New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-31

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| ont which his armies we're whipped anC
| scattered to the four winds of the earth
| because the "GOd Of battles" was agaius
| hun. Not till then did Mr. Lincoln realize
! that emancipation must come, and in
| spirit of almost despair he humbly prayed
to God on bended knee. in the privacy O1
| his cleset and made solemn oath that il
| He would give him success in the next bat.
! tie the slaves should be freed. He wen it.
and one week after Mr.. Lincoln issued his
| proclamation making them and theirs free
| forever.
Another great change in the minds OF the
people is this: At the close of the war,
when the Union was restored, when the Con
federates, after having bravely struggled
to the last furled their battle flags and sur
rendered their arms to three times
their number and went back to their farms
and shops, the Republican party did not
intend to give the blacks the right to vote.
1t took the massacres of New Orleans and
Memphis, and the experience of much suf
fering and bloodshed in this Southern land
to convince the Northern people that the
ballot was needed by you to protect your
selves. Then came the reconstruction laws
and you became citizens. Now as God has
taught the Northern people by suffering
and disaster to do justice to you, and they
have advanced from year to year, 50 have
the Southern whites, suffering under four
years of prescription and military govern
ment made an advance.
One of the gnsatest revolutions in history
Is occurring under your eyes. The whole
Confederate South and the whole Demo
cratic North have, with one mind, dropped
the quarrels Of slavery and the war, adopted
the Republican principles on these ques-
tons, and, taking mp one of the oldest aud
ahlest AhOhtlOnists and Republicans for
their candidate, have taken one mighty step
and placed themselves in the advance on
the next great progress, which is to carry
the peOple-that is the reconciliation of the
people and the reform Of the government
This movement will sweep over all who
stand in its way. If the white people OF
the State so with it; if they recognize in
the new party your rights, give you repre-
sentatiOn on their tickets, and protect Won
as well as the old Republican party, then
this party will be the best for you; you
will be better protected by the good wishes
Of your fellOw-citizens than by the bayo-
nets Of soldiers. and the white people will
share in the triumphs of this new move
ment. II they oppose it and 20 with the
Last Ditchers and iIliberals, then they will
be Overwhelmed.s So with you. If YOU OD
pose this movement, if it is made in good
faith in this State, you will lose. If YOU 90
with 1t you will make sure of what you have
already gained for your children after you.
WISH you, my lIleuUSs 10 leu WQaJ say
SINK deep into your hearts; think over it,
and strive to arrive at a proper understand
ing of our position to day, and you will
find that the CustOmhouse men are wolves
in sleeps clothing and intend to sell you
out, soul and body, to the Democrats.
nope to meet you again soon, when we have
a better ticket in the field than any that
has yet been placed before you, ticket
composed Of men who are -Republica1aS and
the representatives, Of Republican princi-
pies.
At the close of General CampbeI's speech
Mr.. Keyes, sheriff of Terrebonne, addressed
the audience, but failed to change its senti-
ment, which was decidedly in favor of
Governor Pinchback. Ex-senator O'Hara
INDUCED in a like effort, and as signaIly
failed, after which the meeting adjourned.
During their stay the Lieutenant Cover
nor and friends were quartered at the
homes of Messrs. Thomas Cage, and +.
Marie, by whom they were Hospitality enter
taiOad