Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-03-31
SWAY
IN
LOUISIANA.

OF all the States of the U1'on,
none has suffered more fropi the
terrible infue~ce Of radca''sm
than our own down-trodde' Loul.
siana. Carpet, baggism hasdone all
what laid in it's power y tramp'e
her down, to ruin thp beautiful
land and cover it With a poverty
and a disgrace, which nought but
time, assisted by aj1st admlnlstr:,.
ton, can wash 9Hay. Warmotl
and Kellogg, alie,s to her soil and
leaders of that bind OF politicians,
"who had no irerests whatever IN
any part of the State, but who,
through the H,rest and most praise
WORTHY motives, carrying out the
dictates otheir heightened spirits,
came lowi South to stay the un-
rightcolv|h hand of rebellion" have
done tleir work. Supported by fe-
deral bayonnets, they have not
c~ontqlted themselves to rob in
OFFICES to which they had been cleo
teI Kellogg, of Illinois, even went
ftrther than his predecessor. Bin
l1y supported by Grant and his
ccompeers in the government, he
.usurped the gubernat0rial chair,
when the voice of the people had
loudly aud clearly rejected him.
Such republicans, to serve their
own interests, have done every
t'.lng .hich covetousness, assisted
by the most i,npudent astuteness,
eoula pgesn!,t them to; and one OF
the ngat Ipesnicious effects which
the ha4a produced, IS disunion
between tue two races. They have
aceeeLed in persuading the colo
,..i man that the white is his ene-
my; they recall to his mind, again
ami again, the ancient thralldom
OF slavery; they picture to him the
white man, holding once more i'm
perious sway over the c0lored race.
And the poor black men, not able
to discover the interested shrewd-
ness OF these politicians have,
y y treat measure, fallen into
f'ss.'r s,'ases, aud nothing can now
Il sahuse them, save the reign of
.ia.'.ce aud equity, save the depar.
c<f1 frog our State of all dishonest
eiGie seesezs. Then would they see
tha ne interests Of the white men,
are atlcai with those of the CO.
ld diel,, and that, if one suffer,
the otter must inevitably do the
same " Iailst, on the other hand,
kllse: Iss9erity Of the white men
.inust cssses on with it, that Of the
otier IL
NO vii, for which louisa.
ma 40 asE these s~o.called repu.
blicsle t'ta mania for public Of
fees, <sSiieh BIS pervaded every
class. IN richest md the poorest,
the mosssearned I'D. the most ill.
terate $ ttsoith thel claims to So
me Office q other. Every one wi
shes to live st the expenses of the
government, md we may truly say,
that, in LouIsiara, there are nearly
as many candidates as there are
electors.
This is q short sketch of the
reign.of rad icalism and it's terrible
effects. These columns could not
contain an enumeration of all the
evils which the administrations of
Warmsth aud Kellogg have intro
duced into Louisiana. Confidence
OF TIE people in the government,
justice, tranquility, order, qualities
Yhlsh are necessary to render a
State happy and prosperous, have
babe adieu to Louisiana, as these
foreigners came in.
But after 30 many years Of tribu-
ldklon, the hour Of justice has at
lenElt arrived. The voice. Of the
people has proclaimed in accents
not to be misunderstood, it's IN.
Willingness to be governed any Ion.
ger by men, imposed by theaeRon
hand Of the executive on 8 free
State, and Francis Z. Nichols, the
elect of the people, shall put an
end to those shameful ,administra-
tons, which have disgraced Loui-
siana.
CITIZEN.