New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-26
THE CUBAN REPUBLICANs.

THE CUBAN REPUBLICANS.
Address ef DR.. D,Estampes,
The Cuban Republican Clab held full
meeting ON Sunday last, when. on invita-
tion, DR.. L. A. D'Estampes was present and
delivered tho following address:
Gentlemen-Allow me to thank you for
your kindness in requesting me to address
so intelligent an assemblaYe; and while
regret that do not possess the ability "f
an orator to make my discourse attractive
and also that labor under the disad-
vantage Of addressing you in . language
before you . few of the issues connected
with tho present campaign.
In little moro than two weeks time we
will be called upon - citizens Of this great
country to decide by our ballots which
party and what man shall control the des-
tiniee Of this great government for the next
four yeaEs; and in order for ~ to vote in
telligently, it becomes necessasy TO investi-
gate the ststus Of each party - we'll % the
lively hold up before the Amerian public -
the candidates for the highest Office In the
Gift Of the people. 4 -. ~.
Now, gentlemen: - you are aware, No
have two pronineat parties il this eo1ntsy,
the ono called the Demoesatic. and the
other the Republican party. The choice Of
the former for their President u Hiden,
while the choice Of the latter u Hayes.
Now then, let ~ SEQ what each Of these
parties, a we'll - their ackno wledged lead
ets, can advance In their behalf in order to
The Democrats party, which reAched
tho zenith Of its glory under jackson, was
the party that first inaugurated the motto
ITO tho victor belong the spoils," which
motto jackson carried out to the letter BY
ousting immediately after his secession to
tho presidency thousands of men from
public positions, and filing the vacancies
with mon who were good partigans. without
regard to their qualifications for such posi-
lions, thereby greatly injoring tho public
service.
The Demoeratie party was the great ad-
vocats Of slavery, which, under their
able intstitution Ia the South, but also tried
to epread it throughout the whole territory.
II 10 the party who accepted the fatal
doctrine Of States rights, - preached by
John G. Calhoun. Under this doctrine tho
State was held to be supreme. Tho Union
was to bo regarded - . mere arrangement
for convenience, to be cast aside whenever
it suited the pleasure or interest Of . State
to 90 decide, and . simple resolution declar-
ing that the Seate has withdrawn from the
Union was aJl that was required to sever
the connection. Guided BY this doctrine,
the Southern Democrats forced the South
to secede from the Union. Tho moment
they found that the people Of the United
States had taken tho governing power ont
of their hands to entrrst it into the hands
of another party, and which cot on their
part brought upon ~ the great ffaticidal
war which 0eluged the land with eeA of
blood.
Sncb ma TIA raaord Of the chanre
tbron 1honf tia neriod of recone trucfion.
when An rnvArnmaat aouoht t0 throv
cro,.ar ssfacn"r1a sronnd Enc rirhta of
evsrv c;tixen vithout reoard To face or
cc,o- Tha namocrsfic nsrfv 80 nnani.
,non. in onnosino oovarnment masanrea.
.n6 hse confinnsd fhis onnoaition ~ the
r-eeant dav" ma fnnrteanth ma fifteenth
ssmsrdwects of - cosstifution. 20 vitailv
neceessrv for ~ protection Of he colorod
citixan- maf the unsnimous opposition of
thsf nsrfv: ma thouoh the covornment
tried "a restore ali the eouthefn 6tatee to
manv az ~ efForts ffustrated bv the oppo.
eit;on of tha Delnocrstio oartv.
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SeInisss saI ~ bisofs' :nd % iii % tSose disorders
nTn.pic C.Hs. s..;..tad TsJs.s1 ;rtsr.
naoa I've .ase, ~ tr,oaS So ~ ~. t.."h. %
;osoaeG; @ af nssr..;o Umn ~ is.Ts.. Srsh thsr has
he ins =. - - M. :. ths rsccra of that ns,tv
n. .A c;t;.aD. . iat E n: tn,n "a ths Rsnnh
,;as. Aso~, r.rtv Ecr ~ fonrtaen vasr. thet nertv
hSs os~ IRrra.r.d tha r.s;on Trs recorS hcs
ao heoons the mnst hriiiisnt chsntar in Amer.
;c.n h;storv' is haa delivered the nation
from the hsnds Of il enemiea: IL M eiyen
freedom to IN enslsved raoe, and thrown
around them it, strong arms to protect
them in the enjoyment Of their privilege q
citizens. II has maintained the pledged
faith Of the country IN regard to the public
debt and ite miedon u to fully complete
the noble work before tho voice Of the poo.
pie will traasfer tho power OF government
into the hands Of another party.
The great object Of the war, to maintain
the power Of the government over one
united naoonA DOMAIN, nae peen oAft,eo
ont by the Republican party, and to-day
the people Of this country can soy: I'VE
are ono nation, the government Of the
United States 10 our government, ~ nag \
our flag, its constitution te our oonsetuoon.
Furthermore, the Repubiican party u mS
friend OF tho workingmen. At alwayo nm
and does now wadvocate that while psov1on(
revenues tor the support OF tine general
government By duties upen imports, % q
to encourage tho INDUSTRIAL intereets OF M
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