New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-12

ut is for us to fight gallant fight
and win, or like towards, falter and
be made slaves" 1t says, 1.-The great
question tor us is how shall we win
in the approaching contest?" And then
comes the Southern Confederacy in
the language, ''Let US stand to-
gether as one people-white people
In Louisiana let us lay aside
all other names and substitute White
Mans party and Negro party. He that
is not for the one is for the other" This
simple country paper is but straw, but
it indicates the direction of the political
wind. There is nowhere in the Democratic
| party of this State seen such spirit Of
fairness, tolerance or wisdom as to entitle
it to the respect Of civilized Democrats in
| Northern States. Its most brilliant
achievements are to murder colored peo-
pie and drive Republicans from their
homes. These men who propose to make
the next campaign under the old name of
a White Mans party, ruled by White
League discipline, have written bloody
history history which by their hands
is constantly repeating itself. Their
stronghold is intimidation. 1t succeeded
after fashion in Mississippi, and the
White Mans party proposes to try it here.
A bill has passed the upper house of the
General Assembly making intimidators
criminals before the law and liable to
punishment for shotgun indulgence
especially when voters are killed to reduce
majorities Men who intend or desire to
have fair elections can scarcely find fault
with the provisions Of the bill. It is to
punish criminals, not honest men. How
is such bill received A member of the
Senate says, eff this bill is adopted, trou-
BILE and bloodshed will surely follow"
He is Democrat, and knows the temper
Of the White Mans party. He is reported
at fixing the number of negroes to be killed
at ten thousand. A highwsyman says to
his victim, Give me your pocketbook
and keep your mouth shut and you shall
live" The White Mans party says to the
colored man, ''Give Us your rights and
liberties; let US make laws and do the
voting, and your life shall be spared. A
member of our Senate is reported as say
ing:
Iappeal to every Senator who belongs to
the colored race I say to him, beware be- |
ware Why Because the sacred princ;-
pie OF suffrage which has been given to him /
is IN his hands and if shey. by their vote, !
pass this bill. they will 60 before the coun-
try as having, by their aid, passed measure !
rendering themselves unworthy Of having |
the great privilege which has been
them
There is more in this than in the
shaking fist OF Ben Hill in Congress. 1t
is the White Mans party against freee
speech and Republican principles. The
Republican party made it possible for
,olored man to be something more than
luman merchandise; it made it possible
or him to be free, to vote, to stand in
he Senate Chamber, and colo-ed men will
only be unworthy of the grea. privileges
If suffrage accorded them when they be-
'ome Democrats and vote away their priv
leges of being men, and suffer themselves
o be the nonentities contemplated by
he White Mans party.
In the line of threats the New Orleans
0emocra. says:
Are there not thirty thousand freemen IN
his city willing and ready to interview our
Radical Senators and ask them their inteE-
ions in regard to the Returning Board in |
ne same significant and emphatic way in
which the Corn;shmen interested themselves
a the fate Of their friend Trelawney!
This is the true doctrine of intimida-
ion and revolution. It attempted to
reak up the Union when Abraham
lincoln was elected President by the
'eople. 1t outlines the force of minori-
les against majorities, and the Southern
tates have for fifteen years been too
amiliar with its operations Whatever (
be Conservative Democrat attempts to {
ccomplish with show Of fairness the
.adical Democrat is sure to mar with
areats and the spirit of in
olerance. Ths Democrat is constantly re-
1r-ing . i-st principles, making war {
pom the colorei race, raising the stand
I'd Of the White Mans party, and rally
1g the shotgun soldiers under its banner.
the country is weary Of bloody shirts,
It the Confederate Democracy stop the
of those garments. and make I
possible for men of any political creed J
} live and vote in any place. In place t
blood and threats of violence let US (
ave civilization and peace.