Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-06-08
JEFF. DAVIS AGAIN AT THE
FRONT.

Whatever Vallandigham, the New
York World, and other Northern de-
magogues, who are looking to the
spoils rather than principles,m ay de-
eide to be the issue in the coming
contest, the Southern branch Of the
party, under the lead Of JEFF. Davis,
have resolved that the rebellion els
not dead, but sleepeth" only, and
that the acceptance or rejection OF
the reconstruction measures Of Con-
gress and the right OF colored men to
vote, shall be an issue in the next
presidential campaign. Upon this
point they declare their unalterable
purpose to make no compromise.
The fiat has just gone forth from
the lips of Davis himself that the
rebel Democracy must "hope on,
hope ever" stand by their colors,
retain their arms, and be ready to
strike another blow for their rights
the moment any chance OF success
may offer. a
These "rights" are the .restora-
ton of their slaves and other pro-
perty, and, of course, tho with
drawal from them of all the civil
and political privileges they now
possess the Constitution as it
was,' shorn of its amendments the
repeal of tho civil rights act pay
ment of their war debt, and all the
damages they suffered from the re-
bellion the pensioning of their
wounded soldiers and the widows
and orphans of those killed in bat
tic the extension of slavery into
all the Territories existing when
the war broke out the privilege Of
taking their slaves into the free
States at their pleasure ; the obi
CATIONS OF the Northern people not
only to restore them, but to help
them hunt and capture their run
away chattels ; and penalty of
fine and Imprisonment for question
ing the justice and humanity OF the
ms. tuition of slavery.
These are some of the rights which
the Southern branch Of the Demo-
cracy demand and which JEFF.
Davis in his speech at Augusta on
the goth instant gives them rea-
sons to hope they will ultimately
regain if they will patiently watch
and wait, and be ready to strike at
the right time. There is nothing
further from the purpose of thu re-
bel Democracy than to asquiosce in
the amendments to the Constitution
and the acts to enforce them as q
finality. If the next Democratic
National Convention shall stultify
themselves by declaring their i'll
tentions hereafter to support mea'
sures that they over and over AGAR
solemnly declared to have been oh
tanned by fraud and violence, ant
therefore null and void, it will re
suit in another division of the par
ty, and its disastrous defeat. The,
} have been made to believe by tn
teachings Of Blair and Seymour
and every Northern Copperheat
paper, that all of these measure
are unconstitutional and revolu
lutionary, and must and should b
trampled under foot.
The revolution indicated b,
Vallandigham's sudden change Q
Vice President, that every act @
front and the New York world,
has alarmed them and brought tn
President of the Con.ederacy
once more to the front, and hi
Augusta speech is intended as q re
pudiation Of this ''new departure.
It was hardly necessary, for hi
party had been so thoroughly i'm
pregnated with the ideas of Blair
! Brodhead letter and of the cor
> yention which nominated and th
! press which supported him fo
! Congress growing out Of the rebe
lion must be utterly wiped out
blotted from the statute-books, as
! need no such advice as their 81
President has given them. The
I were already prepared to act upo
that advice, and their resolution ha
hardly beon mora daSarr;red h