New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-01

WV VI OHI HtlplSeS COnu1tOu, We LAtlViOAS
earnestly appeal to the conservative senti-
ment Of the North to rescue the reins Of
government from hands so williuDy in
clined, and to give us back the constitH-
tion as it is and the Union as it was.0
Modest again, and quite as honest They
can new see ruin, anarchy, and
hopeless dissolutien,o etc., in loyal re-
construction of the government, but no such
fruits were visible to them in the "infa-
nous rebellion" from the shambles of
which they have so recently emerged like
vanity shorn OF its jawels. And now
they want the Union as it was" including
slavery OF course they do; but thank
God, they will never get it. NeverI
" ReSoLued, That We desire permanent
peace and an early restoration to those
rights under the constitution, from. which
we have been so long and so causelessly
excluded, we deplore all agitation which
shall tend to keep alive the bitter feelings
which were engendered in the heat of
armed contest, and which should have per-
ished with the surrender of the defeated
confederate forces and we desire once
more to see civil law-adninistered by the
best, ablest, and most vigilant champions
of American liberty and pr0gress-become
the supreme arbiter between all classes of
our people and the harbinger Of prosper
Gus and better days"
Oh poor predigal creatures Let the
fatted calf be slain $50 long and so
causelessly excluded" Why did they not
"think of these things when they were
inaugurating a war against liberty in be-
half Of slavery? Their present condition
would be truly pitable were not their pre-
tensions so supremely ridiculous and con-
temptible.
RESCUED, That as We greatly coYet
the tranquility and prosperity of those
states whose affairs are administered under
the benign influence of intelligent white
suffrage and the harmonious concert of
action of elective civil functiOnaries, we
will, following their example, guard with
scTupulous care the admission to the privi-
leges of the elective franchise Of any person
or persons not fitted therefor, believing, as
we here solemnly declare, that when such
franchise is Unfortunately exercised, it
will result in the npheaval of society in
the ruin Of every class OF our people alike"
That will do There is much more of
the same sort, in the same strain, in the
same paper; great whining and supplica-
tien to the black man not to allow the
carpet baggers and other white radicals to
bring on a war of races, and the like. But
the "upheaval OF society" as a result
of colored suffrage in the South, is
deemed good stopping point, 1t comes
with an excellent grace from set of edu-
Gated white men, who voted secession in
the calm of profound and prosperous
peace, and thus inaugurated war, and
yelled their country in sackcloth and ashes
Think yen there was no "upheaval" there?
Rather downheaval,' / should say!
The few extracts, felloW-citizens, which
/ have quoted from the rebel press of
North Louisiana will serve to show you the
temper of the loyal white masses" with
whom l have to deal there. And l think
this record, brief as it is, will not seem
very savory to the loyal sensibilities of our
commanding general when displayed in
plain print in MONDAY at the sanctuary of
his headquarters. He can at once see the
temper Of the people-a majority of the
white people at least-under the recon
struetion acts, which he is sworn to enforce.
To suppose that he would wilfdlly and
knowingly uphold and encourage such a
set of unreasonable and reckless destrue-
tienists would be to suppose that he would
wilfully and willingly stultify himself as a
man and gentleman, and blacken forever
his bright record as o gallant chieftain in
defense of human liberty and constitutional
government.
The way is before us, friends, and we
have great work to do; and whatever we
find to do in the name and in behalf of 10y
atty and liberty, let Us do it with will
and in earnest. Lei us not lag nor be
afraid to assert our rights and defend our
cause at all times aud under all circum-
stances. We are in the right, and let as
Justify ourselves as the defenders of the
right in the sight Of God and Just men. Our
state ticket may not be all it should be or
might have been, but it is a loyal ticket,
and let us elect it. And our constitution
may net be, when adopted, all that il
should be or might have been, but then it
will be a loyal constitution, and must and
shall be ratified Let us "be Just and fear
not Be jass even TO our enemies. No,
not just to them, but merciful. Justice
would hang large majority Of them; but
let us do unto them as they would not IN.
der like circumstances do unto us--lei
| them live. And il after all cur acts Of for.
bearanee and mercy they still Islander and
reVile us, let US say to them as "My Uncle
Toby" said to the fly: go, thing, there is
room enough in the world for you and /.
Yes, felloW-clHzens, it is not only more
heeeHaing in Us az lAval men and as gentle
men to be too lenient rather than too ex-
acting toward our erring rebel ueighbors
but it is more in accordance with that true
self-sacrideing spirit typiiied through the
example of our Redeemer. and which all
men shonld exercise as far as is possible
with human flesh. To err is human to
forgive divine We should remember
this aud five should lose in this world by
the exercise Of this virtue, the gain viii
await as hereafter. And aside from all con.
siderations such as these, we should bear
in mind that we have in our midsl
many noble and generous spirits who
| favored secession at the beginning, or who
In some way eliminated themselves during
\ the war, and are now disfranchised, bul
really at heart truly repentant, readyto aid
in reconstrueting the government in q
proper way, and are indeed gentlemen
worthy 10 be trusted In all the relations o.
| life. Such men should be looked upon a
sufficient to save the Sodom and Gomorrah
of the dead rebellion from too harsl
prescription. /, for one, am willing
to take such men by the hand, and
work diligently for their speedy and per
manent political salvation and if ln thus
relieving the truly worthy and deserving
SEINE who are destitute Of homer and are
unworthy Of such treatment are also re
lieved, then I would plead justification
upon the safe and time-honored maxim this
it Il better that ninety-nine guilty one!
should 90 unpublished than that one limo
cent party should be wrOngfalIy dealt with