The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-08-07

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nesty oath and your registry oath. And
whatfis yonr pnrpose? 1t must be great
good yon seek to induce you to commit SO
much crime and folly. tts.aa o. gga
Sometimes men wink at what is. by strict
technicalities wrong in the individual, to
accomplish some great good to the public.
do not recognize the correctness OF such
action; but what do You propose by tramp
ling upon the Constitution and violating
your own solemn oaths9 Is it to save the
State and preserve liberty9 This is not
the object, but the purpose is as infamous
as the measure resorted to to effect it. You
first propose to abrogate your State gov
ernments by authority OF the so-called
CongTess--a mere conclave OF. a portion OF
the members of that body. By whom is
this dictated ? The principle that whoey-
er forms a government should form it for
Themselves as well as for others, is correct
one; but the men who propose this for us
do not live in any of the ten States to be
affected by their legislation. It is not
made to suit either black or White, OF any
other class of our people, but to suit HeD'-
selrss, while they are not affected BY it;
aud if you act upon their proposition, IN o
manner to suit yourselves, you will not pc
accented by them; nay. You riofafe the
Constitution to subrert the Gorerpment-
And by carrying out these measures you
distranchise your own people Suppose
we concede, for argument, that II Is right
to enfranchise all the negroes; il this be
right, by what principle OF law or morals
do we disfranchise the white people 20,
but, You lay, ...the whites have been re-
bells" TLen they should all be distran-
chised, and not a part of them. Besides,
the government you are to frame is to be
civil government, and last for all time, and
for peace, when there can be no rebels. |
see it stated that General Sickles has ad-
yised that the DISTINGUISHING feature be
repeaIed OF modified, and for the reason
that the enfranchised class are not ut to
fill the Offices Well, if he has done so, he
has acted wisely, and has shown himself
capable of approaching one truth. And It
lis a great truth--one that will hide null y.
titude of sins; and it might be we'll for his y
fame if this recommending alone could
be remembered Of his administration. In
fhe face of the fact that republican gov
eminent can rest upon and be perpetuateu
only by the virtue and intelligence OF the
people, you propose to exclude the most
intelligent from participating III the Gov
ernmept forever saH8. 81 s.8 G'it1,>A
You will by these measures inaugurate a
war of races. A people who will abr0gate
their own government and disfranchise the
most intelligent of them at the die
tattoo of those who are not to be affect
ed thereby, and live under the dictation OF
Ia foreign power, have no conscience; but
] if yon have conscience hope to reach it.
By all you hold dear / warn you that by
accepting these military bills you inaugu-
rate a measure that will exterminate the
African race. d Some of you who have
come among rs are taking the negro by
the arm--telling him that you are his
4 friend, and that you gave him his Liberty
4 Ye hypocrites! YE WHITED sEPULCHREs !
4 Ye mean in your hearts to deceive and buy
up the negro vote for your own benefit
ilrApplause] The negroes know no better
| but + will ask them: If these men are
j faithless to the Constitution OF the coun
|try, how can they be faithful to you9 Yet
these men admit in the very act that they
are lisregardlng the Constitutions The,
take on oath to support 1t with the purpose
and intent formed before hand to violate
it, and vote for measures contrary to 1t =.
4 They are not fit to be trusted by any ami
NAL. dog or man! [Applause. Such
1 man would betray his pointer, and such
!, woman sell her poodle,!a They are not cap
able Of being the friends of anybody bu
/ themselves. don't pity the whites 81
much who are to suffer by these measures
I aYou knew your duty and didsit not ant
1 if Won are beaten with many stripes WI
have the authority of Scripture for sayin.
4 that your punishment is Just; but to Sc,
4 the Africans led off by a clap-trap whicl
4 they don't understand. and used becaus
4 they don't understand it, aud thus led t
! the slaughter by men who are, talthless t
every principle-under the belief that the,
are being elevated and exercising God-giv
!, EN- rights, is enough to make atiy man fee
sick at heart and experience the deepes
pity for the unfortunate race. bsEsa.
4 This is not the first time that sue
J things have been attempted. Unfortu
/ nateIy. there have before been both fool
and knaves in the world, and some OF yot
u it would seem, will not learn wisdom froi
j the lessons. of the past. If the Constltl
:, ton is dead, we are outside OF it, alle
t pray, what government have. We9 "
al have nothing, in that case, but the will
n an unlawful conclave, aud don't you kno,
I? This means only anarchy and then desp,
al tism and tyranny! What inducement
n held out to you to accept their pfopos
tlons9 You saylit is to get back into tn
, Union! and for this you are willing to sui
init to disfranchisement and the inaugnr
ton Of a policy that tends to 2 war
> races all to get back into the unlon-7Ju'
" where YOU are already and always were !
= What do you want to get back into t lli
! sort Of a Union for2 # you are re- not q! no
/ in it, what can you expece oy ke"' sag
such as they present TO yoas',,I1 .aa say J:
is to get 'epressesaso% ~ lne Hos che on
not Kentucky Ia t1le otion ua,h ;mfa,sns 81
representation Inc telesiap .ad an,v n,
that resolution mas peen ,a ,LS ;n"n; -
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: whether Maryland, Dela .vsI %n NJ, Y 4,
Ky have state goyeanM " sss What all II
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substitution OF Raaical sOs'' .i i d a., IT,
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