New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-15

sovereignty II dead, but whetb-r deal OF
, J alive the Democratic party 10 claimed TO be
its carcass, and must live OF be buried with
Z it. But this doctrine most unfortunately
is not dead, although it undoubtedly ssinks
. and survives, q political leprosy to faint the
air. and. fear. TO corrupt the blood of fu-
. ture generations No party that processes
: it, no man that believes in 1t, should ever
be placed in the administration Of the ma.
| tional government. because he and they are
\ | the enemies of the nation. The Republican
, party is the atiOnal party. because it alone
believes in the existence of the nation. /;
! is the only friend of the States. because it
believes they are sister States, and not indie
pendent powers. bound together inGiss0lubiy
, in one national bond and family, each pos
sessing her sacred rights guaranteed by the
bond, the honor, and the natural ties and
affection of the whole family.
Is RECONSTRUCTION FAILURE!
We are told by Democratic speakers and
, papers tt a; the system Of reconstruction
, adopted for the S stes lately in rebellion is
failure and blundef. but in the next
breath We sre assured that all is peace and
quiet in the South; that the people have &C.
cepted the situation. and there is no longer
any disturbing element but the presence OF
the Republican politician. If this politician
is native OF the South he is described az q
scalawag. q renegade and low character,
and visited with all the cpProbriun society
can heap upon him. If he be from the
North he is denounced as q carpet bag
ger, come do vn to plumber and eat QUE their
substance. In either case, he gives the co...
ored people bad advice: that is, he advises
them to vote the Republic N ticke; and
stand up for their own rights. and but for
hiln, we are toll, the cOlOred people would
do well enough: that is, submit themselves
to their old masters and keep their places
1 G'bcra ia a I'M A. ~ attic effort r
lead and tief-aud the Northern mind in re.
gard to the sentiments and policy of the
Democratic party in the South. And here
let me say Il at 10 speaking of the unrecor-
ciled, hostile and disturbing people of the
South, am speaking OF the Democratic
party for into that parry are gathered every
disloyal element, the White Leaguers, the
Ku-Klux, fhe last slilcheIs, the unrecon
strucled and negro hstegs OF high and low
degree.
| WHO CONTROL TIE SOUTHERN DEMOCRACY!
! And when it is thrown into our faces that
! we have not reconstructed the South. It
means simply that we have not reconstruct ed
! and reRenerated the Democratic party. Nor
! do I mean to say that there il not in the
South large body Of honest, vel. meaning,
well-lisposed people, acting with the Dem
| ocratic party. But I do mean to say that
they do not control and direct the party;
classes of people { have just mentioned, just
as at the beginning OF the rebellion there
were throughout the South great body Of
people opposed to secession, in some OF the
States q mpjority, including the best and
most intelligent; but they were overruled,
bullied and silenced by the same classes
who now control the Democratic party. 1t
understand Southern sentiment and policy
correctly, IN order that We may nat do in
justice On the one hand, nor De swildied
and overreached on the other.
do no, propose to cheat Of be cheated. I
if can help it. have studied the situa. |
ton we'll, and believe I understand 1t. |
The sy stem Of reconstruction is based upon |
the principles of equality. justice and hu- |
manity, and in the hsnds Of it, friends has |
made progress and will triumph, but in the |
hands OF ita enemies will be defeated The
fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to tho |
constitution. tor years after their enact
ment, we're denounced by the Democracy !
North and South as void, not having been
legally ratified, and have not been recOg-
nizsd yet. except in the slightest and most
indirect manner, aud il tho Democracy had
control of the national government, would.
in the Southern Statos. be Ignored and run
over.
TRUE CONDITION OF THE SOUTH.
The condition o; the South. doub. aoe.
10 improving politically. AS We know it il
rapidly in material wealth and prosperity;
but this political Improvement is slow. and
has not mad. euoh progress as TO change
the action or purpose of the Democratic
masses Of the South, should the Democratic
party come into. possession Of the national
government While the white people are
somewhat accustomed 70 'ae ex
ercise by tire cOiored people of civil and |
political! rights, and the tendency to VIC. !
lence IN that account la. to some extent |
> Dated. yet it would be great and fatal
mistake to suppose that they are reconciled
to their new relations to the colored race.
,spted the situation. Although it is often
,aid by Southern politicians they would
not restore slavery it they could.
vet do not believe it is true in
regard to the great mass Of former ,
,lave-aolders, while I do believe that
hey look upon such restoration az impossi.
de under the circumstances. and hence do
lot live in the hope of it. But there is no
loubt that the members of the Democratic ,
,arty in the South, with few exceptions.
COX upon the colored people as race that J
'ught still to be enslaved, who were made ,
rec wrongfully by the accident of war, and /.
lesply resent their elevation to civil and .
POLITICAL rights and equality. And while :
hey do not live in the hope Of the restora- .
ion Of slavery in its old form, they are full q
I hope a1d faith that the time will soon e
ONE when the colored race 10 their midst t
'ill, by legislation and the show of force, :
Q deprived of their political and civil =
ights and reduced to legal inferiOrty and q
osition, midway between slavery and that !,
Official equality to which they are justly | =
ntitled by the constitution and the natural ! i
ghts Of man.
He WHITE MANS BAsfs-THE COLOR LINE d
Their policy may be summed up in p
ngle sentence The reconstruction OF the Il
Duth upon the white mans basis" This a
ley can not hope to do while the national | t
overnment remains under control of the d
epuhlioan party: but when they have d
'cured the possession Of thai, then in the ii
1uthern States, in which they have the 81
over. they will proceed without fear of al
OlestatiOn or h!ndrance to work out their "
,licy Of subjugatiOn. and to acquire the II
,wer in other States by the fatal achinery al
violence and terror that have been al. al
ady 90 successfully employed. To acquire "
10 possession Of the national government ST
the first great step in the accomplishment le
their policy, and to this end they will I'll
ask then purposes as far a. possible and "a
, every thing In their power to lull the ap. at
Extensions of the people of the North. To lie
is end they will suppress as far as pos tn
bic the violent utterances of their poll ia
,ians and conventions and talk in general CO
lrase of reconciliation and fraternity. To sh
is end they will toast and flstter the cor. te
spondents of Northern newspapers, and an
wish upon them social attention, treat in
EN- with ostentatious hospitality. fill tt
cir ears with professions of peace and nc
cd will to the cOlored race a nd weave ul
Ound them net and maze of false ap. ar
arances until tEev have them to write st
Ose deceitful and pleasing accounts which ha