New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-05
Sgtttt Orleans grpubIitan.

OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE REPUBLICAN PARIY,
TO THE COL0RBD VOTERS OF LOUISIANA
, Golored men of Louis,daa,-The grandest
hour of your life is at hand All that is
dear to you in this world is at stake. Ii
you fail to do your duty NOW, the tears and
sweat of the next twenty-five years can not
wash out the error. On the SEVENTEENTH
and EIGHTEENTH DAYS Of April. will be held
the state parish, and city elections. At that
election you will be called upon to ratify
the NEW CONSTITUTION. That constitution
els your political BIBLE. By its provisions
all your rights as MEN and CITIZENS are
secured to you. 1t makes you the POLITICAL
EQUAL of any and every WHITE MAN IN
LOUISIANA. 1t declares that you and your
children shall never be SLAVES again. 1t
gives you the right Of FREE SPEECH and FREE
MEETINGS. 1t opens to you all places
of public amusement, and gives you equal
rights on all steamboats, and railroad cars
By that constitution you may be elected
to any office in the state; you may be
armed and equipped as a part OF the state
militia, and yeRr children may attend any
pablie school in the state.
But You must vote for this constitution
or Fou can not enjoy these rights. ne
mem er that your old masters, the Demo-
Gratis v not offer you any kind OF a con-
stitutioi They are opposed to your
voting, and will do all they can to deieat
the constitution which offers You so many
blessings. Do not vote the ticket Whieh
they vote. and you will vote right Wnen
they say NO, you say YES, and the eonstitn-
+ion win be ratified, the state will be
saved, and you will have all your rights.
The adoption of this constitution will
bring prosperity to Louisiana. Our leVees
will be rebuilt; Northern men will come
with money and settle among us; and the
rich men of the North will invest their
funds in the lands and trade of our state.
You will then obtain higher wages for your
labor, and in a short time you will be rich
enough to buy little farm. And in the
possession of your property you will be
protected by we'll organized courts and by
a powerful militia force composed of Union
men.
To secure the adoption of such consti-
tuition it is your duty to make any sacrifice.
You may live far from the polls, but if
necessary walk HUNDRED NILES to vote for
50 many rights. Your employer may
threaten to discharge you if you leave off
work to go to vote, but pay no attention to
his threats, go and VOTE.
It will be better fos you to have con-
stitutiOn which viii bring to you so many
rights and blessings than to save few dol
lars now. Your present loss will be your fu-
ture gain. Do not be alarmed by threats Of
violence. Go quietly to the polls and vote,
and no one will dare no hurt you. Do not
failtO take your registration papers with
you on the day Of election, and if any Of
you have not registered, go at once and get
your papers.
Colored men Of Louisiana You are in the
majority in this state. You are EIGHTY
THOUSAND strong. If you oil vote one way
the constitution will be adopted, but your
greatest danger is you may divide among
yourselves, and if you de, ALL is LOST. In
your Union there is STRENGTH. All vote
one way. ic
There are two state tickets in the field.
One is the ticket nominated by the state
nominating convention Of the Radical Re
publican party, composed Of delegates
when you helped to elect, and headed by
II. C. Warmoth and o. j. Dunn, and the
ether is composed of men who have come
out as candidates without any nomination,
aad is headed by ]. G. Taliaferro and F.
Z. Dumas, both Of whom have been slave
Aelaera The ticket headed by II. G. War
moth and 0, J. Dunn is supported by the
whole Republican party Of Louisiana. The
ticket headed by ]. G. Taliaferro and F. 2.
Dumas i supported by the Rebels, Copper.
heads, and Conservatives, and all Who op.
pose the Republican ticket All Repub,
Ncans vote for b. G. Warmoth and o. J
Dunn, and the regular nominees Of yen
party.
They are theregular candidates. They ar
yeur true friends Congress wants then
elected, and they are the only Republic
ans who can possibly be elected. TAen
Republicans of Louisiana, arise in you
might, adopt The Constitution, and cleo
fhe Radical Republican ticket You
enemies will be defeated, and you vii
Stand forth in all the pride and glory {
trne American citizens. lsHsrl
q yAHEs g. TALIAPBRRO.
For weeks this gentleman has been pull