The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-05-19
To The Colored People,
VIEWS AND ADVICE or STATE SEN
ATCK T. T. ALLAN.
St* ORLEANS, May {, 1877.

ATCR r. T. ALLAN.
St* ORLEANS, May {, 1877.
Editor New Orleans Times!
AT the present juncthrc of pnllic
atfail., YIN will perhaps consider 1t
inappropriate that should say
few words through the medium If
your valuable columns, in .jnStitica-
ton Of my recent course, and would
avail myself of this otc;tsion to give
my hdueat advice TO my col"rrd
brethren.
Many Republicans. and especially
colored men, are OF the belief that
there are grounds for division or
disruption of the Conservative par
ty, and notably between Governor
Nichols and Liettenaht Gov. Wilt
TO ali such l say: hat there is u"
NOR. chance of sn,h being the case
. than there is Of Hon. S. B. Packard
being recognized IA governor, and |
hope that my colored friend, wf|l not
allow themselves to be caj"led Ivy
any such nonsense. I tell them now,
and desire to impress It "a their
minds, that it is a duty that trey owe
to themselves to support the present
State administration to the extent OF
: their ability.
, An explanation las been required:
E WHY did lease NV seat In the Pack
ard Senate, aud join the administra'
e tlon of GnYetuor Nicholas when Sen
!. utor Demas aud other coloed mem.
hers had lett the latter body and
Il Packard warrants had considerably
advanced in value My answer shall
lie clear and concise 1t was because
y saw that the president Of the United
II States had sent u commission here to
V investigate our matters in dispute
=, and did not want them to make
= auy adjustment when we con|d Ito s"
a ourselves. 1t was because | did not
a want tho colore1 people to lie lett
u without representation in the State
II Senate of Louisiana, and because |
'. wished to prevent tive possible sem.
b|ancc of the white race being all on
one side and the colored race on the
other.
Surprise has been manifested among
l. nv friends why 50 f"rcibly second
pi the nomination of Judge II. NJ.
Suotfoul for the United States Sen
ate. As a public servant, will give
nv reason. 1t was because l desired
IN that he should go to the Senate, not
I as representing the Democrats and
I'd Conservatives alone, but that he
se would truly represent all the people
Il of Louisiana; aud, having been elect
M ed AZ he was. there can be no doubt
~ that he will fairly represent OUT ill.,
on terests, without regard to condition
~ lace or color.
rs A cad appeared in the Times I"
Id last Sunday, signed Five Hundred
he Womrn,' which, at fist sight
in thought was bnt q canard or bur
ed lcsqne, bnt lave since learned that
it was of genuine origin. 1t advised
it'll the c"|ored peorle to ask Queen Vic
in t"ria for certain privileges, with
II. view tn them and t|Ieir families en-
nd irrating to The British. West Indies
fes 4 more t'topian scheme never wa
mt developed, and it's own tenuity vii
~ cause it to burst, for politics bclon
nd to men.
9TH Now, my colored brethren let m
mr. give YOU II little plain talk. In speak
ms lug Of the present State adm'n'slra
IN. ton, v"u know. my friends, that "
fhr did not nominate the officials OF thi
to government but, on the contrary
his !, large number Of rs went to tn
i | POLLS and voted against them an
inr another thing yon must bear in mlnt
her that all compromises and measures
i've adjustment were rejected by tn
,pe Packard Legislature.
;ou However the Nichols party prove
! ~ victorious in the contest, the retnS
me of the Pack ,ul legislature t" the col
of trary notwithstanding.
eve Now what did tho Nichols legi
hey lature do They passed a series
l resolutions endorsing, and they wi
int put into practice the. tlnrteenth, f"u
Ice. teenth aud fifteenth amendments
MIA. tho federal constitution, and, in r
ID | gard to which resolution Govern
but Nichols addressed letter to the co
,use gres:iona committee, dated April |
nan 1e77, pledgins himself in tho follow
der ing words, and let them BE- rememde
was ed:
last ~ have earnestly sought to ob|it'
e a rate the color line in politics and c"
ira solidate the people on the base
,uld equal rights and common Interest
4 it and it is a source "f qualification
be able to say that this object
about to bc realized. feel d" b
sneak the sentiments Of the poop
ard, when declare that their governme
4. will secure:
t. /. A vigorous and efficiant enforc
ment Of the laws. a" that all persd
ody and property rill be fully and cq"o
protected, aud sl'"nld occasion req"
it, will proceed in person where a
disorders may menace the pub
Hall peace or the political right Of any CT
zen.
2. The establishment of a syst
of public education, to be support
by equal and uniform taxation up
,os property 81 that all, without reg;
'0'' to race or color, may secure equal ;
vantagcs Hereunder"
These are the concessions, my c
ored friends, for which we have "
battling for the last fifteen years, 9
you have obtained the Wet
through Governor Nichols. Cr'
tude alone, if not policy, ought
make you rally to the support VI