New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-19

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Nothing can be more pitiable than
the present attitude of the TfiJune and
the boilers. They struck out in the
bold nefarious attempt to break up the
Republican party of the state, relying
on two schemes. The first was to d.
vide the colored vote. This was to be
done by ISLANDERS on the Republican
candidates and insidious appeals to
the old creole colored element. The
second was to bid high for the rebel
support, by secret pledges, involv-
ing a complete bargain and sale of the
colored votes to the Democratic rebel
party.
The scheme was an act of treachery
to the great Republican party of the
nation, for had it succeeded it would
have transferred the whole political
power and influence of Louisiana to
the Democratic party. 1t was worse,
it was a betrayal of all the rights,
liberties, and dearest hopes of the
colored people into the hands of their
implscable enemies. The scheme
wac gigantic, deep laid, afro
eionssS and remorselessly carried
out. Te Napoleon of this combina-
ton was J. Rou1anez. But as Victor
Hugo said, "God fought against him."
His great combinations have miser-
ably failed, because they were too
nefariously wicked, too destructive,
too fatal TO all the liberties and rights
of the loyal people of this state, and
to the safety of the whole country, for
Providence TO permit their consumma-
ton. The colored people, with their
unerring sagacity and judgment of
men, and that intuitive detection of
treachery which is so remarkable in
them, penetrated his design, saw
through all his plans, and repudiated |
and deserted him so unanimously that
we doubt if the Democratic Tribune
Tahaferro ticket receives one solitary
colored vote in the state of Louisiana
outside of its own candidates for Office,
and perhaps one or two of their first
cousins. But this was not all.
To complete the humiliation
and the already overwhelming defeat
of the areh-conspirator, the rebels with
their characteristic treaohery and con
tempt of all promises to oolored
man, broke their faith with him, and
have refused to vote for any man On |
his ticket except Taliaferro, and worse |
than all, head their Taliaferro ticket |
against the Constitution" While he
thought he was drawing them on he |
was the fooled and they the foolers.
After they had used him as far as thew |
could, and pushed him up to the most |
desperate attempts to divide and break |
down the Republican party, they CON
temptuously threw him overheard as |
the British did Benedict Arnold. They
refused TO keep one of their promises. |
refuse to vote for Dumas because he
is Niger, refuse to vote for Crane
or Smith, vote against the constitution, /
and take Taliaferro's name and put it
at the head of the Democratic ticket. |
followed by the names of VOORHEES,,
Peralta g. Co.
Poor Roudanez! The Devil took |
him up onto the top of an exceeding
high mountain in Camp street, and |
showed him all the power of the Dem
ocratic party, and GAN the Offices Of
Louisiana, including a United States
senatorship, and said. all these will /
give out to thee if thou wilt fall down
and worship me !" and Roudanez did
50, and the Devil having called all the
little devils, and all the people of
Louisiana to witness the obeisance.
then laughed in his face, took him by
the back Of the neck and threw him
from the top Of that high mountain, and
he is now-falling. Such is the fate Of
boilers and traitors.