New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-24
Especial Correspondence Of the Republican. ]
NORTHERN POLITICS..

The German Republican Vote all Safe
The Anti.slavery Sentiment of the State
Ablaze-The Ohio Campaign to be Re.
peated in New York-New York will
go Republican by Small and Hard
Won Majority-The COME derate-D DEM
Ocratic League and Political Terrorism
S0uth-Ehect on National Politics.
New YORK, October l6, 1875.
The German Republicans of New York,
like their brethren of Cincinnati, are com
ing back into the Republican ranks. The
first step in this return was taken when the
New York Germans confirmed the Rspub-
lican nomination Of Mr.. Hackett. Other
influences are a. work, and it is now certain
that the German vote will go almost entire
ly for the Republican ticket. Carl Schurz
will, no doubt, speak in this city, as well as
in Philadelphia, soOp. and we shall thus add
the Teuton blood to the anti-slavery sent-
ment of the northern and middle counties
of the State, as was done in Ohio. 1t
required the Union to rescue Ohio from
the Democracy. Those who regard 5000
Republican majority in Ohio as small
affair, must remember how many thou
sands of Democratic majority had to be
reduced and overcome before we reached
the Republican surplus. The State was
completely in the hands of the enemy. To
wrest the State government from the
Democracy and add 5000 majority to
the Republican victory besides, is an
achievement, therefore, of which the Ohio
Republicans have right to be proud. The
same victory will be won in New York over
the same odds and by the same combna-
ton OF forces. The Republicans will re-
duce and finally wipe out the majority
which now controls all departments of the
State government in the interest of the
Democracy. The State will be captured,
but it will be after hard fighting, and, pos
sibly with majority to boast of no larger
than that which we added to our victory in
Ohio. The Germans are falling into line
under tho Republican banner, and the anti
slavery counties of the State are once more
abaze. The "bloody shirts" which the
Confederate political assassins are manu-
featuring in Mississippi and Louisiana will
not need any special showing up by the
uTucI W Ia WuclucE
it be in the form of political assassination
or otherwise. The Confederate game
of holding the entire South as polit-
cal unit through terrorism is beginning
to be comprehended by the North. 1t is
also beginning to be understood. that the
existence of the Northern Democratic party
is a premium upon this system of political
assassination People understand that this
Southern terrorism is necessary and in
evitable part aud parcel of Northern Dem
ocratc strategy. In a word, it is demon
strable that the ascendency of Northern
Democracy means the continuance of South
ern sectionalism. How many intelligent
votes can be coun ted in the North for party
the existence of which thus confirms and
perpetuates Southern sectionalism!
If the Confederate leaders suppose, there
fore, that they will gain anything by the
bloody work which their followers are
carrying on in Louisiana and Mississippi,
they are greatly mistaken. In the contest
which is now to take place between the
Republicans and the Northern Democracy
motives of action, causes producing effects,
and all the facts and evidence bearing on
the political situation in America will be
fully, patiently and intelligently discussed
by the Northern people. 1t will be impos-
sible for any Southern Republican to palm
off any untruth or exaggeration of facts
| upon the Northern people. 1t will be
equally impossible for the Southern Con
tederates to suppress facts. The fact OF
| political ASA ssination at the South will be
known in every household throughout the
| North. The parties who commit these
assassinations will be known ALEC. The
| political relations of these assassins will be
| known, and the motive for this system of
| political terrorism at the South will be as
| we'll understood North as il is at the South.
| The day is not far distant when Southern
| gentlemen will be eager to rid themselves
from all completely with this system of
political terrorism.
In many respects it is fortunate tor the
| country to have the politics Of the nation
| thus turn in 1876 on the issue which called
the national Republican party into exist
| ence, and which changed the once proud
national Democracy into the present Con.
federate- Democratic league. A Republican
victory in 1876 on these issues will neces-
state the restoration of Republican power
| in Congress. The same reason which rem
ders it dangerous to place the executive
DO wer of the nation in the hands of the Con-
| federate. Democratic league renders it neces-
sary to wrest the House of Representatives
| of the American Congress from the hands
Of the same coalition. The Confederate lead.
ers in Congress can not be reached by North
ern leaders. They are firmly seated; the
fact that they are thus seated on breach
of honor as we'll as plighted political faith
| will not mend IN alters. These men have &C.
cured access to the American Congress
| through the generosity of the Northern PEG.
pie, and are now hey ond the reach of North
ern votes. But it is different with their Dem.
ocratic allies. These can be reached, and
will be, during the four years which will
follow the presidential election of 1876 The
objective point of Northern Republicans in
this conflict will be, after carrying the presi.
Dental election of 1876, to unseat the Dem.
ocratic members of Congress from the North
who hold their places either by the direct
votes or through the forbearance of North
ern Republicans.
| Permit me to say word to the colored
Republicans of Louisiana through your
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