New-York tribune., 1876-07-27
COLORED MEN IN THE SOUTH.
Address OF SENATOR BuHcn oF LOUISIANA BE-
Fo.E nv LINCOLN CLUB.

4 mass meeting OF the Lincoln Club of the
yIIm Assembly Di-rci held last evening at No. l.
University place About onchrd of the audience that
cro,ydrd the room were coor,d men. ht o'clock the
President. MI Cornelius Van Colt, lnroditcI ~ the
speaker the evening senator j. Henri Burch of Lou
.iaua who was erected by loud applause when he rose
10 sak Prriacing his remark, by the statement that
h would ad,ircs, the audience from the STANDPOINT OF
the nero Il publican a. the South. senator Burch said
There seems to to h. a decided mi,cnnc,p pon at the
S"rl u tue rtna stat" ot political al iirS IN lr aIll.n-
ing people mere tai old auiEuuioc Ic'IAs are sp'hl
m- and !a the odne is9,i Aas oG,"h' a T. i' , ap'o
aud laW-ibiius citizen ho'hng c"ud p' ullh'I II'n
tie truth. lie uIS IN my own state certainly hrN'tiri
tnc saddle in which hr mei some oI You on INC Dl''r
Held. lhc determined l''uN' "i t",ec ',', & i'' ,t
carry AL the southern states soiidy Tor ll ana h'-
drck- means something more than d'S, i"l ,oi"ln, @
IctrcDcuncnt, ana eio.hi II 9e"uS "nH H." f,
pose s'tt 10 attain 10y the bnl"t Mhat thrN l"'t
on the bI,tlt-dcld, and To b.iuS pI,h once 1'oiS
the anic-leh'il on d'J IN "'" 'ol'''''i w. 81
fairs, aud what hc lost when II was abpli7"ti'
s raukcs IN his memory and he cannot forget H. lie
whose limb. his chains shackod; hr sees S N'alh
gone because they longer hts 81 Ncs ana "r hoics
under democratic rue 10 r'iun !" si' % ,,, NJ ,
We r. AGO THIS s why ne keeps inc negro rom lnc
ballot and permits bim Ia east ms vote ohil a io
rsk ui his NE. Now, 10 hnt cone n.'N .,i ,o @ ,L,
in2, OF autagunsu between men oi tht Norlh anu w,
o th bat ,iu ur-c iuat the negro Do Putt'ltu
In ty legal rig l. granted To MN. You Il hin"i,a'a :"
Noru 4 who Obti.i'd Tor ~ ou' Hv'o"' '.'l
our rights; To- you we look Tor pIo'e'uoh III '"c "o"i
TDo negro OF he south understands exactly to which
easily deceive him all u,her points; ne irhlt out 'Iiu
to The blacks and then steals t.c resulting crops ne
cheats III, uu,i,prcting dupc time and hSin out "t
what Ia, tlr money my save but whch Tue t,el"n-
day arrives no PROMISES auicmcns. ifcatS OF pnh'Su
incut, IA tsaiHe his mind OI tie ldra tItl Whatever
good has come tO hln mas come ui'Iu.h cue
Ii, publican party, aud Ia that he VIII ,Ait louSIipi
/, ciaimrd by tho Democrats among tlc lliIth ana
Icndrick, states ba; jdst surely as a tli nrsr" Nole
il allowed In Nu,rmbT, certainty VIII ta Sato cast
her i.h electoral votes for Iincs ANA Nhcrrl lac
Southern planter nothing iVr i election Oh ihuh
n in Mil moi insane 10 Inn at the time thc sato
Government ~ means this can ho easiest cOhlTpi
lie negro, and for this he aims lie VIII use
every ctirayor 10 deprive the black man oi
legislative puwrr-cycn, II nrceasy by iocc ol arms
nr ucgrdis demand legislative representation mat AT
all events their rights may be protected against lhe
u,uri.inatIou, OF tucsa their mcS. do not CLAIM
thar iny colur,d friends ia Louisiana Lesisature nave
always made wise iaws tIcy have not But this may
br said. however foolish laws ihty may sometimes
Iay. made the, have never passed hiDust ones. the
i, Gf matters at the South is Just this the pleSrnt
generation, bOth white and black, must pass away De,
fUIc como 10 u p'hcc'pl" hhu 'ufdlal
understanding. and all he educated up 10 "a sense Ol
then duties and tho value OF thrlr privileges Dlrall-
while We d,,nnu as American citizens the protection Of
our rights and sincerely believe that inns can ohlj %
attained the election Of Hayes ana Nhcolcf AS our
next President and NiceIcsdcnt.