New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-04-19

posed upon you : largo portion Of my polit-
ical history. am mot 10 vain, am not
90 selfish as to believe I have monopoiized
all the patriotism and all the wisdom OF the
country. And while the action OF that old
Republican party has not been always &C.
cOrding to my best views Of policy, yet &C
cording to the great principle which under
lies our theory of government, that the
majority should rule, / acquiesced in the
results, accepted the issues and the fruits
Of the war, and the constitutional amend
ments AZ they are. And what l imposed
upon myself as a duty l think may con-
sistently urge upon my Democratic friends,
and all other Americans OF whatever party
Observation-Disclosures to the inevitable.
ACCEPTING THE ISSUES OF THE WAR.
l think that the American people, North
and South, accepted the issues of the war
the eternal abolition Of slavery, the thir-
teenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amend
ments to the constitution, and in good faith
the equality of all before the law.
UNION OF PARTIES.
If, then, we agree upon these broad IS
sues of the past, and we agree upon the liv-
ing issues Of th0 present. that amnesty
should be granted; that the whites should
be restored to their original equality in the
States; that the sovereignty OF the States
themselves should be maintained that the
constitution should be re-established, why
may we not all unite in the carrying out Of
these great principles which are OF equal
interest to us all
TAKES NO STEP BACKWARD.
The leading Grant paper, the Louisville
Commercial, trusts that on this occasion
will not 60 80 far back, or that will not SO
far 90 go back" upon the principles OF my
past life, but that the Democrats OF the
State may be able and willing to come up
to it,
NOTHING LOST.
So far from going back, go forward.
say, men Of Kentucky, men OF the South,
you have lost nothing by the overthrow OF
slavery. The two or three billions Of prop
erty which you held in slaves by the issues
Of the war, it is true, has been lost to the
masters, but it has been converted to the
the higher incentives of self-inJerest and
freedom, they exist in more. than their
original value; still, in the community, as
citizens Of the United States, we have
gained in enumeration and political power,
in the South, two-ffths; instead of having
representation for the blacks, as originally,
OF threo-ffths, we have now the full pO-
litical power and the full vote of all that
population. What remains to be done
suffer inconvenience and temporary loss in
the readjustment and rebuilding and the
replacement Of the materials; but upon the
ruins of the past, as 80 often happens IN the
providence Of God, better and q more per-
maneut structure is being built in its place.
Now, for the first time, it is based on the
true dignity of labor; now, for the first
time, it is based upon universal education.
without which all the contemplated in
duSfrios Of yDO6aru civilization are fmDOS6l-
bic.
We have left to us the best climate. the
larger portion of the best soil Of these
United States. There remains to us the
worldwide products of cotton. tobacco and
rice, and, above all. fellOw-citizens, there
remains great race which has produced
Washington, a Jefferson, a Madison, Cal
hOun, q Clay and other such names as the
world is proud of. Cheers.1 We have left
the Union Of our fathers. the constitution
improved by the elimination of the only
great disturbing influence that prevented
Us from becoming a homogeneous people.
A great destiny lies before US.
THE DUTY OF ALL.
Turning our backs upon secession on one
side, and GENERALIZATION upon the other, let
US educate our whole people, build up great
universities of science and of learning.
diversity our industries, build our own rail
roads, manufacture our own woods, hemp
and cOttOns, and construct our own ships.
With proper industry, economy and loyalty
OF purpose, there remains to us not only
equality, but ascendency in the Union.
" The fault, dear Brutus is net in our stars
But with ourselves, that we are underlings"
Men of the South, if you have sympathy
with these the most profound convictions
of my own mind-if these purposes are
wise and patriOtic-these are the purposes
and this the patriotism of the Cincinnati
Liberal Republicans; and we invite you all
to join us in heart and in hand in the per
Torrance of the great work which is COM
mon TO the interests of the whole people.
PERORATION.
Have we faults, let us amend them.
Have we elements Of weakness in the
blacks, let us be magnanimous-they,t too,
are SOutherners. Let us rule them not by
intimidation and prescription, but by justice
and humanity. l feel your-our humilia-
ton; if we have done wrong, grievOusly
have we suffered for it. Let us retrace our
steps; let us be avenged upon our conquer
Ors by forgiving their expressions and imi-
tating the causes of their success, Not in
the battle fields are decided the destinies of
modern nations; industry is more than the
sword. The honey rests in the ass carcass.
From adversely comes the tried spirit, like
gold purified by fire. l would that you
could share my aspirations, then would be
persuaded that in the providence of God
your cause is not lost, but gained. Pro-
longed applause]