New Orleans Republican., 1868-08-05

If there are any who doubt our oft.
repeated assertion that the triumph of Sey,
mour and Blair would be equivalent 10 a
triumph of the late rebellion against the
authority of the government, they may per
Aaps be convinced by the declarations Of
one who was instrumental in securing the
nominations. General Wade Hampton led
the South Carolina delegation in the New
York Convention; was the chosen spokes-
man of his colleagues, and cast the vote of
his State. The Richmond papers report
him as uttering the following unequivocal
language in speech recently delivered at
banquet, where he was called upon TO
respond to sentiment, "the fallen heroes
of the war" We quote: .
Abiding most touchingly to our martyred
dead, he said that our grief should be tenn
pered as we remember that they fell when
they thought they would not fall in vain
that they fell in the bright hope that sue.
cess would crown our efforts. But he did
not belieUe they had fallen in cain-tte cause
for 7otich Jackson dad Stuart fen can notbe
az gdh, out IN some form l00uld yet trj-
hn3pt. He proposed the "Lost Cause, - for
which our heroes fell. This was drank
silently ana solemnly by all, aud in looking
around we observed that nearly all present
were Confederate soldiers.
These "martyred deadn who have anot
fallen in vain" are the men who fought 10
build up an Independent nation in the
South, whose cornerstone should be hui
man slavery. This is the @cause for which
jackson and Stuart fell, the cause which
General Wade Hampton declares will
s"in some form yet triumph" This
is the cause which Hampton and
thousands of others in the South
for years have struggled to carry to
victorious issue, and for the advancement
OF which, under new 'form,r they have
now linked fortunes with the Northern De-
moeracy, and are exerting their best ener-
gies to overthrow the great soldier who
accomplished their downfall when this
grand object of their ambition had been
staked In the terrible game of war. !
Do these Confederate soldiers who 50
"silently and solemnlyr drank the toast
copied in the above .extract, or their com
rades who shout 50 Justify for the Dem
ecratic nominees on oEr streets
night after night, imagine that
the loyal people Of this country
are entirely bereft Of truth and honor ? Do
they suppose the amer sentiments which
adorn human nature find NO place in their
heartsi Have they so soon forgot their
own gfallau heroas of the NOR }, - A.. l.
rious "causea for which they so freely sac
fiaced their lives, that they will at this
early day stand idly and inditereutly by
while the fruits Of their hard won victory
are ilched by their enemies9 Never The
armies which with bullets fought the battle
CfProgress will now, under the same leader
and opposing the same enemy, in a more
lnsldnous sform,n win equally decisive
victory with ballots
General Hampton and his co-workers
are entirely too sanguine Of their ability
to reTolationize his country. Experience
does not seem 10 teach them that thew can
not arrest the march Of enlightenment.
When General Grant Is chosen President
By an overwhelming majority Of the peo-
pie Of this country, as he will be 50 surely
as the sun coatinues to shine, It is % be
hoped they will then at least begin 10 real.
lie that their @lost eanss . Is lost for ali
time, and beyond resurrection, no matter
IN what form they may attempt to resusci-
tata Il.