The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-09-21
United States interfercd. This rising
was planned beforehand.

was planned beforehand.
The White-League of New Orleans it.
self was and is a constant menace to the
Republicans Of the whole State
Wecannot doubt that the effects of all
these was to prevent a full, free and fair
election, and to intimidate the colorcd
voters and the white Republicans
So the trasformatiOn had not occurred
in August, 1874. | come down now to
1875, to the late autumn of that year,
and ask if the transformation had then
occurred | will not detain the House 10y
readln" the testimony Of the cloud of wit
nesseS wh'uh gathers around me, but will
PRINT "A lew specimens of the proof, most
OF them relating to the recent State elcc-
ton In NJ Mississippi. While l say, to the
honor OF the gentleman from Mississippi,
that in his own State he spoke against the
organization OF the White Line, it is
unquestionably true that he was not SUD-
ported by a like action on the part of the
great mass of his political associates.
With the permission of the House | will
quote from a number of papers in his
State, which say with the utmost bold
ness that though Colonel Lamar spoke
against the White Line, and though the
State convention ignored it, yet back of
the convention, and back of the gentle
man himself, the White Line was formed
and carried the election, and intends in
the same way to carry the next.
The following quotation need no COM
ment:
| From the Columbus (Miss.) Index, Aug, 1851
Already do we see signs in our State of
the good effects of the color line. Prior to
| its organization there was M harmony or
| unity of action among the whites. The
negroes had perfected their race in organ
| iZations and were able to control the poll
| tics of the State. The whites, after hav-
| ing attempted every scheme to secure an
| intelligent government and cooperation
OF the negroes in this behalf, wisely gave
1t up and determined to organize them
| selves as a race and meet the issue that
| had presented itself for ten years.
| Now we recognize the fact that the
State is most thoroughly aroused, more
harmonious in its actions, and more deter
mined to succeed in the coming election
than it has been since the days of seces-
sion.
So the grand result of the color line has
been accomplished in organizing the white
| people of the State and placing them in
position to control the coming election.
No other policy could have affected the re-
| rult.
[From the Shubuta Times.l
Call 1t what you please. Some call 1t
! the color line. 1t looks to us like the
white line. 1t shall be seen who in this
| emergency can choose to stand with the
negroes as against the whites. Mark them.
From the marlborough Democrat
We are in favor of the color line as a
| principle, necessity, and policy.
From the Meridian Mercury
Rally on the color line, boys, beyond the
the platform, every man to his color and
ColOrs, and make these negro pretenders
to govern this great country to come down,
| else put 'em down. What do The young
men say to the old mems battle cry in this
political campaign, Step across the plat
form, boys, and go for 'emr
From the Forest Register1
The body of the Democratic party will
carry the colors of the White Line over
the State. Some of the auxiliaries in a
scout or bushwhacking maneuver may use
mild conservative face over the flag; but
| still it will rest on white journal. To
the radicals we say just superintend your
| structure; we will raise our own flag and
| colors.
The Vicksburg Herald, speaking of the
State Democratic Convention of August 9,
1875, says:
The color line was by common consent
ignored. 1t was only mentioned inciden-
| tally, and it was not KILLED off" by the
| speech of Colonel Lamar or by a vote of
the convention. The convention left each
| county to manage its own affair in its own
| way.
Speaking of the State Democratic plat
for of August 9, 1875, the Columbus In
deD says:
We stand On the color line, because it is
| taCitly indorsed by the platform, and be-
| cause we believe it to be the only means
of redecming this and other countries from
negre rule.
Again, from the same paper:
The necessities of the State of Missis-
| sippi recall this juntion and give empha-
sis to the parallel-put none but Demo
Gratis in office.
We have gained great victory-Bull
Run or Chickamauga. Let US follow it up
| to the securing of results.
The white people must be welded into
one compact organization: All differences
of opinion, all personal aspirations, must
| be settled within aur own organization,
and from its decision their must be no ap-
peal. Otherwise each recurring election
brings its disorders.
From the Meridian Mercuryl
Our correspondent at Running Water
Mills makes his points well. His positions
cannot we'll be contradicted The miser-
able bunglers who haye put the negro in
the Constitution have certainly written
themselves down asses all. When we &C
| Cept "results of the war" we do not accept
the notion of statesmen, but the blunders
of unreasoning malice and stupidity, and
of course we continue to accept it only so
long as we are compelled to.
| From the Jackson ClarionL
Appeal after appeal has been made in
vain to the colored people. No more ap-
peals will be made to them.
From the Alabama Examinerl.
The present contest is rather revolu-
tion than q political campaign; it is the re-
bellion, If you see fit to apply that term.
[From the Forest RegisterI
| In this connection we will state that the
white men who ally themselves with ne
groes in this conflict need not expect any
better fate than they; fact is, they will be
the first to suffer, if the Caucasian can
find them at all when trouble comes.
In July, 1875, the Raymond Gaz-
ette, whose editor is now a member
Of the Legislature, and which is pub
Iished Onl V eight miles from Clinton,
where the bloody riot Of last Sept.
occurred, made this startling demand
"There are those who think that the
leaders of the radical party have carried
this system of fraud and faisehood for
enough in Kinds coun Y, and that the
time has come whed it should be stopped
peaceably if possible, forcibly if necessary.
And to this end it is proposed that when
ever IA radical pow-wow is to be held, the
nearest antiradical club appoint COM
mittee of ten discreet, intelligent and
reputable citizens, fully identified with the
interests of the neiehborhood and well
known as men Of voracity, to attend as
Representatives of the taxpayers of the
neighborhood and the county, and true
friends of the negroes assembled, and
that whenever the radical speakers pro-
ceed to mislead the negroes and open
with falsehoods and deceptions aud mis-.
representations, the committee stop
them right then and there, aud compel
them to tell truth or quit the stand.
/ The Clinton riot was the direct
outgrowth of this demand. What
follows? The same paper, of date
July 26, 1876, shows that this vicious
policy has been renewed in Kinds
county, as follows:
DEMOCRATIC CENsoRS.
The county executive committee of the
democrats and conservatives of Kinds
county held meeting at Raymond the
other day, at which, on motion, il was
ordered that each club in the county APP
point a special committee whose business