New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-19

ask those who fought with General Grant
to unite under a Democratic banner, to go
to work to undo all that the gallantry of
our brave soldiers accomplished by the sac
rifce of the men who filed two hundred
thousand graves. Is there one soldier who
will do it, There may be few who were
disappointed in their aspirations during the
war, but it is only these who will oppose
their old commander.
If you read the Democratic papers to-day
you will find they talk about electing
George H. Pendleton, who was always op.
posed to the war. A few Of their influential
Journals hold up the name of Hancock as
their first choice, but they are willing for
the sake of expediency to nominate PEN
dleton. Others denounce General Hancock
as the hangman of Mrs. Surratt; and we
find this same party talking about the nom
inatiOn of that consistent AbOlitionist, Chief
Justice Chase, man who was an Abolition
ist when there was really no need to be an
Abolitionist--so long ahead of his time that
no good could be accomplished by it; and
yet they are willing for expediency to take
up Chief Justice Chase, having faint hope
that by so doing they may obtain the sup
port of his former Republican friends-thus
betraying the fact that their only object in
the contest is the loaVes and fishes.
l am for peace God knows hope never
80 sec any more war. went into the serv-
ice il 1861, and went out in 1865. l fought
to ass st in making the principles of our
government as enduring as time ITSELF
This noble State should long ago have
been reconstructed, and would have been
but for Andrew johnson. The Democratic
party say they are in favor of an early re-
construction of these States, but il so why
does the President of the United States veto
all the bills looking to reconstruction They
are not in favor of reconstruction except
upon their own plan, and that plan is the
exclusion of every black man from suffrage.
(Cries of That's soy They would estab-
lish as near as possible the old state of
things that existed here before the war.
Now, fellow citizens, several of these
States are on the verge and ready to enter,
and they will be States within twenty or
forty days from now. When this has been
accomplished, is there a man in the land of
any party who will dare attempt the sub
version Of these reconstructed State govern
ments and bring all our struggles upon us
again, There is not q man or party In
the land that dare do it. When once recon
structed we are reconstructed for all time.
1t therefore becomes the people of this
State to leave the dead issues of the past aud
march forward to that glorious future that
awaits US as one of the finest States in the
Union. Men of capital, wealth, and enter.
prise will come here and unite their for.
tunes with you when they are assured that
turbed.
We want to turn our attention to internal
improvements. We want a Southern Pa
cifc railroad, starting from New Orleans,
which owing to the advantages of climate,
will draw the tide of travel which surges
Westward. We want a railroad to TeXas,
connecting with the upper Red river, giving
us sure communication at all seasons with
that rich country, enabling the merchant
and planter to bring his cotton to market
without being subject to the delays of low
water. We want railroad to Arkansas,
and may have all these when the work of
reconstruction is complete, if our people
will awake to the fact that unless they put
forth an effort that little city of Chicago
will build railroads to these rich countries,
and the trade and commerce which belongs
to us will go Northward. The success of
the Republican party in November and the
election of Grant will give peace to the
whole land, when all these substantial
advantages may be secured TO our
State. The capitalists OF the country
are not afrai5 of the Republican party.
They trusted the Republican party with
the money to carry on the war, and they do
not fear Reputation or national dishonor
so long as that party is in power. The
people who sustained the Union cause and
gave their men and money to save the life
of the nation will elect General U. S. Grant
and Schuyler ColfaX President and Vice
President of the United States in November
next. The Republican party was never SC
thoroughly united as at present. From
Maine to California the people sent up q
unanimous request for the nomination o
! their great military hero. The nomination
| of Schuyler Coltax is one Of the very best
1 that could be made. He is loved and re
1 spected by every Republican in the land
/ Always true to the principles of loyalty
| faithful to every trust since he first entered
public life in 1854, When he was elected t
/ Congress, he has been reelected six times
4 and doubtless had q life lease on the otict
if he had so desired. These are our standard
/ bearers, and with these we can march Il
victory il November next cloud az
/ plause.)