The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-30
LETTER FROM ST. MARY PARISH. /.
FRANKLIN. Aug. %. 1876.

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Edtt0r Democrat On last Saturday
96th inst, the stronghold of Rasdicaiisii1
Ia This parish was invaded by the Con
servatives: The result was the formn.
Lon OF Democratic Conservative clui
OF ABOUT f0rty-hve colored men and
aDout the same number of whites
These numbers will be doubled Ia the
course Of q few weeks. III NJ
Ine greatest enthusiasm prevailed at
the meeting, particularly among the
colored people, and " the demonstra.
.,on, at Cypremorte is sign OF the
LINES, the handwriting Is on the wall
reciting the doom Of Radical misrule In
this parish.
The point where the meeting was held
was lvAnhoe plantation, on Cypre.
morte bayou, belonging to John Carey,
ESQ. The meeting was presided over
py jules M. Burguieres. 'Hv WAS after.
wards elected President of the club
with four Vice Presidents, all colored
men OF character, intelligence aud Auh-
stance, viz james Stscey: n Stand
IOte Asiano; 1sam JOhnsOll,sd Cypre-
morte; Henry Thomas, Of Cypremorte
~ solomon Hopes, of Cote Blanche
Addresses were made by Mr.. D. Caf.
lery, and all the coiored vice presidents
except James Stacy
Another colored man by the name OF
xeylor made u most excellent speech,
the substance of which WAS u terHe ar
rAignment Of the Radical party for its
maladministration, malfeasance and
misdeeds, with special reference to
some local rascallties perpetrated by
petty o@cials. -s.sf
The following resolutions. offered by
solomon Hopes, ESQ. were unanimously
!. .Rs.oisrd. 1. That We hereby pledge ourselves
TO snpport tho no inees of the Democratic Con.
fgryatise Conventions held ut st. Louis and
4, That we bind ourscves TO use every effort
~ induce all hQnest votors. without reference 90
gast political Affiliations. y Join with us In our
snHr nssro 70 rescue the State from usarpation ana
2. Thaf. recognizing the political equality of
.s, an mon. and holding ourselves morally and 10
gaity bound TO acccde 10 and abide by the
amendments to the Constitution OF The United
btttcs. aonferring suffrage upon the colored
rsce. and the laws made to carry out and on
igrce the same. we. do pledge ourselves to SOC
that g full. fair and Deaeeable eection In held.
:. Th& we denounce the nefarious attempts
republicans, to pander To the prejudices and in
nAme the passions Of tho colQred people. to the
snd c that by producing eollIsion and 6loodshed
gathered BY the Aforesaid marauders.
loo much praise cannot be bestowed
on w. Il. Weeks, William =. Kemper,
Lne burl,uleres brothers, l.. Scally,W IL.
Farmer, John Carey. and Jacob Eaton,
Tor the interest taken by them Ia induc-
Ing the cVlored men working on their
respective plantations to join In with
the whites to throw Off the yoke OF this
Radical tyranny. Ii all the planters IN
the parish will take the same interest,
and use the same energy rs the gentle
men named: the power of Rsdicaiism In
this parish will be gone forever
It was remarked that the hearty man.
ner with which the colored men joined
the club gave no room to doubt their
sincerity. Experience and reason are
beginning to teach them that their in
terest and that OF the whites is identi-
cal, and that by electing TO Office bad
men, under tho guise Of Republicans,
they suffer equally with their white
neighbors. Cypremorte has taken the
lead In the matter Of forming u club
composed OF members Of both colors.
Considering that this particular locality
has been Intensely Radical, and that
now It takes the lead in the work OF
reform and reconciliation, there is good
hope that the parish will be freed in
November from the destructive incubus
of Radica,isn. d. G.