New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-15

has been the unrelenting antagonist of the
government from the day our flag was
hauled down IN blood from the summit
of Fort Sumter. They have always de
MED the power of Congress to coerce q
State 70 remain in the Union. They
! have asserted the uncOnstitutiOnality OF
| every great measure to prosecute the war
They cast the whole Weight Of their in1u.
ence against the government throughout
| the struggle. They proclaimed the Presi
dents proclamation OF emancipation TO be a
! h,grant violation Of the constitution. They
| went to Chicago, 10 1864, in the midst of the
! last great campaign, and published to the
| world that the war was failure and Should
be abandoned. They fought to the bitter
, end the thirteenth amendment, abolishing
and forever prohibiting slavery; with equal
bitterness they fought the fourteenth
amendment prohibiting ths assumption of
the rebel debt the payment tor the slaves.
and establishing the equal rights Of citizens
in all the States. They resisted, with in
creased energy If that were possible, the
fifteenth amendment, which declared that
no man should be deprived of the right OF
suffrage on account OF his race or color.
And III 1868 they sGiemniy declared in con.
ventiOn thai the reconstruction laws were
null and void; thus encouraging the South
ern people to resist them, and MAXIM z
themselves responsible for much Of the blood
and violence tina: followed that dreadful
teaching.
LONG AND CONSISTENT CAREER.
These are but the leading points Of a long
and consistent career, tia. have endaarcd
these distinguished leaders to the Confed-
crate Democracy of the South, and placed
them with unquestioned title at the head OF
the party. Wnoever aspires 20 lead must
bring credentials like these. or his claims
will not be considered. This unbroken ca.
reer Of fifteen years OF opposition TO every
effort TO preserve the nation, 20 every mea-
sure Of liberty and humanity, point with
unerring significance and certainty TO the
future. 1t constitutes platform for action,
compared with which the resolutions Of coa.
ventions are buc empty bubbles blown by
straws. What these men would 90 IN
power. We know by their course tor nearly
lifetime out Of power.
THE TRUE PLATFORM.
But We are told that the issues Of the war
are sett,ed. that old things have passed
away, and that all things have become
new. would thi. were so, and that the
mighty Issues Of the war we're settled for
ever and accepted by all. BIT the truth
is that the unse Element Of these questions.
the restoration as far as pOssibl. to things
ante.bellum, the placing of the Confederate
upun the same footit g with the Union SOL
der. the payment of the Confederate war
claims, che abOl. ton Of all distinctions in
the law between loyalty and dis!oyalty, the
expulsion OF the negro from the platform of
political equality. and finally, payment for
their slaves, are /, day the cardinal, all Ab
sorbing. Overruliny purposes Of the South
ern Demo cracy. compared to which Ires
tons Of currency. tariffs and banks are
but a. dust in the balance. To-day ser.
vice in the Confederate army is the
only passport to office in the Southern !
States. As against tue Confederate soldier,
the Union soldier who may have turned
Democrat has no possible show tor an office. |
Adherence to the rebellion is the sole touch !
stone in the South, not only for political, |
but almost equally 80 for social and bust |
ness recognition. Even in Kentucky, just |
over the river, no Union soldier. be he ever |
20 loud in his professions of Democracy, !
ian be elected constable if any Confederate |
soldier wants the place. And in the North |
he men who opposed the war by every
means in their power, of ne kind have |
before described, Are the only accepted and |
rusted leaders Of the Democratic party.
Yet, in the face Of these notorious facts
Democratic leaders and newspapers have
he amazing effrontery to ask Republicans
% forget the war and the men who fought
or the Union. ana to cease all distinctions
,ttWeen the Union and Confederate SOL
liers. Such policy would bs entirely Oh
me side. and the Union soldiers, forgotten
y the Republicans, and abhorred and re-
ectet by the Democracy. would. to use
Mid phrase. be left out in the cold.
THE NEXT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The next House CT Representatives will
Ontain seventy -four Democratic members |
rom the South who we're in the rebel army,
nd number from the North who were
in sympathies, and in every.
hing bus the actual bearing Of arms. And +
hese are the lnen who are to !egislate for
he loyal people Of the nation. But we are
Old by gushing ard sloppy tourists that ali
} now peace and quiet in the South. aai
nat the tales Of murder, oppression and
usrage upon black and white Repu 5iicans
'ere weak inventions Of carpet-5aggers for
Official purposes.
THE TRUE story.
L. is true these tales have been estab. |
shed by many thousands of dispositions
worn to by men Of all parties on the spot.
ken before numerous committees of Con-
ress, sent down there from year to year.
in 1865 including three during
le last winter, constituting a vast body of
stimony too great tor any man to read in
IS lifetime, and which is concealed from ,
10 world by its enormous volume. But |
is 10 all ignored by the credulous, who i
jCOPt Aux tOC bAuL0 SA0 uEuldlS
Id grandil0quent statements of politi- {
ans, and in many cases Of the murdersrs /
Id criminals themselves. Any one at all ,
miliar with the evidence that has been .
ken in regard to tho condition Of the | q
ruth during the last nine years must not a
lly know that the tales told were gen I
Sly true. but have reason 20 be.ie-c I, .
at the ualf as not been told. But .
y those who ave not the hardiLood to :
,lok@ L. |
ace in the south, the White Leaguers. u
e ku kiux. aad other disturb.,s of the il
ace have L disbanied, submitted 70 b
9 laws, and h ncetorfh these will be peace 9
d security to- ali. What reason have We 0
believe thar just now there is no IN. G
cement - cut throats, burn. whip and d
i've out. TLore are no important cleo. Il
ms OF hand in those States. They are Il
lndi0g on tn Y good behavior, and are h
til their peaeeabls and virtuous inten- d
us. But chr same men are there yet, 81
mated with he same spirit and purpose. o.
4 ready to ,-sOrt to the same means o
enever it becomes necessary to achieve Of
,ce.s. They were educated in vic II
ICE by slavery and the rebellion, by D.
, fierce prejudice and conflict Of Sc
e. most Of tnsu profoundly ignorant, and A
the mercy OF reckless and desperate n
uoCS. kuS iOuloNcIdIo OemUCIacy " | [!
South constitute the body and give vi G.
ity to the whole Democratic party. They hi
npose majority of its actual member ii
p. They have definite aims and an in. D,
go policy. They are bold and aggressive, G
! are confident of controlling the party a,
the future as ia the days before the war. u
3 Democracy OF tn North have no policy. hi
scheme of government. are not agreed ,h
N any questions Of political economy, tu
harmonious only in their desire and P.
lgsle for office. and are mere clay in the ar
Ids Of Confederate pOtters. The South | az