New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-06
SPEECH OF GOVERNOR wARM0TH
Triumphant Vindication Of the National
Republican Party.
THE DEMOCRACY ARRAIGNED. TRIED AND
CONVICTED.

We present below Short-nanu report VI
the able, eloquent and exhaustive speech
delivered by Governor WarmOth at the
great mass meeting of our German fellow
citizens in Union Hall, on Thursday night:
Mr.. President and Fellow -Citizens-Not
speaking the German language very per-
fectly, will undertake to address you in
the language which l suppose you will
understand as vel as I that speak it.
When NV friend the Chairman introduced
me, did not know if he meant me or not,
go / inquired of my German friend Flanders
(laughter), and as he told me it meant me, /
Immediately rose. If the inspiration of
ouinine will help me to a speech I shall
succeed, for have taken at least an ounce
of quinine, and my head is buzzing like the
Democratic party. In fact, am q good deal
out of sorts, like the Democratic party
again. for a severe attack Of fever and an
overdose OF guinine is the only reasonable
explanation of their present condition.
What wish to say will not be for mere
oratorical display, but to convince those
who are not Republicans that they ought to
be, and those who are Republicans that the
party to which they belong is the party which
will best serve the interests OF the State.
WHO DID IT!
1t is common thing to charge upon the
Republican party all the evils, and all the
misfortunes which have befallen the country
claim tonight that all the evils, and all
the misfortunes which have befallen the
country for the last ten years are attribut-
able entirely to the teachings and policy of
the Democratic party. We say all the tax
alton under which the people are groaning;
all the devastation that has swept over the
country; all the graves made in the late
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teachings and the policy and the wicked
ness of the Democratic party. They say
that the Republican party controlled the
country when the war was made. 1t is true
Mr.. Lincoln was President, and the Repub-
ican party was in control Of the govern
ment when the war broke out, but it IS not
true that the Republican party are respon-
sible for the war.
'56 AND '60-A PARALLEL AND 4 CONTRAST.
In 1856, the two great political parties of
this country were divided by the same
question on which they split in 1850. In
1856 the Republican party laid it down as its
of this country belonged to the people of
the whole country; that the territories of
the West belonged as much to the people of
the North as to the people of the South
that slavery was great moral and social
crime, and great political evil, and that it
was the duty of the government OF the
United States not to give protection TO
slavery in its territories, but, on the con-
trary, to prohibit its extension. The Demo
cratic party took the position, also, that the
territories were the property of the whole
people, but urged that slavery was an in
stitutiOn Of the Southern States, recognized
aud guaranteed by the constitution of the
United States, and, therefore, it was the
bounden duty of the government to pro
tect slave property in the territories. Tbs
was the issue made before the American
people in 1856. and after the matter had
been fully discussed from one end OF the
country to the other the people decided III
favor OF the Democratic party by TIE cleo
ton of James Buchanan to the Presidency.
What did the Republican party do? Did
they go to war to break up the country
simply because they could not control it
But what did the Democrats do in 1902
The same question that divided the country
in 1856 divided it in 1860, and when the
question was again submitted to the people
they reversed their previous decision, aHd
elected Abraham Lincoln to the Presidency.
Did our Democratic fellow citizens do then
as the Republicans did in 1862 Did they
show they had faith in the truth and Justice
OF their cause, and their belief that God was
on their side, or did they not, on the con-
trary, resort to the stern arbitrament of the
pealing to a new tribunal tribunal not
cOnte mplated by the constitution OF their
country? No sooner was it known that
Mr.. Lincoln was elected President than the
whole Southern people were on fire.
They thought no more of the election
they said if we can not control the govern
ment of the United States, we will break it
up and make a government of our own, and
build it up on slavery. Were they justified
!, hoy kaI tI,a
right to have protection for their institu-
tions? Did the Republican party intend to
interfere with slavery in the States 1t
was distinctly asserted they should only in
terfere with the extension of slavery TO the
territories. Mr.. Lincoln distinctly said IN
his inaugural address that it was not the
intention to interfere with slavery in the
States where it existed, and that the whole
power OF the government should be used to
protect the interests of all the people.
FIRING THE SOUTHERN HEART.
The Democrats were not content. They
pretended not to believe the assertions o.
the Republican platform. They pretended
to believe it was the intention of the Repub-
lican party to make war upon the Southern
people, and not only to deprive them Of their
rights, but to deprive them of the property
they held in their slaves without any con- |
DensatiOn. They appealed in this way to
.he pockets of the Shareholders. They told |
The masses of the people there would be 40 |
war; it only depended on the people of the |
South coming up boldly to the front, and
hen the Northern people would at once
,ubmit and allow the Southern States to |
,ecede. Why, John Sidell told the people |
If Louisiana that, if there was any blood |
'hed in the struggle, he would drink Up /
very drop that fell. They were no. satis-
led with this even, but they told the people |
# the South that one Southern man could
whip five Yankees. Thus by appealing to |
he pockets of the shareholders, by appeal
ng to the people and telling them there
would be no danger OF a conflict at al, and
y telling the masses that If they. would
My go into the conflict, they, could whip
i've times the number Of Yankees--it was
With these false issues, with these false ap-
eals to the passions and the prejudIces OF
he people, that the masses OF the Souca
1ere brought into the war.
HOW LOUISIANA Seeded
Our own State, we know its history. We
now that if the question had been submit
ed to the people of this State, there would
ave been no secession in Louisiana. We
now that majority of the delegates 20
he Secession Convention were pledged
Tnion men. We know they betrayed the
rust reposed in them by the people, and
oted the State out OF the Unlon
THE NORTH JUSTIFIED.
And so the war was brought up. What
vas the duty of the federal government
Would not President Lincoln have been
uilty of perjury and Congress guilty OF
eriury if they had allowed the Southern
tates to secede without making an EFFORT
, retain them2 Would not they nave
zen condemned by the voice of the civil
ed world if they allowed the government
, 90 to pieces without endeavoring to save
Mr.. Liscoln did all he could to prevent