New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-10
AM Observation-Disclosures ELElfEHT.

An 1HDIsPEHsABLE ELEMENT.
We saw a few days since we'll dressed
white man walking arm in arm with q
black man. It was in broad day, upon
the public thoroughfare of st. Louis
street., and as the couple approached We
wondered at the reckless violation of the
White League code. Perhaps it was can
didate seeking the colosed vote; possibly
it might have been done to settle wager
that no white man could SO walk in such
. quarter without being mobbed or MUIR
dered. As the couple approached the
puzzle was solved The ,ohite gentleman
,ods blind!
4 is this indispensable ability to render
aid in all the industrial and social enter
prises of our country that compels the
white race to acknowledge the utility of
the colored people. The violent press,
wholly.unaware of the nature or value of
labor, stimulate the disguised strangers"
of Coushatta and Feliciana to overthrow
Republican rule by intimidating or exter-
minating the laboring voters. Those who
live by the employment of this labor plead
for their crops unplowed or ungathered.
The intimidation of picking off the po-
litical leaders, of field pieces fred off to
terrify without injuring tho simple
minded women and children, shows
forbearance to STAY outright where both
the provocation and justification are al
legged. It proves that the colored people
owe their safety chiefly to the indispensa-
BILE necessity Of having plowmen, dray-
men, rollers of sugar nd'pickers of cot
ton, household servants, sick and other
nurses. and even cheap and excellent
bricklayers and carpenters.
We have been specially struck with the
amiable manner in which the city rail-
road companies came into the mixed
passenger rule. First colored passengers
were excluded. Then the companies were
charged with the expense of special cars.
Then the white people would ride in the
colored cars, so that the mixed system was
adopted. Can any one estimate the pro-
portion of receipts either to the street cars
or railroads arising from the transporta-
ton of colored people? It constitutes
large part of the revenues of each, and
none are disposed to reject this contribu-
ton.
We reproduce from the Sugar Bo,ol the
news that Captain Thomas r. Muggah
recently returned from Georgia with
about ninety negroes" They we're di-
vided among planters mentioned in the
notice. This importation of indispensa-
BILE labor does not seem to suit the Bo,ol,
which is, we believe, under the guidance
of Pennsylvania Creole. 1t regrets the
necessity which caused this importation of
more blacks instead of whites" The
emphasis here is upon the word sneces-
sity." With White League teachers,
Feliciana and Coushatta apostles, breath
ing slaughter against all new corners. the
of white Americans or Ger
mans is likely to be limited. 1t is thus the
White Leaguers repel the whites, while |
they are compelled by necessity to 60 to
Georgia and persuade colored laborers to |
save their crops and perform mental SER
vices for them.
Besides this pilgrimage and persuasion
% secure this indispensable labor, We
ind another signal acknowledgment Of |
is value The steamboat Robert E. Lee
las derived great profit from her sterling |
qualities as vessel, the excellent charac-,
er of her officers, and her popular name.
We have understood that of late the officers
# this boat, and perhaps of others, have
degree of comfort and civility
lpon colored passengers which might not
ave been done with impunity some
ears since. We believe it has been
'roved that separate and equal accommo-
lations are satisfactory, and pay very !
vell.
1t appears from the Cincinnati CONNER
ial that this sensible system SO far from
aving offended the Western stockholders
f the Robert E. Lee, she is to receive
ecided improvement. Of the new Lee it
J said:
The texas is to be IFS feet in length, and
he cabin for cOlored people of extra size
nd finish.
The Picayune treats this accommoda-
on as worthy of ridicule. It says:
This is certainly q peculiar distinction
aptain Cannon is about to inaHgnrate in
with American citizens of Afri.
an descent.
We infer that the Cincinnati stock
olders can not distinguish between the
ividends derived from white or colored
atrons. We suppose that if the one
lould impair the receipts from the other
le accommodations would cease. These
incinnati Creoles adopted the famous
ame of a Southern hero, because it would
ad their craft. It has employed pop
ar Southern officer for the same reason.
be stockholders might if polled like
ry, to ascertain their individual opinions,
I've preferred another name or Western {
iicers. We should expect them to have !
lied boat built to run in the Amazon {
The Emperor" We trust the additional
i'd improved accommodations of the new
se will not weigh down the popularity of