New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-07

national government How. sir, have you
accepted the situationf 1t is true you have
disbanded your armies. but only to organ
ize the ku-klux and White Leagues. oath
bound to secret murder. You have aban-
doned your warfare against an armed
less citizens. You have accepted the sboli.
ton OF slavery and the liberty of the black
race only to attempt his enslayement by a
system Of vagrart laws which, il executed,
would consign that people to a servitude no
less terrible than slavery itself. You have
accepted the citizenship of the black man
only to declare that ''this is a white mans
government" You recognizes his right to
the ballot only to make the use Of it by him
so periious as to endanger his life and
property. You have sheathed the bloody
sword of open revolt only to draw the
bloodier dagger Of the ASSASSIN. You have
quenched tho leaping fires of revolution
only to light tho more desolating torch OF
the Incendiary.
Such has been your acceptance Of the
situation" and such the condition of affairs
in the Southern States. Aud now, " hat
more do you ask You stand here and de-
mand that every federal soldier shall he
Withdrawn from the borders OF the Southern
States; that every carpet Dagger shall aban-
don his new home in the South, and every
scalawag be driven from your States; par
don the nse Of these terms; they are the
coinage of O repentaut and reconstructed
South. For one l stand here as Repub
lican to protest against the acceptance OF
peace upon any such conditions, feeling
that the nation can not so dishOnor itself.
What offense has this federal sOldiery
committeds They are coDservators OF the
peace; they arc not Ku-klux or White
Leaguers; they drive ont no citizens from
the States; they whip no school teachers;
they kidnap no legislators; they demolish
no schoolhOuses; they burn no churches;
they have done no murder. And 50 long as
used to protect the most sacred rights of
citizenship shall not deplore its
existence. The federal army is objection
able to the South because it disturbs massa-
crcs, interferes with riots. prevents ravo!u-
tons, disperses MODS, iutimidates White
Leugrers. guards churches and schoolhouses
and fills with wholesome fear the Iaen who
blot against the peace Of the State and the
life and property of the citizen. A soldiery
thus used is offensive only to men who are
plotting treason.
And who are these scalawags whose
presence can not be enduredl They are
the men who have renowned their adher
ence to the lost cause, aud have sworn
a fresh allegiance to the country aud the
dag. In that renewed fidelity l demand
tor them the amp!est protection. But it is
demanded of us that all carpetbaggers
shall abandon the Southern States. Who |
ire these carpet baggers! They are the |
men 6ho fought the cOuntry's battles and |
'aved> 1.-THE nations life, and when the war
was over made their BONES in the Southern |
States. Ii there are those from the North |
who have settled among you solely for the
purpose of eating out your substance and |
laundering the people, they deserve the
of nf oil nd 81,
10 defense from me. But those carpet
'aggers who when the war was over set
led in the South in good faith as their flu
ure home must be protected in life and
roperry. They are the men who took up
our dishonored flag on yonder heights and
arried it to victory. They are your broth
RS and cons who bore it in triumph from
afro to the Calf, aud Brought it back in
riumph floating over O nation protected
nd republic saved. They are the men
Tho waded through that hell of fire at the
Wilderness, and planted it in triumph over
10 fed of Appomattox. And l say for
Ne that, come what may, though it take
10 strong arm Of the government, they
lall have the right to live and DO pro-
cted in all the rights of American citizen
Zip wherever that flag Of my country
oats.
One word more and l am done II you
ill pardon mo, say it in all kindness,
en- of the Sou b, there is a road to peace
tell yon, too, there il but one road. In it
IS peaceful solution # ali our d faculties.
neither you pursue it is q matter of your
WI free choice. IL is high way ON which !
!ou will but walk you will hEl speedy
III enduring peace and unexampl-d pros
rity. Men OF all parties, even my col
ague MIR. Willard can walk on it, for it
"bstructcd by n" constitutional doubts
1t is paved by teoeral compact May l
lint you TO its. Behnld it he o
Strip the hdeous masks from your out
wed ku klux; disbaHd youl White
,agnes; visit swift and condign punish ,
emit upon your uuarTestea and untried
long. and enforce State and teCeral law ,
tn q firm hand. Give 10 human life some q
curity and to property protection; re- ,
.nize the equality OF all men before the
W, and their right TO its fullest guardian G
ip; put out the fires of your burning g
urches and school houses; make the free
IN of the ballot so secured that there | r
all be no intimidation. let tree speech be | :
!, snized; let ostracsm be unknown: re- h
W your allegiance to the government; ex- n
I'D a generous welcome to Northern lab r
d Northern capital; abandon al hope OF &
3 lost cause. In Il word, ''aCcepC the | %
,lation" i'll good faith and IN the hig chest +
lse, and you will have peace universal
this, and your barren fields will stir 7
til new life; your desolate cities will n
10 with the hum of returning industry; ~
lr spacious harbors will choke with the h
g of commerce. Do this, and the whole T
18th will sp.ing from her baptism Of blood v
Q the tullDess of row life, redeemed \
l regenerated forever. All hail that Is
spicious day! e.
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