New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-12
NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY DECEMBER y 1875

past full Of violence, terrorism and murder,
ana the future looming up dark and threat
ening, the negro voter OF the South. still
strong IN his devotion to his country and
MS party, Is still willing to continue on in
Ine well begun work of perpetuatng this
Cnioni but he demands protection in pro-
portion to his loyalty to his government,
and he demands that, as before remarked,
| ne be secured beyond dispute, danger or
| lear, IN tae exercise of his vote. He de.
manda that it shall be as safe to
deposit colored Republican vote in Ala
oama, Mississippi or Louisiana, as it is to
cast white Republican vote IL New York,
Pennsyivani, or Massachusetts. He de.
| mands that Republicansm in the South,
whether successful or otherwise, shall be as
| safe and tree from terrorism as it is in the
North. Nothing short of this will bring the
soili coiored vote of the South to tae front
in 1876 and now that the Confederates who
sought to overthrow the government are
found IN the halls of Congress, preparing to
nationa.ize. defend and advocate the same
tactics and methods by which they sue
| ceeded II their several States, the negro
has fresh cause for alarm, and looks
| with anxious and solicitous eyes toward
MS party In power to guard and protect
| him il this hour of danger. In their own
States these Confederate Congressman have
declared that the colored majority must be
oyerrldden and ever afterward controlled
| by intimidation, coercion, and, if necessary,
violence Therefore, outside of the Repubii-
can party and the protection it can afford.
in perfect keeping with the constitution and
laws OF the land, the Southern negro has
no nope IN the future. 1t is the b0unden
duty of the federal government to provide
| tor tue protection OF every one of it's
citizens iu their property, rights and life
In all of the political existence of the negro
never has there been an hour more fraught
with the veal or woe OF his rights and pri-
vileges than the present.
| We therefore. in conclusion, desire to ap-
peal to all the loyal citizens of the nation
particularly those representing the various
| Eastern and Western States in the national
halls OF Congress--to hear the supplication
of the prosecuted colored citizens in the
Southern States, and grant them that fed
era! protection which will secure to them
the right 70 participate in the selection of
their rulers-the right to enjoy freedom
without fear of midnight assassnatons or
monday murders.
Mr.. R. R. Ray moved to adopt the report,
seconded by Mr.. Stamps.
Mr.. Allan addressed the meeting in oppo-
siti0n to the adoption of the report as pre-
sented. As Louisianian and Republican
he desired it should come in some other
manner. Like Oliver Wendell Holmes, he
desired to be not only consistent but true
What was right to-day might be wrong to.
morrow. He objected to the report that il
was exclusively from colored men, and
wished that it might be submitted to white
Republicans. 1. was a political history,
and to give entire satisfaction should be
submitted to a committee. He suggested
one of thirty composed of five from each
district. He objected also to the expression
give the government to understand" All
he and the colored people had they owed to
the government and he did not believe in
threatening it.
Mr.. Herbert defended the report, and
said that the citizen should demand that
the government should protect him. He
cited the part the negro had taken In the
history OF the government. He was doing
his work when the tea was thrown in Bos
ton harbor; he walked with bio ody bare
footed feet side by side with the patriots of
the Delaware and Valley Forge; he stayed
with Jackson behind the cotton breast.
works, when the chiyalry of Kent ucky fed
and helped to route the veterans of Water
loo; he had been with Kane, in the regions
of perpetual ice; had built cities and rail
roads and dug canals; he had fought nobly
| in the last war and after Antietam, when
| the proclamation of emancipation was fol-
| lowed by call for colored volunteers, he
| had answered. He was entitled to the pro.
| lection he asked for. Stanton had said,
1--WE call on Ethiopia for help" now
| Ethiopia stretches out her hands for it. If
| the United States government protects him
he will be loyal; if not, he will claim the
privilege of the Irishman, to love one coun.
| try Irelandj and obey the laws of another.
ALI! the report asks for is the protection
| due to every citizen.
Senator Burch followed in a lengthy
speech, defending the report. He showed
it had been submitted to the best brains of
the Republican party; that Marshal Pack.
ard had said it was what the colored man
ought to do that the colored man only
owed allegiance when he was protected
and insisted that Senator Allan could not
properly object to it.
Mr.. Stamps followed, and said the report
ANN oSoA SodStNCiCu uuiiy liz q llESe TSthd
session OF the committee.
Mr.. Ray was surprised at the opposition
OF Mr.. Allan, and cited numerous in
stances showing the necessity of action Of
of the kind,
Colonel Lewis asked that debate be cut
off.
Mr.. Allan said he had been misunder.
stood. He had not objected to the report
in itself, but only to the manner in which
it had originated, and to the words make
the government understand"
On the adoption of the report rising
vote was demanded, and Mr.. Allan, CON
sistentiy voting no, was the only opponent
to the motion.
The meeting then adjourned.
More Victims of the Grinding Monopoly.
The action of the executive committee of