New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-06
Especial Correspondence Of the Republican,
NORTHERN POLITICS.

Especial Correspondence Of the Republican,
NORTHERN POLITICS..
Coanecticut Campaign.
AERIDEN, CT, March q, 1876.
In previous letters in this correspondence
have stated that the inevitable drift of
politics would lead both parties into certain
positions in spite of all efforts of the leaders
at Washington to have it otherwise. Events
are justifying these predictions. The prac.
teal iseue in Connecticut politics to-day on
one side is the presence of the Confederate
power in the American Congress, repre-.
senting as this ''power' does, . compact,
organized and dangerous force within the
Union. On the other side we have the
Democratic cry of "Peace," brotherhood"
Decentralization" The financial issue and
the corruption issue have have passed away
as engrossing issues. The people are more
concerned to know and hear about the
Confederates in Congress aud their
doings than in anything else. To break
the force Of this feeling the Democratic
the present-in 1876, the Republican cry
will carry; in the end tie Democratic cry
will carry, and then what! I make this
statement and ask this question in order
that the negro citizen Of Louisiana may un-
derstand clearly where he stands. He
stands to day where he did in 1862, after
the late civil war had been waged
for two years. He then stood between two
hostile forces, each bent on the overthrow
Of the other, but neither having any spe-
cial love for the negro. Finally it became
a necessity with the North to declare eman-
cipa,ion, and it was declared. So to-day
the North is coming again into conflict
within the Union with the same Confeder
ate organizati which it encountered on
the battle field between 1860 and 1866.
Now. as then, this same selfish North will
find tina. it must protect the negro. Let
those who love the cause of liberty and
humanity be thankful for the necessity.
Let US be specially thankful that there are
enough brave, sreadfast and true men and
women at the North to take advantage of
the strife of faction to advance that which
ls as far above faction as the sky is above
the earth. And let us be thankful also for
tns presence of the Confederates at Wash
iagton this winter. Nothing could have 80
aroused the North to sense of the gravity
Of the issne involved in Southern recon
struction as this Confederate demonstra-
ton within toe halls of Congress. If the
negro power would only make q similar i'm.
preston on the nation by presenting de
term,ned front in regard to its rights, we
ehould have speedy and proper adi ustment
Of al the evils which aflict Southern Sc
ciety to-day.
Those who claim the exclusive right to
speak for the race counsel "eubordination'
to Republican injustice. This may be wise,
bat doubt it. The Republican party can
rot carry either Pennsylvania or New York
without the negro vote of thosss States
added TO the Radical anti-slavery vote. 1t
was the national sentiment aroused by the
Confederate doings in Congress which car
RED New Hampshire for the Republicans.
Tas old scamp fires of '62, '6S and "a
were rskindled, and every anti slavery man
in the State came out in force and threw
himsef into the canvass. The anti-slavery
women could not vote, but they urged on
the men to do their duty. suppose there
las not been an election in New Hampshire
since the war in which the women took such
active part as that recently held in tho
Granite State. So of Connecticut. Now,
if this anti,slavery tide subsidies and the
centennial celebration comes in to impart
a counter impulse to public feeling. through
what means are you to reach the Northern
mind, and arouse it anew to sense of the
peril Of the Southern situationi There is
but one means by which this tidal wave of
Republican feeling Can be kept in motion.
Il is N convincing the Northern mind that
the protection of the negro in his rights OF
citiz zezshir, and rights OF representation
is a duty which the party can not ignore
with impunity; that it is an act OF justice
which the nation can not ignore ana
survive. The North should % maoe 10
know that the tendency Of ecutaefn
politics is to finish reconstruction pn
the Confederate plan, with negro serf-
dom las the corner stone, and that the
negro will never consent to be thus
reman6ed practically to bondage. This can
be done by the Nashville convention. That
body should adopt resolutions accordingly.
These resolutions should be moderate in
spirit dignifed in tone, but manly and
truthful. These resolutions should be borne
North by colored speakers, who should be
prepared to meet Northern Democrats be-
fore the people and discuss the issues in
volved. And the great and overshadowing
fact in American politics should be clearly
aud fesrlessly stated. That fact is that the
negro is moro important to tho Union than
the Union is to him." and that his cause Is
the cause of American nationality. 10 those
Who differ with me in regard to this l have
only to say that the merits Of the matter IN
controversy can be easily determined oy .
very simple illustration. Here is ooS' 10.
instance, who has been kicked and cuneo
about his employers store for the sllgn'est
cause, and frequently for no cause st al:
This friendless boy does the work OF 1uii
grown man and lives on bread and watel'
His friendlessness, his youth, his sufterlngs
make no impression upon the self-engrosseo
nature Of his employer. But let this eame
n~%yA AaJn