New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-24
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state these facts here, not that l woulc
have you think any worse of these his
guided people. / state them because want
YOU Kentackians to realize thai ignorance
is public peril; that you can not well afford
70 have part of your people growing mp 10
that dense unacqua!utance with pnnhc men
and public affairs that they caE be deceived
and misled as this people are. GU must
take care that they shall be educated
80 that they shall be toe wise, too
vel informed to be thus misinformed and
misguided.
FeItow-citizens, Il our movement Eh0r'i
prevail as l trust it will prevail, we v
sweep away ali this refuse Of lies in Il
months. We will say to the colored men,
we prefer Won nothing except the prOtec-
ton of law. The same for you as for Us.
Yuulhave your living to earn us well as we.
You will have 10 use all your abilities, ~
your energies, all your faculties. and make
the most Of them you can. The laws Do
not favor you but they will thoroughly
protect Won. And in three'months, II we
Bacceed, the colored people viii be 90 q q
Soused that the same men can never deceive
them again. But suppo.e We fail, and we
may fail, if the colOred men do not believe
that the power was against us-that money
was against us. II they did not reahze
chat The treasury, the army, the one hr1
elred thousand otiice-holders were all banded
against US in a force which they believe
we can not overcome, they certainly would
not be so universally hostile to Us. Why,
%hey think we can not succeed, and they
want to be on the winning side. That IS
cart of it, hut they are also deluded III
regard to our purposes. We say we are not
YOUR enemies We will not be your oppres-
sor5. Though you have done us injustice,
eve will try as well as we can to have your
children educated and enlightened so that
Che mistakes you have made can not be
anade over and over again.
Tn-rNr .H-A
@freeley arrived here at 1880 F. NJ. to-day,
6and was received by a large crowd In wait
Gng at the depot Mr.. Greeley was met y
louisville by reception committee from
indianapolis at eight o'clock this morning.
He crossed the river to JetfeTsonYille,
sRhere, i'll response to the calls from the
crowd, be made d speech His remarks
were mainly in the interest of the laboring
GLASS, from which he had sprung. He said |
slis feelings had always been with the i'm |
dnense masses Of mankind, who, n ali agC !, |
are required to subsist by their own 1nanrH. |
dabor
In politics he had always meant to be as
sn his business, a friend to the laboring
GLASS. He was in the days of slavery an
enemy to slavery, because he thought that |
slavery was inconsistent with the rights,
dignity AID highest well being of free labor
So when our great trouble came OF he was
anxious that the laooring class should be
everywhere freeman.
He was most anxious that our cOUntry's
unity might be preserved without blood
cBhed if that were possible; by means of
bloodshed if that.dire alternative would be
fastened on us. Ny thoughts have been
given to the public warm and fresh, some
times before an opportunity has been afford
ed for due consideration and correction. Very
often mingled with the thoughts of others,
(which were not my own, but which it was
very easy to attribute to me- Ny course
Ill, i II
manner Of lawlessness and violence. If
qhere are Ku-Klux and other disturbances, ,
put them down with strong hands. For
mercy to them is quite a different thing to ,
the quiet, peacoable men Of the country.
Violence and lawlessness must be sup {
pressed speedily, energetically and earnest !
ly; but when tits suppressed, then forget the
wrath and remember mercy. ]
Mr. Greeley repeated his views in favor
cot general amnesty as in previous speeches.
He had sought not to save a subject class l
an alien class, an outlaw class in the q
but to have men stand on the
equal and lawful platform of our common |
free citizens, free to exercise a
such faculties as God has given them for I
their own sustenance, and for the building \
of their families and their fortunes Let
Acknowledgement away; let us be united: q
let amnesty aud good feeling be restored, S
because we all stand on one common
ground. This is all ] would say to you / 9
have little time to be amor !. Won; but | do il
appeal to Indiana, standing now as she does,
almost the leader of the dvanced hopes
Of the Free States in appeal to her to let
Ter voice be heard in her coming election
IN the side OF national reconciliation and
universal amnesty. Other States will heed
Ter if that is her Judgment. Let no false G.
ride, let no other party attachment let TO y
DEVOTION, no leaders, however able, how .
yer good, let nothing stife that voice "a
Ietit echo across. A sign, note of peace le
nd of gladness. Let the DISTINGUISHED II
ear it was token Of good cheer and good q
viii. Let the The people everywhere read y
nd learn that Indiana has declared for the l
estoration Of lost America to the common q
rivileges Of American citizenship. and II
he country will rejoice that the reign of a.
description is over and the people have de- u
Jared that all people shall be free. q
At Columbus, Indiana, where a large CT
rowd assembled he made speech He Gil
nd:
Everything have seen and heard since M
crossed the mountains encourages me II
,heersl to have faith in the good people of 81
ldiana / do not believe they can be bull II
ed out Of their convictions, and am quite
'rtain that they can not be bought: SO | Ia
81 certain that your verdict will be given y"
the coming election for national c0ncil1- al
Ion, Tor equal rights to all men, in sd
uaing those of our own citizens gf
wv DISTINGUISHED. So believing, so
listing ! feel so sure of your verdict. so gu
re it viii be given right that shall listen IoS
the night of the eighth of October next, nc
thout fear without doubt, with gu e..rn
{, confident trust that Indiana will Ike ma
r place in the van of the great column of 80
ates chat moves on in defense Of constitu- an
nal freedom tai
40 Edinburg Mr.. Greeley appeared on the so
1ttorm, but the tram started before he go'
Is able to say anything. ~
At Franklin there was another large !ig
,wd, and he made speech advocating "a
lnesty and reconciliation del
dr. Greeley was received on Change in TO
s city shortly after three o'clock upon in d I3c
alton of the Board of Trade He was 90c
lcomed in behalf of the board by the :
ssident, and responded briefly, expressing maj
isfaction at being SO generously wei ma ma
ned. ant