New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-03

be elected as surely as q sense OF justic,
pegsades our people.
! e-as9sa- oe---e-.S
LET US HAVE PEACE.
J This was the urgent advice Of President
! Grant to the American people. given I'M
mediately after he had taken the oath .:
office and entered upon its high duties
It is the best indication of the mans
heart that could have been given. Peace
and good will among men is what the
great Savior Of mankind sought to estab.
lisho and when President Grant reiterated
his solemn teachings he showed that he
was not only Christian. but true friend
Of the people. He gave advice that all
good men could follow with safety. and
should have been anxious to follow, BE.
!! cause it was the true and only Gvay "a
restore prosperity to the country and
again unite the people in q bond Of eli.
lightened brotherhood. Had he been an
ambitious soldier. benz on destroying
popular government il this country, ana
erecting in its stead an irresponsible des.
potism, he would not have encouraged
peace and reconciliation among the peoo
pie. Tho zeal tyrant frs: divides the
people and then depr!ves thens of
theis liberties It is in this :yav
that ne becomes their impeiious master
and cyowns himself with the imperial .lia.
dem. President Grant is accused by his
political enemies OF an inten! 60 overtur1.
Republican government IN this country
and cree: Oh the 1uins . centralized en-.
pire over which. he is 20 preside as I'm.
:peror. The story, IS the people know. is
as great 3 libel upon the manhood Of
American character as upon the yeputa.
ton of the mar who fought So preserve
the integrity of the country and the uaity
o. its people. Therefore Its utteYallse can
be Of little service to the enemies 81 the
President IN the contest that Is to be dee
sided in few days; we may say. in fact
that is already determined. :og the people
have undoubtedly made up,their minds to
honor Presiden: Grant with reelection.
This result will be secured by an oyeIo
whelming majority such :. one rs was
never before given in presidential! elec.
ton; and it viii be obtained without the
aid Of Louisiana if the Democratic
influence is strong enough to make 8 mae
FORTY of the voters in this State east their
ballots foy Mo Greeley the Democratic
candidate. But we hope the good sense
Of the people VIII determine them to vote
for President Grant in preference to 1Tr.
Greeley, not because Mr.. Greeley is not
good man, but because he is the candidate
OF the Democratic party-the party that
did SO much to incite civil war, prolong it
after it commenced, and after its close enc
couraged among its followers in the South
a bitter hostility to the government at
Washington and the Republican! party.
This course Of the Democratic party and
its ku-Klux allies has rendered the work
Of reconstruction and reconciliation most
difficult matter-one that could not
be accomplished without She passage
Of what are known as the NU-Klux
md enforcement laws. The con.
duct Of Democratic despegadoes. banded |
together in The South FOX political
rendered these Jaws absolutely |
necessary 3oE the protection Of persons
md property. And because these laws
we're passed by Congress and enforced by
he President against persons who were
1nlawf1lly interfering with the rights Of
oeaceabie citizens, the majority in Con.
5ress that passed them and the President
ire denounced as an irresponsible despoto
SIN. Il gemains for the people Of the
South 20 wipe out this foul stigma the
party and supporters are en-
leavoring 70 place upon the government
# the people because it has passed laws
0 protect the people in their civil and
,oIitical rights, and exercised sufficient
trength to enforce them. This the Dem
cratic enemies of Republican govern
lent are pleased to brand as centralized
over. It was this power that mastered
rebellion that, if successful, would have
a Southern confede1acy with
.ayery as its cornerstone, The Southern
complained Of this central
ed power when exercised by the United
tates government in the interest Of free.
ON, but they had no complaint to make
5ainst it when exercised by the Confed-
ate States i'll the interest Of slavery; and
lis demonstrates how honest they are in
that their complaints against
le administration Of President Grant and
e Republican party are made in the in
rest Of free government
The time has come when the people Of
-e South can give a final blow to further
0uble from the Democratic party and .
ace themselves in accord with the peo-
e Of other sections Of the Union. This
.ould have been done when the civil F"