Year: 1868

The New-Oreans Conservative" journals
speak very moderately of the result OF the
recent Louisiana election, and with an evident
leaning to a better understanding between the
two races in the future. Witness the follow
ING from The Crescent:


TIE STATUS OF THE NEGRO sETTLED-wHAT


THEM


As far coored left to their spontaneous
action at the recent election, they showed general in
cnaton toward the ratification OF the Constitution, and


not less general willingness for Southern White men TO
administer Office and make laws under IL. That the
peblc Radicals secured the election OF their Executive
state ticket is owing less its popularity with the
ColJr1d people at large than TO the mdecson datori
ness and lack Of complete organization and concert
the par, their Conservative opponents. This is
evident Nothing was wanted but confidence audacity,
and promputu1e, infct upon carpetbaggery in this
State a Waterloo defeat The field was. almost 10 the
last moment abandoned TO their bold display Of self
assurance and organized opposition to their ticket
commenced too late Otherwise not in one or several
particulars only would their calculations have been dis
appointed in ALL and the whole esrpetbag fraternity
would now for AZ least In their lives, be in mood
10 perform patriots part, by quitting the country for
become into which they thrust their rapacous
pave Nevertheless The election has Afforded the Con-
opportunity TO learn something which is
useful 10 know IN regard TO the political tendencies OF
COlored voters.





lively thrown out BY Tie Crescent respecting the normal
relation between the southern negroes and the Southern
whites arc sustained by intelligent Oh servaton OF the
conduct Of COored voters IN various country parishes at
the recent election. For example, correspondent from
Poiutc COupcc whose letter IL given in another column
judging from what hC saw in that parish concludes that
tie negro will cOntde IN the southern white man in al
things except those which concern his political statue"
This cOurs spOndent adds: When negro suffrage was
first proposed me Kidas W8Te % iearin tnat TINS VIe
South aud Radcasm will lind 70 It's sorrow and confu-
sion that il will be influenced the moment IL has been





This remark is extremely suggestive Let II be sup
posed that the naked question OF negro suffrage s FOR
practical purposes no longer open that the political
settle IT, and that he feels assured Of under
snch guarantee. What thenl ltnwill greatly assist
toward answer 10 consider why Col0red voters in
general eagerly desired the ratification OF the COnstitu
ton, aud why many OF them have acted with de-
gree Of enthusiasm coalition with the earpetbag Radi
Gals They were induced TO believe that, without suf-
age their civil liberty insecure that long they
should be voters. they would be in danger Of falling
back into Slavery that their right free people depended
their possessing the right OF voting that in short
their civil status was involved in their political status
aud could not safely De separated from It.


Having taken up such belief-enOneOusly to be sure
their subsequent conduct strange but in logical
sequence that falaeous premise. Anxious 70 esab-
sh their freedom, with alJ It's civil and social coneOm
itants, beyond hazard, they coalesced with White men
who seemed most intent-though from motives whose
honesty they might dOnbt-On obtaining the guaranty
which they sought. This guaranty obtained where Is
the basis Tor the continuance OF the coaoni II the
Negro was before disposed 20 trust in the Southern White
political status and II his political status ds no longer in
dispute what bar remains to restrict the Negroes coma
dence in the Southern White man, and to prevent them
from acting on public questions in spirit OF amy and
unreseryed coOperatonl As populations nhabiting the
alike by adversely and prosperity with distinct inter
csts IN their relations 20 national policy there is reason
why they should be political friends, and strive TO
eliminate all nsdious Influences that tend 10 engonder
between them an unhappy suspicion and fatal enmty
Ilhs cordial understanding once established there would
be no room for carpetbaggery
This is admirably said, from Southern
stand point, and its drift is unmistakable. The
Crescent gently hints to its Conservative" pa
irons that the Blacks vote against them only
because they seek to disfranChiSe the Blacks
that no one eau blame the Freedmen for seek
ing to make their freedom secure and real
md that their late masters will simply act like |
fools by persisting in ignoring the fact that
Impartial Suffrage is fixed and ireyersible.
The Picdyunc is not so frank, but it is eau
i0usly feeling its way 10 more sensible po- |
,ition. Here is its manifesto:


WHAT MUST WE NOW DOT


Well the election is now over and the Black has
ecurcd himself the right OF suffrage and TO hold oice
wherever he get votes enough his favor We did
ur best to defeat ths aspiration of HIS and he his best
carry III but that and 1t Is idle for
10 repne at its result We cannot blame the negro for
wanting that which we possessed aud which was placed