New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-01
Second District Court.
IA WarniDR to the Souih.

If the ex Confederates of the Southern
States imagine that they are to divert the
issues vi the coming campaign for the pros-
idency, and so hide the monstrous injustice
perpetrated against Republicans within
their borders, they are greatly mistaken.
TIE political condition OF the South must
be made known to the entire people Of the
United States, that they may see what has
been the result OF the rebellion and it's set
Element BY a costly war. Democratic in
tolerance can no longer be hidden cancer
on the body polite, spreading to the de-
structlon Of repn olicanism, to the proven
ton OF peace, to the elimination of the
principles OF freedom from the constitutions
OF the Southern States.
When the war was over the Republican
party desired to reconstruct the South on
basis in accord With the new condition OF
society and its poll zeal welfare. At first the
rebel Democracy held sullenly aloOf, and
would Go nothing to aid the cause. But whlle
abstinence from interference was An open
pretense, it was coon discovered that the
rebel element h ad been industriously at work
founding Ku-Kux Klans, White Leagues
and the white man party, every member OF
which was rebel, oath-hOund 10 intimidate
or murder Republicans. 1t will not be
enough to show how far the South has re-
coded from progress under the b!ighting,
blasting il Thence of Democratic rule. 1t
will not be enough even to exhibit noml-
nally free South, with freedom guaranteed
by the constitution of the Union, but practi-
cally South with sertdom prevailing and
all the legislation necessary to deprive the
colored citizens OF the benefits of education
and the right to labor where and for whom
they please. The disloyal men responsible
for this condition of affairs must be pointed
out and held up to the bar Of public cpin.
ion. Instead of the ignominious sight OF
| rebels who had escaped the halter through
amnesty arraigning the nation in Congress
( saving the Union which amnestied rebels
| had sought to destroy, the ignominy must
| be made to rest on the heads Of rebels and
| other Democrats who have taken part in
| that arraignmenr that their character raay
be known and passed upon by the people.
| The Southern Democracy have com bined
| together for the purpose Of keeping down
the colored citizens, while In all other parts
| of the country discrimination on account OF
color has long since passed away. II the
| settlement of the question OF the South ls
delayed it will become graver and more
| complicated. Rebels are in Congress, and
| some of them had been members OF the
rebel Congress. How they got into the
Congress OF the Uuion must be made known
A true history of what was done to secure
| the appearance of their election would be
colored citizens, terrified by the appearance
at midnight of White Leaguers. masked but
| well known, demanding and taking away
| the husband and father to mutllate with
| cruel whippings or shoot in the WOODS. Re
publicans iatimidated and ordered to leave
and this in the year Of the Lord 1879, tht
year before the centennial, and continued
since.
1 A contemporary says:
l ..SThe Pam hIinoOs Of fine Sonth
are doubtless watching with great interes!
the political horizon. They have proved
steadfast to the principles of the Repub
lican party, often sacrificing their lives by
hundreds, and have Ionged for the coming
of a brighter day when they will feel Sc
cure in their lives and property"
That this Language should be true OF any
class of our citizsns at this day Is scandal
and shame. That the victims live under
the glorious old flag with the stsrs ant
stripes, Of which we are 80 proud tina, WI
can not help boastiog Of it. is An anomaly
and an outrage that needs explanation
But when We say that there exists in thl
South ian organized hypocrisy" composed
of rebel Confet erate Democrats, who have
their represen atives in, Washington, claim
ing to leRisate in behalf of the nation, ant
who thrive on their disloyaty, everything
il explained-irom the intimidation anC
murder of white and black Republican,
down to the presence Of the men unpun
ished in the halls Of the national legislature
Let the South take warning in time. Re
publicans, be true to your principles; but
above ali things, combine and hold to
gether. By voting rightly and certainly
not one ballot left uncast, and Watching
against fraud and injustice to make i
known-the power of the Democratic OK
Confederacy in the South will be broker
and . Congress of loyal American citizen
be sent with Rutherford B. Hayes as Presi
dent and William A. Wheeler as Vic
President, fit and proper men to represen
the great Republican party in the countr,
ana to the world at large.-Ihe Republic.