New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-02

were, in the very heart Of the aris-
tocratic South. They would attract
the most intelligent and independent
Of the colored labor from the White
League States. This loss of labor could
only be made up by settlers from the
North or Europe, who would not share in
the narrow prejudices of the Southern
whites. In time. therefore. the whole
scheme OF new South, based on the serf-
dom OF the negro, would crumble into
ruins. The Confederate South would, un-
der this policy be desectionalized-Am
icanized, republicanizeo. The struggle
for the possession of these remaining four
Southern States is, therefore, desperate
one. 1t is for both sides question of
life or death. What is it for the nation2
POLITICAL RELATIONS OF THE QUESTION.
The regaining of political power by the
Democratic party Of the North turns upon
the success of the Confederate leaders of
the South in unitying the South. on the
issue OF caste. If the South can be thus
resectiona,ized On the serfdom Of the
negro and the sovereignty OF the States,
then the ante-bellum condition Of Amer
lean politics will be restored, and the
national Democracy viii once more gov
ern the nation. AS we have already seec.
this scheme has met with considerable
success at the South. All the white ma
Jorlty States are captured. The struggle
over Louisiana is the only remaining diff
Guilty in the way Of Confederate Demo-
cratic ascendency in national affairs.
II the Confederates gain possession of
the four remaining Southern Republican
States, then the political South will bring
TO the coalition formidable arry of
power. The new political South, thus
unified, will represent one hundred and
thirty-eight votes in the electoral college.
1t will only require forty-three additional
votes in order to capture the government.
These forty-three votes will, from all ap-
pearances, be readily furnished by the
Northern Democracy. To wipe out the Re
publican State government Of Louisiana,
South Carolina, Mississippi and Florida |
is, therefore, an urgent necessity with the |
Confederate-Democratic coalition. This |
political ambition on the part Of the Dem
ocratic leaders of the North furnishes a |
simple explanation of the cause Of the
obstruction which the Confederate lead |
ers Of the South have thrown in the way
Of Southern reconstruction from the close
OF the war down to this day 1t is this
Democratic ambition which has placed a
premium upon political agitation at the
South. Il is this which has placed pre-
MUM on political assassination in every
Southern State. The same bad men who
the South to plunge into war
against the Union, and who encouraged
lie South to continue that ''cruel" war,
ong after it was known to be hopeless,
nave been from the close Of the war, and
Ire now busy instigating the Southern
people to acts of obstruction to the work
If peaceful and Just reconstruction of
southern society which emancipation ne
,essitated.
The native white Republicans OF the
south are but handful. If the negro
5 suppressed and Northern Republicans
re expelled from the South, then the
Confederate element will reign supreme
q political, social and business circles.
IS balance Of power in the electoral
ollege they will eyermore corrupt North
m politicians and govern the nation.
low far any true Republican can lend
is vote to this Confederate Democratic
oalition is matter for each citizen to |
etermine for himself