The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-23

these are OF no avail to him. Everything ia ier
70 tne discretion OF an officer Of registration who
Is actually made irresponsible by the law under
which be acts. Can any human being conceiye !
STATE OF despofism more absolute than that viii 81
Is supposed upon our people by these Radicals in
me execution OF the registration law, which Is
sAen ano swallowed down like nsuseous dose
as II is. BY this they can, with or without evi.
dence, reject voters at their discretion. This is
| caheo Iepubcanism. Our country is proclaim ed
amooei republic, enjoying the most exalted state
| isPuoncanism-radical experimentation
| ncsnism that boasts its foundation upon moral
Ioeas the God and humanity men, who 20 about
roliing up the whites of their eyes and spreading
VICE ine broad phylacteries, exclaiming: al
Sm peter than you; look at me and ADMIRE
iet lhese men are guilty of the atrocions policy
OF destroying our republican form of government
ana OF establishing system In which the right of
;Siai ia,p depends upon the will of single
msr ia ,bs and xho hs ususly the
For who else could be found to do
D. found ft 10 rob bis feow-citizens of rights so
sscredF do not mean to say that such men are
always elected to ill Offices. Sometimes the
governor makes mistake and appoints an honest
man but not often. CHEERS His instincts for
viIlany are so strong that be seldomlmakes a mis-
take upon that point. Yet. my friends such Is the
power of public opinion that it moulds the des-
potc governments of Europe, and makes the
crowned heads yield to the demands of the people.
such is It's powers here that even the iron clad
whose cOQ8cleDceg
harder than adamant will yet be forced to yield
10 the expressed will OF the people of this State
They cannot hold out. They cannot maintain
themselves, knowing, as we all know, that there
Is one hundred thousand majority against them in
tais State. They will be compelled to yield.
Pubic opinion is. day by day, making encroach-
ments upon them. The instruments of tyranny
snd IN. hGt fe,n:es Of public opinion.
In spite of all the viiany with which I've have |
been environed. (Cheers.) When we do carry |
1t, desire to see the Democrats justify themselves
in the eyes Of the world, by not respecting the |
prescription practiced against them. Cries
OF Good.D We are fighting for the /
Constitution, for federation SO literally en-
bazoned upon it, and we cannot degrade our
cause even by inficting punishment upon those
miscresnts who have sought to prescribe and
persecLte and disfranchse the people of the State
to whom the government belongs. We cannot af-
ford to stoop TO the meanness and the humanity
which have characterized this party. We can com.
NIT them safely to the public opinion of the people
when they are once dismissed from office. None
OF them will ever be able to hold up their heads
and look decent white man in the face after
wards. (Cheers.) That is all we need and all the
punishment we need to infiict upon them is to
leave ihen to the remembrance of their crimes. |
That is grand and noble doctrine, one that will
2 " rs permanent power in this State and in the
country. We need not be dismayed by the tenn
porary trumphs OF our tyrants. They may shout
and salute each other the victories they feel
ey have won. The Democrats will never be con.
quered. (Cries Of Never never.") They will
rite from each overthrow stronger than ever,
like that tabled Antens, who when thrown to
the earth in his struggle with Hercules, was
and rose again with renew.
ed strength for the combat. The Democrats
whose labor creates the whole wealth of
he country. and to whom its whole prosperity
s due, will never yield one inch in this
struggle. but will renew 1t often they may be
TaIguished, and give these men still fercer battle
Ind will show themselves still more formidable
oes. The day is fast drawing near when to their
power and courage these miscreants
low welding power in the State and country
must give way. Our hearts should be strongly
erved with the love of country, and of all that is
light and proper, and victory Is ours sooner or
alter, restoring to the country its pristine peace
md prosperity. You were told to night, in elo-
neDt terms by the gentleman who preceded me.
hat, even If vanquished 10 other States there re-
mains battle-ground here in Missouri worthy of
ii cur efforts, and where the day will be ours.
Cheers.) We must not relax one single nerve |
We should not give way for an instant for If we
annot carry the whole at once, we can do it by
iecemeal.
My fellow citizens, ] am very much exhausted
nd too hoarse to continue speaking to you to-
light, (cries of Ego on,") especially as have
lready addressed large body Of Democrats in
be upper part Of the city this evening. have
umerous engagements which will occupy the
hole of my time until the presidential election
therefore bid you good night, thanking you very
merely for your kind attention ana courtesy.