New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-02

parture. And their OppOSltlon 10 the
new departure" is styled venom and NAL
ice against the only movement which
can secure peace and prosperity to
the country and this movements
success is necessarily dependent
upon the success of the Democratic party.
The men who can not play the part OF
hypocrites, who can not Ensemble for the
time being in order to give success to the
Democrats, are classed with the ultra rad
icals as enemies to the country The two
extremes are said to meet and cry out,
''the Democratic party is going back onlts
record" In the next breath the people
are assured in truth there is no new de-
parture;" that the Democrats do not seek
to win power by adopting Republican doc
trine. All at once the ''respectability"
that supported ''the new departure as the
only movement that could give peace and
prosperity to the country has vanished,
and the bold declaration is made that
the difference between the Democrats and
Republicans is as distinct and unequlvo-
cal as ever. In the face of all that has
ira inspired in this country within the past
ten years, the people are now seriously
told that the Democratic party IS the
party that has struggled for the constltu-
ton, and the Republican party has strug-
gled against it; that while the Repub-
licans strip citizens of the enjoyment OF
rights guaranteed by the constitution the
Democrats strive to enforce their rights
that the Republican Interpretation OF the
constitution has been a curse to liberty.
Now what are the facts in regard to these
bold enunciations uttered by the party
that in one breath tells the people it is
only the malice and venom of few
that assails the only MISUNDERSTANDING
to the "new departure that can give
peace and prosperity to the country, and
in the next breath asserts that there is no
"new departure The facts are the re-
verse of what has been stated by the
hypocritical advocates of Democracy.
The Republican party has stood by the
peoples Interpretation of the constitu-
ton. The Democratic party has strug-
gled against it. The Democratic inter
probation of the constitution would have
made slavery national in this country and
freedom sectional; it would have con-
ferred rights upon one class OF people
that deprived another class of all rights.
The citizen it strived to maintain in his
rights was the stakeholder, and the right
of habeas corpus it sought to maintain
was right to protect rebels. The lead
ing issues between the Republican and
Democratic parties before the war were
in regard to this construction of the con-
stitution, and they are the leading issues
to-day. Give the Democratic party power
and it would enforce the constitution in
the same spirit that it was en-
forced by Mr., Buchanan, Jetfer-
son Davis, John Slidell, Yancey and
the host Of State rights and pro-
slavery men who ruled it before the war
They made war against the constitutional
government because they had failed to
elect President who would favor the ex-
tension of slavery. They first claimed the
right, under their Interpretation OF the
constitution, to peaceably secede from the
Union. This right would not have been
denied if they had been content to get
away from the country without robbing it
of its territory. But they were not con-
tent to do this. They proposed to have
the States secede that could be made to
appear opposed to the United States gov
eminent. The government and people
of the United States did not recog-
nize the right of a State to peaceably
secede, and the States in rebellion raised
armies to enforce their unconstitutional
measures. The rebels fought it out on
that line and were prevented by the valor
and patriotism of the people from destroy
ing Republican government in America.
And now, five years after the close Of the
war, and when the Democratic party has
become convinced of the folly of inter-
posing further opposition to Republican
doctrine, what does it propose? Does it
propose to honestly yield to the will of
the majority and accept the issues that
have been determined as final, in good
faith? It does not If the Democratic
party could gain possession of the federal
government again, there is not doubt
but that it would exercise its vast power
and patronage to upset the most of the
measures that have been adopted since
the Republican party came into power.
1t is not likely that it would have the
hardihood to attempt to re-establish
African slavery, but it would certainly
give Democratic Interpretation to the
constitution that would be very injurious
if not fatal to the liberties of the American
| people Let the Democratic party dis
band if they honestly accept the situation,
and act with the people once more.
THE TRUTH STRONGLY TOLD,