New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-19
CALIFORNIA VERDICT.

lar from tnefe DelnS any signs OF weaker
ing, IN consequence Of the determined or
k. position Of the Democracy in the election
OF 1874, We notice consolidation {
strength and an increase Of zeal. III
Republicans of three great States hav
y held conventions within a month. AM
adopted resolutions OF q most positive de
=, scriptior. Our Democratic sentinels hav
read the signs and begin to abate in thei
confidence. They see the war tending
y this way. por.ending evil to what they
still persist in calling the people OF the
South. bu, which the California resolu'
i ton properly states to be ''that portion OF
I. the people Of the South who defy the fiji
:eenth amendment. and seek. by force. 70
prevent the lawful exercise OF the elective
franchise by the colored people"
the Bulletin calls this .'libel upon the
people G: the South.'' and SO it would be
itapplied to all OF Us. But as only por.
ton is alluded to. the question whether it
is iibe! q: all or no. depends upon
whether it is true as to anybody here. As
this is question which every man who
has lived in the State during the past year
can answer for himself. We will not exam
inc il. Those who refused to go into the
White League organizations and engage
10 the work Of intimidating negro voters
or their white friends. under the unsatis.
factory pretensc that they are carpet-bag-
gers and renegade Southerners. are not
included ID the aryaignment. Even those
| who condesceIdedt0 solicit for themselves
the negro vote. and only naltreated those
! who refused. committed themselves to the
general principle of colored suffrage. and
! are exempt from the censure implied in
the California resolution. But the Bal-
letis accepts the eensure for all The people |
Of the South. which includes the Repub- |
licans who do not object to the doctrine.
as we'll as many worthy members Of the |
opposition to whom it is not properly |
applicable. Our neighbor makes the |
grand mistake of supposing that the frac.
ton Of the Democracy to which he be-
longs and Of which he is an able and
Jealous exponent. constitutes 1.-THE people
Of the South" We may concede that
the Eai.e:'.: is in .orpor: with a
very large portion Of the Democ.
racy Q: the South and Ct this State,
and upon some issues We doubt not it
fairly represents the majority OF that party.
but tina: does not give it the right to speak
ex cathedra 70. the people Of the South.
The events Q: the last campaign in this
State are too fresh in the memory to be
cited in detail! tc prove that the Northern
Republicans have abundant evidence On |
which 20 base the charge implied in
the Ca!itorn:: resolutions. Nearly every
White Leagu: constitution offered to the
negroes the option either to vote the
Demosratic :icke; or remain o. home and
not vote at all. The co!ored people were $
1driss! IS i: ieaGs 70 heed the Injunction,
otherwise there would be trouble" This ,
vas Acknowledgement. open. palpab!e and !
To deny that such is the ,
Intention Of the Southern Democracy in t
he future is simply &c confess that they S
AVE committed an error Of judgment in =
he past. which they now think il q matter v
# policy. no: principle. to correct. c
Our opponents must expect some exag.
Grafton in the next campaign, even on d
he par: OF the Rep ublican party. They S
re prone 70 il themselves. and are not q
snerally careful TO cor-ec: their errors. G
naturally enough. grea. and powerful ie
arty like ours. well supplied as it is with 7
be men il every State Of the Union. will ri
agerly seize upon the weak points of the p
nemy and urge their attacks with viger cl
nd success. Our Democratic politicians b
ugh: TO have thought Of this in time. and as
VoideI the danger by b!ameless prac. u
ces. They made their record .eck. OF
ss!y. ana will come before the country o,
!. judgment. upon it. 10: upon what G.
icy intend to DO if given another chance. d.
can not be denied that the conduc: of OF
le Southern Democracy has created dis al
:lstac:icn and alarm 3: the North. 1t y
Ill no: avail! them 30 promise good be. py
.v!o: III the future. nor 20 plead tina: the N
Is complained Of Were committed by ag
e radical and extreme faction o: their ! n.
srty. /: IS !ata! 20 their prospects Of fla
casss IN the future tina. they stood pr
passive 10 ohe:S on. with their hands in hi
G pockets while the colored people q:
20 be;n: har.ied by the .lisorderly til
hl:e Leaguers. and white Republicans la
as g means TO deprive the me- 81
oes Of their ;n:sli.sen: leaders. No: a Yc
amo.gatic voice was raised against these 70,
TRACES. and the President was required in,
send troops to preserve order. Again. by
e Southern Democracy IS Oh record for in
o:esting asains: the military interior h,
&c. When the clements Of disorder sh
re abroad. an! q genera! panic pre-. vi
lied. no: prot.s: was filed. But when in
'nera! Emory arrived. the almost uran:-
us cry o: dissent which wen: on: from Ne
. Democracy showed who were at the Gle
tom Of the trouble and who expected Ne
proa: by i: in case O; success. lar
This is the situation as i: is now ,..
we! 8: the North. The Republicans ov,
ve 8. these things hidden away sci
I: corner. ready 10 be brough. 10 Sa'
h: .: the rrcpe. time. and if they bee
u: keep their Democratic neighbors .hr
sy making apologies 70. the mis-. the