New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-05

save themselves from violence and in
justice, and to secure that recognition ant
protection at any hands which their vote
and their invaluable services must Away
command.
SPEECH OF Mr.. PINCHBACE.
We find in the vicksburg Herald yer,
respectful and respectable report of Mr.
Pinchback's speech before the Republican
Convention at jackson. Though neces
sa3ly meagre, the report seems Impartial
and accurate in expressing the leading
sentiments avowed in the speech. Those
We will assume to be authority because
perhaps, We hope and believe them genu.
inc. He commenced his remarks by say.
ing:
It is not my time to be speech makirg
for do not exactly know where am my
self.
We infer from this that his position
may depend somewhat upon the adoption
of the campaign policy which he indicates
in the following address:
Republicans should be judicious and eau.
tious in their selections, and see that they
don't altogether belong to the Democrats:
there must inevitably be an adjustment
of the resident races, but how far off he
couldn't say; the result in the Mississippi
election shows that no party can succeed
on the race issue alone; you have had a
black army and white officere; the Demo-
Gratis have had white officers and white
army, and their superior generalship with q
not necessary to speak of the men or meas
ures by which this result was attained. but
it is q fact that there has been Republican
indifference. He thought the Senate would
coon send committee to investigate the
election in this State. and Overtnrn the
same. and, perhaps, reconstruct the South;
he was confident of final victory, and
would say now the whole North is
alarmed about the Southern situation. but
all could rest assured Confederate Dem
ocracy" will never rule America; the col
Ored people must, however, prove equal to
any emergency and do their duty, ia ord. r
TO be respected. He assured his friends
that there would never be any law to
change the black mans present rights;
even Democrats would not vote for = re-
turn of slavery; the cOlOred men need and
must have white friends-majoritie are
nothing; select men for office who can
command the respect of the people they
propose to represent; if Won elect men
Of ignorance and incapacity, all the
bayonets Of Uncle Sam will not keep
spect many officials in Louisiana, and
hence our troubles; officials from Baton
Rouge have fed from their places and are
at New Orleans because the people
wouldn't tolerate them; there must be .
new deal in this respect in order to have
peace; you havn't had it in this State
either, but the AlcOrn administration did
give it and without bayonets; the same
kind of material will be necessary again in
the South; be careful of the character of
the men you elect; troops are not sent to
voters and they will not be at the South to
protect black ones; you must stand on
your own bottom; but not stand and wait,
as jackson papers motto was, for bay
ODets to help you; that was tried in the
fall here and you lost. Your Governor is
gone; Lieutenant-Governor and Superin-
tendent of Educstion, and you are nearly
gone yourselves: bring out respectable
men and you won't need any troops;
have good men, even it you have to
take Democrat, but there are enough in
. Democrat; they cling together, and at
they didn't object to me as
the Democrats were favora-
bly, disposed toward me, but the Repub-
leans slaughtered me because they Ques-
Toned the legality OF the Louisiana Legis-
AZURE through whom was chosen. Pass
ng to Bruces arraignment of Grant, he
said Bruce was n0bleman, and didn't say
much amiss; though the secrets of that ex
,cutive session hadn't been revealed,
enough was known to warrant that there
red people are beginning to think for
and will do go Independently
Ifter awhile, whether it is liked or not; he
lad no respect for carpet Dagger who
Omes and skips out when he can't get Of
ice; this class took millions out Of Louisi-
ma, and left the party poorer now than
vhen the party commenced.
This abstract contains some striking
oints of conviction:
l. Confederate Democracy will never
ule America"
2. ''Even Democrats would not vote for
return of slavery"
3. "The colored people must prove
quail to any emergency and do their duty |
! order to be respected
4. They must ''select men for Office who !
IN command the respect of the people !
ley propose to represent.
5. "All the bayonets Of Uncle Sam will
Ut keep" men of ignorance and incapacity
/ Office. Troops are not sent North to
rotect white voters, nor will they be sent
,uth to protect black ones"
6. '.Majorities are nothing" ''The COL
ed man needs and must have white
lends" There must inevitably be an
liustment of the resident races" His
.lics.1
We have given the text and the sum-
ary of this sagacious and statesmanlike
sw. It does not look to the control Of
lored majorities. It does not imply q
rrender to white domination. It means
adjustment upon the basis of mutual
'pect and confidence among the races
lich inhabit the land and whose pos
ity will succeed them.
In these moderate and far-seeing views
see that Mr.. Pinchback has derived
lch from his observation of the past !
% years. He has seen the power and
,gress Of this nation, and sees how inn ,
ssihle hat any race, sect or section can
ltrol it's action or direct its policy. He