The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-30
PENDLETON OR GRANT.
For the New orlean. Cr.scsnt.l

For the New Orleans Crescent.l
II the Democrats do their duty in the coming
presidential contest, Grant and his radical fol.
lowers will be defeated by overwhelming majori.
ties in all the "lOydL" States. The radicals, for
tunately for us, have identified themselves with
the detestable scheme of Africdnizing the South.
The Northern States of the Union, and more
especially the "Great West" have repudiated
the principles of social and political negro
equality advocated by the radical leaders. Michi-
gan. but q few days ago, joined her voice to the
chorus of popular Indignation which is now ring
ing aloud IN thunder tones from the Atlantic 70
the Paoisc. The people CT the North refuse to
permit the negro TO exercise the elective fran
cbise among Them, and surely they will not com
pei their southern brothers to submit to humi.ia-
lions which they themselves have repeled with
so much manly Indignation. The compeers
Of Douglas IN the West still maintain
believe in the words Of their immortal
leader that "this government was founded by
white men for white men," Social equality, the
leading feature in all the new tangled Black
Crook Constitutions of the Southern States, is the
politician staw which has broken the back of the
Republican camel. The ex.Union soljiers. who,
during the war, refused 70 acknowledge either the
officers or privates Of the Corps dAtI1que az
their equals, spurn with contempt the doctrines
of that political organization which takes the
negro into its fellowship. But the enfrsnchise-
ment of the negro and the disfranchisement Of the
white element OF the South is not the only objec-
tionabe plank in the radical platform. They are
about to insugurste prescription on account Of na
tiOnaliy and religion. They have their "Grand Ar
mics of the Republic" and loyal Leagues" ;" which
meet in secret and are pledged 70 the persecution
and destruction of cOpperheads and rebels. More
than this, but recently the New YORK Tribune
proclaimed in leading editorial that the Repub-
lIcsn party was opposed to the principles Of the
Catholic religion, and that no member of the
Catholic Church could be expected to vote for
Grant. And again tire Hon. Jno. Hickman. are pre-
sentative man of the radicals. declared in the
Pennsylvania legislature that an intelligent
7eg7'O 1rds superior 10 an ignorant irish CIttO-
Ec and sls0Vld hare DE preference 20 Uote"
Grant as a candidate, Is especially unfortunate,
Tor not only is his party in bitter hostility to the
Catholic Church, hut he himself, while IN com
msnd Of the army at Oxford. Miss, issued a most
cruel order expeling the JetCS as a class ,
from that section OF country, without distinction
OF age sex or condition. This nhuman order vii
not soon be forgotten by the Israelites OF America
ard none Of them will so far lose his self-respect
as TO vote for the author Of it.
There are many Of our best and wisest citizens
who will not support military nan under any
circumstances. They contend that the people Of
the United States have been 80 long accustomed
To martial Law and military authority. that an
ambitious man, like Grant, elevated to the high
position Of president, would soon change the
system Of our government into an absolute despo.
tism and declare himself dictator, as Cromwell
did IN England sEd Napoleon |. 10 France.
Mr. PendetOn possesses none Of these repre-
hensibIe chsrscterisiics. He is popular with the
soldiers, because be always voted for every ap-
preparation made for their advantage aud com
fori. No wives made widows nor children made
orphans, can censure him for the wholesale
butehery of their husbands and fathers 10
war which has resulted In elevatng
the negro and degrading the white man;
which has freed the slave and enslsyed tne
freeman and set the ignorant vicious and de-
prsved as rulers over the intelligent, virtuous and
honest. He is acceptable to all religious denoni-
natioLs, because his party Is opposed to inter.