New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-17


nFf,tal JOURNAL Of THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
sPEAc CHI OF DOCTOR ROBERT T
CREAMER.
Before the John Brown Pioneer RePub
mcan Club, Third Ward. Monday
Evening, May 8, ON the Fifteensh
Amendment.
We are gathered together here tonight
10 talk about the grand event which made
Saturday, April so, day OF jubilee ana
gladness to US ali, and to unite our voices
with the millions Of our citizens III various
States of the Union, who, ever since the
adoption of the fifteenth amendment, nave
been sending up shouts OF victory Sy ana III
umpb. and songs of praise and thanksgiV-
ing for this last aud greatest OF all the ar
ticles of our glorious constitution, TINS
great magma charter OF human rights, this
browning arch of Republican principles
the fifteenth amendment.
In all the history of the world, more
lust and righteous deed than that was never
Accomplished. 1t is triumphant and
complete vindication of the axiom, that the
cause Of right and justice, though long de-
Iaved and clouded for q time, will in the
end shine forth with all the bright efui-
gence of the MONDAY sun.
Il was not only right and proper that We
should celebrate that grand event as we
did, by our triumphal aud peaceful march
through the streets of New Orleans, in
which thousands upon thousands OF our
people took part, but also right and proper
that we should meet together after our cele-
brstion, and talk over and advise and con-
sult together as to how best this great
browning triumph of the principles of our
political party may be preserved and per-
petuated to US and to our chlldren's
children for all time to come.
I congratulate those of you that had the
honor of making one Of that vast multitude
that moved along in that procession. 10
after years it will delight US an to talk over
that days proceedings. and we shall be
proud and glad to claim that we had the
high honor of being one of that triumphal
thYong that, on the thirtieth of April, 1870,
celebrated the adoption of the fifteenth
amendment, in the city of New Orleans
But before | come to talk Of that amend
meut and the glorious mission that it is
destined to accomplish, let me diverge to
another topic, and will come to that again
presently.
There can be no doubt but in few short
years it will be the universal claim of our
political enemies, the Democratic party, or
the peoples Conservative party" that
they, too, were mostly in favor Of the
fifteenth amendr mt. They will boldly
state, 30, yes, re always wanted the
colored man to have the right to vote"
and they will talk as glibly about it as
though they had helped to accomplish it,
Before another election rolls around they
'' go :. Z ,tsE:.szs-oament about the same
to old, dead and
but few Demo-
You and every
as opposed to
vas wrong, and am
rid of it," etc., and yet l
llow-citizens. that that party
every means in their power to
sad rivet the chains of that horrid
lighter than ever before, not content to
let it remain within its old limits, the South
States proper.
They sought to desecrate the soil of our
new States and Territories with its blasting
contamina alton. Upon our beautiful North
western frontier, which to-day is teeming
with richness of soil and supporting mil
lions of free and happy people, they inau.
gurated series of Outrages and atrocities |
My equaled by the Sepoys of India. They
fred the cabins of those early settlers in |
Kansas who were in favor of Free Kan. |
sas,n and butchered many of those hardy |
pioneers in cold blood who had emigrated |
there to found a new home in an almost |
trackless wilderness. That old hero and /
martyr, John Brown, from whom our or |
gatiization takes its honored name was then |
one of those hardy pioneers in Kansas. He |
had gone there with his wife and children |
to build new home and fulfill one of Gods |
commands, THAT by the sweat of your
brow shall ye eat bread" He had hardly
built his cabin when he was set upon by |
those slavery Democratic fiends in
human shape, who bounded him from place
to cplace, murdered two OF his sons, fired
his cabin and made him a flying fugitive
from his own lawful habitation. Do you
wonder that he swore to be avenged? But
/ will tell you more about him hereafter, for
I have something to say about that good old
man who's lie was sacrificed to appease the
nav of that great dragon, slavery.
That same Democratic party pandered to
the political element OF the South in 1860
and 1861 and, patting them on their backs,
said: "You in the South are right. The
North is imposing on you. Go on and make |
your war against them, and we will stand
by you and sustain you" They did do this,
until the popular voice Of the North, in q | '
great uprising of the people, sweeping along
their tune. and haul in their sign.
/ was in the city Of New York when, on !
Dne day in April, 1862. q great uprising of
The masses of the people, turning out in all
heir might and strength. went from one
Democratic newspaper Office to the other, ,
and made them hang out our national en-.
ign to the breeze. In front of the Office of
he New York Daily NeUs, and New York I
World, l saw thousands upon thousands 7
assembled, and IN plain terms they stated: )
Hang out our flag. and show your colors,
,r there will be trouble here" The Demo. .
;rats looked on in amazement, but they !
Jared not utter word against it. The flags Z
we're flung out to the breeze, and then the I
people were satisfied, and in quiet and good 3
,rder went to the next Democratic newspa-
ult. a
On the next day all New York city, except y
he Democratic politicians, wore a red, :,
White and blue rosette The alarm was | !
ounded all over the North, and the Demo. :
rats were badly frightened 'What must e
re do?" was asked and telegraphed from Q
me Democratic politician to the other. and II
he answer in the main came back, 1--WE
must now sustain MIR. Lincoln and his war 4
olicy, or we shall be ruined as party, new. o
r to know resurrection" y
I tell you most positively, my fellow-citi- h
ems, that that party were the allies and | N
Importers of the slavery oligarchy, and that
hey worked and acted and encouraged the h
outh to initiate the rebellion, until they p
AIRED 60 no further, and that they are to-day n
ne supporters of what is left of slavery. | y
hank God there isn't much left of it. except q
he social prejudice that grew out of it, and +
e will beat that, too, before we are much 81
der. i,
It can't be in the nature of things that
ny of you, my fellow citizens, can ever be G
lduced to cast his influence and vote with d
,e Democratic party, no matter what new fi
anne they may assume! a,
II can not be that Won fail to see and know | !.