The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-07-27

u. II was absolutely necessary. they
said. Tor white man 60 - armed
whore there we're uo many nerrose The
argument WIS accepted az valid. u
means that the white men deem 70
prudent 10 carry weapons in the negro
districts and DO not cnrc 90 have law
that win punish their practice. while
the Bennett License Law VIII put 70
beyond The power ~ tNe negroes to get
either arms or CARTRIDGES
ST the meeting az pevail where Ned
cobb was kllcd and the other negroes
regulated" the regulators assembled
laid down their Views ms TO the treat
n-ent Of the neproes In the rural dis
tricts OF the state. They attributed
most Of the trouble to the use
OF lntoxleants and appealed to the
Police Jury to raise the license on
whiskey so as to put 1t beyond the
reach of the negroes. 1t may be men
toned here incidentally that the sun
day law Of Louisiana, the chief provi-
sion Of which is the prohibition OF the
sale of whiskey on Sunday was mainly
passed on account OF the negro Work
ing rs he does all the week sunday Is
the only day the negro has chance to
get n drink ard by closing the saloons
on Sunday he IL kept sober. Ever since
the passage of the law there has been
a war on the question between the city
and the country members. The former
want the beer saloons open; the latter
refuse to grant 1t because of the de-
noral2ation that Sunday opening
s.,,c o,,,npp
The Deyall resolutions would seem to
mean the closure of the sroggeries pat
rouized by the negroes which could not
afford to pay high license. while the
saloons the whites visit would remain
open.
Such legislation would, of course, be
free from any discrimination because
OF race. color or previous condition; 1t
would be beneficial to the negro; but
some negroes are much affronted at the
idea that the white men should be al
lowed to get drinks" when they want
to. while they are condemned to pro-
The DevalPs meeting also provided
against the congregation of negroes at
the country stores on holidays. and the
negro balls and dances. 1t Is at these
they said, that racial ami
mosities are aroused and much bad
blood stirred up.
1t is more than a coincidence that
Mayor Capdevielle. the new chief mag
strate of New Orleans, has announced
his purpose to refuse In future all IL
,enses for negro balls and dances. on
the ground that these affairs are
nuisance TO the entire neighborhood.
This is probably true, and the negroes
1ow mostly congregate at Spanish
Fort, which. being hidden away in the
swamps and couple of miles from
anywhere they are least likely to prove
troublesome. IL 1t Is proposed to stop
all negro dances 1t will be to deprive
the negro OF one of his greatest de-
lights. and privilege which he has
enjoyed for two centuries In louisa
ma and during all the period of slavery.
So essential was this amusement be-
Ieved to be to the peace and quiet of
the black that the early French Gov
arnors set apart n square of ground
IN the rear of the city for the negro
lances which from that fact bore until
4 few years ago the name of Congo
Square" as the Congo negroes We're
The chief patrons of the dance, and has
only lately been euphemizcd into
'Beauresard Park"
Thus. the lines between the races are
being more and more rigidly drawn
with years. until the whites and blacks
i've in different sections, see less of |
Zach other, and have few relations of /
my kind The Legislature on it's part |