New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-16
THE uNHoLY ALLIANuB.


Democracy of the South, then styling them
selves. contederates, were Sighting ior
separate government whose cornerstone
should be based on human slavery. 10
accomplish their nefarlous purpose they
forswore their allegiance to government
against which they had ne just grounds OIL
complaint, levied vast armies, and carried
into execution enc of the most barbarous
conscriptions that the world ever saw,
literally "robbing the cradle and the
grave. So intent were they on the sue
cess of this bloody conspiracy against
four millions of their fellow-eitizens that
no deed, however dark and malignant, was
left uudone provided in their opinion II
would further the object they had in view
Starvation, incendiarism, poisoning brig
audage, hanging, and assassination were
the weapons which the leaders Of the men
now calling themselves Democrats employ
| ed or apnlauded in order to rivet more
securely the shackies on the hmOS ol 'ne
negro race. We now see these same leau
ers with unparalleled efIrontry for the suAe
of the mower and emoluments Of office not
only counting the votes OF tins ma'lsueu
and oppressed race, but actually proposing
10 elect colored men for high official posi-
tons in the state. such rapid and radical
changes in men VIGOROUSLY destitute Of
principle must excite distrust in the mind
Of every rejecting man.
Two years have not yet elapsed since
body Of men, known throughout the eoun-
try as loyal to the government, assembled
in the Mechanics Institute. 1t was sus-
pected that one object they had in view
was the extension Of the elective franchise
to the colOred race. Upon this suspicion
these same men, who to-day style them
selves Democrats, inhamed the minds of
their followers, through the press and
otherwise, armed and organized them into
mob, and precipitated them into the very
halls of the capitol, there Strengthening humid
reds Of defenseless citizens. This is the
same party, composed chiefly of guerrlllas,
deserters, hirelings for the rebel press, bank
rupts, bomb-proofs, defaulting quarter
masters and commissaries, consCript gath
erers, registered ehemies and dunky con-
federates in general, that proposes to vote
for the Tribune ticket of boilers for state
Offices, headed by Judge Taliaferro. Oh
what great unknown crime has the Venera-
BILE leader Of this desperate faction been
guilty that he sbeuld be called upon to en-
dure 80 crushing a humiliation as this
Hitherto we have been disposed to look
upon the candidacy of Judge Taliaferro
with much charity, remembering that
ambition is said TO be one of the last
infrmities Of noble minds. But when we
see him allied with party that sent sixty
thousand sons of Louisiana to the field to
fgEt against the government, and whose
cardinal principle to-day is opposition to
the laws Of congress and denunoiation Of
tie men who support these laws, we
should be recreant to the high trust re-
posed in US By tho Republican party of
this state, if we failed to denOunoe this
alliance as an act Of party treason, shame
ful in itself, and, If successful, disastrous to
the cause of civil aud political liberty in
Louisiana. What are the conditions of this
corrupt bargain on the part of the boiling
faction of which the New Orleans Tribune
is the organ, and Judge Taliaferro the
leading candidatei Let it be known here
and elsewhere that these conditions are
their votes and inauepce to divide the Re
publican party, with the view of elect
ing at least part of the rebel-DemO-
cratic candidates for the parish and
municipal Offices of New Orleans, in
consideration OF a promise on the part of
the rebels to vote for the boiling candidate
for governor Judge TaliafsrrO and the
New Orleans 7Flbgle propose, SO lar as
their Influence can effect such result, to
turn over the parish and municipal gov
ernmsnts Of this city to the party
whose pluaderings and murders have
made the name of New Orleans
by-wocd throughout the land /;
men WHO have the Infamous distinction Of
carrying on their persons a pardon from
the traitor Andrew johnson men who
never knew the meaning Of patriotism, who
hourly curse the government Of the United
States and still dream Of the success Of the
COnfedeFacY. That Judge TaIiaferrO and
the New Orleans Tribune have conspired
with this infamous party, arrogatiug the
name Of Democratic, to wage desperate
warfare against the Republican party Of
Louisiana may be a reason why Democrats
should vote for their mOngrel ticket but,
surely, no Republican who deserves the
name will 30 found to support 50 unhOIy
an alliance