The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-09-16


4 disappear, L hope they will disappear
The sooner the better, loud cheers.
But as ! said betores if these men wer
hostile, are they to be- oonclliated by put
htiug over them the british ignorance o
their enfranchised slayes2o Win that poll
cy answer q good purpose? Do Jon be
lieye that tits possible 70, maintain peat,
and Union, and have prosperity Iif yot
subjugate infthcse ten States this .Caucas
ian race Of ours to, be ruled BY these brutisl
slaves? tCheers.l Carrot Ne, learn lessons
which lie scattered oil around us 10. all the
pages ofthe history Of the worlds Eng
land has had its Ireland and its Scotland
Ireland was subjqgated after, many bloody
wars. Her land was confscated to, Eng
Elishmenn Her Catholic. people we're made
to pay tithesltO Protestant church,, Her
Parliament was driven from Dublin. A
foreign legislature and foreign government
were put over them. and it is to-day as it
has been since the beginning of that policy
and as it will be to the end, that Ireland is
q disseminated and rebellious people, and
hostile to the British throne; |Loud and
prolonged cheers.l Scotland, you know
was the pc. child Of King James. He
preserved its churches. its LAYS, and its
constitutions, although it was. iucorpora-
ted sesl into the heart Of the British Kingdom,
and to-day it is true that, Scotland is the
most loyal subject to the British crows.
Twenty years ago Hungary Was in rebel
lion. Kossuth led the rebels. The pow
er Of Russia was called in to aid Austria
10 supervising tbaatt rebellion. It Was ac-
complished, and Kossuth was sent into
exile. Yon probably saw him as he passr
ed through this city Francis Joseph had
learned wisdom from the misfortunes of
his ancestors. He went to the capital Of
that Kingdom. He returned to them their
constitution. He allowed them to enjoy
their customs. He sent his wife and chill
dsen among them. He crowned himself
with the ancient crown of ST. Stephen.
He forbore to exact coniiscations., He
pacifed them. He made them contended !;
and 50 it happened that when the day of
his calamity came, and the fortunes ofhis
house were threatened with The power of
Prussia upon the bloody field Of Sadowa,
it was Hungarian soldiers and Iegions that
propped his tottering throne, and repaid
with fidelity the leniency and justice. of
his administration. fGreat cheering And
cannot we, my fellow citizens, learn les
sons in the treatment Of American citizens
from examples such as thoses TCheers.
Then Southern men arc our brethren our
fellow-citizens. Loud and enthusiastic
cheers. They are Of our race and blood,
language and relation. Say they have
erredltwho has not? Say they hayo sins
ned !rLet him who is without sin cast
Che first istone.n Loud applause r. They
are q selrpossessed, a self.reliant, aud q
brave people. Tread upon them, and they,
will watch their opportunity and strike
yot.i But meet their patience with Justice,
treat their submission with magnanimity.
[Cheefs.1 Let this country and this gov
eminent open, wide its dnns to receive them
and atIley, will throw themselves "a upon
the breast Of q loving mother, and be the
most obedieut children of us all. i (Pro,
lonsed cheers Wisdom, justice success
God commando this policy Of Cancellation.
A father conciliates his disobediemt child
A man coDciliates. his WIFE Members OF
organizations conciliate each other.
Members of church associations conciIiate
each other. Members of business associa--
tons conciliate each other, aud as there is
truth in our holy religion, it was God Him.
self who gaze His Son that He might con-
ciliate US all to Himself. .dChcers.I And:
shall not We be reconciled to orr brethren !?
Prudence, reason, wisdom, justice, God, all
command il! The Democratic party. in
itss great Convention, which sat in New
York in July, declared as the fundamental
principle off all its policy the restoration Of
the States TO the Union, with all their
rights, under this Constitution, and the
restoration ofcivil government to all the
people. Of America, tApplarise.l II de-
clared amnesty for all'past political often
ees, leaving the question Of suffrage TO the
regulation Of the, States themselves
[Cheers.l This is the policy of concilia-.
lion. This is the policy ofwisdom. This
IS the policy Of success. loud applause
TIE Republican party, believe that they
cannot live in peace with those who fought.
under Lee and Johnston and Stonewall
jackson. To mo it is q. horrible thought.
will not entertain it. I know how much
the passions Of the people are excited in
times Of war, bat. | know how quickly they
are alfaycd in oil generous hearts by the
provisions of a merciful peace. What
is there who does not feel
proud at the name Of Cromwell? What
is there who does not re-
joice in the name Of Fairfax? Gentlemen,
as 1t has already been, so it will be licreaf.
ter unless the bad passions OF bad men
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