New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-22

Louisiana the justice to say that their OBJ
lection to immigrants Las gone to the ex-
tent only of want of identity in per-
manent interest with the people of the
State. The rule Of citizenship and of
political responsibility is the same. 1t is
determined in both cases by what the law
calls the intention of the party to re-
main" The only means by which the
people can judge Of such intention is by
the conduct Of the persons in question.
The colored Republicans have great
deal at stake. If political error Or
wrong be committed they are held re-
sponsible. If the Democracy obtain con-
troll Of the State, all those Republicans
who may have no other profession than
politics and no other industry than the
pursuit Of Office, may dispose of such
property or effects as they may have
deemed necessary to create the appearance
of permanent residence and betake
themselves elsewhere. Those Republi-
cans. however, and especially those COL
ored Republicans who have absolutely
nowhere else to go, must submit TO all
the consequences Of at least political
bondage. We have had some signal ey-
amples Of this personal peril Of some,
and distant IMMUNITY of others. On the
fourteenth Of September, 1874, the
mercy of those who were armed for
the overthrow Of Republican princi-
pies. A protection to the persons and
property of the paper were rendered
but were not deemed necessary. The
paper had strenuously advocated the ob-
legation CT the federal government to aid
the State authorities. 1t did not abate
the vindication of Republicans. We
regret, however, that while the rights
of property and of person were protect
ed in one case, there was no such guaran-
tee to all others OF this the colored
people on the police and others who were
shot down in the streets furnish an ex-
ample
While the Republicans were perhaps
indebted to the forbearance of the revolu-
tionists for the continued existence of an
organ, and while the property and per-
sons of the Republicans were under this
risk, We regret to say that some of those
now prominent applicants
for its honors and emoluments commu-
nicated with New Orleans by telegraph
from various portions of the North and
West. Now, is it probable that if the Re-
publican government had been over
thrown, that, so far as such members of
the party we're occupants, or aspirants of
Office, they would have returned to the
State? But those Republicans, white and
colored, who are permanent residents must
have remained to endure all the con-
tumely of conquest.
With this plain and authentic mar
rative of what the Republicans have
done, and what they have still to do,
will they consent to run the risk of
political subjugation, with all that the
name may imply in Louisiana? viii they
see their only political allies and pro-
tectors driven from their side by appre-
hension or public indignation against a
corrupt or incompetent government?
They can prevent this by nominating
none for State Office except such men as
hey know to have no interests elsewhere
han in Louisiana. They should nomi-
nate none who have not such property,
family and business con-
1ections as prove that they are with
The colored Republicans for better or
or worse. The REPUBLICAN has i'm
pressed upon the colored people that
his responsibility is their own. We have
never said or suggested who they should
dominate. We have never urged them to
commit their future entirely to white
men. To US the interior complexion Of |!
integrity is Of more consequence than the
xternal hue of the skin. The colored |
have the control of this sub
ect, and we have but to repeat our warm
ng that unless they nominate men who |
ave home strength and home response
ility, unless they conform to the high
which the national Republicans
ave set them at Cincinnati, their ticket
nay be driven from the field, and they
themselves not allowed by public preju-
ice to come to the polls to support their
WI ticket.