The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-22
THE LOUISIANA NEGROES.
Dasrerou. Politica, An,mo.lues A nons Them.

F,ou, The ker Iork Time.
NEW ORLEANS, Friday, April i3-One OF
the most noteworthy elements in the Louisiana
difficulty is the intense bitterness OF feeling
with which colored traitors to the Republican
party are regarded by the people OF their own
race.
Seeing that It would greatly strengthen their
case to break up the Returning Board quorum
in the Packard House. the Nichols men, Just
before the arrival oi the Presld.nts Commls-
sion nalr the most dcsp"rat' Efforts to hring
into the Legislature u sufficient number OF Re-
puniicans to effect that end. They approached
among others. Henry Dcmas, OF the phr'sh ol
st John the Baptist who Tor nun~t OF X"nrs
hus hc'n regarded ns one OF the most innu'n.
tai ncgrocs in the State Alter II time ne
yielded to their WISHES. ami as ~ nltEru IN
vou-ll, ration Of n large hrih,. deserted ms T.
Nwholls House. From that day Tor.
M En cdTirroG va" pno,a ,""' If NV orleans
They would neither speak to nor recognize nlln.
II Old trends ami uuthl,n iuinIu VIZ
treatment WIS not ikciy to have any rifr.t upon
! him n uufuh'r OF hls old frirn l. and a lew OF
| his relatives st about what tnry called rcd''in-
iu- han from u : siu. lh'lr lahofs T. sul'u III
! Ia ,s.d ana hnrr.dnpainat h Inn and II swift wrote
/ b m that shr won Il Il yer -" nor 'ohinuuhft
! VITA him luul . unul he had pur-"d .,ns ~
of his quit and returned TO his people, stu
! he refused To leave the Demo ratio House.
/ Then all the machinery oi ttc chur 70 WAS set
/ fp work a-ainst him, ana ON th" sunday lp-
! low nw n = u sort ON rom tnN II 'puNllCAn iilhN-
! ID" was read uut OF mrrtln am refused AdMis-
son 10 the sacred edihte n WIFI
/ ,'nor" "a" rns v"s too murh. he could no
/ longer wItast,nd the pressure which was
brought to bear upon him. and he went t. a
! number 81 tir prominent men IN tr ,'i.ns
/ unrty and told them he gong ba X To the
| Republican Legislature. They tried ny every
! means IN their power e. prevent hin from
| dong So, but 10 no purpos'. He was deaf TO
! their prayers. tlr"ats. curses. and entrratrs.
/ Then. hy iurtierof"r- of money aud place. they
fttttt f
! break his solution. H. O. turned To IN" S,ht'
House. took hls scat nth' PA >ard Lex stature.
ana uNW declares thnt be- wound NOT u's"tt II
/ a-ulu ior all t.lt money ia LOUIS ANA p"nWs
rNp"ri.n 20 WIS not an rAira1ri nary one All
/ party are tr'ttcd 10y heir own people IN ~"
WY l.@ + N,d. .hl, as Il r,sur pp',E w.
! ing lunri L. stature VITO now occupy S',atS III
| ~" Nlrhpt- HOUSE. On,y Two are rv."tcd mon.
Times may change. and waite stat smrn, on
| tho Ernunt Of rNp'tlrn"y, may hrtrhy h!El
trusts. lut tn coiofcd mon AMI women of the
Nnntu. de'p down IN the.I n"aits. Will Always De
1hrr is no rule without m execution, and
perhaps in all the South the cntci IN n'it"n 4"
| In. general rur that All colorrd men are H.
punli ans - TO hr found Ina the person OF T. Il.
s. Pm 'hna X. the notorious mulHttO cMini NJ
iGr s.at IN tho linit,d stat - : mate THIS man
oi All others WAS ~ one time TIE most influential
negro loader ~ Louisiana, AMI perhaps oi all
others ho prof, ~ most y his pos u'n Hewis
al on" time the idol OF tn" color.d r""llc tut
for nus own advantage ami ben H. he hls h'-
trv'd tnr trust they rrrUsd IA ann d, i,,s
a. "utl an on v under the prri'nivr N'eholls;
ami to-day b." - cursed. nat If. unl d"sr 81 10y
every na man ana woman IA the SI"t'. h'tf
oniy ~ use tor uim IS that d" ~ nor" VIA e.
than '"urei. hhi ~ nun tn'n u We uNnN l'''.t
that rsln hr urged IA hl- trhali Tor II ever a. man
mat Gtu-r To- hc % Il publican Ia the death, To
bate S'uthrtn ll'iuv tHi- "~ long ~ ir iast'i.
and To- cont uuiiiS Ter thanks t. God tor tr
coming oi IT,. Uu.r ga army AMI Ule liberation OF
II i6i"',,'.- a haa"fiiui .nioroa cirl. said
iath"r wns MAJOR noln'.s we'll known Ia tiror-
lf|I q IIll Z tla \ b.