New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-28

naDlt OF gettlng very tffflOer at tlmeS, and
who whenever drunk, had an idea that he
was the Lord, called his family about him,
and held miniature day of Judgment on his
own hook. Gaughter.) He would get
them all in line, commence on his son John
and say, well, ShOn, vot you beenI doing
nit yourself todaYn John would tell the
old man what he had been up to, and await
judgment. well, Shon, you won't doi you
must go on the left hand side.n SO he would
some to the right and some 70
the left hand side, and finally
take his own case into consideration. wen,
Hans, vot hat you been doing NIT yourself
to-day ?" well / links sheet dat man in
the horse trade this morning, and dat
fellow | sell the wood to only git him seven
feet for a cord, dat ish vat l do bad to-day.
Veil now | eff a poor woman dat feet of
wood / sheeted the other man out OF, SO dat
make a shtand off; and now about dat horse
hat nothing to say He would deliberate
a few moments and finally come out: well,
Hans, you can go on the right hand side,
but its id tight squeezed (Lsughter.)
Some of these doubtful men we would like
to take on the right hand side-which is the
Republican side-but we are like old Hans,
it is such a id tight squeeze we don't
know whether it will do or not. daughter
and cheers)
LFor some minutes at this point the hu-
morous illustrations of Captain Sheridan
created so much amusement that our re-
porter was unable to catch his words.l
But all pleasantly aside, it is of vital i'm.
portanCe to us that we stand by the Rrpub-
licau party. The soldiers of the old army
still believe in the principles for which they
fought, still feel as they did when they
sprang to arms to prevent the representa-
tive of the South from fulfilling his boast
that lie would call the roll of his slaves
within the shadow OF Bunker Hill. We
felt that before the South could do that
they must pass over q million dead men.
applause we felt sure that if that sacri
lege were attempted the mighty mass of
granite would have trembled with indigna-
ton from foundation to topmost stone, and
reeling from its broad base carried destruc-
ton swift and sure to the implous one
who dared, in the nineteenth century, in
the face of New England civilization, C al
roll OF bondmen upJn almost the arst battle
field consecrated to freedom in America.
|. tremendous applause.)
| feel that the Republican party has with.
in its ranks the material necessary TO build
up, foster, and sustain a government that
shall give the largest liberty to all mankind.
| feel that the Republican party believes
humanity has rights omnipotent and eter'
nal as God himself-rights that can not be
permanently wrested from us. Kings and
governments may crush, but they can not
destroy them. They may be buried through
ages of wrong and oppression, but they
will reappear and reassert themselves, The
nation may tTembe blood may flow, desc,
lation rule the land; but over all the
ruins truth and right march hand in hand,
the world acknowledging their power and
mission, and bowling in worship before the
vindicated majesty of Gods great laws.
Great applause.)
Our duty is to select the proper men to
rule and guide. We want no men TO rule
over us who saw nothing unconstitutional
when rebellion trained its batteries upon
Fort Sumter; no men whose hearts beat
with joy at the prospective downfall Of free
dom in America; no men who CRASHED their
teeth, knit their brows in anger, and re-
fused to come TO the rescue of the govern
ment when rebellion first reared its head ;
no men who in the dark days of 1861 saw
the Constitution indicated when Beaure
gard opened his batteries upon Fort sumter,
but saw the Constitution violated when the
sworn defenders of our flag ran 1t
high over the ramparts of their fort, sprang
to their guns, and from easement and bar
bette roared out defiance in the face Of
treason.
We want no men to rule over us who saw
nothing bat uneonstitutionality in the valor
which defended the nations honor amid the
crushed and crumbling battlements of
Sumter. tremendous applause.)
We want no men to rule over us who
cried not out "Ameno when the arm of
loyalty, mailed with truth and justice, smote
giant wrong full in the face, and laid it
lifelcss at the nations feet; and who cried
not out again "Amenn when the shattered
corpse was consigned to earth, and left to
mingle its unhOly ashes with the buried
wrongs of other ages. Enthusiastic cheers
We want no men to rule over us who
looks at the color of a mans skin when he
points to his title deeds OF freedom inscribed
upon the roll of loyalty in the blood Of his
race.
But weary you, and win give place to
others whom you know better, aud whose
words will have more weight than mine.
(Cries of eco On.H)
Just one word TO the black people, and |
am through. know you will stand by the
Republican party and the North. You can
not forget 1t was that party which led you
up from your Egypt Of bondage. You car
not forget that never Red sea spread out
lbs seemingly impossible surface before you
but strong North wind piled high up its
waters on either side, and you passed
through dry shod; thatthe pillar of cloud
you followed BY day was the flag of freedom
upborne By strong arms Of loyal men; your
pillar of light by night the watchdres
Of the Union army, that CLEANED
along the borders of rebellion. Stand by
your party, and next November we will show
General Grant that his old soldiers have
not forgotten how to win battles, and that
the race enffanehised by his deeds upon
tine battle.fieid mold MIN in grateful remem,
brance 1Prolonged apPlause.l