New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1874-09-24

The scenes being enacted in New Orean
to-day, winch are 4 disgrace to the civiliHa
tlon OF the aye and a national reproach, ar
tostered and encouraged by the apologies
tone OF the Northern Democracy when speak
ing ol what they are pleased IL tern
southern troubles" These gentlemen mus
be either m I'd or incompetent for leadership
or they would not fail to rightly interpre
the temper of the Northern mind in reicrcnc,
to these matters. If the dictates of human
!ty DO not appeal to them to remove forever
these foul blots from the history of the Re
public, should think the highest party con
sidcratlons demand that they put their con
dcmnation upon such practices. Iagrcc full!
with Governor Hendricks:
1--WE can not, we must not 90 on in thi,
direction. The welfare Of our country calls fol
a change. Men must be placed in power
VINO will relieve societ, from these dangeroll.
Influences who will stanl honestly between
The two races, and see to it that each is fairl,
and fully protected in its rights who will
see that harmony, based upon justice, is re-
stored SO that labor will be secure and capital
! shall not be afraid"
! 1t i, the desire to produce such an order 81
things that forces oar people to stand a unit
Tor the Republican patty; and we will bc
compelled to do 50 until that party era is
reached.
Fellow citizens, this jrct is too painful
for me to dwell upon ii at fun lher length, AMI
it is with shame so!r"w and regret, that
am forced to the a,l,ni,,i.,n OF such terrible
. condition Of things in louisiana. God knows
there is no sacrifice | would not make to har-
monzc our people. For the last three years
it has been my study by day and night, and
il few mouths ago was full of hope white
anI colored men spoke kindly ofeach other,
and all expressed the desire for a fair and
peaceful ectnn, aud il determination that
hone but good men should be elected. even
il part lines had to be IN ,red but fear that
that hope has fed We will be obliged to
fight it out Oh the old line.
To the colored citizen of Indiana would say.
the time has not yet come for lukewarmness
Or indifference to your political duties. Every
vote YOU have and can III any way influence
should be voted for the Republican ticket in
the coming election. Look back over your
history even in this State. when it was I'M
der Democratic rule and contrast it with
your present condition, and ask yourselves
how YOU would like to have the old order of
things restored.
will depart Il moment from my manuscript
t. pay my respects to Il gentleman in this
district. | am told that you have nominated
for uu%rcsS in this district Il gen leman named
Landers, who at one time was IA member Of
your state Senate, and that hc introduced
into that Senate bill known its AN act to
enforce the thirteenth article OF your consti-
tuition, imposing fines, tOrteiturcs, exile, and
even the pcnitentiary, upon any black man
who should come into the State after 1851.
Now, my iel!ow-citizeus, if that be true if
while he was in that position he so forgot
public deceucy and if the Democratic party
hrip 81 in
man with such record as that, it becomes
the bounden duty of the Republican party in
this district to see that he is kept out of
power. And | shall make an especial APP
peal to every black man, not only within
sound OF my voice, but everywhere in the
district to make it his duty to collar and
drag out if he can, and lukewarm black man
to the polls, and that he there induce him by
all fair means to vote for the Hon. John
Coburn, that staunch Republican Doafen-
ing applause.
Tho Democracy arc moving heaven and
earth to secure the next national House of
representatives. To us there could not
happen greater calamity ; for il our enemie.
in the South have been emboldened to the
commission of crime by the local victories in
one or two States, what would they not do,
intoxicated by such Il victory:
n word or two more aud am done. How
my heart wells up in me, and Iuickens its
throb, as my eye wanders over this magnili-
cent spectacle. Fifteen years ago had some
prophet come among us and in his foresight
pictured this scene who would have been
crcdulous enough to have believed him :
just think what marvellous changes have
taken place in this short space of time.
Here in this golden city not so long ago it,
was almost a crime for cOlored men to ap.
pear upon your street decently clad, and in
one Of your adjacent cities it was common
pastime to tar and feather cOlorcd men, and
sometimes make them swim the Wabash
river in midwinter: now, white aud colored
alike. are gathered together in good fellow
ship in this spacious hall, to consider the
political issues ofthe day. Can anything in
the shape Of human progress be considered
impossible after this? lslt any wonder that
we love the Republican party: And yet,
my countrymen, let me say to you, the work
accomplished by the Republican party,
though grand, is not yet complete, nor will it
be until every person in the United States
shall be made secure in all the rights and
privileges belonging to full and complete
American citizenship.