Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-09-14
TO THE COLORED VOTERS.

In 1871, when the British abOll-
ton of slavery was agitating the
world, its fever struck American
soil. Prominent among its advo-
Gates were VIM. Lloyd Garrison and
others. That begins the real histo-
ny of the Republican party. AS
the abolition of slavery in the
West Indies occurred soon after,
which being a national act, it
caused the fever of abolition to
be enlarged in this country, I'M
til it became the object of all
deep thinking men; many of whom
wrote and lectured upon it. From
this; we date the luminosity of the
Democratic element toward any ad-
vancement of the now liberated race.
Men who dared to call themselves
abolitionists were hung or rode up
on rail, their bodies coated with
tar and feathers. Should they be
so unfortunate as to be South
less they were rich-there is no tel
ling what became of them. Thus
the Abolition party struggled
against every manner of opposition,
spurned and rotten-egged in the
North, whipped, feathered, or muir
dered in the South, they gave not
up that spirit of conviction, that IDEA
that slavery was wrong After long
years they merged forth, and gained
some small elections. The opposi-
ton put forth by the Democrats in
the West, caused many noble heart
to cease it's vibrations, and that for
the benefit OF our downtrodden
race.
In 1856 the Aboliiionist became
the present Republican party. You
all have heard of Fremont. He was
the first man the Republicans ever
run for President. He was defeat
ed. Thus, after many years of labor,
they were yet too weak to carry any
National election. With this defeat
did their noble effort stop? No i
but it regirdled its strength; and
when men dared not to speak of
our republican principles in the
South, it put forth one mighty effort
/ and gained the election OF 1860.
Look at the Democratic party?
Cast from their pinnacle of power,
their right to maltreat every human
being, and be protected in it, they
went to war, as the Rescue, the last
court of nations, to maintain their
position, that you and I had no
rights that white men were bound
to respect. After long and disas-
trous war, in which the, shackles of
slavery were broken, we find that
party, with its old prejudice, ar
rayed against any law that would
secure to our race their inherent
rights. Who gave us those rights ?
The Republican party, amid the
uproar of heavy taxation, the effect
of a late war, hoisted on it's banner
the Constitutional Amendments, at
the risk of their party eminence,
and losing several States. BY the
unrelenting efforts of the Demo-
Gratis to crush our race-tO forever
bury their rights in the reconstruc-
ton of the Southern States-we
find that they persist, wherever in
power, to make unequal laws.
Look at the Georgia Legislature
The Democratic members, after
being elected by colored majorities,
hold a meeting and expel all of its
colored members! Yet, with the
sang froid of the Angel of Darkness,
they tell us here, in Texas, to vote
for them! Will we do it? No, never
while the sun its daily course per-
forms, or till earth ceases to exist
Ourpeople have felt the lash-which
brought blood more precious than
gold-the sting of which has not
yet departed, or ever will until this
generation shall have passed away.
And until then, at least, may Demo
cracy "depart" in vain. No; while |
the Democrats oppose our educa-
ton, our rights with public carriers,
they have still that spirit of amino
sity which has ever distinguished
itself against our race. Let us ever
oppose Democracy, and teach our