The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-10-28
Iewn affairs in our own way? Youwil

do it have no doubt; but will you
politicians2 If 1 was satisfied tina
you would go homegaand q you
,tpeople ratify tlastrsaty, ] woaldsea
Eit and turn it over TO my chifdrehh an
children's tchpiilldlgen., five carry Oh
this treaty, peace-glorious,and etei
nal peace-will be ours. Then .woul,
I the Centennial at Philadelphia ushe
in century of prosperity. and gran
fdeur never before enjoyed y TAO
+ Now we have this unlettered race
Is it not to our interest NOR,
THAN yours that we should educat
and elevate the. negro to, make him
good citizsn?? Who ga can better per
form this work, than. we, can? Blu
one Of the speakers, said that ",
would be let alone, as long as we al
ministered justice, and law. That i.
the very point" You are proposing
1 already to 60 outside the. Constitu
ton. Who is tie, bests,,and proper
judge? Georgia knows better than
Massachusetts how To- take care O
Il .-r
and improve her own, people. for she
is more vitality interested. -" .s ~; /
! Now, if we have done nothing else
here we have restored Che u aiiion.S "a
The South fought forssthe Consti!
tuition and the North fought for the
Union. As an evidence that, we, had
no objection to @ the Cons titpti9n. =. tbe
tC-onfedetsteF qvernh.eaat a7sb4qHha
with immaterial changes We after
all fought for mere difference ofi'opit,-
ion. Remember that the Union is
made by 1Rs Con s4tfti'etisSaA gad opl
serve that Constitution. 1.-THE PEG:
pie had scohe !together. and talked
over theis differences, and understood q 9
each other, they would have settled
them, and would have been ashamed
that there had been any. '''7' - I,
But I hayyejalpady spoken too, long.
If the North srh lpeople could see 1.-The
wrongs They'll have inflicted ''on7 the
South, they would be tie first 70 lift
their voices for its correction. l. Shall
Massachusetts, have greater power in
determining the law in Georgia than
Georgia, herself? Shall outside inter
ference be allowed to prevent US from
solving our great problem? There is
but one way to prevent a. war Of races.
1t is to leave each State free to regu.
late its own affairs. Let the people
in the North come together, and re-
solve to 'cleave to the Constitution
There has never beensa day in my life
that I ve'not loved the.Uhion. But
it. was tic Union' according to the
Constitutions, Heres is,my hand, and
my heart to perpetuate that Union
forever. Shall we have. asUnion, where
New York is the master,and Georgia
is the vassal? Shall we have no peace
except that enforced by. the bayonet?
The South viii II, not humiliiate, herself.
We will never admit we were rebels.
Men whoywere, willing, to seal their
faith with their. blood, will never ad
nit that ,tl'ey-IjWer'e traitors. And
why should yop desire us to do, SO?
Do you wish tocall traitors and reb-
els brethren? Would you not rather
call brave and true men, your breths
rem who, knowing their rights, dare
maintaiH them. !, Is it any pleasure
for you to send ,earpet-b aggers down
upon us9 WASN'T any pleasure to'you
that they impoverished the South
two numbered, millions of dollars?
Do,you expect Louisianasto raise her
hands fettered with chains and de-
clare that She loves the Union? Do
you expect the land Of Calhoun and
Rutledge, plundered and outraged
South Carolina to feel affection for
the government that thus treats her?
/ plead for theEhole South. Let US
choose our own rulers. Let us man
age our own affairs, subject to the
Constitution. United, we can raise
a pean Of praise to God for a glori-
ously peaceful country with grand
ly glorious future before US.
The RESULT OF TUEsDAY.-As a
thunder.claplissued from clear and
cloudless sky would startle and sur.
prise those swho'heard it, so does the
great triumph Of Tuesday in Ohio;
fall upon the leaders of the Republic
can party, particularly those connect.
ed with the Administration at Wash