rh ir ilia-r~it, [.'l tlrltI,.t' l'.f if #da.d
"r The formation of the infamous White
e League forshadloved an inevitable
n clash of arms. Its fundamental prin
is ciple wal war to the negro; armed
!s opposition to every man, white or
is black, who adhered to the liberal
e ideas that triumphed with the vic
c tories of the Nothern soldiers. Its
i object was to revive the worn out and
v decayed prejudices that held the
Southern aristocracy together pre
vices to the war. Its platform was
n the first adopted anywhere in the
It country since the war in which the
y issue of race was made a fundamental
it object. * * S * * *
s Such an attempt as was made in
New Orleans yesterday by the Mc
s En ry faction to take possession of
d the government calls for prompt and
n decisive action on the part of our na
Ii tional authorities. These Southern
.t ere should be taught that Louisiana
y is a part of the United States, and
I that while they make it their home
t they must respect and obey its laws.
1 Cooley's booster.
