New Orleans Republican., 1868-08-25

luis MAKES them -"puH t0geTnef. ne
move the pressure and their vote will be
neutralized, and unless l mistake the power
and effect of the superiority of the white
man, aided as he is by education and the
possession Of the wealth of the country, in
few years they will vote as before 1885.
In the borough of Newbern, CASTOR Hills
boro', Nash Halifax, Daniel Salisbury,
Mckay; Edenton, Johnston; Wilmington
and Meares, it was then a subject of re-
mark: "The free negroes always vote for
the most respectable men," How is this
pressure to be removed? BY giving them
assurance that we "acquiesce," and are
content to allow them political equality.
How is that assurance to be given? By
electing Grant and Colfax. Then we shall
have peace, and the country will have re-
pose, which it so much needs.
CONSEQUENCE OF sEYMoUR's ELECTION.
But elect the candidates OF the other
party. This certifes the freedmen that we
are not content to let things stand as they
are : it is an open declaration Of war, and
they will stand firm in solid column against
US, supported by what has been called in
derision, THE mean white men," but sup
ported by enough to give them majority
OF 10000 votes. What it is to be the result
Agitation, of course but there is reason to
fear worse may come of it, Has it ever
been known that four millions of people,
after enjoying political rights for years,
could be reduced to vassalage without
civil war and such a civil war The
mind revolts at its contemplation. The
war we have Just passed through is as
nothing compared to it. Some suggest.
"How can our condition be made worse
We have a Legislature composed of men
WHO pay no taxes, but have unlimited
power to tax us. We have incompetent
Judges, clerks, etc. Our ancient mode of
Judicial proceeding is torn up by the roots
and many who are strangers to it are put
IN high Places So much of this as is true
is to be regretted.
We must accept the situation and make
the most Of it, Divine inspiration caches
us ''it is hard to kick against the pTicks."
Are we not, my friends, in some measure
to blame for this condition Of things? Had
we az an earlier day come out openly for
reconstruction, according to the general
government, is it not fair 70 presume that
the conservative element would have
entered more largely into the composition
OF the Convention and Legislature, and Of
the high places of trust and confidence.
My conclusion is, we must cOnceae to
the freedmen political equality, if we can
only satisfy them we do so in good faith by
voting for Grant and Colfax. Then there
will be en- end of the strife. The con-
temptation of war and bloodshed will be
put lar from as. The freedmen win become
satisfied that it is for their good interest to
allow us to have the guidance of public
affairs, and the mate power and vigor of
the white man will convince the world
that we are abse to carry weight of four
millions imposed on US by the unaccOunt-
table DEGREES OF Providence, and still work
ont our destiny as the grAndest republic
that has ever been known among the ma
tions.
EXTRA CONSTITUTIONAL AND USCoNsTur-
TIONAL LAWS,
1t is said by some "The political equality
of the freedman is a fixed fact" but it is
necessary to agltate and bluster about null
LITIGATION and war in order to restore the
Constitution and States rights, and to turn
the Radicals out of office.
In regard to restoring the Constitution
and State rights, no one pretends that the
reconstruction measures of the President,
or OF the general government Cfor an act
Pos1oSA bfNA NV bJLO ID tAl hCl Vi Tile ROV
ernment) are in accordance with the pro-
visions Of the Constitution. 1t is also clear
that they are not unconstitutional. but ex-
Unconstitutional; that is, acts done to meet
an emergency, not foreseen by the trainers
of the instrument. Such is the decision of
our Supreme Court. with the eoncurring
opinion of the three Judges, Battle. Reade,
and Pearson, in two cases-Er DQyie
Hughes; Cook vs.. Cook; Phillips Reports.
So the suggestion of restoring the Copstitu-
ton is pretext, and the notion that. as the
State has never been out of the Union, she
instantly after the surrender was entitled
TO all the rights of State, as if nothing
had happened, is afallacy. Your son re-
bels; he is still your son, but is he entitled
to the rights and privileges of child until
he atones and is reconciled to his parents
So restoring State rights is out of the ques-
ton.
CONSEQUENCE OF BLUsTER.
In regard to turning the Radicals out of
power, it is strange that men can be so car
ried away by party prejudice as to be will
ling to put the lives and fortunes of the
people on a venture, in order to obtain an
object so Insignificant, compared with the
fearful consequences by which it may be
attended. We agitated and clustered about
secession and war, when not one in ten ex-
pected it would come to that. Shall we
now agitate and bluster about notification
and war, and be surprised at a similar re-
suit! Should we not take lesson from
experienced Such agitation and bluster
for party purpose is not only deceitful,
but, it seems to ne, wicked, as it may lead
to such awful consequences.
PEACE CONSERVATIVES AND NuLLFYING con-
sERVATIvEs. .f
1t is inevitable that the Conservatives
must split into two parties-the peace Con-
serVatives and the war Conservatives, or.
to avoid Inconsistency, the nullifyers. The
difference is SO vital that they cannot act
together as one party The nullifyers act
with the Democrats. There can be no rea-
son why the Conservatives, without identi.
lying themselves with the Republicans, but
keeping up their organization as a party,
and leaving the nullifyers to go to them
selves, may not act with the Republican
party, and vote for Grant as the man for
the occasion, who, like jackson, will put a
stop to notification in the new shape in
which it now raises its hydra head.
When the storm is over, the Conservative
party, representing as it does the property
and intelligence of the State, will take the
guidance Of affairs, and all will be we'll.
r. M. PEARSON.
RICHMOND Hill, N. c., July 20, 1868.