The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-13
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The oshsr dsyA Hxevos&as KILLED In
kspldes and, without , knowledge q
thS f6cts, kwafS only of = difYsfehce In
color bstwcen the man who did the
killing And the man who was killed. the
Republican, hungry for m outrage,
seized on the story, moulded II In IT,
Aery furnace Of falschood into a bloody
campaign story OF murder. False and
erroneous M Il Ii we are willing to take
the Hatter-J Johnson murder just ~ the
Republican gives 1t, TO accept its story
a. true coin. instead Of base and spurious
countcrfeit. and Judge by its version Of
the fact tho Radical party OF Louisiana.
In whatever light II be viewed. this
killing tells only OF the infamy OF tho
Radical party. its imbccility and cor
ruption. srs
There are two facts patent. A negro
Ia killed by white man: the man who
does the killing is released by n Radical
Judge. Was this killing murder or
homicide ? The Republican calls IL
murder. What has II then to say Of that
Judge. offspring OF It's ideas and Its
teachings. begottcn Of usurpstion. like
the party itself, who turns its murderer
free The parish OF Rapides Is quiet
and at peace there's no reason why the
law should halt, why justice should not
be fully satisfied. yet. IL we believe the
Republican. II Ia not; murder goes un-
punished Uow2 Why2 Either be-
cause tho man was innocent, In which
caae the Republican has added another
to its fast growing mountain Of false
hood. or believing him guilty. the
Judge has acted IN violation Of his oath.
and for personal advantages and profits
has given forth this false Judgment and
prostituted Justice.
To tho Radical patty, and the Radical
party alone, this crime. II crime II be. is
from beginning TO end-the
violence and turbulence of the parish
that produced the catastrophe, the fail
ure Of Justice, tho escape Of the so
called murderer. The whole admins
tration of the laws Ia in the hands of the
Radical party, they have seized the
courts. forcibly held them with aid Of
Federal bayonets, and from them have
meted out TO us. white and black. their |
Justice. IT we accept the Republicans
version OF the story, we must accept II
as u confession of the party's incompe-
tency, it's inability to protect life be-
cause of weakness and imbecility on the
ono hand, or Of its refusal to execute
Justice because Of corruption and
bribery.
The party refuse here and always
to execute the law. when there Is moth.
ing 10 prevent IL when there Ia no
one opposing Il. II leaves murder un-
avenged, and sends up the old. the oft
cry Of murder" for Northern
ears and Northern votes.
The party still begs for negro votes
md assistance; still promises them for
he Offices they give protection, just
such protection as this; just such pro-
,ection to life and property rs 1t has
given them and us in the past.
No wonder the ears Of the negroes are
leaf to these cries OF desperation no
wonder they call upon them, :" If you
,annot execute the law give II into Gbe
lands OF those who can"
II we accept the Republicans version.
Why Is this murder unpunishedp il a
Radical judge Ia incompetent TO avenge
he lives of negroes. why should the
,arty call again, for negro votes to re-
'lect just such judges as Osborne.
The bloody shirt story of the Rep,th-
an Is a confession OF inability, or incom.
,etency. Of rottenness, that will 20 far
0 rallying all the oolored citizens of
his State to the ranks OF the Demo
rscy as the only power that can protect
hem from violence, whether from
White rufians or black. The protection
4 the Radical party goes no further
han verbal complaint OF the mur-
lerer; there Is no protection offered to
ife no vengeance taken for murder.