The Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1870-1871, 1871-02-02
THE NEW ORLEANS TIMES

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THE NEW ORLEANS TZllES.H a
The New Orleans Times in itSevening edi-
ton of january 31st criticices Mr.. Pinch
backs speech on the resolution he intro
duced requesting our Senators and Re
representatives. in Congress to urge the re-
pealof laws imposing political disabilities,
and as is customary with that paper makes
gross Misrepresentation when it says !:
"Pinchback, the cOlored member Of the
Senate, who has put himself forward as
the organ and representative of his race,
in the scheme to Africanize the govern
ment Of this State few days ago. refer
red in speech in the Senate. to the late
civil war in this country as o struggle in
which his race had no lot or part, of
which they were only uninterested
spectators .--r, ..
Uninterested spectators" indeed when
over 100000 colored men were in the
federal army, among whom was 1tr.
Pinchback. Can it be possible that the
Times is SO ignorant Of the history of the
war as not to know of Port Hudson, Fort
Wagner, Millikens Bend,and Fort Pillow !?
Again, it says:
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Glow is it to be reconciled with, the
assumption and pretext of the war waged
against the South, as a war to relieve the
African race from cruel bondage, and to
elevate and improve their condition, and
secure for them rights to which they were
entitled and for which they aspired."
We most emphatically deny the as
sertion, the war was not waged for the rur-
pose OF emancipating the negroesa and his
tory Will sustain our position /; the wnr'
was for the Union. We would ask the
Times man what would have been the
fate of the colored people had the South
accepted ar. Lincoln's proposition IN his
proclamation of Sept. 22d, 1862 And
what it win do with the statement the
party it claims to represent has made, viz
that Mr. Lincoln in his last interview
with the confederate authorities agreed to
continue slavery if the South would lay
down its arms +? And while we claim that
the war was not urged for the purpose Of
emanGpating and enfranchising the ne
grues, weare not unmmdfal of the fact
that it was through the war that We OBJ
tanned our liberty, and Acknowledgement,
and that to the good and great men who
championed our cause, we owe q debt of
gratitude that will last as long as time it.
self But in this class we by no means
include every man who served IN the Fed
ernl army. .Lal.'gus& ,1aItsh 1s'91
.a It n curious to see how hard the New
Orleans Times is llaboring to keep the
white people anayed against the colored
people politically. iooh 'asa3aoa 'n"'
tits too hate Nh. TIMES, the die is csiistt,
the white as we'll as the colored people
are determined hereafter 10 ignore color,
parties will be- made up with view TO
the general good, without reference to
color; you may tryto create . white
mans party or rather your efforts 10 GRE
ate the impression .',as the colored people
are trying to form . Black mans party,
will fail The best evidence we can give
you of it is, to call your attention to the
action Of the House of Representatives
on Tuesday last After Mr.. Carr had
resigned Mr.. Carter was elected by the
votes of both white and colofed men, not
because ne was white, not because he was
a Republican, for his opponents charged
him with being democrat, but because
he was considered Independent, COM
petent, and worthy. Coming c, ITS cast