Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-03-12

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country. / rise to do justice to the
people of Louisiana. They have
never, as | have heard Republican
Senators do to-day, theatened revo.
luton, anarchy and bloolished; they
have never, under the terrible con
ditions in which they have been
placed with reference to their rela- !
ton TO the African race, made any
threats of any kind, But the case
is as was stated by the Senator from
California (Mr. BoOth), when he
said:
"Sir, we do not establish the dis
tinctions of races, and We cannot
obliterate them even by the most
solemn political declarations. The
laws of physical nature cannot be
repealed even by acts OF Congress.
The darkest passages OF
human history have been enacted
when alien races have been brought
in contact
There has not been q word of
charity, not an expression OF the
slightest indulgence, not even an
allusion to the causes, not the
slightest reference to the compiled
tions that led to the difficulties by
which the people of Louisiana have
been surrounded. The only ex-
preston of opinion that | have
ever heard with reference to that
great problem, which is presented
in a much more aggravated form
there than the Chinese problem
has been presented to the Pacific
States, is simply statement Of
results, and that 30 many people
have been killed, and a reading of
the statutes o: the United States.
Mr.. President. l an the last per
son to speak in defiance of any
authority iu this country. Far be
it from my purpose even by any &C.
cidental expression or utterance of
language to speak in any other
spirit than entire submission to
constituted authority; but this 1
will say, and history will justify
me in making the declaration, that
il the honorable Senator intends to
draw comparison between the
two cases by stating that in the
one case we have statutes and in
the other case we have not; that in
the case of the State Of Louisiana
those acts are a violation of laws, |
grant it; if he says in the case OF
J Louisiana those acts are violation
of statutes, | grant it; but l say
that it is not within the power of
J any government to change the
, laws Of human nature. You can.
not make an Anglo Saxon other.
wise than God Almighty has made
, him. So far from there being any
cause of complaint against the
f white people Of Louisiana l say
, here in all candor, as well &C.
auainted rs am with the DISPOSE.
, ton and with the situation Of that
, people, considering the great con
fiicts and difficultis of the delicate
race problem which has been sub
mitted to them. that can only
. express my amazement at theil
e forbearance and ut their law
b. abiding spirit. AS l said before
, we make 10 threats. On the con
trary, we are trying to live in peace
! and in harmony with that race
, We wish them to improve theil
condition; we wish to give them al
D the benefits and advantages O.
1 good government and of education
a we wish to elevate them and not Il
4 Cypress them; we wish TO MAKE
!bem feel contented and not to fee
r depressed; We wish that the!
n should live in our midst, live Will
!. Ms, and that they should not b.
!. expelled from the territory, as it i
q proposed to do with reference t,
q the Chinese. But at the sam
=. time we also claim justice; we ais
o claim that it should be remembered
}. that we belong to the white race
q that we belong to that race whicl
q has been the most dOmineering, tn
y most conquering and the most civ
a ilizing race on the face OF tn
). globe-a race that in every elm
!. and on every soil, wherever it ha
# obtained a foothold, has Away
II been impatient of restraint, hi
"a always been restless under restrit
q tions, and has never failed to a,
D sert its supremacy and to be tn
"a governing race.
y But apart from this race prot
O. lem, does not the honorable Sens
n tor from Maine know that wher