New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-06

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South Carolina. ,,.n.,..'' tglss55 55ssiis 4 80
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This is an overwhelming proof of the
success of the reconstruction policy of Con-
press. Here are six States, three Of which
have naiorities of white voters, while the
other three contain preponderance of
colored voters but they all vote the same
vay, all giving their voice for freedom and
equality. As it may be said that the cleo
ton in Alabama does not afford fair test
of the public opinion in that State, since
the whites did not generally 60 to the
polls, the returns from that State may be
taken out Of the calculation, and still the
result is sufficient to put an end to the
crazy clamer of those who have declared
that universal suffrage would never, never,
never be accepted by the South. IL the
five States exclusive of Alabama, and in
which the rebels put forth every possible
exerlion to bring up their men to the polls
and vote down the new Constitutions,
there were, in round numbers, $4,000
white and $4,000 colored vOters-a ma
jority Of only $4,000 votes-but in these
Eve States the majority fer universal suf-
fraee is not less than 92 900 votes, and
when the official returns are received it will
probably exceed that number. Taking it,
however, at only $4,000 majority, and ad-
hitting that every colored voter was
brought to the polls and voted for the new
Constitutions, which is not the case, and it
is evident that in these five States there
are "A 900 white men who are Republicans
to the back bone, and who have sealed
their faith by their acts. When it is remem-
bered how many of the colored voters
were kept away from the polls by fraud
and intimidation, and how very few white
men failed to vote in any Of these States, it
will be seen that the number Of white men
who are Republicans must be very much
larger than the agures given above. But
taking them as they are they are satisfac-
tory enough.
As in the eyes of Democrat or a "Con-
serVativen the opinions of no one who has
not white skin are entitled to considera-
ton, we call the attention of these Con-
serVatives to the fact that in the FIVE States
Of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Arkansas, and Louisiana there are no less
than "A, GOO, and very probably 100, 600 white
skinned Republicans. How is this, oh chiv-
airy! 1t can not be that there are 100000
carpetbaggers within the borders of these
commonwealth; it can not even be that
there are 100, 900 yankees" settled there.
The "sons of the South" themselves have
bowed the knee to Baal, and have proved
reereant to the lest cause. There is no
other way to account for this result.
Four Of the Southern States Jet remain
to do what these six have accomplished.
These are Virginia, Texas, Mississippi,
and FLORIDA. The first two have white
majorities; the others have msjorities Of
colored voters. There is no doubt Of the
result in Florida; in the other States the
Conservatives pretend to believe that they
can defeat the Constitution. We have no
fear of such result. Even in Virginia,
where the contest will be the sharpest,
and the white majority is the heaviest, the
Republicans are almost certain of success.
There the issue between the two parties is
plainly made up. The CONSERVATIVES" as
they call themselves, have taken pains to
let the colored men Of Virginia under
stand that no compromise Of principle
short Of complete submission to the former
slave-drivers of the Old Dominion will be
listened to. The contest in that State will
assume the form Of a struggle for life, and
for freedom, which is dearer than life. The
Conservatives have been Sind enough to
proclaim their purpose in words 50 plain
that no one can misunderstood them. That
purpose is to reduce the freedmen of the
State again to slavery. Their organ thus
announces this determination
Under no circumstances, al no times,
end under no moral or political compul.
---NHN IVA ~ RAAe~ Va AANtfC VI AANAAEEhAI1ts
present OF prospective, can the people Of
thia state be Induced to confer suffrage
upon the negroes, 10 accept It, OF to endure
4 one moment longer than physical force
eonpeis them 70 do Il. They have no CON-
promise e ener. We have made up our
MINDS tnat taA shall be q white mans
country. We can only guarantee 10 Won
1.-THE colored menl me happiness 81 your
people upon TIE basit 81 your absolute and
essential ineqeaii,y . The white race, which
The Virginia Repnblioaas az wbsa IL
nelsEe them. Either they nast nut theIr
faet upoa the spirit Of slavery. which stilI
iitls a head thus arrogansly, Or prspsra
again g have the manaeles riyesed % heir
limbs, = i well for them that tie as
has been made % plain. Soft words Nigh,
have deludea tAeq. but & they fail to win
| their freedom nov aeg yin do 50 because
shey prefer bondasa