The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-02-19
Should the South Send Delegates.

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Nlany times have friends Of the South
and elsewhere asked usifthe South sho1id
send delegates othe next Democratic Ma
tionaI Convention! 10 these qaestiohas
there is but one answer. The South as
suredfy shonfd send delegates. 'e. .isS
Every State 10 the Union wiifmost likely
beinvited TO send representatives TO tilat
conventions, and the Democracy which VIII
stand atias back recognizes no territories
in the South, no Satrapies. because it does
not'recoenize the. right faRump, Congress,
comprised of members from only portion
ofthe country, to violate the .plainest prin-
ciples of Constitutional law, for the purpose
ofsubjecting len Sovereirnties to the will
ofthe ignorant blacks within their borders.
The Democracy does not recognize these as
subiugated provinces, but holds. them in
estimation as independent sovereign States.
ofthe Union whose own governments have
been overthrown. and whose people are
held in servitude and allegiance BY the
presence and multiplicity of,Federal bayo-
nets.
Wewant pothingto do with those North
em thieves and ia ienneddling Yankees who
have flooded themselves upon the South
rom Northern prisons and pepitentiaries.
that they might get place and plumber,
W,want nothing to do with Southern
byslists" who cowardfy and cravenly
shrink from danger, and who nowiare ia-
citing the block sayages of the South, to,
murder, rapine, arson and plunder. We
want nothing to do, either, with the ignor-
rant AMI tbeastly blacks OF the South, who
are neither by education or nature fitted to
exercise such high political privileges. We
hold no communion or fellowship, with
these burlesques upon American citizenship
*haeWstice and decency precludes the pos
sibilityoftheir recognition as representa-
tves Of the South. But let the true ipeo-
pie ofthe South77-those who revere the
Constitution and the laws ander It; those
VITO hated oppression and fought It; these
VITO loved their homes ana ionehd 'oiP'o'
test them,-go quietly but earnestly 70
work, The tyranny and overwhelming me
power Of Radical mob may Keep you rom
the BALLOT box for a time at the point oil
the bayonet, but there is not power on
earth TO- pevent brave people assem-,
bling together in convention, quietly ana
Tetetblr. Do this Elect delegates Whom
You can trust. Let them be men OF nerve
aad pluck, and intelligence, ready Tor the
e'aacil or the fight. @ on "a aajs.a !,
1t matters not that you are deprived OF
one great feature of citizenship-the iran
chise. The Democracy Of the North 90
not know you DISTINGUISHED, becauseit does
not recognize the right of a rump mop OF
Fanatics, representative only section, 10
Interfere with the domestic affairs Ola Sow
eeeign State, to enact palpably unconst'tu-.
tl0nal laws, disfranchise the intelligence OF
the South, and enforcing them at the point
OF the bayonet.
The Democracy will call National Con-
yention, rot to be composed of delegates
rom one section or two, but of the repre-.
lentatives fthe people in every part OF the
Onion. Ifthis is not done the Democracy
will have have no convention. The Dem
ocratie party is not sectional party. and
will have no sectional convention. Should
The convention convene and the represen-
tatiVes Of the Southern people be refused
aamittance, the great Northwest will have
nothing to do with it, and the candidate
nominated by the Rump that would remain
could not get hateful OF votes m the
whole Of these great Northwestern soFer-.
slg aa,,
should the South send delegates! Ger
Mlaly ana II 1t fai's 1t heglects great au'
y Ihose ten oppressed states nave IN
NJ ,sresss Almost idehtieai WIN ours ~ tae
"ese, interest that are crushed ana ground
T ypass''a the feehsiess afoh heei eh .sIa r
~ ~ afe eHsitiea 10 o VOICE ~ lug oo',-
NJ ,sliioa' ana that voice mast 90 7heafa'
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;t asn are as maca eh'siea 10 aid ~ nas.n
Mits ae as Wisconsin or massachusetts
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