The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-08-28
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ces, you VIII then have what 70,
neverSill have under any other al
lianceyou can form, the freedom O
f the Shte to your friends and leaders
The Gsanization of your people in til,
parishes will be protected by the white
peork ; your schools will be fostercd
and kt me call your attention to on,
advantage which has been overlooked
by all the other speakers to YOU
Look at your intelligent young mer
nowjust growing up and coming into
actire life. What is the reason that
all the avenues of tile highest callings
of life and the professions are closed tic
them9 1t is this Stubborn, unreasonine
prejudice, which an alliance such as is
nov proffered to you will carse to
melt away like ice before the SUM-
With that your intelligent and capable
young men will find the door open to
them to the professions and trades,
and to the higher associations of life,
but more especially to those four OF
FIVE callings, which in The presentage
ale most in demand and the possession
ofwhich is the most valuable stepping
stone for young man to a higher and
more useful career. ] refer to art of
engineering, telegraphing, piionogra-
Iphy and printing, these young men
will also find their wag opened to the
practice Of medicine and law, from
which professions they are not now
excluded by law, but by much more
inexorahle prohibition-the utter i'm
possibility of obtaining living in
their practice on account of the preiu-
dice which exists against them. Tn the
words of Governor Pinclbac.l him
self: "Such an alliance as those GEN.
tlemen have offered to you would Sc
cure a greater step in advance upon
the question of your public and civil
rights, and in the promotion of the
interests of your people, than all the
civil rights bills that could be passed
by Congress or your State Legislature.
Fellow delegates, I feel that nv
are not equal to tile task
have undertaken. cannot picture to
You the far-reaching and immense re-
suits depending upon your conclusions
to-day. Let me implore the Lieutcn-
ant Governor. and others Of your
leaders whose intelligence cannot fall
TO cause them to see these things as I
do to have the courage and the man
'iness to come out in the face of what
may BOW be your prejudices and your
aisapproVal, and, in spite of the fleet
ing jeers and shouts of the momens. to
advocate your acceptance of the propo-
sition of Mr.. Swords and the formation
Of this alliance; and two years from
ibis time thousands OF Young colored
people all over the state will rise
up and call Jour names blessed, and
pronounce you to be great and good.
Right here let me read to you let
;eF from Charles Sumner, which has
)een published
You are right in opposing the usur-
oations of the CustomI,onse in the
'ffairs of Louisiana; such conduct,
hougll supported by the Administra-
ion is SO hostile to Republican insti-
utions, and so utterly indefensible,
hat all good Republicans should CO.
operate against it.
Pardon me if / should add that, |
this usqrpatiol is only
ype of.the injurious pretensions so
manifest in President Grant since his
,ntry into civil life. The soldier, to
whom the country was grateful, is lost
n the President.
The opportunity is now presented
# placing an original Aboltionist in
he White Ionse, who, while guarding
he rights of the colored people, will
eek concord. Because Democrats have
dopted him as their candidates I shall |
lot be deferred from voting for him.
Beside securing q good President,
ou must see that no persons receive
our Fotes as Representatives in Con-
.ress who will not at all times stand
" the equal rights of our coloIed fell
Ow- citizens.
My friends I have about finished
that l have to say. If ever I had
ause 10 regret my limited powers of
conception and expression, it is now,
when in the supreme crises of your
political existence | see you rushing
nadly to destruction, and at your head
eaders who know whittier they are
eading you, and feel that I haven't
he power to stay you. Could q man
If sufficient power of intellect and
igor of Imagination, possessing your
be able to depict to you,
and wildly, the results of
he course which you are pursuing as I
zee them, and rs they are, / believe
hat this whole Convention would re-
oil with fright from the insane advice
If the majority. What l state to you,
nd the course that am about to take,
las been the subject of the most solemn
aGnrfion I have resisted tho aDneols