The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1876-10-21

tian duty to make friends with the White
people of the State ;mong whom they i've.
This can be done without sacrificing any
principle of our manhood: in fact, the
Southern people of the State. do not ask the
coiorsd people to Compromise a Single Rtght.
But We who live here see the great impor- .
lance of a full and manly Reconciliation be-
tween the two races in tins State. This can
be done by dividing ourselves between the
| two parties in this state. As soon as we are
| thus divided VI will cease to be an object
Of ostracism and a bone Of contention IN
this State. Both parties will then treat us
with due respect. Take Virginia where the
Democrats are in power, the white people
Of that State are friendly to the people col
ored as they are anywhere in America, the
most friendly feelings exist between the
two races. What we, who are interested III
this great cause of humanity are endeavor-
ing to do, ia to break down all color liues
in this State. as it is in the State OF Virgil
MIA, to forget that there was ever any sla
very in this country, the war is over, and
let the pass gone be the pass gone, and
look onward for the future, and i broader
christian manhood.
The white people of the South, are true
in the professions they make to us. They
do not desire any more slavery they will
stand by all the results of the war; they
are in the Union to go out no more
forever, they are laboring nobly in our
State too, for public education. without re
gard to color, we have every right III Loui-
siana that we would wish.
There are about 40, 900 colored people in
J this State who are depending entirely on
the White Southern people for the bread
they at, many OF us would starve to death
here, but for the kindness of the white PEG
/ pie, Now my colored friends with these
, facts looking you all in the face. know that
the Southern people are your best friends
can you not then trust us for four yeart
with this Government.
:, ask you what have the Carpet Bag
. gers done for you, they have done nothing
: for You but have enriched themselves, ant
r. yOu and our State are poor to day.
' Men who we're OF the worst characters q
= home, who were colored people. haters o
r the North, nave come to all OF the Southern
States and taken the advantage of our ig
{ norance, and we have elevated them to pla
1 ces Of high trust in our Government, to
o the sole political purpose OIL their part t
y plumber the life blood out OF our publ
= Treasury. This class of men have arraye'
the colOred people against the whites TO
political purposes, and. when troubl
= comes, they are the first to desert us an
d leave us in trouble l know that We hav
q some lawless men in our party but tn
" good people of our party must not b
q blamed for their acts.
h This has been going on for years. an
e who are the sutferersl the colored peopl
of this State, being the weaker party, a
a ways lose ground, and must at last go t
the wall if this fight is kept up any lOnge
- between the two Races.
e l ask you my colOred friends as a chri
tian. do you think it right to be constant
abusing the Southern people1 They HAY
y come back to the Union and fully accepte
is all Of the Amendments to the Constitution
~ with the results of the war. The only re
}. son why that We have made such an etfo
u to get hold of our State Government, is
protect it from IL set of plundrring Carpe
Baggers, and good men, white and colore
3 ought to join hands with us, put should
b to shoulder to em%ancipate our believe
N State from this fearful state Of things