Evening star., 1886-09-25
Anti.Miseesenation Movement.

Antt.MiseeSenatiO Movement
ORGANIZATIONS IN LOUISIANA TO PhEvENr
THE iNTkRxAkEIAGE OF WHITES AND
BLACKS.
practical movement, says dispatch from
New orleans, has been inauguraled In Bossier
parish. louisiana, tor the abolition of miscege-
nation. There have been during the past ear
or 50 several spasmodie efforts in this direc-
ton. both IN Louisiana and Mississippi SELF
constituted vigilance committees have warned
white men with negro wives and mistresses TO
leave them and lead a regular Iife and wnen
this failed have ridden through the pafish,
severely whipping both men anu women who
disooeyed this order. In Mississippi there
were several arrests, convictions and SEN
tences for violation of the law prohibiting in-
termarriage between the races, and IN Louis
lana one man was severely cut in a scrimmage
arising from this movement But these anti
Iniseegenation raids were spasmodic. the
freaks OF a few wild youn, men. The present
movement Is more serious and more general
and Is thorough and practical organization,
miseegenati0n.
The nrst meeting was held in Bossier parish
"a JuIy. where the subject was generally dis
cosseo, ana adjourned over TO this month to
Hno the drin Of public opinion. 1t was found
that public sentiment among the whites was
Me.i hisn unanimous on the subject The re-
cent meeting held at Cottage Grove in the up-
Per poruon OF Bossier PARISH WAS the resnit
xns'e s was @ no secrecy or mystery about IL. II
Vas al open mass meeting, ia which all the
people OF the neig Farmers cIeroymen
ana others-assernoled. Tue meeting was
NfNH~A PAey CT anu presided cler-
gyman- Ine resolutions were OF the strongest
character. Those guilty OF misceyenation were
Threatened with social boycott and warned tnat
they were insulting the race feelings and rnoraI
principles OF the community. But the ei,t OF
the meeting was the appointment of a Vigilance
COMMITTEES OF 10 70 serve notices on tnoss Yhifs
men hving with negro women-the yipiIants
were not Instructed as 10 what they shoIrId .o
IL this warning is unheeded-and the annoiuS
ment OF another coin mittee TO assist in Inc or
ganixa1ion OF anti-miscegenation societies in
ctner parishes IN the state. -
ms plan Of operations Is warmly summarized
oy the press. The Bossier Banner declares thar
race purity must be preserved at all bazards
the nne must be sharply and distinctly drawn
Ano tnOse who cross IL must pay the penal,y
Inc Aocetfse Reporter OF Natchitocnes ediled
oy The Iather OF the present attorney General
OF the state, approves the idea
As tnis sentiment prevails in most OF the
nelSneoring parishes, IL is thought that the
present organization, by giving a start TO the
neutrality-suspicious. sentiment, which In this
part OF the state Is now stronger than the anti.
liquor sentiment, IL will spread through north
louisiana II not into the neighboring states OF
Mississippi, Texas, and Arkansas. There Is no
law in Louisiana against the intermarriaye or
rehabilitation OF Faces, this prohibition which
was strongly urged by many persons being
voted down In the late constitutional conyen.
ton, but miscegenation Is growing rarer every
day, in defer rence 10 the strong public sentiment
IA. tIis point