New Orleans Republican., 1868-08-04

1--WE draw from our Bag manuscript. 1t
Neyidently the report of "colored Demo
I sic meeting" "Colored Democratic"
upds funny, don't it! And passing by the
l NJ account of preliminary organization,
4 ssmboa and another white were there),
d proceed to the speech of the chief color.
W orator of the occasion.
ID HThe CoIOred Democrats Appeal"
democratic Editors may copy.l
q yF11ow CITIZENS: Who are these carpet
n ggers? Who are these carpet-baggers,
INV citizens2 ! say who are they? They
#me down here in the Yankee army, fell
N citizens, to take us niggers away from
s&r happy homes, from our good masters
la M fed us, clothed US, bought US, sold us,
N &ipped uF, thrashed US when we needed
Mashipg. and who killed us when we
q paed killing. Yes, fellow citizens, they
" nj to take US away from our happy
I mes to make US work for wages, take
p Hre Of our own wives aud children, instead
s having our old masters care for them,
ID have the botheration about voting and
Il ltics which white folks have always had
y Mlusvely to themselves.
tuN Fellow CitiZens-I am not in favor of
81 petbaggers, Yankees, Radicals, or seal
h ags. | am for q white mans govern
Kut and not for a Niger government. |
~ the whole hog, fellow citizens, but I
n NDt him to be a white hog, not black
1t is bad enough to have white hogs
lH hout having black ones too, and am
s,, " much afraid that here in Louisiana we
&fe black hogs as well as white ones.
fellow citizens, | go for white hogs,
All the white hogs are the Southern Demo-
" III. / go for white mans government,
\, whole white hog and | say 'Down
L #h the black ones, and down with the
~ etbaggers,r
W hat has the carpetbagger ever done for
hs L He took me cut OF that divine iastl-
N hon called slavery, where l had no
u, #uble nor care, nor sorrow that was not
i trouble. and care, and sorrow of my old
lG ter. He took me from the cotton field
made me free-free for what? Free to
#k and bother like white folks; free to
''l politics, to vote, to hold office, as if a
N, Eer like me should be free, or vote, or
IN politics, or hold office.
Is ~ tell you, fellow citizens, these carpet
mi 1gers have raised the very old scratch
lH h my old master. They are all robbers
!. thieves. They are robbers, fellow citi-
HItell you they are robbers. They can
Nried and convicted of robbery. Who is
nj Warmoth2 He is a robber. Who is
sral Grant He is robber. Who is
ard Colfax2 He is robber. Who was
iii SEcOln? He was the first man to steal me.
No fellow citizens, Lincoln stole me.
M M SsuPd his emancipation proclamation,
staM ordered Warmoth and Grant, and Col
Id and whole army of these carpet bag
d, u 10 come to my good masters place and
l@M lime. They came. Yes, fellow citizens,
t came and stole hundred hands of us,
y took us from our happy condition as
sts1 Ses to this miserable condition of free
res n that we now find ourselves in. This is
,st call them robbers aud sWindlers.
iep Is why call them rascally Radicals.
say, is what they have done that
N les them robbers.
III Esy. fellow citizens, that go the whole
thol the whole white hog. have nothing
ha 0f0r Radical niggers. Look at Lieu
ban mt Governor Dunn! He is not fit TO
to lieutenant Governor. 1t is disgraceful
'ere' e him in such an honorable position.
la III ltigser should be nothing but hand on
ntsd kntation, working for good Southern
wv emau, except he should turn and be-
ElEAe 90 Democrat. Fellow citizens, ] was
add be Union army. did not fight for mig
Bud though | am one myself. | fought for
>, "a Constitution as Democrats understand
Ibid not fight for liberty; | fought for
co. Ey under the Constitution, and so did
'lda best of all men, JEFF Davis.
al say, therefore, that I am for white
government. am for WAR on these
et-baggers and these niggers who
I've in this notion Of equality. | say
lam for q white mans government.
rssa Why am for white mans govern
:. #! It is because | am tired of being
'- am tired of this responsibility of
II DE- care of myself. : havejvoted once,
haEe become disgusted with voting.
Coz Democrat, and have no faith in niger
II, fellow citizens, say this much to
IRFE vote, if Tou Toto at all, for the true
snsa Wy Is who formerly kept you supplied
hSia pork, corn meal, and with an occasion
eTy Epply Of lashes. ask you, fellow citi-
nssa Iass. 10 vote for these friends, and to look
, cd, Ibr carpet-baggers and for such niggers
oula 1nn.
w,,, Hole hog, fellow citizens, whole hog, or
Three cheers for Seymour! Three
aui for Blair! Three cheers for
. good old masters who took
)NS&good care Of MS Three cheers for the
- old Democratic party Three for JeH
fellow eitizens All! let me see
ns' time it is. Halfpast ten. Iguess I've
lURF HnmY piece, and I'll now go over to the
\ obt uarters of the Democratic party and
N \ iai5 me whisky and that ten dollars that
Ola promised me if I'd pitch into the
!, ett. tbaggers.
aaSa Nh conclusion, fellow citizens, let us give
more cheers for the Democratic party,
nera party most friendly to niggers. Hur-
'pSI aSis Hurrah Hurrah
stTia { nry Clapp says that Horace Greeley is
ns ?. atically self.made man, and he Wor-
NV NV bis creator. Slavery Standard.
q pked from the World of last February.
World.
cam pked from William Allen Buffers poem
nsL wo Millions . published in 1858.
Her said that Shakespeare must have had
JRE On Of the modern bonnet when, in the
sS SPs 4 hing of the, ,Shrew. !" he wrote the fol,
ina &:
, etc. ueaio-" this was N lded on
~ u II Il Erringer,
"a, a, net dish; fife, fie.-
,rsons lis cookie or walnut shell,
y Dis ck, toy, q trick; a baby's cap;
ssfi;l 81 y with it! come let me have bigger!"
d1ts Ats Aaiine--" I'll have no bigger; this
mined Oth it the time;
cans q entlewomen wear such caps as these
hal. GET letter from a New York mer-
- Of conservative tendencies (for he
goods ''down South, y which ineiden-
,->o" bays: 'sThe election of Grant and Colfax
H. Lar pertain as death and taxes.n
7irtgs pW heart, dropping under Democratic
= = IL and intimidated sadly by immense
'9gss. msp aggy PROFESSIONS lifts itself again and
tresss ess courage.
!, t tis "a and taxes! Taxes we know about,
s;d At We can believe anything Of the bad
) ons nar Of our file of KuKlux warnings,
t6rss not only certain but very near.
0S TSs S ply, we are contrained to offer "odds"
iiffef. b Grant and HIS friend.
lsand =. @tas eiie A.iS -
ons 4 r.
sh Of HH4ithy gentleman OF New YORK enl'
2 and wsr.a,,,s natact,va AGENCY 10 dis.