New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-26

dirty as the business is I'VE will use it as
club with which to beat the brains GU. OF
the Union
There can be bot one safe, clear escape
Tor the North out Of the peril into which it's
failure 10 be true TO the cuse of humanity
mas led II. That escape Can alone be found
in retraeing the coward!y policy OF
ern reconstruction. The North should now
say to the Confederate power, thus far,
bat not an inch further The North should
at me same say 10 the -eCTo: Brother,
reach ont your hand; save The Union; be
true 70 the Union, and we viii he true 20
you 50 the question OF the day is whether
the negro power shah be tie defending
Hercules or The Destroying Samson VI tie
Union. Allied to the Protestant Repub-
lcaE North, tie negro p0we. can, Hercules
ike, make the Union good Il spi,e Of the
Contederste-C Catholic alliance, and make
GOOD the sacred causs OF the political
brotherhood OF nan, t0r which America
stands among the Iations CT TIE earth.
Driven by despair and -Ee instirc. OF self.
preservation into alliance with the Con.
tederate Catholic power. this same negro
power Ike another Samson, can drag into
ruin this mighty Protestant HepuOli
structure,
For the Republican party there can be Blu.
one true, manly, wise and statcsman.like
policy il this crisis. !. Is 10 tearlessiy coz
front in all of lis aspects the Confederate
power which now dominates il Congress.
The clearer tbs 'contront!ng' the better.
The first step is 10 seat Governor PiIchoack.
tie negro Senator from Louisiana as Senator
in the United States Senate. Tie re1t 20 ex-
tend protection, ample and effective, % the
negro State governments OF South Carolina,
Florida, mississippi and louisiana, and
make this protection good with all the
u fsNvl nj 10 H., =.
place represer .at!ve man Of the negro
race on our Presidential. ticket in 1876. Op.
posed % US will De a white mans Presi-
dental t:cket-.he policy OF a white mans
Congress and he advocates Of a white
man government. We shall thus have The
Issue joined and on that one al absorbing
issue We will secure verde. of the Amerl-
can people on the side Of truth, principle
| and courage. The Weldon and righteous
ness OF enancpat!on-the practical fruit of
negro citizenship, and all the other issues
which separate the Republican party from
the Confederate Democratic coalition will
thus be clearly developed and ,be anti
slavery conflict viii be finally settled
| en- the centennial OF the declaration
OF American Independence, the Immortal
declaration which gave forth the promise
| of liberty and civil equality 20 all men.
| Who can doubt as 20 what The centennial
| vote Of the free North would be on such an
issue! Who doubts bu. what this unn4ts.
| taxable distinctive triumph Of the cause Of
humanity as represented in tie recognition
o. the negro wo1.d he deemed by the
| liberty glowing North .he g:andest feature OF
| the centennial year Wien think OF this
can 70. trust NJ pen 70 say all that my
heart feels
Let the heroic colored Republicans OF
| Louisiana Go their part IN this mighty
| conflict, although her Northern friends
resilient in New Orleans nay fail them.
| Having done their duty, they viii then be
clear in tie lieh. u history, when i. nay
become their Gutv 70 carve ont for them
| selves new destiny under better and hap
| pier auspices. 4.