New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-16


He Acts With the Alabama EebeIs-Dis-
csvers thetr "EEeui.h schemes, a, d
''u iIsh lIlre,'' and Abaaduns Thent
wi Horror.
The Washington Chronicle has u Letter
from Montgomery, ALa1ams, dated March
p, from which we make The fohoE. .Dg ez-
tracts:
1t is not customary with me to ad rCss a
Black Republican editor; ! am Dem 49,. at
OF the state Of CONNECTICUT have thought
IL best to inform you uJ the outset.
have been s'l IuruiHg In this rebel land
since soon after the surrender, Came here
soon after Parsons took up the reins of the
government and have been since iu nearly
every county a sufficient time to use NV
utmost effort to buud up Democratic
party. The rebels choose TO call them
selves conservatives despite my best efforts.
| came here most bitter foe to the
Republican party. At that time l could not
have been induced on any terms to admit
that one particle of reason cuud exist in
the Republican party. But facts are stub
born articles, aud must convince the most
skepticl. have seen, and therefore 1
know. / would not believe that any rebel
lion ever existed, but contra wise, that an
oppressed aud down .trOdden people, in the
honest priuCiplos Of true patriotism, had
risen in their majesty to throw of the grasp
u
with them in success, and mourned with
them in their adversely; and after spend
ing years with them, still blind, have at last
been permitted to euter within the veil,
view the machinations and hellish schemes
by which they intend to accomplish the
ends in their hopes. IL Is fearful; reason
! has forever deserted the throne of their
| leaders. No measure is 100 low for them TO
adopt If one single ray Of hope is presented
to them in that measure.
Dare any POOR man express an opinion in
| conflict with them, You VIII see their iudg-
nation manifested in every iineameht.
! Hence their hatred 10 men Of the North.
Men have some opinion; the uBdrrlngs
crew, who have always iaWned around for
their iavOrs, have not one single idea 81 their
own. ] have been behind the curtain
with them. Here it was my eyes we're open
ed I have been in many secret caucus
before; but in the hellish hate OF the rebels.
as So distinctly marked rs Ia these " behind
the eurtaiuso have seen here, Is enough TO
shock thH nervous s~nsibilitles Of any man.
I v-4s trllly surprised nc the coolnpss with
which they taiSed e ld-bluoled murder TO
accomplish Their purposes. There Is no plaR,
however aWlui, they would fltil to execute. 1t
Is not 'kuo"n ao@ maiy cnlored men we're
murdered! Their plnu WAS ''iis 'harging.n
How? ! answer you with my blood ehilling
In my veins. The poor iguGrant man, when
discharged from his wurk was huin less; If
he was one OF any ttuehce 1t Was an easy
matter. under pretense Of \ new home, to
separate him from frirHds-yes, forever;
'dead men tell no tales ~ l have no doubt
hundrs ds were hidden forever for nD other
reason than that they voted. Every plan
was suggrste aud cHr'itd into full eXecu-
ton Dead mems vutcs were counted
yes, counted! Every gate not given, who
stood registered, wiis one RgAin.t recon
serueti0n. Il Is needless to enlarge on this
butr fttf In AZ
minUti@.
II reference TO the late election and the
bands OF rebels around the polls he says;
Whenever white m4u appeared tl vote,
every Ona Of these infurlated d'-Vtls-i cNli
them nothing lrsS-4rt ~ n yell. ctshng
him white upgrin snW trash seala-
wac - mean whiten e'c., rs long rs he
,yas n, siFht. But enough If this. Suffice
Il Il, say. and am ctudtd Ia my opinion,
mad "A ftir Og@u eleottiu been hRi | have
M Kind OF ,ubt that not less than l2j,-
ma votes wfnh have h.-s.A poliea tor me
np,g cDnstitnii,n f Alshassna
Nov, { can not RieWity mNFelf with any
at of iaen Wh0 are 80 devoid ui al prinrl
III. II ihpSe c1nird-rabS, or e. serea
avs, or r-heis, ug~-riu them what you
Biil-sre the Dan crAts, ! h,si8sig to 40
-l.'h party. witt rsamngs it aal tlla.a
h,rrvrre Ii the Dral cpcv Is eaMps-s-l Il
such utaferi ~ in the North asa t,l,. Wsat,
| viii u0tt AL Uarti,s if-lt,iW ihat 'tiii % .
leAiis,g lastly With mS ieil1@-aiAn lidr atth
Als tstal la our uisg their c sarsi'.
IL coneluai.im ! mtF itc iiFr sIitfPii ~ say
laa ,ra, sad that l. ~ uFee eYagrss 70
Il ri a.,ni- saf,s pF@tacai ~ % he t-a atsd,
srua Unisu ni,,m Ia thr ~nnlh- I ,t,ns,ro
san th4y need It. hava made thr 40
,nainlalsee az rniNe n,tila nann. bat their
6ssa 4na property ara la dAii7 jeopardy