New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-07

VOLUME X.-NO. s
Especial coszsspsndenee q ths Rspu1lisan.l
DECORATION DAY IN NEW kNGl4AND.
- $50 BOSTON,. Nay 30, 1876.
This day has been very generally OBJ.
served throughout New England, with .
spirit moro like the ancient spirit Of the
forefsthers than any political ceremony
which has enlisted tho sympathies Of the
people for the last fifteen years. uss the
term political" in connection with Decora-
ton Day, because every thing at the North
now runs into politics. People of all classes
and conditions in life are more or less in.
terested in tho Presidential election, and "a
the contest this year involves great princi
pies as well - . reform of government, it
possesses double interest for every citizen.
Then, again, the Confederate Democratic
movement, - organised, IL of fact . sec.
tional, pfo-slavery alliance against New
England; that il, an alliance of the South
and West against the Eastern States. This
fact effects the New England people Of
course, and hence We begin to hear that pe.
culiar 'hot" sound in the air If heat can be
applied to sound), which accompanies .
swarm of bees whom aroused to anger.
The England beehive begins to ''hum."
And ,the decoration Of the graves Of those
who ksve their lives for Union of liberty
and equal civil equality before the Law i'm.
parts An impetus to public feeling. - we'll -
to public thought in this anti-slavery hot
bed which will 20 on increasing in force
until the election 10 over.
participated in the ceremonies of tho
day ct ono of the little Massachusetts, towns
near Boston. After the work of decorating
the graves Of the Union soldiers was over,
approached two Of tho members Of the
Grand Army of tho Republic and told them
that was from the South, and that de-
sired to express my sympathy for the senti.
ments which prompted them thus to honor
the memories Of their dead comrades. These
brave men declared that they had NO feel.
ing other than Of kindness for their Con.
A0O0X oV0 AOANVW'OVO0b&y0A00 00 0OV0k-
icial observer would have supposed from
their conversation that reconciliation
was the ono controlling sentiment with
them. A deeper study Of the question viii
show deeper side to tho political nature
of the North IN this matter of Southern
reconstruction. I had rare opportunity
for studying this side at another town to
which was taken to hear the oration of
the day delivered by member of the
Massachusetts, Legislsture. The speaker
was minister of the Gospel, % we'll - .
political leader, the son of lifelong abo-
ltionist, Puritan through and through" {"
to use his own language, and withal .
Liberal Republican and supporter of Charles
Fransis Adams for the presidency. The
make up of this man gives to his utterances
peculiar weight at this time. Let MS sec
how much comfort the Confederate leaders
of the South can obtain from this New
England "independent."
The two key notes of his orstion were:
l. That behind all creeds and forms of
government and social formations was the
man, and the ideal Of life to the man was
liberty.
2. That purity in the administration Of
government was necessary for the preserve
tion of free institutions. f
In dealing with the first division of his
argument he showed clearly that the late
civil war was contest between the slave
holding South and hberty-loving New Eng
land, and that the conflict could never end,
and would never end, and ought not to end
until the Divine right of manhood under
equal citizenship was made good to tho man
who had been . slave.
I'VE will be generous with the Confed-
erste." said the Liberal Republican orator,
"but We will be just to the negro also.''
In the second division Of his argument
the speaker dealt with the personnel of the
Republican party He said the party must
do several things, for instance:
First-It must nominate man ct Cincin-
natl whose name will unite all fragments of
the great national Republican organisation.
Second-This man must be elected.
Third-The Republican party must con.
tinue to hold the government until the
things for which New England stands are
made good in each late slave State of the
Union.
1t any Southern Confederate supposes
that the Republican party proposes to
abandon New England, or New England
the Republican party, let him hearken to
these sentiments and undeceive himself.
/ admit that New England sentiment is
united for reform and recOnciliati0n-I ad-
NIT that this sentiment will be felt at Gin
cinnati-I admit, also, that an Objec-
tionsble nomination by. the Republican
managers will lead to Q for nidable
"bolt", and that Massachusetts will
head this "bolt." But l have no
idea that We shall have any such war
among ourselves at Cincinnati. We shall
Nominate the man who, take him oil in all,
will best unite the party and best reflect
its principles. Tho same spirit of modera-
ton, mingled with manly devotion to
principle, which has characterized Decors-
tion Day in New Eoglsnd, will animate
her delegates at Cincinnati. What 10 best
for tho whole Union and for the principles
Of the party Of humanity win therefore
prevail in the approaching Republican Con-
vention. The North will finish the work
of Southern reconstruction, in the broadcast
charity for the Confederate New England
will join in this, and add her wealth to the