Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-05-14

bEAAANttAl4 ThAifs -f'tftA'1 Of 9tHifF
Bou bon Mob-R Rule ard tho Constitu
The Fifteenth Amendment to the Con
siiiution 81 the tnilod states was made
under solemn and imperative circum-
stances Of the Nation involving the CON
mon welfare Of All it, citizens. 1t reads
"a follows.
The right. Of ci,ilens Of the United States
to vote thal not be denied or abridged ny
ihe United Siaiesor by any 'tate on account
Of race, color or previous condition Of servl-
tude.
Monday, May 9TH, wa held an election
In Lafayette, La. and the follow
ing account Of the affair WIS telegraphed
over the country and printed ia papers of
all shades of political opinions. 1t Is I'M
deniably truthful statement;
Al . O'clock this morning party of
went five or thirty men armed with Win h.,
or rifles surrounded the Court house, while
several larger bands also armed, remained
Just outside the town hmts These men in
mef aci Z tones proclaimed that no negro
would be allowed TO vote at this municipal
election A large number of men with arms
were in the immediate neiEhbofhood of the
Courthouse square, and at the several en-
frances TO the 'quarF armed men were posted
and the negroe. were not pc united to enter
AT G.80 ShpIi n Brpssaf1 offered 10 escort n
number Of men ai the North entrance To the
Square to vote. He attempted to enter With
those non. wt,n there was rush of armed
tn > ma nd hIpuTa heard
of Shoot them =" klli him !' boa allow
the - 10 go 10, and the
voters turned back
u IL worth white to place tbs narrative
Of nn elcrtiou in loui*iaua lay the side Of
the clause Ia the ton-tituiun relating
To The suffrage, ia order that the people
may ASK Themselves whether this is ana
tIon of law or Of rifle ctub- whether the
Constitution t. operative ia Louisiana, or
whether it has been annullcd by Win
chester rtlrs.
II Experiment. to know that there was
no Issue of negto supremacy in the ele,-
ton in Lafayette. 1t wa. simply ,Iucs-
ton # which Of two shite factions
should prevail. The New orleans fines
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bers of two faction. OF the Democratic party
In Lafayette, which division seems to en-
danger the peace and safety of the people
one ol 'ntst i'V, s ~ n'"ito oy or con
far ,,-electien and who. il ia stated bore IN
laf fH,-tal -.
agency OF the negro vote, the bulk of which
''l'''Vu :" ee '"S' lo' t''' VI "'h Oh
u,o.per, al hnv,p, tho ~, or, ,nt,. Gust Ia,,,.-
~ against them and declare that they will
not submit to It If they have to employ force
e'eF '''e 'o'o''" WV oN' VI '"e e'ee""u'
ihe i"''7 "'h'" ''eSe eN""''s contain
'''is WI '''" law '"e'' ii'tn meaning
i"oN ""' ""i, '"a'i9 SNOW 'he San con
""'' "u' 'n'A '''''Vt u'>'''uH on the
authority 'nu ''P"'e"i 'ie Na'l"h' WINE
W. NV ;" ,'">''''e 10 '"re'Sn en''"a'n-
mint V" '"' ''S"'N =" American '"i''oH
ru'"l'c"" ""'""@' We continue 10 ''''fate
"''''n ou' own "'f"'tS "o'tages aud
wrongs "h''h We ""ui" resent even NJ
the '"S' "' war II tefF tfat'n ny those
hNihg out-'ae OF our national boundaries
An" because some h'paolra' news
papers ana Republican senators
speak "t these ""tiagtS and demand that
the Constitution aud laws OF the country
shall be respected, they are accused by
the MuSwumrs aud Free Traders of rails
ing the bloody shir, and stirring up see