New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-09-24
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organization Governor Horatio Seymour was nom
mated and elected permanent President Of the Con
yention. Governor Seymour, on taking the chair,
and returning thanks for the honor conferred upon
him, made the suboined scathing remarks about the
Black Republicans of the North and especially those
Of the Empire State
We object to the Republican party, because it is
unpatrotc, unjust and cowardly in its actions-un.
patriotic for its influence is put forth to destroy the
sentiments of fraternal affection, which were called
into existence by the Revolutionary struggle, aud
which have been so carefully cultivated by all the
good and great men of our country. 1t has excited
hostility in many minds against our brethren OF
the South than they have felt against the enemies OF
the country. 1t INDUCES in constant abuse of the
habits, customs and character of the people of one
portion of cur confederaCy. Unjust for in its dis.
cussons Of the slavery question it has withheld from
the public in the history of that nstitution the fact
that the people OF the North were most active in
bringing slaves to the country that the votes Of
Massachusetts, and other Northern States prolonged
the slave trade and the same States opposed and
still oppose the tide Of immigration from Europe,
which has swept slavery out OF the North, while the
South has always favored the policy OF inviting the
European to our Shores although it has given the
North its prepouderance Of political power. While
constant efforts made to excite the Northern mind
about human suffering in other States, no attention
is paid to the condition of the negro here. Insult
ing attacks are made upon Others while the African
is dying out in New York from neglect and under
the influence of popular prejudice. Our census re-
turns show their numbers have diminished since sec
tional excitement has diverted the attention of our
people from their own duties of charity and sYmpa-
thy to denunciatiOns Of others. There more free
negroes in the small border State of Maryland than
are to be found in New York or all New England.
Although they have every facility for coming here,
they prefer to keep away from that philanthropy
which deals in abuse aud detmCtion and not in acts
OF charity and kindness. There are more free ne
grOes who avoid the States controlled by Republic
ans than there are slaves who eyade their masters
The policy of the Republican party is not only I'M
patriotic and unjust but is marked with cowardce
Their cherished leader has said on the floor of the
Senate, " That in the beginning there were twelve
slave and only one free State-twenty. four Senators
Of the slave States and only two OF the free, Now
majority Of the Senators and Representatives are
from the free States. AT the outset of our Govern
ment the slave States had ftyseyen representatives
and the free but eight. Now the latter have one
hundred and forty four while the slave States have
only ninety, and he adds, =" These changes have
happened in period during which the slave States
have almost uninterruptedly exercised paramount in
1uence in the Government and he might have
added that those who compose the Republican party
while the South were powerful had no conscientious
scruples in supporting shareholders for office and in
cooperating with them politically their c0nscienCes
seem to have been carefully graduated to their census
returns. As the North has gained power under the
patriotic policy OF the Government, pursued during
tulS pGFlOuj WDeu, according 10 Inc senator, " Inc
South has exercised paramount influence y those who
have opposed that policy thus beneficial to rs, have
not hesltated to excite the growing power of the
North against those who have thus patriotically
to our progress While the Republicans
point out eXultngly our increasing strength in the
General Government, it is net to appeal TO the mag.
nanimity and patriotism of our people to receive it
with justice and honor, but with a stern mOrkery
they declare that they are combating against the
assaults Of those who have gained it, gaining it, too
iE tbayt1 nt,0l Ia
mon Government
The above picture, regarded historically or other
wise, is well and iorcbly limned. It presents the
Black Republicans in their proper light. 1t shows
them up in their true colors. Gov. Seymour speaks
IF the dominant party in his own State in manner
worthy all praise. He exposes, in brief compass,
heir shortcomings, their injustice their deformtes,
heir cowardice and their lack of patriotism He
alks boldly-tO the pOint-and like man animated
With broad and catholic sentiments. And we, as
somewhat straight-laeed Southerners, honor him for
t. and would honor him for it, if there was nothing
Use in his public career entitled to commentator
And it shows another thing, too that no matter how
lattering the prospects-no matter how great the
overwhelming freeso victory in the
North in 1860, there are men there who will speak
The truth concerning the majority regardless Of con.
As Gov. Seymour pungenty observes, the Black
Republicans unpatriotc because their course has
llready produced an alienation of feeling of the most
leporabIe character between the two sections Of the
'ontederacy and which, if persisted in, must lead
0 a severance of the bonds which bind US together
They are unjust, because they insist upon obedience
all laws which protect the North, while they main
ain that disobedience to particular laws which pro
eet the South is patriotic and right They are COW
rdlg, because they patronize caned paltroon, and
eain him in Of the highest places in the govern
nent, instead Of banishng him from all gentemanly
otice or consideration. They are hypocritcal, be
ause while pretending to boundless amount Of
ympathy for the welcared for Southern slave, they
0 neglect and mistreat the free negroes in their
midst that their numbers are constantly diminish
lg instead Of increasing. They are wanting in re-
pect to the memory Of their fathers and lacking in
aspect to themselves as well as Of common decency
ecause while they are denonncing US of the South
a unmeasured terms for save-holding and saye-deal
lg, they are at the same time heaping reproaeh
pom the savetrading, save-holding and slaye.deal.
lg fathers and mothers who brought them into be.
lg. They are, also, unmtigated liars 1--WE allude
My to the leaders OF the pestilent organzati0n) he.
luse they try to, and do make the uniformed masses
their section believe that the South is continually
ggresstng upon the North, when the South is con
antly asking to be let alone-asking nothing, want.
e nothing, and only seeking to be let alone-and
hen the facts show incontrovertbly that the South
as yielded to the North until she can yield longer
ithout being forced to the very verge Of the peci
Ice of ruin
All Of these statements are well known to be true,
I'd if they required any proof to sustain them, the
noted remarks of Governor Seymour would amply
lhice for that purpose. Hence for these and many
her reasons it would be easy to bring forward, we
ape the Black Republicans Of New Yorll-aliq& the
be defeated at the coming State
ecton, no matter what the party that may lie oppo.
ID to them,
Anniversary Rvents-Sept. "a.
IS39-Death Of Robert Y Hayue, It was in reply
} a speech Of this gentleman, in Congress, that
anicl Webster made his famous speech, closing with