The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-10-30
Ab,st'nle (eE;1ionzl.
Saturday. nctober3O, 1856.
An A1paaI 10 The Louisiana Press

the Edi'0r ri |t !''7strr bi""e i
At a meeting OF the citizens oi
North Br-~ler and CadHo parishes
held ut Cottage Grove. Do*Sier
parish, Sept. 4, 1856. the under
signed committee wa9 appointed
and instructed 10 address YOU for
publication the following letter,
and also as an appeal 70 the i"u-
isiana press to copy and commcnt
on the same.
In ancient times the voice of the
peoplc vas subservient to no
rover under the sun. Even when
our Savior reigued npon earth. the
voice q the Jews crying cruelty
Hin, cruelty Him, ovcrawe1 the
rulers and they had TO succumb to
tie cry # the poru!acc. Moving
18th the speed Of electricity, the
Dice OF the people is still acknow''
edred as supreme l,w. But tie
nnre. +yat Ii tei.i. the throne,
hapins the Opinions # the people
morally aai oiitica:ij, IS The great
american free res This power
WEEDS q saiaiu:; ,haucnce Hron
the mind of the public that will
cease so 'ohg as the press
remains rntrammelled aud allowed
to exercise its functions in q moral
way for tho good Of NAL and So
ciety.
The citizens of this community
have met ia mass meeting on sew.
.eral occasions and took decided
steps to break up miscegenation
and its evil consequences, Wnd
their efforts have been crowned
With unparalleled success without
resorting to the use Of cocrcive
measures in a single case.
The press in many instances
have denounced miscegcnation
and its effects upon the Anglo
Saxon blood, in u]nmeasured terms.
But a very large majority OF the
newspaper fraternity have failed
70 comprehend the magnitude Of
this wide spread and growing evil
and pass it unnoticcd.
Perhaps it may be considered
rnatter not sufficiently c'iaste to
appear in public print, vet they
publish the m,st fagraas acts OF
tina rapist. and comment upon it
in very decided terms. Why then
hesitate to expose ana denounce
the miscegenist whose very act
destroys the purity of society and
of the Anglo.Saxon blood?
We venture the assertion that
there is not a mother in the land,
who does rejoice at the effort of
TIE people to purge society of this
disgrace, and who would not Gag,
erly read al! editorials delounciug
this aboaiinable practice.
Although the citizens Of Bossier
end Catdo parishes have done
much to attract the attention Of
the people in other portions Of TIE
State, still there remains mach to
be done in order that like associa-
tons may be established in every
neighborhooi throughout the State
where oliscegcnation exists.
May the great dailies of New
Ot.eaGs and all the journals O. the
State take hold of this matter, and
treaS it in such language as is ne
cessary to arouse the people to the
enormity Of the crime.
We, as citizens Of Louisiana, APP
peal most earnestly to the news
papers of the State to agitate and
continue to asitate this subject
keep it fresh before the minds Of
the people. Make it an issue, il
possible. before our next general
assembly that possih', a law may
be erected to prevent the litter
ming';ng Of the Caucasian and
Africa blood.
IN co4clas.on, Or the benefit o
rae nifty: % save our SON !lon
this dire ca!ami':: 20 Uphold ,hs
mora; precepis eaGerderch Ivy 50
cicty We most respectfully org;
coo Grafton Of :ht Louisiuna pres,
in taking a decided stand againS
tai incubus on society that Is pre-
va'iing to such an arlarming ey
tynl throughout the South.
John PICKETT.
w. j. HUGHES.
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