New Orleans Republican., 1868-08-23
DUTY OF THE COLORED
VOTER.

4 ~ DUTY OF THE COLORED
d Fbe following is a dialogue between a.
sS vly.made citizen and a Radical Repub-
N N. The new voter is seeking light upon
\ subect of his political duties; bis Rad
II friend gives him plain facts, and de-
nstrates clearly with which party all
~ him should act. 1t would be well for
cred voters generally to seek out some
ID NJ Radical and question him upon all
= bscts about which they have any doubt:
N The Dialogue.
Upestion. With which party should the
KCred man vote?
=, Answer. The Union Republican party.
q 4. Why should the colored man vote
& Iih that paTtyg
81 Because that party made him free
n has given him the right to vote.
snl Was Mr.. Lincoln Republican?
AZ He was Republican President.
n Are Republicans in favor of universal
y kdom?
4. They are.
M Are the Radicals and Republicans
o2 and the same party?
d ia. Yes; and they are in favor of free
oA aud universal suffrage.
'db !. What is the meaning Of the word Rad
Ioa s5s G applied to political parties and pol
Z Mans
iH It means one who is in favor of going
hOi he root of things; who is thoroughly in
"a q ! hest who desired that slavery should
oss abolished, that every disability con-
10 b. he'd herewith should be obliterated, not
So II from national laws, but from those of
hs !! ry State in the Union.
efa To which party do the friends of the
H. }, bred men in Congress belong
, toh To the Republican party.
9SM "a. What is Democrat?
! IN A member of that party which before
ssS rebellion sustained every legislative
z demanded by the Shareholders, such as
S' q Fugitive Slave Law, and the attempt
onl ie 10 force slavery upon the Western
n Titories.
es Who said that "a negro had no rights
,s9 Ss1 white man was bound to respect ~
D5a Chief Justice Taney, Democrat.
,gs yss Was this sentiment approved by the
i hOcraCy2
,ga ea It was and by them only.
nI Why did the Southern States rebel
n ~ Because the Republican party in
hel elected Abraham Lincoln President,
q was opposed to the extension OF
very.
What did they propose TO do by re-
ion?
I'D Establish a government of their own,
AT AT coEner-stone Of which should be human
bid eFy.
r. ,s1 Did any leading rebel make such a
T aation?
cis Yes; Alexander H. Stephens, OF
j lgia, in a speach in May, 1861, at Mont
DSsl ID.s ery, Alabama.
SSt sSst What position did Mr.. Stephens hold
g asS Be rebel Confederacy?
abs He was their Vice President
re- r., What was the position of the Demo-
les e party during the war?
s'i II opposed the war; declared Mr..
anna olns management of it a failure; Ie-
d every measure in Congress looking
I i naneipation, and denounced the Gov
Y hent for employing colored men as
ia ers.
'na What has that party done since the
ender of the rebels:
- 1t has sustained Mr.. johnson in his
E, q is to restore your old masters to power
dE, dEg, . country, and opposed every act for
o. benefit which the Republican Con-
iasa bsg has adopted.
Would the Democrats make slaves of
olored people again if they could?
shL Its fair to presume that they would,
hey have opposed their freedom by
means, have always labored to ex-
II, slavery, and would now try to deprive
iOla Of the right to vote. which they have
~ e ys opposed in Congress and in the va
) ID State Legislatures.
iisa ,s.V Who abolished slavery in the District
/ III lumbia!
snT 8 y A Republican Congress and Abraham
lay ela, Republican President.
Who freed the slaves in the South?
Abraham Lincoln, the Republican
Of dent, by proclamation.
: Of Who made colored men soldiers?
The Republican party.
Who opposed this?
Abh The Democrats.
9nS ,,lS. Who refused to recognize eolored
; " g as prisoners of war?
The rebels.
By whom were they murdered, or
red slaves when capturedY
,uts ti By the rebel government.
! Il What party sympathized with the
, ! in government?
bss The Democracy.
nsss l. Who passed the Freedmen's Bureau
.,s 4 Republican Congress by more than
4 ~ birds vote over the veto of Andrew
rs scn, The leader OF the Democratic or
ni = Iyative party.
Who gave us the Civil Rights bill
. The same Republican Congress.
What party gave us the right to vote ?
Lhe Republican party, through its
" in Congress.
What has the Democratic, Conserva-
Copperhead party ever done for
cted people
Ishas tried 10 keep them in slavery,
pposed giving them the benefit OF the
bile, mems Bureau and Civil Rights bills
right to vote.
Why can not colsred men support the
tatic party " fi
pa nm Because that party would disftanchise
~ anas u possible, return them 10 slav-