New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-19

war as an unmitigated wrong but said let
those who inangurated the war pay all its
penalties; that the Southern people were
hostile to the United States government.
He rejoiced to live to see the day when not
a slave was to be found in the United States.
He hoped that the poor white man who
complained of the abolition of slavery
might have thirty-Rine lashes on the bare
back. He defended the government in Civ
ing the ballot to the black man. 1t was to
secure them in their freedom; that the ne
gro was ignorant and poor was reason
that he should be allawed to vote to protect
himself.
He referred to the intention of the De-
mocracy to makethis white mans govern.
ment cloud cheers), and said the choice was
given the Southern States in the fourteenth
amendment, to count the negro and have
him represented in the general govern
ment or not. He said the Democratic pub
lie speakers were responsible for all the
riots so frequent in the country, and warned
the people that if this continued they had
not yet seen drop in the bucket. The
Democrats proposed to undo the work of the
Republican party through the Executive and
the army. This meant war.
To the blacks he said: God has given you
freedom. You can not unaided support
yourselves three months. You owe it to
your deliyerers to stand by the Republican
party. Go home through the country; talk
to your friends and urge them to be true to
the party and to come to the polls and vote
unawed by threats, etc.
Joshua Hill followed, and indorsed the
Ex-Governor; spoke of the good behavior Of
the masses; administered a reproof to
President Johnson for threatening war over
the shoulders of General Blair; eulogized
| Grant as no usurping tyrant modest as a
distinguished among soldiers for
his administrative ability; and spoke OF
G Ilfax in the same strain.
He spoke favoratly of Seymour, although
he had no personal acquaintance with him,
as he had with the distinguished soldier
| associated with him on the same ticket.
Chief Justice Joe Brown followed. He
said he had not taken the oath of Office, nor
received his commission, hence there was
no improperly in his appearing on this
occasion. He was sorry to think that after
many years of conflict, and few of peace,
there had been reference to the re-
| opening Of the conflict. If Grant
! and Colfax should be elected, there
| would be no danger. The prestige
of Grants name and his determined will
| all precluded such an event. He read from
| Seymour's ana Blair's letters and speeches
| to show that war would ensue in carrying
| out their views. He said the negro would
not surrender the right of suffrage without
bloodshed, and did not believe the negroes
would insugurate bloodshed, but might be
goaded into it by the whites. loud
| cheers.)
Other speakers followed.
A. Alpeoria Bradley, the expelled negro
Senator, got up side show while Brown
was speaking and drew off large crowd.
One negro speaker said he had no confidence
in the white men who say they are with US.
He was for the negroes, and believed in the
white folks going for themselves; said the
white folks who pretend to be for us will
desert Us in time OF need and trouble, and
advised the negroes to stand by and foi
themselves.
A heavy rain fell all the afternoon. The
crowd dispersed at four o'clock. The crowd
was estimated at 1900 negroes and SOC
whites, one third of the latter Democrats,
The Republican convention now in ses
sion has nominated Ackerman and FarroV
as electors for the State at large.
The council of Atlanta has bsrgained fo
the opera building for State House a
$1,000 yearly.
The Republicans agreed in CAUCUS to pre-
sent a bill to elect electors by the Genera
Assembly.