New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-06-12
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THAT ADDRESS FROM ST. MARTIN


IN the New orleans BliHel.H CI lAe niutA.
We ailude to .'the address OF {! to) the
white citizens of 81. Martin" The writer,
as appears on the face OF the paper, is evl-
deptly man of more feeling than reason,
and DOUBTLESS employed the address as an
emuIctory to let OF the su1erfulty Of bile,
that Democratic disappo' o'utment has been
engendering, 10, these many years! The
true object of the address is w. P. ksl-
logg ard U. S. Grant. To excite public re-
sentiment against these tunctiorariee. and
arouse fatal Indignation against the party
they represent, il order TO influence the
result of the coming election, the writer,
confding in bold assertion, instead OF 1aefs
and logical arguments, boldly holds up
Grant and Kellogg as the criminal causes
Of all our sufierings and sorrcws, puohc'
private. political, civil, social, moral ard
pecuIiarv, without once alludiIg TO the
natural and more approximate causes OF
the grevioas troubles that form the burden
of his complaints. We agree with him that
corruption exists; that renovation and re-
form are greatly needed. and that organlza-
ton is indispensable, il reform is to De
effected. We agree, also, that much OF our
suffering is cue, il part, to what he calls
1.-The carpet bags" as well as to the lgno-
rance and inexperience CT colored Office
| holders; but, we Go not agree with MIN
| that the true ard only remedy consists IN
| separate and distinct organization OF the
white race, unless it can be satisfactorily
l psSr Snc> no a
man endowed with the same OF kindred
| feelings, passions and interests, and pos
| seseed of the sane natural rights that are
claimed for the white man. So long as he
is a man, possesses all the rights of man
hood. and resides on the same soil, under
| the same government with the white man,
| he is interested in al that interests the
white man, and any organization that ex-
cludes him from the responsibilities and
benefits, the duties and happiness Of the
white nan, is not only blind perception,
but miserably lame" and worse than
'impotent conclusion We cheerfully &C.
cord to the writer OF that address" and
to Mr.. McEne-y, Lis would-be Governor,
all the attributes OF ,he perfect gentleman.
but must confess that no word or act Of the
latter ever impressed US SO profoundly
with his utter want OF wise statesmarship,
and consequent unf-ness for the duties Of a
Governor as the Endorsement his speech &c
the eecanaders, on the night Of the ninth
gives 10 the Wild Quixoeic and pceposter
GUS views contained in that famous address
signed by men famous for their opposition
to and hatred of, Republican government
We can not see any evidence Of any dis
position On the part of the writer anG
his co-signers, to exc cut impartial jus
tice toward either Kellogg, the carpe
bags, or the coloced race. Had be, Q.
they, OF Mr.. McEnery, conformed Il
tie change of circumstances; had the,
stepped forward TO aid by their ccunsel
and action in giving right direction to th'
current Of events; had they loaned the
benefit of their experience, talents ant
honesty to the acts and measures Of th'
new legislation required by the change 0
circumstances, and shown themselves TO b
the friends Of the negro-rhe reliable
friends Of their Iew-tound rights and priv
|
lugubrious complaints and inimical organ
ization set forth in the address, for they
and not the ''carpet-bag,' would hav'
hae the disposition of al our affairs
might have laid on the taxes as ligh
as a feather, and, being so incorruptI,
honest, every cent Of the revenue
would have reached the treasury, beer
properly applied, and NO corrupt or op
pressive monopclies would have existed
Tire opposition and resistance, az well al
the stolid, obdurate refusal OF the Demo
Gratis to give aid and assistance. are a
nuch responsible for the state Of thing
that now exists as either the ignorance o
the colored man or the veualitv OF the car
pet.bag,, one or both. The true reRed,
for our troubles consists in close and hru
organization of the best and ablest ant
| most virtuous men of both races II orde
to GUST incapacity and corruption ana pu
in power men of acknowledged abilities
and proved integrity. AS to the tear OF {
war Of races, see no grounds Tor il; as Il
the other part of that senseless story, Il
wit: that the colored men are organizing
for such aEwar, the writer OF the address,
as well as Mr.. McEnery, are both mistaken
True, they are organizing for the comlnI
election, but it is as party, not as race
as Republicans, not as, colored men. An,
one can satisfy himself of this fact and dis
abuse his mind of the childish fear embla
zoped both in the address" and the recep
ton speech of Mr.. McEnery by simp.'
visit to any or all Of their clubs, which ar
open to all visitors. He will see there a
many white as colored men, not ''carpet
bags" only, but white men ''to the man
ner born," and hear from the untutore'
| lips of the colored man as bold and earnes
a denunciation Of corruption. venahty ant
incapacity as ever fell from the educated
and drilled lips of Mr.. McEnery himself
OF any other enemy Of the colored man
The true fear is that the writer of the ''ad
dress and those who act with him and Nc
Emery use that fear, since all other meas
ures and efforts have heretofore failed. 'tt
fright US from our propriery." and scare u
into a change OF government, not mer
change of administration, and TO bring u
back TO the antiQuated state of unpro
gressive. stand-still, Democratic rule an'
its dead notions would gladly excite wa
of races and entail on the country. espe
cially their loved and suffering Louisiana
) all the unutterable, incalculable horrors
such strife rather than give 10 twice dea'
Democracy quiet and decent burial. In
stead Of calling on us to organize and arm