The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-12-07

TtSulI, tuhu tudt OIL cbiiS utCuco'
aud / Christian people-many of
the IA Northern men, and thousands
of them descendants of Northern
parents ventnred to carry an cleo
ton IN a great State by the most
cruel and infamous means and, fIT
the purpose of reapIng the per-
quisites of political office, suddenly
transformed thenselvesinto cheats,
liars and mnrderers of innocent
aud helpless negroes. No such
atrocities as those charged by the
Republican press npon the Ionisi-
ana Democrats IN the late election
occurred. The only atr'city per
p-trated in connection with that
election is the, darnnable and whole
sale defamation of the people of
tins commonwealth by jonrnalsand
politicians vino claim to represent
the wealth and patriotism Of the
country, and who have yet prostl-
tuted their energies and abilities to
tins vile and shameful business.
II is trne that the Democratic
candidate for State Treasurer was
elected by nearly forty five thou
sand majority; that the Democrats
elected ~ solid congressional dele
CATION, and over two thirds of the
Legislature We conceae also that
this is unparalleled in the political
history of the State. Bnt 1t WAS
not accomplished by violence, fraud
and murder These results were
due to adequate causes. which are
familiar Ia ever. intelligent man in
the State, and which ought to be
to the Republican press and ad-
ministratiou. We will mention a
few of those causes. a
In the first place, with view to
forming an overwhelming combi-
nation against the Democrats, con-
sisting Of the Nationals and Native
Amerlcans III New Orleans, and
the Radicals throughout the city
aud State, the Republican leaders
made no nomination for State
Treasurer and indorsed Gardei,
the nominee Of the Native Amer
CANS and Nationals. 1t happened
that Gardner WAS IN especial bad
odor with the negroes everywhere
HIS maine had been connected In
some way with the killing of the
negro poisoner John CAR, i'll East
Baton Rouge some wears ago. and
vast numbers of the negroes re-
fused 10 support him. In NUN
Der Of parishes the negroes voted
for some ilIau of their own locality.
In Coucordia, for instance, the ne-
groes voted for one of tbeiT chiefs,
negro, politician named Dave
Young. Nowhere did Gardner OBJ
tam The full negro vote: they we're
bitterly opposed to him; they
charged hun with completely, in the
killing of one of their race, and
preferred to vote even for the
Democratic candidate than for him,
Secondly: The election of solid
Democratic deleyati,n 10 Congress
is as easily and nationally explain
ed. Early last summer it WAS
known III Louisiana that Ludeling.
Wells. Anderson, Casteilanos aud
cniiom be Chief Justice of the
Warlnoth Kellogg Packard SUI
preine Court. two members of the
Returning Board. and two of the
counsel of the Returning Board :
were to run for Congress in the
several districts of the State, some
AS Republicans, some as Nationals,
and others as independents. 1t
was also pretty well known that
this obnoxious ticket had been
Matched IN Washington, and that
the object of these candidates. was
to force. II possible, from the PEG
pile of Louisiana, vIndicatiOn Of
the Returning Board and of Hayes
fraudulent title, and, infsrentially.
n Condemnation of the Nichols
government Z saaiso
Was ever more bold aud das
tardly Insult offered the, people OF
n great State? The obnoxious
scheme fired the heart Of every
white citizen of the STATE With in
tense di-gust aud Indignation, anu
inspired every Democrat and Con-
sentative, besides hundreds of
moderate Republicans, with de-
termination to prevent the imposi-
ton Of such an indigIity upon the
commonwealth. Even the pesti
lence, scattering sickness and death
on every hand and filing our bor-
ders with woe and lamentation,