The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1876-09-22

4 What the Intelligent people of the Soutf
are contending for could not better he stat.
cd than by the Hon. G. w. Julian, OF Indi
amin, formerly bitter and honest Republic
can, in the following extract from u recent
speech delivered by him in his State:
The great need of The South to-day is de-
iiysrance from the horde of thieves. AND
/ ieecAes upon the welfare Of the people and
backed IN their nisdeeds by the whole
burg massacre and kindred displays of ra-
| pine ana tawiessness admit OF no defense,
WI. the Provocations may have been;
! put 1t IL needless to deny that there have
] neen Provocations, and that there are two
SIDES 20 the outrage controversy. Take the
ronagc Of the State and the use OF the
United states army were turner bver TO
s SedGIge =; Spencer, thoroughly corrupt
enable him to retain his seat in the United
States Senate Thus equipped tor his work,
feaeral appointments; sent nlarshals and
revenue officers, accompanied by regular
troops. ,.ce to run Oft voters from. go coun1les
where the opposition to him was strongest
Pfostltuted the courts by arresting Deliid0
cratic members of tho Legislature In order
ofthe custom house and revenue Offices il
oreaking up the General Assembly and
getting up two rival bodies, while the
torfnances was Obtained by embelzlsnienl
from the post office at Mobile. In tue iiSht
y. tueeso 1actS II IL NOT surprising that tue
STATE as now overwhelmingly Democratic.
while the gratifying tact greets us that
order has gradually asserted itself through
out the State. as the power OF the plumber
era has declined.
Look at the State of Mississippi. In
vtcksburg the whites paid 80 per cent, OF
the lakes, and the negroes assessed and
handled the money. AS a consequence the
deb' Of the city, which, in 1869, Was SlS, 600,
rose In live years to 81. AN, 900 while the
population was only eleven Thousand, and
more than half Of the inhabitants were col
ored. A ring composed of carpet-bag aa-
vcnturers and ignorant black men of the !
most corrupt character controlled the exc
cutive othees and courts. and grew rich. by
can administration at Washington.
Vho State Of South Carolina supplies us !
i~to th nso as, equally startling cannot go
country. 4t Is only necessary to say that
alter the State has been plundered and de-
vastated by the black and white scoundrels
VINO have SO long controlled her fortunes,
and Governor Chamberlain had succeeded
IN inaogurating the work of reform, the re-
personalities OF the federal administration
rascality aud ruffianism by accusing GOV.
chamber1ain offeaning toward Deirrcracy.
and condeinning him for refusing CON Ais.
slons 70 snch political reprobates Whip
per anu Moses. Can any man feel surpris-
10 tnat outraYes should spring out,o OF sucl,
soil! Can men expect To SOW the wind
md not reap the whirlwind? No Chris.
IAN Or even civilized man will defend the
leeds OF lawlessness that disgrace so many
states OF the South, nor can He defend the
1ontlcai and moral outrages that have been
heir chief prov0catiOn.
What is the remedy? Shall wo Inadlv seek
7 N u continuance OF Grantisnl and the II
s,,e OF such men as Casey, Packard, a
1ureif, heei,loKg, Ames. Whipper ana Mos
9faes ana peace and