Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-06-15
DON'T BELIEVE THEM.


:, newspapers, as well as many in
No same boat at the North, are do
M their level best to convince the
..o,,e lat they no longer advocate
re nocratic principles. but have
.,o.sed the Rubicon and landed
.,feIv in the fold of Republicanism.
A. tbe first glance there appears to
!. some truth in what they say. but
don't You believe them. From
rpmber Of good and substantial
,s,sons their apparent conversion
nthe principles against which they
have fought all their lives may be
suspected to be insincere and OF
very brief duration.
The New Democracy says it ac-
.ep,s the Amendments. Bat form
Viz they were Infamous and fraud
dent" Their acceptance, at this
time looks altogether too sudden
Dont believe the New Democracy.
Again. these new lights say that
secession and slavery are dead, and
fire Southern people do not, AT THIS
TIME desire to re-establish the one
or apitate the other" Such state
mcnt IS truthful as far as it goes.
Rnt # Will be observed that, after
Ill., it is only halfway confession.
Doubtless, "at this time" when the
trap the Democracy has set is wait
ing toba sprung, it would be quite
rSpolitic to say that they oppose
,ac amendments confering univer-
sal suffrage. And why? Because
that is the golden bait that these
fsaers for votes havcput upon their
hook. To o. pose the co ored yo-
,ers now wou.d be to drive away
those ea,lseons they hope to bag.
II isror of the amen,lments,-Don
IA believe them!
The Augusta Ga Chronicle and
Spt;nel, thus comments on the
l,a,riarc: IF Mr.. Vallan1igham
means to accept The amendments
which confer TIE arbitrary power
lc.c referred to. we cannot accept
that portlop Of his platform Nhici
n.r,s such an extraordinary depc
lure from the time-honorcd primer
pes ci Democracy. And, uales'
W. do not understand Alright TIT
yl'xs q our people, the iieorsi'
Democracy cannot accept Mr.. Val
adigams platform" Here i
honesty. This comes from 'p n
frank Democracy, pure and unde
lid, and gives the lie to the hypo
critical uttelauces Of such sheets q
desire 10 blinfol1 and hoodwink tn
republicans into casting their vote
with yallandigham. That arc
Copperhcal an honest Republican
Don't You believe him!
The Democracy in favor of equs
rights to all men? They say 81
tut all their fors.er acts and word
I'll that they speak falsely. tn
African may change his skin an
the Mississippi may run just col
imry to it, present course, but
believe that the great Democrat
party can experiedce a change
heart an Il become honest, require
NOR credulity than man is genera
ly possessed OF. No. Democrat
never changes. 1t never "gets CO
~rted. If it pretend to have BET
transformed into another and d
ierent body, don't believe it. 1t
AT the bottom, to-day, just what
Was IN the time of Calhoun. 1t
ifo'.a'ery, disunion, anti-del
paving, as it ever WIS, and ey
viii be. The Democracy in fav
oiprogress I? Don't believe it
"eIudge tree by its fru
We must Judge the Democra
party IN similar way. 1t spo
real feelings in 1868, at the Matte
hVonvention, when it said of
identical constitutional amendmei
which it has now incontinen
O0lied without q qualm or o gri
ace; I'VE regard the reconstruct
acts OF Congress. so-called, as us
p1Uohs, unconstitutional, revo
.oGary, and void" And it belle
wuaY Just as it did then, only
must DO something to regain
r. macy. The Democracy acc
N amendments? Not q bit oI
ION I believe a word of such ira.
''~ss'" Mss. J Plot.
Mother, it is no use; ]
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