New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-04
Aiqte except @ss finciples; with this
order and armament Of battle they viii be
invincible.

I@p o4cept u@1 0nnc1pies; win thli
order and armament Of battle they will be
invincible.
WHERE ARE THE SOUTHERN WINGS II
| The Wings of the South were slwayl
under The hack win she DemocraSy
They were denounced as Federalists, ABB
litionists, md feeble friends to tho South
The maintenance of q common resistance
to invasion, with the assurance thattht
Northern Democracy were sound on the
State rights question, gave the Democrats
OF the South the command of the Confsd.
crate goyWnment. and left little 10 the
WhigA except to lead from Manassas to
Gettysburg. The treacheraps deseztion
| OF the Northern Democracy, with the un-
foreground efforts Of the Southern Democ.
racy, through Blair, Vallandigham and
their like. TO preserve the Democratic
unity even t throughout that bloody war.
1t would seem singular that this habit
Of obedience should have been continued
! after the war, but the nkbitlof domination
seems established. Notwithstanding the
seliish monopoly Of allthe Official appoint
ments by the Democracy, ID spite OF a
dependence on foreign powers. IA utter
| incapacity to prSvide the means of war,
and the most fragrant oppression OF the
Southern people, the Southern Wings re-
turned to their yoke, and have, without
an effort at political independence, fallen
into the Democratic ranks as the meress
privatN.
The only notice tina. we have seen taken
Of this honest and brave political party,
has been the sremark that they find their
principles more nearly carried out by the
Democratic than by any other party exist
ing. 1t may be g1anted that under the
Allen-Thurman pensation" men may
express any political opinion, but we will
show by the last expression Of national
opinion ever uttered by the Wings that
thsra is no common principle in their
platform which is carried out by the,
Southern Democracy.
At the Wing convention Of 1856 Hon.
Edward Bates. of Missouri, presided, and
the slaveholding States of Missouri, Mis-.
sissippi. Virginia, Louisiana, Georgia.
Delaware, North Carolina, Alabama, Ken
lucky, Maryland, Tennessee, Arkansas
and Florida were represented This con.
vention enounced the following schedule |
of principles: !
l. Unalte.able attachment for the fed.
era, Union, with 10 safe, guide or higher
law than the constitution Of the United |
States"
2. They charge 'the present disordered
condition Of our national affairs" the
dangers Of civil war, thebitterness Of Sec
tional fssimination ito the cu1pable
neglect of duty by the present Demo
cratic nat1onal administration.
;. They protest, in the nsmesof Wash.
ington. against geographical parties;"
apprehend evil from the SECTIONAL array
IF parties, snd nominate MIR. Fillmore as
"a representative Of neither Of the two Sec
ional parties now struggling 70. political
|
This platform breathes throughout the
Utmost nationality. How, then, can the
Wing party. which was SO averse to civil
trife. enter campaign under leaders who
vow their determination to revive the
ontests Of the past for, the purpose Of ,
einstating doctrines which have been de-
ided:a !.
1.-The Wings believe that the South will ::
e more prosperous bypolitical quiet and :
evelopment, let them avoid the Demo-
ratio agitators. If they wish to secure :
for the promotion of domestic =
,dustry ofthe diffusion of popular intel. :
gence. they had better leave themselves !;
zee to vote for men, without respect to q
arty. who favor progress. If they deem &
ls South to be safe and more prosperous &
nder p regime Of industrial development, 6
t them guard against the ascendency of t,
my "'AAoA RACoC%Ato Out OuC CIAdtlt0- l Z.
Democratic monopoly of office or civil O
ar. In
Without debating to the Southern Wings
hat party they should aid in the coming
'ntest. we may at least advise them not q
bet their money until they see the
orses stripped. Let them net commit
until they can form some ?
pinion as to the ability and intention of =
sch party to carry out their principles of :
we for the Union and care for the peo- e
le Of the South which they always main. a
ined. If the Republicans can present a,
platform of principles manned by .
atesmen Of character ands ability. the
'higs may safely break the bonds by
hich the Democracy have bound them, q
I'd exercise the sonmon right Of Ameri- D,
n citizens to vote any ticket they may q
ssm most consistent with their princi-
- and most promoti-e of the safety and
elfare Of the Southern people. Il
MOTHER DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLE sur.
RENDERED. IL,