The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1865-08-16

design OF quoting the ineafts sahus sco,'
sciences of a few Of your old rebel friends
Office holders and trade agents, who desire to =
Join you in your late but earnest champion
shlp of the rights of the coloreG race. They I
have some pride of consistency having IS
always been rebels, at heart, they dislike j
suddenly to become Abolitionists, tearing I
they may be required, in following your !
illustrious example, to deal harshly With n
those who, from false sense of shame, are
still unwilling, by turning Abolitionists, toll !
incur the rebel reproach Of apostacy. They
urge that they dislike to be called Judases /
and vet they sawish to be with you, and at I,
rest" Hepce the struggle between Their |
old party and rebel pride, and their love Tor +
you; their dire necessities and love for cash..
With all such adopted this mode Of reason 1
ing That the popular Judgment is often
wrong, and traditionary or hereditary pre-
iudices rarely right. For example, would
| take two celebrated cases, those Of Pllate I
and Judas, thatthe Christian world affected
nay, felt great horror Of their name and
characters, that they were associated win
The murder of our. SAVIOR, and, therefore, no
one supposed it possible to fnd anything in |
their natures to extenuate the severe judg'
ment Of mankind whereas, IN fact Plate |
was bitterly opposed to our Saviors perse.
buttons and ignominious death, and pro-
! tested he sfound nofanlt in him. while Inc
mob (uay Heaven protect you. Exceilehcy
4 from ali msobs) hurried him away to execu-
4 Inn without even the dignity OF q military
arrest that Judas, fomall we had, been
| able to ascertain in regard to his character,
w usa i very unobtrusive, reticent man, better
fitted by nature fora trade agent or con
4 ira tor than a disciple; that. though ne
turned his back upon his friends, nay, Pc
traved them. ne was neither the tirstnor the.
last who had yielded to temptation; that
h;s reward was hard money thirty huge
piec,es -ana long before Chase had Inflated
!, .he eufrency, or California had augmented
!. the coin: that he was Q man OF senslbillty,
!. that he repented, and 50 suffered from re- !,
! morse that he burst his bowels. 4 assured
s The secessipnisls and ofiee-seekers, however,
!. that they need not wait for quarantine be-
/ fare Joining the army of Sumner and John
h Brown that you had done go, turned your
i hack upon them betrayed them, and that
5 althoaeb the official health-balletin repre-.
f sented you ID precarious condition ! had
Q vet seen no mention OF any morbid dlsten
]. sion Of your bowels. Nor did fail to re-
!. mind the audience Of the radical change II
i vonr opinions Of John Brown and MT
3. Seward, since you denounced the one as g
,asa.ar rohher a thief and traitor,
I and the other as his political tutor. {
,e pointed to the remarkable ease anu eeganct
i with which you now fraternlze Win !, th'
ID original Browns; how you now plously re
a sarded his eallows as only less sacred thai
81 the Cross Of Christ; how henignantly yo'
Il smiled ut his apotheosis, and how divinel.
H. you could sing. 9
ke eJohnt Browns body lies moldering i
Y 30 the DUST t4l 49,
9 i In the foregoing I can give you only
!, brief outline Of that portion OF my speec
l. hs which was devoted especially to yourself
IA rose doubtless to the full hight OF, 20
~ great argument and many of your old s
.. ccesh friends pronounced my speech trul
I eloquent and convincing Several are know
IDS tohaye declared posltiveiy ler You I, gan Y
40. Brgwnlow while among IN h o,nce ssast i
nm | tunes by the war; there seemed to be
80 general inclination to join the grand arm
he Of universal freedom SO bravely led
,nn | Yourself | foundnon reluctant to- do |
"a EXCEPT few original Union men WI
o still declare themss YES areas slpy w. Z
md athe Union q tne gols...a'uu' !. ~
in nary compassion .e4unes AI -, ~ eo.s
au fheH INA. 'asy San ssa that old "a
md papers ana ~ W. y. ,, nlio% a%,s
you parchneat IS Wno'y P,a5sa oa. s,,,,,,r 4;
nit NOW TOT 'l,ls saios ,au apo a,a haca,
character ana pap se anrte0 Il iha Nat.
TIE onon men y ssa, IN .oi ts y MA fr q
UGH when 3. llveu ha ads like Nanoleon mi
sIby gressl .aIl 9ne,a M 'i Malans, =
ber ler o. sla1e n mapu'gJ' How :, b,s,srv
derrll a. yo T,n. tha haasssof anbssou
You rePea. lsse,l nav - svisia this classic cty
be- travellers w st,aa will here state that /
that searen'C aenIs n5 Hotal room M Il,
r Of as 'ne ooaanpeu = 1 hnisbars astahlshm,
the. oppossi.st, u ,ha;nsa ,,loca bnn1ras;ls
sent Wnsre H., -, = hands and millions 81 4
reed ancna'ns ss Syu m;ngle their mnsic 10
lbia, ns a e r a'ss' a'ss'a.
WAS = 4 4 few words more ana ] win susp
l;toa III further recital oil those af1lc VI