New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-07-29
True UnificatiOn.

Mr.. n. N. Hyams, OF the West Baton
| Sugar Planter. is another Of those long.
| headed editors who possesses the penetration
| which enables him to take judicioCs and
honest view of the situation. albeit he was
a strong leader in the Fusion army only a
few months ago. The following appears in
his last number:
Hon. l. n. Marks still believes in the
success OF the unifcation party. He be-
lieves the white people will vet throw Oft
the trarlmeis Of party hacks and politicians
and ran &c themselves under the banners of
free thought and free action and labor
with their cOlOred feilOw-citiZers for the re-
demption Of the State. That Mr.. Marks is
honest and conscientious in his belief. none
who know him will dare question. Would
that we had thousands Of such men in the
State! Circumstances, however. compel
US to differ with that gentleman as to
the means proposed for lew party.
With the whites it may do, but the col
Ored people are apt to view the mat
re. in different light. Because "a
few prominent colored men signed the
call for unIlicatiOn meeting in New Or
leans. and because a few of them made
speeches on the occasion favOring it, it
mus: not pe inferred that the entire col
ored vote CT the State will follow in their
wake. The Republican party promises
equal rights 70 every man, whatever his
color or previous condition. That party
gave them freedom and those rights
They know those rights and privileges
will never be taken from them while that
party is in existence. Why. then, should
they fOrsake it and contribute to a new
party. which can give them nothing more
than they now have, and destroy the
party that have given them ali they now
enjoy
This is plain matter Of fact, and every
intelligent man knows it. True unitication
does not lie in the formation of new party.
All that has been promised the colored man
in the new move already exists, and he
gains nothing by the change. He prefers to
stay where he is, and. under the circum-
stances, can not, and ought not to be cen
sured for it. Now. to be consistent, let
those gentlemen who harp upon unitication
as the remedy for the evils now affecting
this State, come boldly, honestly and man
fully into the Republican party-where
unifcation already exists-and assist BY
their presence, their cOunsels and their
votes in getting better class of men
than We now have to rule over us.
Swallowing Warmoth was a disgusting
pill to many of the best men of the State.
although it was done because they thought
they saw a chance of Kidding the State of
him and his partisane by the operation.
The Fusion movement proved = :aii1re--
right or wrong it failed, ana there an end.
Is II any more degrading 20 jon the Re-
publican party than to indcrse ana sustain
W armoth, the man Of all men whom the
State should never have count enancedl
The Republican party can not be held
responsible for Warmoth's acts, nor does it
sustain nun IN them. politically or other
wise WIN open arms the Republicans
ranks, and assist them in redeeming the
State. and in m aking the party az patriotic
and as honorable as it is in the Northern
States Of the Union. There is room enough
for all, and all are cordially welcomed. In
this way lies true unification, and in this
way alone can it be accomplished.