, 1877-03-29

l1 regard thc conafet here asa mere difference Of
hn,nIoa !; .Ip,Factal view Of the case, which ma!
% vi Who III sea Il Il To e Ess wt ,n
the matter IN the present or future. HAD prc.i-
dent @ Grant m ear!y taken more compfehcn.i1c view
pelle IN the Inst moments Of hIa Adminfsration 10
make the humtifating admission thai hia Louisiana
=. Again. there il a feeling IN The Northern mind
L T. Il ias s.d a.lo5sy 70
Tho people OF ihs ssate nro not opposc,l 10 the
Sase e osn ae snd st h:y to s
the evils which have Howcd ont Of thctn They
ate not opposcd'o the negroes right Ia vote. bas
@e5 ers opp 10 ~ mnatns that vote terror
l. ~ easy enough for the good people Of t1c North
e T. aecspt all Tho rceonstrnction ancndmnnts, iof
Mason sS IT, @ bu TO or asss 1ss III. s
e Al oI,a she e. atstea. snd bo'ne Il a. soffow.
y hss heen ea:y Thing to render Cheerful &C.
eSa rea. q efaro H. an qq'c.
has been failure" rays leading Northern raa
PEI TO T. tsaters ttiit il nero stntement or an
'raoa s. tssn t 70 9n the ot oui..a.
people ought not g taye been expected 10 bo nors
u no tart Of tho struggle. II Ia strugule fpr 10.
hS n.,,ns. s 1G .9.n:. rs:,s aao,
tie . Lost Cause tat marshnis ins hust+ 'i to tIo
s"ntst bce;e End believe lnlly. that to
oa the I'D se ssts M whsy tSsy
se,sh Gu II ts msmory Of bo.h yctthey expect
g. e III IT, s1
;,'ut1prIse. ,',t1 tl!osc in The North who knew 30
' s st 'sss" H. 4 :noax q !ssa sss sss
ct thetr 1Ip.. n this connection II 3 pleasant 10
remark inst no~hcte have heard allusions TO our
CfcAt country heHFfi1r 81 tAnn hv
eat respect for ths tlencral f;evcrnment, md :
ie ssps'sef: Ds Il 9a s.1:
not what 1t may b., It has 10 far conducted isslf
S se'ff ed G, Il, sss safssa stsa
r,'.ytns ery b; ae1aso91es g. for al tc higher
a. Il va false. Il brought no light to tho Nostll-
esa sha sossf no wi.9m to ths ruoi md feet 10
I .aa 5s': Il. sat. a tbs ~
In what has already been satd have taken II for
granted that your renders les,rs To KNOW tls rial
knowledge that thes re,edie5 10 The past hsys not
cured the dlsca.e; that they have percmptoriIy
IT, ts sS. dSy S s wG
I'LL e es r. ia had T,.a a.aasd ansd
., come now 10 ! statement Il tho reai cv,,, und
ihla, 40 have already tntnated, II tim had Env-
frc1nstfnetIon: II u not tnAt ths Government
WAS soted into existence by coiortd men: not that
IL was admnstcred larTeIy by :. .caruet. .bagEcrs,"
~ they are termed, that II fs opposed and condemn
ed, but becauee & ID bat. bad, and nothIn0 tuf6a
Whatever pretudlces may hsyr entered fntc recon-
fttnction at the beginning, may still remain tn
the heatts Of the peorle, these nrt not tho cause
opposition. but tfe head and front OF the wl,uo
offending Is the hdcous character Of tho Govern
Meht ltself
Let Is be understood everywhere that thi. ia moi
conflict with voters becAuse tl,cy arc cotoscd,
or with fufcfB because they were not born hcrc
but With tho fslghtfal orils Of corrupt snd shame.
lcss nseu1c.
Had tho colored people e,vun 10 this stase good
government, bcficye TINT their party would soon
number su1lcient honea and faithful men TO mako
It fcspcctabu and cspab]a Of self -dcienno; and
ila1 the '.carpct-haggcrs ruled wisely and we'll
thcit bsef cttlxenehip would have been atoncd fot
bJ Tug cneats and bietslngs Of their government.
Jul Character that dtsCraceful eplthct was found
TO dcatKnato them. prc]ndEccs wear out and ecc.
ttonattsm IL room forgotten, but the unt4ut In
eunct which tnpcls man 10 defend his property,
tic lore OF EuMl government, and the conketnla
tnperIoFty or intelligence over Ignorance, are es
uents which chn nercf dc And these nre the cc.
Ments which enter Into tltEa struggle,
Tho white people Of this 3tats have for years
Efoaned under the worst 0f tovcfnn,euts. Hnrrert.
CD by tho Hoa1 Ignorant y0te and administered ly
tlg hascst otl tlcan*; they bclicvo, Will their in
tcgenc.. and their natural interest #; thrlr rro.
eray. and In thu welfare Of their own staie, that
they can govern more inlclligently and more hnn.
cstly. believe 20 ton; and now that they huvp
elected thcIc own Governor, they ought ~ tc al
Io"ed 10 make the tFan EnEecESr.