New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-11
FRIENDLY ADVICE.

Injustice and deserti0n which has beer
practiced toward them:
We presume the Southern negroes vii
in time learn that the Republican Leaders
have only patr0nized them for their votes
and care 40 little for them beyond tnat' u
they do for the natives of Senagamola
This is very hard on the part OF those
who have secured the right to vote against
the remonstrance and resistance to Its
exercise by their sympathizing advisers.
But would the reader believe that the
Northern Democracy have treated the
White League Democracy even worse than
this? The same authority which counself
the colored voters to revenge themselves 70,
this neglect by throwing their votes where
they will be nullifed forever thus
scandalizes the Northern Democracy for a
far worse desertion of the White Leagues
And vet the national Democratic party
| in the House fears to strike this mon
| strosity, sick nigh unto death as it is. And
| yet the national Democratic party bids US
bear this beastly thing yet little longer:
| to inhale it's putrid breath and bear the
stencil that issues from its rotten and IN.
clean body. Can the national Democratic
party afford to tolerate an outrage upon the
constitutional rights Of a State 81 scan
dalous that the Republican party
| party afford to excuee Kelloggism in
Louisiana; when the Republicans have
kicked it aaide and disowned it, Can
the National Democratic party, the party
of the constitution, the party of reform.
the party of justice, afford not to strike at
| the riltatn0us desp0tlsm rhich orerr1des
Louisiana! Can that party afford to scorn
the memorial Of the people Of Louisiana
pleading for relief from fraud which not
only Expresses their interests, but disgraces
their manhood And yet, today, the ap-
prehensions of the people of Louisiana
themselves, and the tinidity of the national
Democratic party, are the strongest sup
port and protection that the Kellogg gov
eminent has.
So this cowardly Northern Democracy
this selfish Democracy this Democracy
which had rather its allies should be
bound to all that is unclean, and con-
trolled by all that is oppressive, than
peril its own peace by intervening in its
behalf-is to be supported by those whom
they so abandon, while the colored Repub-
licans who have made no such complaints
must abandon their principles, and go
over to those who should abrogate their
political rights if it we're in their power
to do so.
We do not think this invitation to join
the White League very attractive. They
are shown to be half-tribe of the North
ern Democracy. They are oppressed and
neglected. They ask in vain permission
to overthrow a government by accusation
or by artillery. They are sternly bid to
hold their tongues, and they cover in
abject obedience under this arbitrary
command. It strikes US that if the COL
ored Republicans were in search of an
ally, they would try to find one which had
a proud and honorable position at the
head of party, and not one which con-
fesses itself to be the last tag that rattles
at the tail of party,
There has never been party which has
submitted to the same indignities that the
sham Democracy of the South has done.
The Yankee States rights Democrats
joined the Union army-chiefy by SUBJ
stitute-and whipped their fugitive
brethren back into political bondage.
The Southern Democracy licked the hand
that smote them, and Immediately took
renewed oath of party allegiance by
bestowing the first vote which Repub-
lican amnesty bestowed upon them for
the Yankee war Democrat, Seymour; for
the States rights:.Democratic invader, Nc
Clellan, who had besieged the Confederate
capital and slaughtered thousands in his
pursuit Of fugitive States rights Dem
ocrats who had absconded from their |
Northern political masters, by whom they
had been held to political labor; for the
abolition leader of colored troops, the
States rights war Democrat, Blair; for
the Abolitionist, tariffite and unfinching |
Union Republican, Horace Greeley, and |
who now support the national Democracy,
who denounce, insult and abandon them,
rs quoted above.
Why, if these Democratic lambs can |
endure tenth Of what has been packed
Upon them by their Democratic masters,
We can not see why they do not counsel
he colored Republicans to compare the
,ood faith in which the national Re-
'ublicans have toiled and fought to secure
or them invaluable rights, with any Of
he visionary grievances, and should ex-
lort them to bear them with all the AFFECT
humility with which the White Leeguers
ave borne. political indignities thou
andfold more shameful.
We would not offer such example or
dvice to the colored Republicans. We
'ould say to them, make known any
rievance which you may have-we know
f none Of which they complainant we
ill guarantee respectful redress. But
o no further. Permit no party leaders
0 disregard your rights or your feelings
it were within the range Of intelligent
disability that you should even be re-
uired to submit to the same con-
smptuous political ownership as the
White League Democracy has been
ompelled to accept in the cases
uoted, we would adjure you to assert
our Independent manhood in an un-
luivocal manner. Fortunately the col
red Republicans can not for the offals of