New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-31
no THE OoLoRED VOTERS OF LOUISIANA.


6Olored men Of Louisiana:-The grandest
hour of your life is at hand All that is
dear to you in this werld 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 ratlfy
the NEW CONSTITUTION, That constitution
is 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 part of the state
militia, and your children may attend any
public school in the state. s..
But you must vote for this constitution
or You can not enjoy these rights. Re
member that your old masters, the Demo-
Gratis, do not offer you any kind of a con-
stitution. They are opposed to your
voting, and will do all they can to defeat
the constitution which offers you so many
blessings. Do not vote the ticket which
they vote, and you will vote right. When
they say NO, you say YES, and the constitu-
ton will 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 yeur
labor, and in short time you will be rich
enough to buy little farm. And in the
possession of your property you will be
protected by well organized courts and by
powerful militia force composed of Union
men. 8 s5e -b cdr Hrr
TIE secure the adoption of such consti-
tuition 1t is your duty to make any sacrifice.
You may live far from the polls, but II
necessary walk HUNDRED NILES to vote for
SO many rights. Your employer may
threaten to discharge you If you leave of
work to go to vote, but pay no attention
to his threats, go and VOTE.
twill be better for you to have con
stitution which will 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 to hurt you. Do not
fail to 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. II you all vote one way
the constitution will be adopted, but your
greatest danger is you may divide among
yourselves, and If you de, ALLis LOST. In
your Union there is STRENGTH. All vote
one way.
Let US warn you of another danger.
There are three tickets in the field-one
Democratic, one Republican, and another
that is said to be Republican. IF you d.
vide and vote on the two Republican tick
cts, the Democrats will run in between and
carry the state. Suppose there are one
hundred and twenty-five Thousand votes
polled. Now, suppose you divide, and
forty thousand ofyou vote for Warmoth and
forty thousand vote for Taliaferro and for
ty-five thousand Democrats vote for Baker.
Nov, these forty-fve thousand Democrats
united will do more than the eighty thou
sand Republicans divided can do. But how
can you defeat the Democrats? Why, in a
very simple way-by all voting for 81. G.
WARMoTH, o. j. Dunn, and the regular
nominees Of your party.
They are theregular candidates. They are
sAnr trpe friends Congress wants them
elected, and they are the only Republic
ans who can possibly be elected. Then
Republicans Of Louisiana, arise in your
might, adopt the Constitution, and elect
TIE Radical Republican ticket. Your
enemies VIII be defeated, and you win
stand fsrth in eli the pride and glOry o.
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