Year: 1874


but could not see how it could be otherwise, since
the Kellogg usurpation made lie in Louisiana al
most unendurabIe.


Mr.. l.. r. Bayne, Banker,


whose interests are largely identified with the
South, concurred In the above views. He said he
had hoped that. according to the suggestion OF the
NEW YORK HERALD. grand reconstruction peace
convention would have taken place. There the
men Of the South could have met the men OF the
North eye to eye and face to faces but the forcing
on the people OF Louisiana government never
elected by them had unhappily brought about a
catastr0phe whose evil results could scarcely be
estimated.


Letter from Friend of the Penn


Party.


NEW ORLEANS, Sept. II, 1874. .
TO TIE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-


The White people OF the South are led to believe,
from the tenor or the articles in your paper, that
you have q nearer and more correct insight into
the condition OF affairs in our unhappy State than
any other Northern or Western paper which dares
TO make known the true condition Of affairs. l
speak not as politician, nor one who can pos
sibly have any other motive in view than that OF
the peace and prosperity OF our State and the pro-
lection OF our lives and property. am mer-
chant here controlling large business and repre-
senting large capital and property. which find
every day wasting away from depreciation in the
values OF property and the drawing my capital
to pay the ruInous taxes that are forced upon us
by a government that was not elected, even by
the Ignorant negroes OF the State, but thrust and
forced upon us by the national government, and
maintained solely by the strong power OF its
bayonets. This was brought about through
President Grant, who We do not think is inten-
tionally wrong designing man, but one who has
been imposed upon, deceived, bias.ed ana deuded
by the designing unscrupuous ana corrupt
carpet.baggers" In this State. He has turned a
deaf ear To ali except to the men ho misrepre-
sent our State.


was OF the Committee OF Two Hundred
who went 20 Washington winter before last to lay
before the President and Congress true repre-
sentaton OF the condition OF affairs In our State
This committee was composed OF the first and
foremost men OF our city, representing It's capital
intelligence and respectability, with no other
object in view than to gain protecton for
the common interests Of our people. But
with what resultsg We were not treated with
even ordinary courtesy and politeness, and were
told by the President, who Ii supposed to be the
President OF the white people OF this country as
well az OF the negro, that he could do nothing for
us, that he could only carry ont the orders OF the
judiciary OF the country; meaning thereby that he
knew nothing nor wanted to know anything but
the celebrated midnight order" of the drunken
United states District Judge, Durell, with which
you ana Lue people Oi tuc WHOlc country are now
familiar


The great trouble here Is that tire people OF the
North and West do not understand the true condi.
ton and tendency of affairs. They will listen
only to those who are opposed to us. Ii Is very
hard and unjust that there no white men be-
longing to the South who are thought honest
ana true enough to be believed by their brethren
OF the North and west. They Will listen to
nobody but those In forced power and place
and 1t is but natural to suppose that these
dltlon OF our affairs Tor by Misrepresentation they
gain the support OF those in power in the United
states government, and thereby are enabled to
continue their pursuits OF robbing the people OF
this section OF the country and leaving them as
soon as taeir own pockets are filled.


enclose TWO or three clippings from papers
which VIII give you some idea oI the incendiary
means that are used to mlslead the poor, ignorant
negroes, and 1t is by just such means in the hands
OF unscrupulous designing men that Mi our
troubles are broughJ about. The poor negroes are
overt act ana in self-deience tie whites are forced
TO band together TO protect their property and
the lives OF their wives ana children. These actions
these unprnclpled parties TO gain fresh hold upon
those III power and upon the minds Of the people
NORTH. These have oeen the measures taken to
oring about the order TO send troops into our
State, TO be placed solely at the command OF The
very man who mas brought on all these troubles.
lappeal TO the white people OF the United states
II there Is any justice In this. United states Mar
shal Packard mere Is 10 be the commandern.chief
oi the United states troops in this state. This
very same man Is the President or the radical
State Central Committee Of this State. What pro.
lection or rights, then, can we. the white people,
expect 1t has often been remarked 10y many
honorable men rom the North who know our
true condition :-"Wby Is it that the chiyalrous
men.pf Louisiana stand by aud allow themselves
to be run over in this way ?" "Wher4 Is their
manhood that they do not protect themselves
ana their rights ~ 'Why, II such a condition OF
analrs were forced on the state OF New York,
Massachusetts or Ono, the people would rise
In their might and sweep from The face or the
eartn all VINO attempted to force such an outrage
upon them But when we attempt Just shadow
OF what they would do the cry Is raised that the
rebellion has not yet ceased, and troops must be
sent TO put down our people for attempting 10 |
shield themselves when they can get protection !
from no other source. 1t is through lust sucn
means as these that our proud state has been de-
vastated. her best men driven rom her midst aud
her high credit brought down to the verge OF re.
pud,ation. This thing, OF an Others Is most re.
voting TO all honest men and should IL come TO
that the people OF the North viii he the very first
TO accuse and hold the white people responsible, |
when it will be the result OF their own acts that !
we are not permitted TO have voice In the gov |
ernment OF our own affairs.


Let the people OF the North be IN formed that the |
negro Is a natural repudiator. HIS Ignorance pre-
cludes MIN Of FIVE sense OF honor. After You nave
turned over the Southern States entirely to him |