The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-11-04
-" A Riot in Louisiana. -

: The following special despatch
/ from this town was printed in til,
Ilmes-Democrat some days since
1t might be termed the text to tn,
succeeding article:
In view of the fact that Sam T. lack.
Belle Creole Company is advertised to pla,
here tomorrow night be it
Resolved, That regard the negro f..
males composing said company and paradinp
! themselves creole beauties, to be an in
famous siur on the fair name of the people
against the wanton and insulting exhibitions
| OF that company. ;(Signed) VIM. Campbell.
Julian Mouton, c. Debaillop, r. r. FOLSOM,
N;:P. Moss, Crow Girard, c. a. Thomas,
Alfred Hebert.
The subjoined is a part of an edi-
storial taken from the New York
Sun of the 25th uliimo, and for want
OF more appropriate term we shall
| call it the context, and let the in
accuracies therein pass by for the
time being, inasmuch as all the
facts are known here:
The controversy over the origin derivation,
and significance of the word creole began
years ago, and has been in progress ever
justment of the. question was in the hands of
disputing philologers. On that dav it
passed pas. &c. s % and, we hope, finally,
INTO the hands of Louisiana mob.
A creole is, properly speaking an Amcri
can born of French or Spanish parents resi-
dent in the semi-tropral portions of the con
tinent, adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico The
differ materially from those existing in France
and Spain; and creoles, most numerous in
louisiana and Florida, do not eniov the
robust vigor which marks the larger number
especially the creole women, have markell
characteristic of beauty and supple grace
deep black eyes, soft, smooth, delicate com
PIexions, gentle voices, and symmetry of fig
ure, without obesity. Creoles are full
blooded white persons without any admix
ture whatever of negro or Indian ancestry.
and they pride themselves particularly upon
his fact, which is an exception to the -ener-
al rule in most Spanish American or IVES, |
Indian coutrisS.
The general belief of many uniformed
persons is that creole and octoroon are syn
'nymous terms. This erroneous view ten,
,iously adhered to during MANY wears. wac
shared by theatrical manager who has been
curing the United States with number IF |
'ctorons' mulattoes, and negroes of both
sexes in company called ia Belle Creole.
Ninstrels.' When the COMPANY, on its
ravels, reached southern Louisiana. the
lome of genuine creoles, trouble began. AT
AXE Charies great indignation was shown,
'ut no violence, and the theatre was empty +
1t Lafayette, they found that a meeting had
'een held to denounce 'stheir attempt to be-
mlrch the fair name of Louisiana" by para
ling a crowd of quadroon women as creoIes:
nd committee headed by the Mayor in
ormed them that they could not play there, ,
ut had better leave at once. The mob col ,
ected around the car in which the alleged
reoies, and there were threats to burn It if
hey did not leave. When the car reached {
ae'v Iberia the situation was so threatening I
nat there was no performance. The mama
er decided it was best to quit the creole .
ouatry. and, under this promise, the mob I
ss'sted from interference, and the pretend
eIeoies departed North on asfast express v
ney Will never go to Louisiana any more :,