Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-05-11
OUR DRESS AND ADDRESS.

IN this Issue Of our .}o,r'aa' il may be
pertinent to say to Tie readers OF the
;-oUis,ASrAy that though they meet Us to-
say IL a rev dress = 5 no Indication o.
Change, either il the persona, manage
l2ent, or the political purpose OF this
organ OF the co,o:ed people Il IS true
that we bcGen our career il the midst OF
u senatorial contest. when the arden.
pledges Of our friends gilded the path
-Ay o. c5,orc,l aspiraat TO senatorial
Loaers; ba. though "tLe colorcd vo!un-
'eers ioa6hS nobiy' the day for that time
syas lost. And some Of or friends
hastily concluded that the dofaa. os or
candidate meant tie not long deferred
Glsconiinuancc Of this Journal, While most
oi OR cnen;as, unused 10 negro enter
Prise and energy hoped that the allure to
secure p seat N the United States Senate
involved Ike destruction OF our editorial
tripod as well. Bat we still live and we
AAow that or patrons viii rejoice with
as o7ec tie fact That we have the means
OF maintaining our existence as long as
ihe necessities 0. tho colored people shall
c.ii for special representative in the
i}ress Of the State. Oitr reldor, do no,
Iced rcdcd;ca,io2 TO their service Oh
our part, Eut it my be well to reiterata
something as to our principles, or policy
and our puIposo. Our motto tells eli:
We are "R-puAi,ra Z. QN t.aes q.ad ual3.r
0F c1cun'stq'ices'-not northern nor
southern bat nationally republican.
We are as much opposed to tie con-
timed Acknowledgement Of any class OF
Southernors SIS we are to the in6iscri,n
mate denuncLl,ion OF carpet-baggers.
We have as much contempt Tor repub-
leans who seek to barter their principles
or social standing as those who desY;sc
'acn for the attempt, and laugh at them
"A their failure; anI VIC are rs Indifferent
20 the impotent prejudices Of our Old
chivalrv IS we arc modest il the cnicy-
ilent OF our civil ant; political equality.
We contend for nat:ul;:: existence us
/ gainst rope OF sand called States
rights" We go for paying or national
debt % matter whether it was incurred by
:. biun!cr or the part Of the South, or by
holy purpose III the North. Il Is enough
ior Us that we owe it, We are in favor Of
Internal improvements and external reIa-
LIONS OF peace; economy il the adininistra-
ZION and the collection OF the revenue.
common schools ana labor reform: 9 free
press and 2 moderate tariff are essentials
of our creed.
The first rule Of our policy is s sub
mission to discipline; and having placed |
General Grant at the head Ct the |
government we are his uncompromis:ns
supporters While he remains true 20
republican principles. But while we
pledge ourselves to the support o; repair
Lean measures ana men, We reserve to |!
ourselves the right to look st al things
tron black mans standpoint Let il
however be remembered tha. we did rot |
choose this standpoint. Cad would We
he If our white friends would awake from
TIER niShtwaro o. prejudice and move
ON under the stimulus Of the spirit Of
progress, forSetfid that they had ever
Gone our race Il wrong-it is the recol-
lection of having done us an Injustice
which nurses the hate Of those who are
still rs imp,acable as they are pose-.ess
for harm. Ii therefore We make the interest
Of the negro one of the prime conside-a-
ions of our policy NO need Offer no other
excuse than the facts that he is often for
'aken by white republicans who are in
undated by consi -erations OF race, and
that he is always assailed by those who
would deprive him OF every white friend
n tie van hope Of resuh;ugating him to
Yroslavery domination.
While we shall stand firmly by the
'epu5lican party, we VII keep in re-
aemb-ance the imp )rtans fac. tha. the
.olored voters constitute aine-tenths o.
IS s..--cccG.h il this State, an2 that poll