The weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1872-1882, 1872-08-10

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any good, ea',sa, aud never deferred
by opposition or reproach, as when
for long years, be befriendeds You,
people, Adj to these the qualities
con spieuons ins biz life, his, pntiripe
industry, which leaves. 10, moment
without it, fruits; q abundant by "a. at political q
knowledge and acquaintance with
history, the instinct and Grasp ol
craftsmanship, an a,piable nature a
magn,.nimous soul, and above oil
an honesty which no suspicion has
touched, and you have a bri.f por-
traiture. These are the y. ;...,....
= ASTEcEDESTs OF HORACE GREELEY.
Few of these things appear in. the
President. His great success in
war and the honor he has won can
not change the record ofhis conduct
toward your people, especially in
contrast with the lifetime fidelity
Of his competitor; while there are
unhappy antecedents showing, that
in the prosecution Of his plans he
cares nothing for the colored race.
The story is painful, but it must be
told. I refer to the outrage he
perpetrated upon Hayti, with its
eight hundrelathousand blacks en-
gagged in the great experiment Of
self-government. Here is q mostin-
structive antecedent, revealing be-
yond question his true nature, and
which is attested by documentary
evidence. Conceiving the idea of
ANSEx1Na DOMINICA,
which is the Spanish part of the
island, and shrinking at nothing, he
began by seizing the Government
war powers, in fragrant violation Of
tie Constitution, and then, ct a
great expenditure of money, sent
several armed ships Of the navy, In
cluding monitors, to maintain the
l,sarpcr Baez in power. that through
him he might obtain
The COVETED PRIZE @
Not content with this 'audacious
dictatorship, he proceeded to strike
at the Independence Of the black re-
public in an open menace of war,
and al without the sanction Of Con
gress, to. which is committed the
war. making power: Sailing into
the harbor Of Port-au-P Prince with
our most powerful monitor, the
Dictator properly named for this
service-also the fligate Severn, as
consort, and other monitors in their
train, the Admiral, acting under in
from Washington, pro-
,eedeL to the executive mansion &C.
,ompanied by the officers of his
squadron, and then pointing to the
great var ships in sight from the
windows, dealt his menance of war
threatening to sink or capture the
Haytien ships. The President was
black, not white The Admiral
hsRe done no such thing to |
my white ruler, nor would our
have tolerated such q men-
.nce from any government in tie
world. Here was an. indignity not
,nly to a black republic with it's
population Of eight hundred thous-
md. but to the ~
AER1cAN RAcE EvERYwHEEE,
md especially in our own country
Nor did trend here. From this on
he navy of the United States was
on the coast keeping that
nsulted people in constant anxiety,
while President Grant was to them |
Ike. . hawk sailing, IN the air, and
ready to swoop upon his prey: This
leaxtlesa. cruel proceeding found a |
aistin among our white felow-citi-
.ana In: excellent merchant Of
Connecticut; praised by all who
knew-hin, was plunged into prison
By Baez where he was immured
because it was feared he would
write against the treaty annexation,
md this, captivity was prolonged
rith,; the ooatriyanee, Of two agents
ef Tho President - one of whom. isl
lpuads constantly with him, and is |
partof the military rang inamedi-s
eteaysaSbout hinsts That such an
ddiiaee eoald e 81 = n1lpp4ishd II dsl .'l shows
ieslatle regard afthe President
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