The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-23
Howard and Beeoher.

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The kinil-hearted and piotis" General
Howard, whois in this city in attendance
upon "tlle anniversaries made Yesterday,
before the american Missionary Societs,
speech inspired by flat morbid rhilanthrs-
py, which, makes all the members Of that
negrophilistic association love the Southern
negroes. and hate THE Southern whites With
all their heart. What General Howard
says would be of little Importance, were he
not Chief of that Ffcedlneli'si Nlreau,
which is organizing the negroes Of tho
South in hostility to their late masters, and
did he not as such WELD a terribly danger
Gus power. 1t is this fact which induces
IFS to call attention to one or two'extracts
from hisyesterflay's speech. and first to this
atrocions calumny against the bravo and
gallant soldiers Of the Gonfederacy:
Whom the rebel armies surrendered,
large part Of the men organized in secret
bands to harrass the freedmen, murder
soldiers, break the windows Of schoolhou.
ses, etc. 81
This is simply false, and we believe that
Gen. Howard knows that it is.
Our worthy Gen. Sleek, according to tho
report, next eily
gave forcible descrintion Of the poor
whites, a listlpss, stupid race. It was
relief to find a woman CRYING; she was an
execution to the general lisilessness.e
and then, with admirable hnmor. he made
a sudden change from grave to gay, all for.
getflil Of the poor eaf-br0ken women
whose sorrows were too profound to find
relief i'll tears, or eheered. perhaps, by the
ientlish pleasure with which his hearers
listened to his sad story Of tho sntfnrings
OF those Southern women, this Christian
gentleman then gave a humorous ilescril.
ton Of the negroes on the Sea Islands" and
his patent method for converting them in
to New Englantlera.
Having sufficiently mnsedhisaudience
the General next assured them that his Blu.
reau might not exist much longer, and that
If they wished to perfect the good work
The Christians Of the North mnst send
their teachers Sonth--those who dare be
hated, outraged, murdered. The Villain
les of men who will rob and murder the
poor, who will burn school houses, must DO
expected = a fi!flassit
and then turning up his eyes, MS Burton
used to turn mp his when persOnatihg the
original Aminadab, orr General Sleek,
with unct,lons voice, proclaimed:
Our country is punished our country
is redeemed; our country will be blessed.
The clouds are breaking md God 10 above
the clouds. Beneath tho heavens every
creature ia fed. And He who feeds the
ravens will give His children bread"
This pious nratiOn Of /" Howard tile Phil.
anthropist" SO excited Brother Beechers
that he bounced up straightway, and
"pail an eloquent tribute to General How.
ard as Christian, soldier and minister.
who had been ordained BY God as tho
avant courier and leader in the work Of
evangelizihg the poor Of the South. He
reminded him Of an iron candlestick in
which was wax candle.
And. glowing with enthusiasm, he went on
to say. II is
!" the work Of this Association to raise
Southern society from the foundation, be,
ginning, ofcourse, with the freedmen. But
mOre bl00dshed was necessary that Of
armies, but martyrs Every State that
has had mobs and martyrs has become anti.
slavery. New Jersey, be believed. had
never had q mob. Men and women werc
wanted to go South who would be willing
to be ostracised, abused, murdered. II be
had his life to begin again, he would 20
there. Indeed, he was not sure that be
would not 60 yet, as it is 8"
Now, we don't believe that there is any
danger at oil Of Parsofl Beecher doing any.
thing of the kind; or, IT be should 60
South, twill be because, he will expect %