The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-29

Iotto'S HeWOCEut OuTlllR inc ARlJA-
tions which we're necessary for the exp,,l-
sion OF Radical misrule from our parish.
East Feliciana was painted to by the
robber party US an illustration Of South
ern. turbulence and lawlessness. The
reply we made was that the responsi.
bility for all lawlessness lay with that
faction which attempted to govern with.
out enlisting the popular sympathy and
respect which furnish the real sanctions
OF the law everywhere, Since our own
people have acquired the responsibility
for the public pence and security, these
critics avert their gaze, and East Fell
ciana furnishes no longer % topic for
theip spleaetio comments. But our own
press should not disregard the lesson
which our own example teaches, for we
have shown conolusively that the only
guarantees for the protection of the in.
the restoration OF practical authority
to that class OF our people who are the
most interested in the public tranquil
lity and in orderly and just admins
tratiOn
You are familiar with the black record
OF mal-admiDistratiOn public insecurity
and turbulence, which under Radical
auspices almost rendered life in this
parish insupportable. II you could now
SEQ how things appear il you could go
to the homes and hearths OF tho people,
you would think that u new atmosphere
had envelopod our parish. Honest in
dustry has been restored as q means OF
livelihood, and tho ranks of the toilers
are increased by aooessions OF those
who expected tn live ON the labor of
others. Property is now respected. and
guarantees are afforded to every class,
..,1,Hn nd h1nnE h.t ~,
where they have sown, This alone has
worked awonderful transformation in
the thoughts and sentiments of our peo-
pie. Our woods and fields are capable
of supporting immense numbers OF hogs
and cattle, but they have been almost
entirely dcsolated by the spoliations
which werc encouraged rather than re-
pressed by the Radical leaders. Now
every family rejoices in the prospect OF
turning the gratuities OF nature to &c
count, by raising cattle and hogs
on the bounty Of the woods and
plains. Every honest negro In
the parish is full OF hope and encour-
agement. Everywhere men are turning
their attention to stock raising, and In u
few years, under the present regime, we
will be exporters instead OF importers
Of family supplies. Another wonderful
CudukC lfbc OGCA WIOuS ub III Jul tJDIll-
nal statistics. Under Radical rule the
dockets were crowded to the exclusion
OF civil business, with the numberless
larceRies which discouraged industry
by making. property insecure, with
fighting and murders growing out OF the
relaxation Of the civil authority and the
contempt for the law and its administra-
tion. The jails were crowded, and the
burdens OF parochial taxation i'm
mensely aggravated by Intellectual
attempts to bring criminals to Justice.
For the Radical leaders were organized
for the protection Of crime whore crime
was spent on white men. Now crime
has almost ceased in the parish The
jails receive no new acccs5iOnS, and the
parish auditor Informs me that the
claims for criminal expenses in the
magistrates s courts are not to-day one
tenth as much as they were twelve
months ago for q corresponding period.
This is The record OF those men who
have been pointed to by the Radicals
and their sympathizers as murderers
and lawless ruffians. Whom the evils Of
misrule had become so aggravated that
they were undesirable, when many were
abandoning their homes and the land OF
their fathers, seeking in other lands Sc
curity and the right to enjoy the fruits
Of their labor, then we turned on our
oppressor, and wrenched from their
hands the embfems Of authority, so crim-
inally abused, But nothing has been
done ia the spirit of hatred and revenge.
The humblest negro feels secure in the
protection which the white man affords
him; no longer can he be sacrificed to
the caprices and passions Of his own
race; no longer can his oppressor es-
cape punishment before a venal and
corrupt jury.
Let all afflicted parishes take counsel
from our example. 1t Is better to resist
the Devil than compromise with him.
The day for emancipation from brutal
Radical misrule has dawned, and the
time has come for justice and peace.
Yours truly, X. A. Cross.