The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-07-22

bxomeMt and NJ -abuaeD. Tho first indi-
oas ma e e Ino hi ss nesn ss
md political friends, and ainonest the
snast IN me9 9 r. tss scSHSsE Yy s6.ndc9sd
pEeaneed. reised the standard Of revolt
ln has own State OF Tennessee, and IN
g aesinst Van Rnren. backed .by
power Of the administration, carried the
Stato OF Tennessee against him and Van
Huren By thousands OF votes. In 1870
trati0n, and the continuance OF those
evila AGAINST which the protest had been
before raieed. united mon Of diiierenf
It % immaterisl what the name was: Il
WA . popular protest against the abuses
which existed. These men united to-
sst sa a and tai Essissd the great tide whtoh
the victory OF 1s40. The indiestiona to :.
ii.DI = ANOTHER SUCH UPRISING.
allude to the triumph Of 1870 because
70 vas genuine popular triumpn-a
people understood it; proteet against
The indications of .to.day are that the
n.ta and baltimore g about to meet
and heart, the result Of which shaii I, be
fraught with consequences moro impor-
tant 70 the country and more important
q TO PERsoNALIzE
thia Government or abuse the high trust
With which the constitution and people
entrslst individuals. There are 80
TWO GREAT IDEAS ~ b
at war to day. Ono 10 the military idea,
OF which Grant and his party are the
g Sc adv9catss. and md 81 Which he is
which the Father Of his Country warned
his COunt1ymen when he cautioned them
to preserxe the. snprsmecy Of the civil
.f6r9otten amid the conflict Of arms and
ssain coming 70 their senses. Moth and
ticket pfesented at Cincinnati did not
emDody the persona! choice of the South
ern people perhapA, in this great conflict
pie. when the treat hattie Is be bought ought
e for. the supremacy Of the civil over
the military, no better exponent Of the
ley, the philanthropist and man Of
peace, who eaid when the conflict Of
arms was about to arise, let the
s6n eoss sea sassass Ii asS :.
back AS brethren who had been in
arms against U.S.. bnt who are our breth-
fsa Snse a as Gen. Grant is the em-
MILITARY AND PERSONAL dovERNsrENT,
while Horace Greeley, whatever may
have been hls past views on questions
the great embodiment of the
=, CIVIL OVER THE MILITARY.
S tsq you taE,lumph in the coming CON;
yo% have eyery 10 "a
will restore again peace and good govern
ment to this distracted country and re-
lief from the burdens under which we
must say to the
COLoFED MEN
presenting white people have no great
ing contest, Horace Greeley has been
your great APOSTLE, and the same spirit
which prompted him to endeayor to
day prompts him, with his large heart,
to desire to restore harmony and good
feeling between races and sections,
which alone can restore good govern.
ment. - ~ =
Regarding the united State ticket as
far as the personnel is concerned, 1t is the
s EN-, of the idea which should
the cause of the misgovernment Of the
State under which we suffer. I am ono
OF those who believe that nothing but
. FRAUD AND THE BAYoNEr
have wrested the control of Louisiana
from Louisianians. The day has passed
by for the use Of the bayonet, and let us
see s, to s 4 that We do not ). foster and re-
ianians shall stand shoulder to shoulder.
The pers4nnel Of this ticket is beyond
y
frages challenge investigation = their
talent, ability and integrity, their high
public and private virtues challenge IN
yestigation and comparison with the
hest our foes can produce. Can it be
that Louisiafians will hesitate to sup
port this ticilets Who is there that will,
fear we cannot succeed, will not sup
port the true and gallant gentlemen we
present to your ss.ffragcss I am reminded
makes his hero discuss by his hivouac in
the woods those contests in which we
are all occasionally engaged in life. That
yon might wei adopt upon this as we'll
as upon all occasions. but l trust with
no occasion for its application now. His
idea was, that whenever he thought he
was right he would always
+. GIVE THE ENEMY a TgSSLE,
even if he knew he was going to got
That is the only principle will tri-
umph. But there is no occasion for us
to meet defeat in this contest. The
ELEMENTS OF SUCCESS
nothing but the united efforts II II GoSis. e
anians are needed to restore our State to
the control of her sons.
! say to you. colored men, that the
our land. who have foisted themselves
upon you, are g
THE AUTHORS
of this bad governments. and it is your
duty, as we'll as ours, to endeavor.t to take
it into our own hands. They tell you
that we will not. treat You right, that
you are not safe with us. 1 say it is false
and ibelous. There is no purpose of
the citizens of Louisiana to take from
you any privilege accorded to you by
the law. say to you that those whom
you have known the longest and best
are your truest friends, and if you work
with them we assure you redemption
from taxntion, larger profits and hap
pisr hogaes than you can have under
other ciZnaImstances. 1t Is our duty to
see to- ftns etiAcation and elevation of