New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-24

individuality of every man, and the
political equality of each man also, if
he can reason intelligently and act
with conscience. False democracy,
on thesother hand, denies the manhood
of certain native Americans on ae-
count of their color, rejects their po-
litical individuality, however refined
and intelligent, and exalts the igno-
rant, the brutal, the swindler, and the
drunkard to the high position of Amer
lean citizens, entitled to vote at cleo
tons, and to have voice in the
enactment of laws for the government
Of sober, docile, industrious, honest,
intelligent colored men, who are
equal, often superior, to their so-called
"superiors.
A treaty of peace has been pro-
claimed, and yet l venture to ask, Is
there peace True, the war of artil-
lery and bayonets have ended, but the
war of opinion goes on, and will go on
with increasing energy through the
length and breadth of the United
States, and will not cease till govern
ment is based upon justice to black as
we'll as white, providing for the largest
growth Of freedom in the individual,
and until the absolute requirements of
Justice are fulfilled. Can the tinker
ing expedients of political diplomacy
silence the conscience - that voice
within so increasingly proclaiming to
man his accountability here and here
after, and which, imPelled by power
from on high, is now urging the nation
onward to destiny to us unknown
Will the immortal mind be always
borne down by force of prejudicel VIII
the great heads and authors of the re-
publican system suffer their design
for regeneratjug the negro to be the
ordinary course of human affairs Can
we nationally expect peace f! To what
end that treaty which we are assured
on high authority has placed "the re-
pose of the Union on solid and
durable basis!" Rep6se, indeed Such
repose as that obtained in the troubled
! dream of the patient whose brain is
burning with fever Notwithstanding
all the warnings and signs, still, las q
snare shall the day come.
Let US pause and consider for a no
ment who are the opponents of equal
rights to all men, irrespective of race
OF color. In the ranks of the oppo-
nents are to be found the supporters
and advocates of the "lost cause"
Any one knowing the strenuous efforts
they made during the rebellion to
support slavery-can it be supposed
that their zeal has in the least
abated! Certainly not; they only
want political power, and if
they are true in their promises to
the God of Slavery-theY will fulfill
their engagements and bring the
whole scheme of oppression to play
on the country. And besides, since
they have professed no particular
measures-a thing which every pc
litical party ought to do; and since
they have nothing to depend on, they
must fall into the arms of accidents
and chances, that promise even less
than the re-establishing of slavery.
The Constitution of the United
States has been set at naught by
them. They have trampled it under
their feet. They have not recognized
the demands of the government. They
have gone to war against it, and be-
cause they did they became outlaws.
They have, so far as politics are con-
cerned, cut themselves off from the
government, and they should be will
ing to wait and see how the govern
ment will dispose of them. Congress
has right to legislate for these rebel
lious States. They have no right to
legislate for themselves. They have
given no proof that they are loyal to
the United States government, or that
they will be-none that is sufficient.
Time and good works, unbroken faith,
are the only remedies that can be
looked for with any degree of hope in
their case.
The nation is at this moment pass
ing through a greater struggle than it
was passing through four years ago.
Dark clouds hang more heavy to-day
than they hung then. Notwithstand-
ing one great cloud, one mighty stain,
has been wiped away, yet there are
! OluoEs W 10 hASPoSou oA' LIE Wal
against prejudice is more terrible than
the war of sword.
We have only TO be united, and com
bat the pretentioAs of the false Demoo-
racy with the doctrines of the true
Democracy, which recognizes the
right of each to =" life liberty, and the
| pursuit of happiness" ''all men are
born free and equal" no taxation with
out representation, governments de-
rive their just powers from the con-
sent of the governed. True Democ-
racy is as natural to a just man as
health is to harmonious man.
The object that the false Democracy
aim at is too palpaple and evident to
be misunderstood by the meanest ca
pacity, and it is gratifying to know
that their insane and desperate at.
tempts to check the chariot Of universal
suffrage, are equally vain and futile
and must eventually terminate in theil
own disgrace and defeat.
The Importance of the subject mus
be my excuse for this lengthiness.
Respectfully,
FREDERICK X. HYDE.