical
liberty, and feel that the sooner we deprive our
selves q its blessing the better t will be for US.
sister state basl made y gallant lead. She.
too. has been plupdered; but with burst Of
patriotism. that We hope has spread to our own
State. she hurled the plunderer from his Hide
served height. Let us profit by her example
All that Is needed is harmony and effort to Sc
cure us victory so complete that MississippiaDs
will extend to us the hand of congratulation
and exclaim " we'll dOnel' aH
The ROssicr banner nm our Duty.
We sometimes hear it said that it Is useless
for our people to try to get rid of tho Radical
usurpation that has boon fastened upon us-fss
u we carry elections, perjury and a villainous
Returning Board will override the expressed
will ut the hlllot-box, and our efforts will all
have been in vain. But such reasoning will not
do; 1t is our duty to keep warning against the in
fanny until it Is overthrown, and they whose
right 1t is, shall rule. Nations and peoples in
times past have fought harder and labored
longer than we for their Iiberties-which they
finally secured-and II we arc true to ourselves
It will not DO long until we regain our fair
heritage from the hands of the scoundrels who
have spread blight and n mildew over as fair
land as has ever been cursed by msrule.
We have everything to encourage US to re-
newed etfort.-The power of Grant and Grant
ism Is waning, and public sentiment and Dem
ocratic Congress will sec to it that bayonets do
not count in the next election can and WILL
and reap the fruits of our victory;
and renegades and scalawags may as well make
Y note of 1t now, and make their arrangements
10 meet the storm that is gathering and win
surely be visited upon them If they again at
empt to thwart the will of the people-by fraud
md perjury--as they have heretofore done.
Follow citizens. be vigilant; be active ener- |
,etlc and industrious, in the struggle of virtue
md intelligence against ignorance fraud and |
that Eternal vigilance |
g the price Of liberty."-When the battle shall |
nave been fought, and the victory won, we will |
wake the echoes with our glad shouts OF freedom |
rom our chains.