The weekly Louisianian., 1874-10-31
MISSION ~ TIE RE
PUBLICAN PARTY.

Axx1 ~.
-, PUBLICAN PARTY.
The Hon. rs. Hinton, o fIndian
delivered at the town of Brazil
that State on the 18th inst. a speee
!. upon the above named topic, reple
e with gems Of thought, of logic, an
excellence of matter and arranc,
ment, well worthy the perus>l
, Republicans everywhere. From til
manuscript c:,py Of the address sen
Us we Gull the following, regrettip;
that, interesting and instructive a
the entire speech is, we are cor
PEELED from the press of other mat
ter to afford only a synopsis
"FellowJC i:i2ers-Even since the IL
of man in the Garden Of Eden, evil ha
been extant in the world; it has been til,
object Of all true reforms 10 remedy tn,
evil by diffusing light and knowledge
rhis in my humble opinion has been don,
ny the Republican party Fi.st, through
Abraham Lincoln, our cmancipatr
second. by the party adding the three
great amendments to the Constitution by
a~bolishing slavery and making its subject
citizens Of our common county,"
-
Abiding 70 the grand work Of
the Republican party in abolisLing
slavery and subduing the rebellion,
the speaker then gives q Just but
whitening expose of the Democracy
Of it's eppesit;da to the war for tho
Onion; its oppossl of emancipation,
aud its continued impsdiments to
the acceptance Of the constitutional
amendments and the prosperity Of
the country through obedience to
tho laws.
The attitude Of the Democratic
party ut present the speaker thus
defines:
"But when tho rebellion was crushed
and they were invited to aid in removing
its cause, a. we'll as CAUSE for future rebel
lions, by a~bolishing slavery, they refused
to do it. How can that refusal be excused or
forgiven7 The great act of emancipation.
while tits the grandest in history, il is the
least expensive. It cost nothing but .
vote, yet this they refused to Cite. BY
saying On their ballots 'ye." i'll
stead of no." they knew they could give
freedom to millions of human beings.
were sure Of victory if they said
yes; they could only hope for victory il
they said nc. Il VA q mere question Of
volition. The question was fairly and
square]y put to them after shuddering all
through the Red Sea and standing on dry
ground on the other shore. standing in that
marvellous light that lightens tho latter
part of the nineteenth century;-they
were plainly asked: Are you willing tho
Dondman should be free and they said
no. Can any honest man find in his
'oul an excuse for such impious refusal r.
Abiding to the Thirteenth
Mr.. Hinton eloquently
the blessings Of emancipa-
ion, adding:
''With emancipation comes also that
which is dearer to the tue patriot than
lie itself, country and home: And this
doctrine Of the law is tho broad and COM
application explained, is now
without serious objection by
jurists and Statesmen every
The following appeal is an expo
ilion OF facts worthy tho attention
It our own German-American aud
rish-American citizens:
'Iet me appeal to d German fellow
iizens who have been SO earnesti in behalf
{ liberty here and have taken such a
ecided stand in aid Of orr cause, and in
act among the early advocates o. the anti
movement in this country. We
sk you not to desert US now when your
otes and influence are SO much needed.
word to our Irish felow-citizens whose
interest with ours does seem to be one, foz
70 know how to appreciate your kindness,
nd we'll do We know TO sympathiss with
on IN tho wrong yoa are suffering 1t the
ands of your British rulers. We are
our friends and hope you will bs ours,
an you forget the services Of that colorsd
sttalion rendered your a c and prof.
ned to acoompanythe Fenians in Oanada
ID asikt fsA1s6ns Ireland. hope to |
l9tae day whsn q interest v1f1s Es'l