New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-23
ercise Of their dearest rights AfteSward bur.
rieG the South into rebellion.

| WhD IS a hOclhl ptlQE, anu LEelo - 10 Ole-
aeter from which he shrinks so mUcn, not
even that OF personal violence. as exclusion
from the society Of lis fellows. The fear
Of that exclusion dtmo:al,zes men, ana
| often causes them to sacrifice Their pclIci-
| pies and their honor. BIZ. tie persecution
| agains: Republicans went beyond socie.y
| and extended 70 their business; as meTcA ANS
| they were no: pacccrlzed as physicians
and lawyers they were mex eNy.oseoi ~
| farmers they were denied those kiHtnesses
| and cour.es;es that belong 20 every Oelgr-
| horhoo6. and constitute -ae cElet attraction
OF sgricuitur lie. We had Hoped when
the war was over ,h.. this s.a.e OF tn!Lgs
| would have ceased.
But sir, We have grave Cause 10 consider
tie question wLetbe. j. ls Co- -he policy O!
| the Democratic party "a the south. IL which
| the Dem ocracic party o. he North concuss.
| not only TO defeat the Republican PARTY o.
| the South, but 70 eS.in gusL i. We Lave
| reason to believe. and do W .leve. tina. there
is large body Of white PEOPLE n every
| State Of the South. ccM ?r:elrg many u tee
most wealthy and in,elige:--. arc largely
! comprising that great M;uCle class 2pon
| which the future nopes Of tie South de-
pend. vino en:ertain Republican sentiments,
| and would vote and act with TIE kepurll-
| can party BIZ. Tor TAG Cre.d CT b-.nLIng
| upon themselves arc .te:. -aIr-l5s SOCIAL
| os.racism and destruction 70 rnei: business
| And ,bus a large body o. wife people have
| been kept out OF tie Republican parry,
| and. at the same tine, .Lelr absence I-oM
| tina. parry has been Charged upon II as Z
| crime. !. has been said mat the ia.ty was
! coupcsed almost entire : a coloreC people.
| with an aGdiriona, Il 81 Thousands OILY @!
whites IN each State.
| Political power has nus Been tL-dwn
| into the haECs OF tire Coto-ed people Up g
| much larger extent thar i otherwise wou.G
| have been. AID a large and lite gen 1ocy
| o. white people VINO word laTe ac'e0
| with tie Republican parry. and wno "oulC
! updoutsediv have had lie control 0; rs
| affairs 20 great extent. have not olIv
| beer excluded from ihs party, bat con-
| peled TO act with the Democratic party
| To Ills condition Of things The members Ct
| tie Republican party eau never consent,
| having Cue regard 10 tte.- .:gL:s as cl'i-
| zens OF the United States anG GO :Eeir peg
| sonal hol o: and manhood. Iney Can 70.
| ccrsen. in silence 20 pe excluded from
| nes:Iy one-half Of the States G. tie Union.
! Al they ask in tie Sou.u-Io. as favor.
| but az rights that .Eey saal re permit
ted 10 enjoy equal r;gt-s ard pc.vl.ege
uuor like terms with c-Ler rent.e. Iney
| GO 20. ASH tea: those entertaining UanU-
cratic sentiments sbhli vote -cc Republican
csrdidates or iuGorse Republican doctrines.
No such thing. Members of tie Demo
| cratic party have pe!.eo- rish: 20 vote Tor
whom they pleast-.O vote tor Confederate
| instead Of C1ion so.G!e-s-tut what We ask
| Is that If any portion Il the Southern pee-
rle. whether they are CarIe--oa Egers. 80
called. or were born n .Le South. eLter-
tain Republican sentiments. ttev snsi De
allowed to vote and act WIZ nat party
| wi,heu. being subjected % -tese unusual
anG terrible pun.stMen-s.
LET MEN AND WOMEN IL TREATED ACCORD
ING To MERIT.
