Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-12-13

The natural and American sense o
fair play in their fsllow-citizcns o
other States has been so deceived BY
the misrepresentation of interested
persons that Americans have beeI
silent while their brethren, the peopl,
Of Louisiana, have suffered under ,
misgovernment and tyranny whicl
have scarcely been paralleled in oul
days in any civilized land.
We have seen the disorganization o
society resulting from the arraying o
race against race by political adven
turers. We have seen the increase o
public debts and the burden of taxa
tion continually growing, while tb,
public funds have been stolen ol
squandered. We have seen the steady
decay of the elements Of prosperity
confidence, and credit, which should
exist in q civilized State. Twice The
people OF Louisiana have, in the exer
else Of their constitutional rights a
the polls, rid themselves of the incubus
OF bad government, and twice thai
government has been fastened upon
them again by the power of the Gen
eral Government, while its unconstitu
tional and usurpod character was open
ly confessed in the very act. Once
more they have condemned this usur
patton at tho polls, and now that tn,
interests involved are not those of the
whole country, and that the destiny
not Of this, but of the nation, is in the
hands of certain political officers here
and oil are bound in one bundle, il
seems duty, imperative for the coun
try's sake rs well as for the States, fol
those who have the good of both al
heart to prevent as tar as they may
wrongs being done or suffered through
misapprehensions
]. 1t is our deliberate conviction
that Louisiana is as loyal in the Union
as any State within it, M
2. The people of Louisiana accept
in good iaitb, the status in which the
war left the colored people.
3. They desire that the white and
colored should live together in peact
and harmony thatonly, they are con
vinced, is the way to prosperity. The
white people Of the State have nc
wish to sbridgs q single right which
the law gives to their colored fellow
citizens.
4. They believe that the late canvas.
and election were conducted as peace
ably in Louisiana rs in any sister
State.
5. They know that large numbers o
colored voters changed their poiitica
associates under the growing convic
tion that the interests Of the black
man and the white in Louisiana are
identical that the burdens Of mis-
government must fall on all classes
and finally most heavily on the labor
ing class, and especially were they
moved to such change by the embezzle
ment, by those in power, of tho public
funds appropriated to the education oi
their children.
G. They believe with the people ol
the whole State that q large majority
Of the honest votes was cast in favor
OF the so-called Democratic Conserva.
tives.
z. While the people Of Louisiana are
glad to receive among them the officers
and soldiers Of tho United States army
for all constitutional purposes of de-
fense, they deprecate the impression
produced on their fellow.citlzens and
the great injury done TO the business
interests of Louisiana, and especially
to those of this city, by hasty military
proclamation and sending hither of
troops and generals ps if there were,
in some contingency, danger OF an
outbreak for whatever be the issue
In the present crisis the people of Lou.
isiana viii not seek to change IL but
by peaceful and lawful means II Is
no longer their question alone, but
that Of the whole country. Iato the
settlement of the question should come
no mistake or misapprehension about
their actions or purposes.
The question now for the State and
the nation is in the hands of an or.
ganisation selfperpetuating close
corporation absolutely superior to the
laws Of this State; sn organisation al.
rcsdv conv;c,cd Of fr.nd n nr..;.,,.
stats capyassos which i ;rr..,,o,.,,',o rsvIs
to law and public oni0;oD Mr.. !.
oryaui.a,;o. u.ed sor ,he v;,s., 49,. :"
uose. Of usurnation and n;.no,p,a. ,o psa,
mept hitherto in I,o,;.;aD. - e.. !. 81.
our Ssllov.citi,eD. If 0.hor q. !. ~ ~. :
have allowed 1--WE douh, ~, ',.vs' ,r;,s WV sa,'