, 1877-03-29
LOUISIANA,

Tho State Of Affntrs In That atatc a. Seen hy
= Northern Man Who Has ltesIticd G,r
Many Years In Now Orlcnns--.syl,nt the
People are STRUGGLING tn Accomplish,
N tas Edtsor a Ths Tribune.
New ORLEANS. March el.-Thu views expressed
In TIE TRIBUNE on Southern a0atrs hnvo often
cummcnlcd themselves tU the far.p,tnlcd friends
Of tho South. iourpapcs has ahown willingness
10 acknowledge tho ,uistakcs Of tho past, anl what
II much moro important, 4 desire 10 remedy tho
evils. ask. thuraforr, place til your influential
columns for an expression VI my views on LouisI-
ana sukrs. phall Pscrltse my statement with The
rumark that I camu hrrs from yous State, thst
have been engaged for scycrul yel In teaching tho
colpre1 people, that my past course and present
positon aru surh that none Gun question my friend.
aap for The c0lorrl tacS; but tho peincplcs which
make me friend to theIt In their weakness, rnnke
me friend A'so t0 tho whlte people IN tho wruuEs
sud abuses which tLvy have been compelled TO
suffer.
II has often been aa.d that II tho white pcorto
had adopted tnora pacllcatury pulley at the bc.
glunluv VI rcconstEactlon they could have won the
eolotcd people oves 70 their support. thought no
" one tlnu myself, but after lnnte observation /
DO no. tnsS ia r. hs psv'ndiss ot ths black man
quilted toll. 1t 10 a hereditary hIlteincss, which
lohihs but yssts ot frssons and tayor viii sweet
tact 10 this euhncctlon that the men Of character
sud Integrity IN thu !eputl!can party. whu at hr.t
tank rart III thp politics OF this ststs, Aays hseu
compelled 70 Yell" tho delAaypgues ard scoun.
drss Tho cutvrrd s0te OF thla 6tatr fs1l Into tie
hand. OF corrupt politicians just sln,ply because
no cthar Glass could control IT, 1t " !AnlrI bla
fact, which has been yErlhea In every canpafyu,
That bad man has ten times the Influence over Tho
colpfcd vote ~tcllcd BY good man.
II hns bcen Aatd tuD, that men arc killed In tbts
stats merely tef opinions sske. Thla statement
has found expression syen fu or moro OF Ifcs-
!dcht drshta statc paPers. But thla II mt true.
In your peaceful aud prosperous state political
preferences usJ he p.crs opinion. and you may feel
tlat II dJcs not nuke = very great differences
Nhether ono party or tho other succeeds: which
ever galns tho victory the Interests Ut tho great
tuats vt peop1e will not bc Affected In hc least.
But here, where 10. ernn,ent his been but lits3e
letter th4u organized robbery, whcrs Legislatures
meet to plot and punder, where the fUEiuk 1f law
haye been more terrible tu hn WIN Waa. capable
VI suffer nv wrong than 10 hllu VINO had tho will
10 commit wrong, ts not su II 70 impossible for
yonE Sutthefn RAIDERS to sraizp the feelings with
WIG b tie Whit people Of this Statu enter Into
political campa!Ga 1t IL w c3nlct Of opinions,
but struggle tOs th1 rights VI property, for the
privilege " Prosperity. a4I for that fosM ahd Kind
VI government which make il blessing and not
an awful curse. 1t combines all the energy Of
l,"pe aud despats, l'efeat il Viewed ~ run, aud
Victory ~ Itospe!ity. prace: aud Joy. not fer t4e
shuud eugeudsr bud blood, and oitou result IL
Violence, shunid not he thought .tran.se. even
though Wv du mos! heartily cvndcln ylvleute.