The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-09-30
Peace.

This word. whose full meaning fol-
lowed out brings such joy and balmy
repose to al troubled and distracted
people, is upon the tongue Of every
harry and scoundrcl that has made
Liberty and Justice blush at theil
very sight for ten years past.
The Radical orators the other day
"spoke peace.' but argued precept.
and defined principles totally ut va
rance with their preaching. Kcnne.
dy "talketl peace" but at the same
time, advised that all "DemOcrati(
negroes should he stunned" ar ia
other words Ostracisel and bulldOoz.
ed although the words Of these men
were honicd, certain expressions show.
ell the malevOlence that lurkod be'
meath the smooth tOngued express
sions, which showed the words they
uttered flowed through lips from
I.earts burning to teach hate and war.
Does it not strikS one ~ singular
that Natchitocl,es should have thrown
| in her teeth this charge Of violence,
| when even Northern Radicals stand
in simple wonder at our patient en-.
dnrance Of wrong and outrage.
When sll g@al men applaud these
acts Of seli.sacritice on our part, We
think that amid ~ much congrxtula.
ton upon our virtue, a. it were, the
question might he xskel-''what arc
We to gain or What have We gained
by all this abjcct Submission I
To us there is such a thing a. snf-
fering quietly under cruel wrong,
which the wrong doer ausmcnts in
proportion to our submission, and
another in meeting these wrongs and
tue authors manfnlly submitting "a
nothing for the sake Of peace. that dis-
hOROrs NJ az citizens " as men.
We do not intend t" preserve the
peace, nor have we TINS far, to lene.
At the Northern Democratic party
bnt simply because We desire to in.
fuse into the masses q highter tone, a
love and regard for law aud order,
but in doing all this, they will re-.
quire nmler that ''h;ghcr t"ne,' and a
part Of it, a knowledge If. aud vene.
ration for their own rights "a free
men, and will. with that knowledge,
dare maintain them at all ha.artls.
People must not imagine that be.
cause white men will preserve the
peace, they will submit to insult and
outrage without rcsenting them. Il
Grant. Taft and Cameron are 'blnf.
fing' by these "t'oop orders." well
and good; If they intend to fnghter
and dismay us-why, We can say VI
are not babies but il they mean By
snspentl,ng the writ Of habeas cor.
pns; by the declaration Of Martial
law; by the quaItering Of troops IN
our midst in times Of profound peace
to drive us from the ballot box, t.
deprive ne Of our rights as American
c;t;ye".-.'" -, th;.. an.l MT evnae
Cameron know our people to it'll,
purpose.
We do not intend to deprive an,
citizen Of his rights, but at the same
time We intend tn defend our ow,
against all encroachment.
Soldiers in blue have the confidence
respect, esteem and support Of al
American citizens when in the dis
charge Of their legitimate duties, bu
when they become the engines If op
preston aud tyranny, they will IL
resisted with No much force aud de
termination as that Of foreign enc
mics. "Soldicrs must obey orders,
they say-Great God, arc America,
citiscns to give up their freedom, sur
render their rights as men becaus'
The engine used to extort these from
them, obeys orders.
Let soldiers a. we'll a. all others
beware how they trample upon tn
rights Of their masters. THE people
Peace can be had only through thos'
People, and all the soldier sent her,
only add fuel tn the fire.