New Orleans Republican., 1873-07-17
fCOmmUnicated.l

Unificatlon is good word in its true
meaning, and in the present movement it
means everything or nothing. say. Cesar
or nothing.
Last night, at the EXPOSITION, I. n.
Marks finds himself at last standing in the
presence of his God. and is deeply i'm
pressed with the solemnity OF the occasion.
as the hour for the purpose of endeavoring
TO reconcile the differences and divisions
Of Louisiana, which have SO long existed.
Where, then. and before whom did the
honorable unifcator stand all the time up
to the eleventh hour last night-to recon.
cile what! That which he and like him
created! 1t good comes ont Of this move
ment. it is better late than never, and
''neyer too late for him to mend"
Then we have to the front Colonel Hill:
and in honest simplicity comes out the
truth. The gallant colonel. after pre-
liminary remarks, rather too much
muddled to easily wade through the
platitudes. full Of sound, but signifying
nothing. comes at last to these words:
II indOrse this movement OF uniicatiOn Tor
the simple reason that see no other mortal
way under the sun out of the fii3ulties
under which we labor in this State. Is
there a man who is able to suggest any
other plan! have not heard single sug-
gestion. l think we should never hesitate,
never draw back from this movement, and
adopt it, because believe it will be the re-
demption of my State of Louisiana"
So that the gallant Colonel indorses the
movement for the following reasons: After
seeking everywhere and by all means under
the sun to deprive the colOred citizens of
their rights, and having sought in vain for
some good scheme of beating ;cOlored citi-
zens out Of their rights, he consents. at last
mind you; he admits no honest conviction
necessity; it is necessity alone. Therefore.
l say with Butler. in his Hudibras
"A man consentng against his will
Is Of the game opinion STILL
I contend that these gentlemen have
nothing to give. Obey the law, and all is
done that need be. You have failed as tax
reslsters. and you remain law resisters.
repeat. you have nothing to give. gentle
men. You can not give co!ored men intel
ligence, for last night all the eloquence and
intelligence, learning and Research was
exhibited by the colored gentlemen VINO
spoke.
Beauregard and the body-guard was non
est /, however, did hope that these unitica-
tors would have got up better programme
and lave had their in ranks men who
really have something 70 yield. thought
to find on the list OF signers in the news
papers, and speakers on the platform, the
several managers Of theatres, and bar-room
keepers. announcing that the doors are
open, you may enter brothers unto the
feast OF reasons and then to lbatiOns pottle
deep.
Thus far have we marched and trampled
upon the ;niquity OF the non-unifcators;
they stand confessed as having sinned,
they can not now recede. The rest will fol-
low. for civilization and progress will at
last crush out ignorance, tyranny and pre-
judice.
The Democrats are always zoo late; they
are first in nothing. The platform of Repub-
licans in 1868 is their platform in 1870. and
the platform of the Republicans in 1871 is
the platform of the Democrats IN 1873;
always too late. and thus we drag them on,
tied to the wheels OF our chariOt-slaves
always to darkness-for they have not the
intelligence or iorethought to understand
the progress of the age. Your present
action. Messrs. Nullifcators. may be a
death-bed repentance. but the object is evil
IDENTIFY TO break up the Republican party.
We are. however, still! unit.