The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-02
ORGANIZERS OF COL0RED RADICALS.

} telegram to the New York Tribune, dated
J January %, gives an account of caucus OF
!, Republican Senators and Representatives,
} held in the Senate Chamber during the even
ing of the 22d, at which there were present
about hundred, including all the Presidential
candidates except Morton. The liberals of
the House were absent The correspondent
says:
The most interesting feature come cted
with the organization Of the Executive Com
mittee will be election of its Secretary. This
position has long been held by Judge Ed
munds, Postmaster of Washington, and
special friend and adviser of Secretary
Chandler. Mr.. Edmunds has been very eff.
clentA especially in the organization Of the
negroes in the South, first into the Union
Leagues, and later into Constitutional
Union Guards"
He has dispensed in a large degree the
patronage OF the committee, and at the close |
OF the last Presidential campaign established
me Repu0t1c magazine, which has been de-
voted to the defense of the Administration.
1t has been currently reported that the funds
With which this monthly organ was established
were those which remained in the treasury of
the committee at the clio g of the las. Presi-
dental campaign; but the magazine seems
now to be private enterprise. Judge Ed
munds has also superintended the prepare
ton OF special editorials on political topics,
which have been printed weekly and fur
nlshed to Republican papers all over the
country.
This was stated in brief by the BULLETIN as
an evidence that the Radical chiefs honor and
trust those who we're their agents in organiz-
ing negro voters into "Union Leagues" ,
" Constitutional Guards" etc. The Edmunds ,
spoken of is not, as we are informed by the :
Republican, that Radical Senator from Yer. =,
mont, but another judge, and probably bet !
er judge of all the tricks and schemes re-. !,
luired in engineering . campaign in the truly :,
tsdical style. He must be q capable man to
btain 80 much confidence to WELD so much
and to be entrusted with so much
over. If he is leader of those who organ. :.
e. drill and instruct the political negro clubs :
4 the Southern States, he certainly deserves V
ae gratitude of the Radicals who are kept in :.
flee in part through his exertions. =.
That the negroes of the Southern States =
ave been for many years and are now %
agued and banded together in clubs and -
sociations which comprehend ninety nine y,
andredths of all colored voters is we'll -. -
'own. That they are solemnly pledged to =
We their undivided votes in favor Of Radi.
Republican candidates is just as we'll -
Town. In case of any important election -, ~
ey are supplied with tickets which they are 80
4uired to vote. and they dare vote no other. -
me frankly say that they would put them
ives in great danger by voting against a u !
publican candidate. Others answer Lo,
ssively, or make qualified promises
ich they do not intend to keep. All
,ument is wholly lost upon them. their
orn pledge as members Of leagues er COM
lies, or encampment and the like, being, ''''
their consideration, altogether obligatory. 4.
Us it happens that, in spite of the remon. "
'nce Of their white neighbors and Of the
hers of the land which furnishes subsist-
g to negro families, they vote against their
interests, against those of the parish
those of the State at large. Heretofore, At
perhaps now, leaders were and are able to
ulate upon the undivided negro vote,
, as q UGH certainty as the commander of Loa,
army may calculate the approximate Real
res Of the next days morning report s Son'
xcept for these leagues it is certain that STAT,
9 numbers of the more intelligent negroes Nor,
Id give their independent votes according Fore
leir own judgment or the advice of honor Il
neiehbors in whom they repose conf
Re.