The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-05-28

say it is the duty Of the great Dem
ocratic party Of the Union to bring
up its legions. and battalions to its
support, and, accepting its color
bearers. to MD in winning the fight
it has 80 nobly begun.
For more than twelve months our
Democratic press and leading Dem
ocratic statesmen have indulged in
no uncertain voice in this matter
They have said, in substance, that
without recruits it seems impossible
to defeat Genl. Grant ; that there
was no use in taking anew the cen-
sus Of their party that so thor
onghly intrencbed was Genl. Grant
behind his patronage, money-bags
and bayonets, that II powerful divis-
ion from the Republican party alone
promised any hope Of success. They
did more, and urged the disconten-
ted Republicans to go on in their
good work, and give us good plat
form at Cincinnati, and that they
would take their ticket, asserting
that the time-honored Democratic
motto has been always Principal
non homines. This was the tone and
temper Of the Democracy from Maine
to California. These people have
acted on this implied pledge, and
have given us a platform aud candi-
dates at Cincinnati. I say the DEM
ocratic party Of the country must
indorse this ticket or forfeit its char.
acter for sincerity and good faith.-
It is under an implied obligation to
do this quite as strong as though it
were covenant contained in a seal
ed instrument, and no artful dodg-
ing can escape from its co,nmittal.
We of the South have lost much
by the war, but we trust we have
saved our honor. We can not af
ford to make ourselves liable to the
suspicion of want of faith. which q
third ticket, at this time, would lay
heavily at our door. No, say, We
should take this ticket and support
; it cordially and earnestly, and moi
only that, but we should say to on,
Northern Democratic friends that, il
they wish to maintain any influence
or authority over us, they must come
up and do likewise. We are in nc
situation to subject ourselves to the
charge Of shuf1ling or eqnivocation
nor do I think our Northern allie'
are either.
The Southern people ore, at thi
hour, aliens in this government. Gu
of the fourteen States South of th'
Potomac there is not one rerresentet
in General Grants administration. -
On the Supreme bench they have no
one member dOmiciled even in thei
|, midst. They have no representative
[ abroad. The national governmen
treats them MS provinces, and ap
7 points its officials, not from anon,
their own citizens, but sends dow
satraps from the North. All this "
: could stand /; except as showing tn
. sectional tendencies Of the presen
: government, this is the least of ou
= troubles; but soldiers are kept in ou
midst, and the sunset gun and th
shoulder-straps remind us daily tha
, the war is not over, and every no,
!, and then the suspension of the wri
Of habeas corpus admonishes us tina
: the citizen is not "safe from "seiz
ure." Every day witnesses the arb
! trary arrests in the States of Nlissis
! sippi and South Carolina Of unoffend
: ing citizens and their confinement j
loathsome jails.
9 When our people are shown th
: road to dcliverance from a govern
ment like this; they are not dispose
: to stand "on the order Of their going
: but 90 at once into it. And all Ii
8 severe talk Of the New York Woyl.
: and The invectives of MIR. voorhet
s about Mir. Greeley's "record," ia
t upon dull, if not suspicious, ears