Year: 1870

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and then obeying the law which
governs all ignorant minds, he in
stantly seeks for an alliance with
q party which makes such exhi-
bition Of its power and self conf
dence.


There is no fear that in such an
event, many negroes will not come
to us, but it is certain if we 90 to
fawning about them, We drive them
away in disgust.


None Of US have ever approach
cd the negro, soliciting his vote,
recognizing that he possesses this
privilege as q right which we re-
spected. We only recognized it
as an accomplished fact which we
could not change, and when we
sought the negro to vote, we felt
as if we were compounding a fel-
ony. Why not then assume the
true position3 The negro will not
vote with us any way, then stand
immovably upon principle, realiz.
ing the fact, that but a few years
will have passed before the ne
gro will be no longer q
political power in in the land.
The negro population is rapidly
decreasing while the white is in.
creasing with great rapidity.. In
q few years more the whites in
every State in the Union will far
out number the negroes, and then
a White Mans Government is
sure to come. Why not begin the
battle at once.


The question is naturally asked,
what will the white mans party do
with the negroes in the event any
Of them desire to affiliate. The
answer is accept them. We are
compelled to respect existing
laws, and by them the negro has
the priUaege Of voting and hold.
ing Office, whether we respect it
or not, he is sure to exercise it
Why not then recognize it simply
as a privilege which we have not
the power to divest him of, but at
the same time honestly aud can
didly say to him that he has it
lonly through fraud and outrage.


A negro in New Orleans ad-
dressed the following inquiries to
F. H. Hatch, ESQ, President of
the Democrat State Central Com
mittee Of Louisiana, on the 18th
inst:


l. Will the Democratic State
Central Committee of Louisiana
admit colored members of Dem
ocratic principles to seats in its
body?


2, Will the Democratic party of
Louisiana admit colored delegates
of Democratic principles from the
parishes to seats in the Demo.
cratic Convention, to be held in
this city in September next?


3. Is the Democratic party Of
Louisiana willing to admit colorcd
citizens of Democratic faith, hon
est and capable, to participation
in pnblic office?


The reply Of Mr.. Hatch is as
follows:


Under the Constitution and
laws all men are placed on q com
mon footing, entitled to aspire to
the highest honors and are in
vested with the same response
bilities.


The Democratic party has ever
been distinguished as the party of
the Constitution.


The Committee avail themselves
of this occasion to reatlirm their
deep sense of the natural sympa-
thy and identity of interest exist
ing between the white and color
ed people of the State, and hold
that neither the one nor the other
is responsible for the antagonism
of races, sought to be inaugura-
ted, but that the sole respon
sibility of this odious attempt be.
longs to the political adventurers
who have courted the colored man
only to use and betray him.


The Democratic party does not
seek to elevate or depress one
class at the expense or for the
benefit of another, or to delude
the colored man with specious
promises, shows and parades, but
to consider him an integral part
of the commonwealth, entitled to
all the benefits and privileges of
its laws.


What the State now most needs
is the expulsion from office of the
vampires who are sucking the
blood of the colored as we'll as the
white man; to have just laws,
justly administered, an economi-
cal administration of the whole
government. Then Louisiana will
resume her former proud, peace.
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