The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-05-13
TuE MISSION or THE DEMOCRACY.


Democrats have not done the South full
Justice. the Republican asks why the
DrMnrpar manfests 90 much interest ~
the success Of the Democratic party
The question II very easily answered
The events Of the past ten years have
shown that the spirit of sectionalisn. o.
antaponism TO the South, peryades the
whole North. and has influenced. In
degree. the policy Of both political par
tiea there. But II II also true that this
sectional feeling has had lis malevolent
Interpretation IN the course If the lie
publican party. The Republicans have
had complete control " the Government
from The close or the war until 1874.
when thei, absolutsm was modified
hy the election Of Democratic House
IN all the years of It's power,
the Republican party prosecuted
fierce and bitter crusade
against the Liberties. the interests aud
tho institutions ~ this section In all
those wears II gave us no appropriations
Ia rebuild the leyeea the barbarnus
nateuders who followed in this region
the Union standard had destroyed Vt
gave MS no railroads. no river improve
menta of consequences. Once OF twice.
when our PEOPLE were overwhelmed by
calamiiica this disregard ~ on inter
eats had preeipitated we were given
public aims. and have been tainted
with the fact ever since.
In reviewing the ora " Republican
ahaoutiam. We find nothing for which
Southern men can he thankful. 1t re
fused us even the protection Of the Con
s,itution and tho laws uf Tho country
Il devised. with devilsh ingenuity, tue
reconstruction acts. and with deyilish
malignanev enforced tho reconstruction
acts. IL gave ia Warmnth. Kellogg.
Durell and Twitcbell. with Merrill and
his ma,auders IN Louisiana. Davis. and
his swarm Of villains IN Texas Clayton
aud hia cut thtoats IN Arkansas Ames
aud his barbarian horde IN Mississippi
Bullock and his thieves IN Georgia
MoHoa and Chamberlain. with
thor negro rufiians and merciless
rlunderers in South Carolina. These
men and tho riinous and infamous laws
and Rings they organized among rs.
under the shadow Of Federal bayonets.
arc what tho Republican party has
given the south MOI have we any
evidence that i proposes f. deal with
ia more Justly and humanely in tho
future. Morton. aud Blaine. aud tonk-
ling are still ts leaders. and they have
no, vet spoken u word which indicates
that their hearts have softened toward
the south. or that II il their purpose to
| terminate our prosecutions
| We have freely admitted that the see
| tional feeling to n certain extent tinges
tho policy Of tho Northern Democrats.
and We have not heeitated to charge that
some of the Northern Democrats. nota-
bly, Holman. Of Indiana. arc rs mean
and bitter foes of Southern interests rs
arc Morton aud Blame. But. when these
admission arc made. the important facts
are not Less conspicuous. hat tho Demo
cratic party Of the North. M u whole,
haa for ten years fought tho infamous
reconstruction policy of the Ropubli-
an equal position in the Union !,
that Il has denounced tho policy
which has flooded the South with polit
zeal adventtrerR aud official thieves,
and that. when ii il once IN power. there
will I've no moro elections in Louisiana
overturned Ivy tho midnight order OF n
drunken Judge. or sworn away by n
squad Of pcriurcd scoundrela assembled
IA Returning Board
IT We cannot get all the aid for our
material interests which we believe we
ought to have from the Northern Demo
Gratis. we arc still sure that the rrinci-
pies that party advocates. and for
which IL has fought for half "a century.
will restore to our outraged section all It's
constitutional and political rights. and
enable us to establish in all our States
honest and economical home govern
mcnts. under which our material inter
ests may bc revived and built up.
The Republican party has been IN tho
hands of malignant, narrow and dis
honest men. who have governed IN tho
interest Of n bitter sectional party. and
there Is no reason to suppose that they
will become more liberal or more hon
est. The Democratic party. upon the
other hand, is led by the purost and
most liberal mon in the North. If it
shall succeed to power in November. its
ambition will be 10 restore the integrity
and glory Of the Republic. which the
Republican party has degraded and
soiled If Democrat shall assume the
Government In 1876, what more glorious
purpose could he pursue than the re-
Cancellation OF the sections? What
nohler work could he accomplish than
the ohliteration OF the burning
sectional animosities ii has been the
hcllish pleasure Of Grant and
the leaders Of the Republican party
a., l,,, al;ra opI ,pHnp,no What