New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-29

; J Of c'tizenship accorded to us are q ner
4 chiMera. As for the Republican party,
has come into power on the shoulders {
the negro, and If it does not do justice I
them within the next year or eightee
months it shall 60 down without the shon
der Of the negro. I would AZ soon see til
Democratic in power - tho Republicans,
\ the Republicans will not give me my right
4 That party which accOrds to me my civ
+ rights - an American citizen, to that part
/ consider it my duty to give my support
4 whether it be Democratic or Republican.
+ trust those who represent the Repub
I ican party ON this floor will take thi
| thing in hard, and they will then have tn
control of nine-tenths of the vote of tn
4 eolored men in the future a. in the past.
Mr.. Pinchback: As it ,seems there is no
body on the other side who hes anything t
gay about this measure, will make . yer.
few remarks. Here IL . bill which is go;nj
II to pass by an almost unanimous vote. Th
Democrats having taken our platform, the,
can not oppose il; and the principle here &c
j forth being leading plank in the Repub
ican platform, VI, Of course. can not opp0s
it.. did NOT mean to say anything on thi
subject, Aut il ia very popular one will
4 compromtbe with my friend in the from
(Mr: Blatkmapl. that II he said nothing
would not; but ihasmuch a. he has to 2,
! back to his constituents acme time, he cOul(
4 not keep quiet and % have also to g,
back, must answef him. This gentlems,
is continually hafpihg on the constitution
He says he must support the constitution
because he has taken an oath to do so.
have the constitution enforced. / concur
with him in some Of his remarks. He saiG
if this question had not been touched, prob
| ably the clAeS l represent would have beer
better off, Iibelfeve he Is correct. Ex
perieuCe has taught me THAT law enacted
in any community where that community il
not in axmpathy With the law il deed let
ter / took shat position, in the beginning
but it was required Of me as representa-
tive of my class to support this bill. They
desire to have it ON the statute book, not 81
much fOr the. benefit, as to establish the
right. Men hAye, many rights which they
do not get. Still, they do not like to have
it on the statute book of the State that they
are not entitled to, these rights. Now,
would Ike TO ask how many white men or
colonel men there are who really care any.
thing about this, question : l. venture to
say, it it was brought before the people,
stump, neither side would vote, because the
class Who want these privileges are going
to get them anyhow! Money is the power,
after all. 1t pretty nearly makes the world
stanltsttll. ltImoves pretty rapidly around
this Senate fhuxhter1, so I am told fire.
newed iaughter1, and lift can move this Sen.
ate it can move anything, for this is the most
when once we get money enough to make
us worth knowing, nobody viii, shut the
door against N. I have been in business
some tmey and IN going round to the diff
ferent business houses with which deal.
find nobody treated without respect. The
proprietor, as + enter, will rise to receive
me. Why! Because my Account il worth
four or five thousand year to him, and he
doesnpt see me only; he sees bur Or Ave
five thousand dollars through me. That
will be the case everywhere. just as soon
as our peePoe get money this questiOh will
be settled. That the burden we now bear
is grievOus nobody will deny, because will
SHOW one Of tke abs0rdities Of this thing. l
will take my wife today and send her down
the river bE,hessalf, and abe can take pas
sage on boat to any place she pleases.
The captain will run out and hand her on
her to the and eSaps make sd e sse0 to
Observation-Disclosures my wife is not the
wOrst-l0oking woman in the world. How is
that Because my wife happens to be about
as white looking as anybody. Let me 60
with her, and what would be the case Be-
cause l happen to be little darker, 10! and
behold, they find Mrs. Pinchback 10 a most
woman Laughter and ap.
plause.] l mus take her out on the guards,
and remain there until they open some
stateroOm II believe they are doing that
nOw), backway, SO that she can get into it
without being seen. give this illustration
Just to show the absurdity of the prejudice
Even, If she had been white woman, and
had zone ON board with a colOred man, thew
wou6 have got the idea that she was col.
Ored person, and would have treated her
lust in the same way. would have this
law enforced lust to emaucipate the white
people, themselves. There is q Senator on
this floor Senator Thomxs). . white gentle
man, who, 1 have no hesitation in saying,
would have no objection to take dinner
with me, Or eyer. il paid for 1t. to take
drink with our distinguishe president and
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' eat 9nnef WIZ ouE pfesHsnI - was
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um ne mas TO 0?3ect 10: ne mas
nv SIceeaon at an ~ .no pets so.s,
I W.. ne Is AFRAID OF the PIessare Ironl
:uo vuts:ue. Ihere are nuMDeIs oi pGople
y. ~ eAa cay VINO say: we 1ss1 no cS:lec-
s Ns ~ ,::.cco.lPany eyeFyoou oaso, lucy
!. o whiIgI 20 90 u, Out = We acteo aiohe
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