The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-03
THE CO15RED PEOPLE.

ss,nn \. Anal seitJernsnt N the controversies
That snrsndersd civil war. and we pledge ot'f.
selves 70 protect every citizen IN the sxarose y,
stngsnItnspss g whstcver be bis race color or pre-
vious condition. 1AM.g
Gen. Nichorls, the Democratic Con.
servat,ve oandidate for Governor. In his
speech At Baton Rouge said:
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iptsrfsre or deprive eny one 81 their rights ana
ifyon arc 80 Disposed, YOU Will ilnd no opposed
toyous T0f '77H
Mr. WiItz. the Dcmocratic-Con
tive candidate for Lieutenant Governor,
In his speeeli after the nomination said !:
can promise you a large numbsr Of colored
votes. AZ an ofIieer of The CITY 81 New Orleans,
ss C. state ., s2"' ba'ore NV God tba at never did
1 single solitary act that know was eial
10 the jntstsss of thHt tlass did all That laid n
gaa ~ sy VIII fsrs e. Ss 'ia NOV sy
a. m neiI ~ you aid: tbereforo. I consider II is
nv duty whom ip Office to treat those ps2pie
kindly as they deserve. and SOC to IL That thcy
get their rights.
The convention which assembled at
Baton Rouge, adopted this platform and
nominated Messrs. Nichols and Witt,
embraced in its membership many OF
the ablest men in Louisiana and repre-
sentative citizens from nearly every
parish of the State. That convention
was controlled by men of the highest
social and political standing, represent
ing the professions. the mercantile and
the planting interests-that class OF
men, in short, who in all communities
shape and interpret public opinion, and
whose professions are accepted IA truth
ful and sincere. Gen. Nichols and Mr..
Wiltz. the nominees Of the convention,
belong to that class Of our citizens who
were shareholders before the emancipa-
ton, and both are men Of high cultiva-
ton. with honorable records. General
Nichols Ia a planter. Mr. Wiltz Is o
banker, and both possess the entire
confidence OF the public.
II, therefore, there are any guaran-
tees of the sincerity OF human profes-
sions. we have them IN this platform
and In this ticket. If the declarations
OF convention composed OF the repre-
sentativcs Of the best classes of com
munity, and the utterances OF men who
are known To be honorable, are worth
anything, the ground upon which the
Democratic- Conservative party stands
must satisfy all Impartial men that the
oolored citizens Of this State have no
reason to apprenend, In the event Of It's
triumph, that their rights will be- In the
least impaired. On the contrary, they
have every reason to believe that II
Nichols and Wiltz are elected, the col
ored people will have the same protee-
ton in their lives. their liberties, and
their properties that the white people
will have.
There is not an honest white man In
Louisiana but endorses all that the
platform declares, and all that General
Nichols and Mr.. Wiltz have said on
this subject; and the Democratic and
Conservative people OF tho State will
act fully up to all these pledges Of their
convention and their candidates. 1t has
been affirmed that General Nichols
represents only the extremely con
servative element OF our population ;
that the moderate men nominated him
against the wishes OF the extremist, and
kaN ha ~s.tI1 hA uhlA t,, raf IL,
the extreme men. Never was any
statement further from the truth. If
any particular element OF the conven-
tion bore more conspicuous part than
another In this nomination. it was what
are commonly called the extremists.
The most ardent supporters OF General
Nichols were men OF pronounced and
aggressive political views, and all the
extremists, as cordially and enthusiast
cally as the Conservatives. indorsed his
utterances and those Of Mr.. Wilt with
reference to the eolored people. The
platform and the candidates do not
represent what are termed the Conserv-
atives, nor the extremists, but the Dem
ocratic-C Conservative people Of the State,
and we pledge the Democratic -Conserv-
ative people to ratify, in feeling now,
and In action after the inauguration Of
their State governm ment, all the declara-
tions Of the platform and candidates.
The truth Is, that there has neve r
been any hostile feeling among the
whites OF Louisiana against the blacks,
except that which was provoked by the
intrigues Of carpet-baggers and vicious
negro politicians. The great mass OF
the whites Of this country have been,
like Gen. Nichols, associated with the
colored people from the earlier period
Of childhood, and they have far more
kindly feelings toward them than have
the Northern people, and they are much
more forbearing with their follies,
weaknesses and vices. 1t Is, too the
interest OF the Southern whites to deal
justly. humanely and kindly with the
negroes, and the humanity and interest
OF the whites are surer and stronger