New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-14
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0FFICiEL JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS
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The effort occupied two hours in deliv-
erv. and was received with frequent and
emphatic manifestations Of applause.
The Governor remarked that it was some
thing over twenty-five years ago since he
made his first political address in the pub
lie square of jacksonville. He then made
what he regarded as a good Democratic
speech, as he regarded Democracy twenty
five years ago. He made another speech
here, the burden of which was to satisfy
people that he was not an abolitionist. Pro
lessor Turner and n few others Of his friends
here were abOltiOnists. He had two things
TO do in this last speech, VIZ: to show that
a man could be a good Democrat and at the
same time an emancipatiunist, and also an
emanCipatiOnist without being an abolition
ist. He was lucky enough to win the friend
ship Of the abOHUiOnlsts in this locality, and
this is the way the thing was accomplished.
About the time referred to the abOlitiOnists
were frequently arrested for interfering
with the slave law. He was generally re-
tanned tor their defense, and used to be
quite successful in taking them out Of
their ugly sCrapes. Twenty-thTee years
ago he was a member OF the cOnstltu-
tiOnal convention, when an attelDpt was
made to introduce a provision to pre-
vent cOlOred men from coming into the
State. For voting against this, he was at
once called an abOlitiOnist. A friend Of
his, who at that time resided IN MacOupin
county, but who is now a citizen of Jack
B~oville. took the paper containing the Gov
ernUF's speech among the people and read
il to them for political efteCtt The result
WAS that every Democrat in the precinct
turned his back on the author of the abOli-
ton sentiments, and to a man refused to
vote for him for office at the succeeding
election. Now, the interesting part of this
little story is, that the man who was so
much iucensed at the speech as to stir up a
whole precinct in rebellion against its au-
thor, to-day wears one Of Grants collars.
He is the assessor Of internal revenue in
this district.
Pursuing this branch Of his subject, the
Governor said that in 1852 he was a member
of the General Assembly, when a prominent
Democratic member Of that body. John A.
Logan by name, introduced a bill to sell
negroes to the highest bidder, and prOvid-
ing a fine for their owners. The Governor
said he voted against this abOminable law.
Yet, under it he himself was indicted, ar
raigned, tried and found guilty, and this
man Logan claims to-day that he is a Re
publican, and that Palmer is not. What
wonderful changes had taken place
The Governor added that he was twenty
five years older than when he made his first
speech in Jacksonville. Since that speech
he had been unfortunate enough to be wOr-
ried upon, first by one class of men and then
another. He was a Democrat IN 1854, when
the party fell in the hands Of bad leaders,
and he abandoned it. When the party yoke
gets too tight the best thing for one to do is
to throw it of. He had been educated to
Late human slavery, and early connected
himself with the Republican party. which
seemed to embOdy his sentiments. But
times and circumstances have changed.
There is nc longer any slavery to hate, no
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slavery was abolished abolitionists were
abolished. There is no longer any Repub-
ican party, because it's mission is accom-
piished. There was, indeed, no political
party in the country that could truthfully
be called by its old name. Where could be
found a man who would re-establish lave
~ to day! If such an one could be found
he would tell him that the thing could
never be done on this continent. More than
a million bayOnets would Immediately
g~listen in the sunlight and rush to prevent
II. Who would exclude the colOred man
from the witness box or the ballot None
but O mailman would entertain such a
thought. These questions are all settled.
They belong to the past as much as do the
history Of the rebellion of the colonies
against Great Britain. They never will be
reversed while the government exists. As
well might you dig up the bones of the
brave men who fell in the late war and at
tempt to breath into them the breath Of
life as to attempt to revive any Of the dead
and buried issues of the past.
He found no fault with honest men on
account of certain opinions on this, that or
the other subject. A man might be a good
tariff, a free rad or prOtCCtiOnist, and yet
be n good Democrat. Horace Greeley is a
PrOtectionist, and yet a good Republican.
Mr.. Garfield is also a good Republican, and
yet an OutspOken free trader.
IN, DrIsy,1 v,owfuh od a Fngf mrhi4l, uvDu
are YOU for Grant, The meanest rebel that
lived, if he voted for Grant, could obtain a
certificate of high standing in the Radical
church. Faith in Grant would remove all
your sins, but confess yourself against him,
n you at once, no matter how pure or
honest or deserving, become the subject Of
the vilest calumny. vituperatiOn, abuse and
BlandeT. Behold Charles Sumner, many
OF whose traducers were born long since
he became q champion Of human lib
erty; who never faltered in his devotion
10 the cause Of freedom. He is abused and
slandored, and whyl Simply because he
opposes Mr.. Grant. If there be "A man who
ia abused worse than Mr.. Sumner for the
same reason, il is Horace Greeley. Who
among us could r~ecollect the time so far
back when Horace Greeley's heart and soul
and pen were enlisted in behalf of the great
principles of human rights and human lib
PTty2 Millions have been born since Horace
Greeley advocated those principles; and
yet now, when the great issues have been
settled. he is said to nave gone back on his
early principles and joined the enemies of
the colured man. For his present patriotic
course, there is nothing too vile or infamous
for the Radicals to hurl at him.
At this point in his remarks, the prcsi-
dent of the meeting placed in the Cover
nOr's hands a copy of the following miser-
able forgery, a large number of which had
been printed and scattered among the
crowd. The Governor did not pretend to
conceal his indignation He read a portion
of the circular to his audience, commenting
upon it in the most sCathing terms as he
proceeded, but finally became so disguised
with the thing that lie threw it aside. He
said he only regretted that he did not have
the scOundrel who prepared it, and the
COwardly scouudrel who printed it, so that
he could hold him or them up to the just
Bcorn OF all honest, fair-mInded men. If the
thing was Intended as a joke, it was a very
SILLY one. Ii IN earnest, it was the earnest
ness of an idiot. The circular is headed
"Greeley's Last Letter" and is as follows:
C~HAPPAQUA, N. Y, August 10.
MI DEAF FRIENDs-I need not tell Won
and our friends IN the South how cordially
/ d]isapprOve of the Cowardly attempt Of
Grant to involve the COnGederates in new
embarrassments. Nobody knows better
than you and myself that tho time has come
10 clasp hands across the bloody chasm.
How can this achievement be effected if the
States Treasury Department il going
TO discriminate against the sincere and Cou-
aoientious, though perhaps misguided, gen
tlemen who fought against Capitalization,
and for the enforcement of the Kentucky
resolution of 1868 What business has a
court of claims to inquire what a man be-