The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-13

man, without rega,d 70 color, was voter in every
until Calhoun broachad the heresy 10 ls47 slavery
~ the TERRITORIES was n0s subjoci Of Congressional
nSs sad sns Sn. 70 we
Ia the Baltimore Con .enton II lsAS, which similar
70 mat o. cainoun's In ls<7. vote Of 246 nays
succeeding years. After that vote the demo-
cratic leaders Of the North assured you that II
stand by you the battle held How were their pledges
kept9 The whole North gave you these SO ders whose
names are known, Gustavos w. Smith and Mansfield
Lowell They gave you besides what the little grl pro.
posed 70 give the missionary cause their prayers and
ten they went round TO their neghbos and swore they
never prayed for You: Still the million OF graves illed
by the bes. and bravesi or both sections
are chargeabls TO the South for submitting the
question % the arbtrainent OF var He had
seen letter from FRANKLIN Pierce declaring
If you seeded there would be no war or that there
was it would be co-extensive with the country and that
boon ~onid how IN every village town and city OF the
North and West How were his pledges kept? In what
city Of the North did blood howS Betwe the citizens
Of wnich Northern states was there armed cosnn and
from winch OF The Northern States did swarm TO
swell the ranks Of armiesY far history viii
bold the North, especially the democratic party there
responsible Tor the war The South, oo Responsible
Tor opening the way 10 rebellion IL had kept the
mass Of her people IN profound ami degrading
ignorance. The laws OF Stase prohibited by penal
statue The education OF the slave population Inis was
inevitable. Intelligence and culture nc,m iati'e
with slavery; the absence schools the want general
he.ds OF employment degraded the ssvoho.dlng
wnites OF the country and the least enerprlsina OF
them LEFT the land Of their birth to find happier homes
had left the nine planting States TO go TO Indiana, l
nois aud other agricultural and RrazIng states IA the
North he ntinued:-"Do you reproach M aud others
Of the North that did not those days
and lay these arguments before you? An my friends,
You iorgos the terrible despotism that you established
yourselves. You raised the cry OF aooltonists
against Northern men, and with threats and blood
hounds pursued ihem 10 death You r ated tle dner-
cnce OF opinion Is the most heincus OF crimes bat
Come not 10 odndy elimination or recrimina,ion with
YOU There IA ample room for that between you and tne
leaders OF the democra party Of the North; but
myself anu the republican SHAKE
your CORY locks at us for you cannot dd t. Hap
ply these things belong to the past In all ,hs
broad land no man owns his brother You men vi
color citizens Of Louisiana, VINO the livery n
Affica's FURNISHED sun, gsethanks unto God hat He
you stands erect in majesty Of freemannood tine ia
Of your fellow man before the laws OF your coun.
all. He guided the pen Of Abraham Lincoln while
writing the proclamation OF emaucpa ion and they
wno enacted the Civil Rights bill, and the Military
bill " secure tho enforcement Of It's proyis 0n.
went revercntly 10 Him for counsel and nized dis
severe On presence in their midst My white fellow
citizens, let me say 70 you that you charged with
u duty grander than often connded u Of
men. You are To unite win those whom through nfe
you have been taught to despse as an inferior race
organizing q parry IN Louisiana IN harmony win the
great republican party Of the North As an evidence
OF The tony OF endeavonng cut themselves oil IRON
national government, he pointed to the ruined levees
and the destruction spread the land The repa
of levees national question. Neither the people
nor the State Kept them IN good order 0De safe made
good levee laws and others made bad ones One State
kept them good order others did and tue neglect
OF brought destruction the wnule He pledged
hInsef his influence IN Congress To obtain
appropriation FOR the repair OF osees provided they
carried out tho reconstruction law good iatn aud did
justice 10 the negro After lew ramarks
pr spery of New Orleans the speaker concluded
thns"Resi NOT your experiment upon the embodiment
ia tho Consultation Of abstract prn pl,s, bal
TO 1t that they are embodied practically. II you
rise 70 the prompt accomplish OF this groat work
the day OF s.ri.e VII have passed and the Amer
sword may be beaten INTO piuughsuare, and MASON
that in rs infancy put INTO the ed kept her, for
four years. during which the b,oodiest aud best
tested battles Of history fought,
bering more than million men, need fear no
foreign Let u.s. then, grievc the
past. but, baing no jot OF heart hope
move onward in our great work, and me
struggling millions Of Europe Will find encouragement
IN aDo,s and nnumoraoie p,stenty will TO
we're our counrss flag, 10 hail those who fei martyrs
it, maintenance and those who through The cyl strife
competed the WORK, blessed among men, Nong aud
continued appause
Resolutions adopted charGing Andrew Johnson
vita The responsibility OF the July riots, iavonng i'm
peacnment ana heartily endorsing tho OF General
Saeriuan
Rev. Mr.. Conway made a stirring speech, and one Of
tue largest aud most orderly met Igs ever Ded Ia New
orleans dispersed without The slightest dls
taroance, the clubs .rcnng of past the republican
newspaper Offices and ST. Charles Hoie where Judge
keley is stopping, cheering Justify and waving tho
Uni.ed States ilags. There tnou sands OF
negroes al the meet some OF whom slavery
mentioned cried out, "Glyo u 20 hun hardl bt MN
again, Aas6a heiieyl !"