They ask that every man n tie coIHE-
nifty shall be received anG treated atc3rc-
il Q 70 his mert IS ss Uao. II he .s taG
man. be lie Republican c. Democrat. -et
him be treated as cad nan: I lie Is a good
man, be he Republican q Democrat. -e-
him De treated as COCO nEL. Let Lo- It's
rights IL society o. Il business ue deter
mined by his political opinions. bu- bv rs
conduct ard character a. Msn. Ina: :
all we ask. thai he shall No oe punished
socially or IL business; thai .le-e ela-- De
70 dread or fear OF persona v:o-eLce OF &C.
count 0: .he assertion Q: ;is op-r.oAs. Wien
tina. takes place. SO rg1 a. l an concerned.
nv warfare is ended. Wien me aueLC-
men:s % the constitution si;ar.IIte-cg
equal rights shall De accepted nv al AID
erioved by ali. and when co.o-ed nen Il
TIE South and white Republicans sha.l be
treated according 70 tnt-r neI!.s az TeE.
Reconstruction can not Jake lace a.
Northern j1nke..nss or gGsoIcgs. III. 4
MUST take place in every 20 VI. village AID
neighborLood III the South, by giving 20
men OF al politica! parties tier eC-a.
rights and letting them e.jov tie l..vi-
ieges OF society ACCORDING - -Lel- Her.ts as
Me1 and women.
TINS exclusion OF men .rou society ard
FROM business because u .ce.T ro.i:ica
,c 1y- Uni n:
ac.er. /. does not ,..tts- il p--Dci:- e nom
actual personal v.oleLce. il y even more
dreaded than persona violence = brave
lneC. who often Ge1- :. aLc asseT. ,l4e.r
opinions n spite o. =: uu- rIeL :. comes 20
punishment not OILY. falling upon ,LeIC- |
selves Du. che!c ian-.:es. vEen rLeT are 20
be isolated ard their means 0. livelihood |
taken away, many shrink back a1C slrrel-
Ger.
POLICY OF STARVING NEG.oEs -HTo HE !
DEMOCRATIC PARRY.
TIE leagues which aave peec formed n !
the South rot TO lease landa 20 ne colc-sC |
mec, and thus 20 tu1n dem out O. .he.- |
homes and 20 refuse 20 employ them pe- |
cause they voted the Relut-.can r.cke', |
may not re IL violation o: aLv law for |
which any legal punishment car Ie inflicted; !
but il is wicked il pr.ciple. Infamous IL rrac-
tice. and strikes az tie yer- foundation o. |
republican government. i destroys al |
freedom Of eiet!on. sLd IS q TORN Q: Violence |
20. inferior n i.s eIec.s 20 sLv o.Le- TIA. |
may be employed. Il p,eser-s TO the &C. !
preG msr tie al.ern alive q starvation or |
me support Of the Democratic parry. ard
g 20 less coward.y rlsu wicked. Thai |
many 0. the most dis:il guis1el ot1.ers Of
lie Confederate army after tie wa- was |
over we're Disposed 20 Accep. tie situation. |
% accep. the amendments, alc TO &C. Wit. !
ne Republican Isr,y, IS teyond
dispute; bu: When any one OF hem
came on. and announced Ms purpose
&c was IN almost every :rstarce net with |
a storm Of indignation End abuse, and |
threatened with social puH.shmer. from
which many of them sarank back. .Nen who
never iiincned upon rce itia OF battle nave
luai,ed and turned pach from The pi,:less
storm with which they were Threatened
The case OF General Longs.yeet nay he re-
Tered 70. He was CLe OF the NOS. 1isriL-
yuisEel officers in the Confederate army.
lie was regarded by nsLy as no. even sec
nd 10 General Lee: src, VIXEN Le declared
as intention ic Louisiana 20 act !7ltG the
Republican party, was denounced as tlal-
tor, migrate. coldly pas=e1 Dy II tie street
Dy many Of his companions IL ariLs. and
the doors OF lifelong friends shut -udely
agans. him and his family. A. that t!U-e
be was engaged IL a prosperous insurance
business, and had lot asked aid CiG not
desire any appointment from tire govern
nent. But his business was destroyed n a
single day, and this caused the President,
masked, to tender him the position CT sur |
yeyor of the port OF New Orleans.
General Longstreet. in giving the history
IF the affair, as l am informed, states tina.
before he announced ais purpose 20 &C:
with the Republican party he consulted
With Generals Hood, Beauregard and many
other Confederate officers, and they had |
agreed with him thai i. was their duty 20
accept the situation, % sustain tie const:-
,ntinnai amendments aud rive their SIM. |