The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-06-21

teal views, uOC from fear, not
from coercion, but because their
eyes are at last opened to the
falschoOd, the treachery, the
shameless robberies, the utter
taithlessness, the broken promiS-
es of their memorable task-mas-
ter, the republican party. Soon
will the two races in the South be
most perfectly united. Through
years of darkness. of mlsrule, of
lawlessneSS they have been apart.
They understand each other
now. The best and kindliest re-
latlons will spring up. Each race
will understand and confess its
errors and tOl!ies and crimes and
blunders; and then there will be
a union OF interests that will
leave no room for the crime OF
the buiiioZer or the robbery and
plumber Of the adventurer.
MIR. Chairman, God IS Just.
Strangely does He sometimes
move TO the fulillm, Mt of His in
tallible DEGREES of justice and
mercy, bnt yet they fail not. BY
iawless means a lawless party
sought to hamiiiate and dominate
the patient ana enduring South
by setting the African to rule
above her. But to day she rules
herself in all her States, and the
element which was introduced
for her humiliation has become IL
new source OF strength and pow
er.
| have thus sought to show
that the colored race no longer
votes Solidly the republican tick.
ct Ihave sought to show that
the causes which have produced
this change are natural and DOW
ertnl. | have done this to meet
the charge that colored men in
the S"uth are denied the right to
rote as they please and to take
away the last excuse of the re-
publican party for wishing these
laws we now seek to repeat to res
main upon tue statnte-boOk. |
have dwelt upon this subject be.
cause good and honest republi.
cans OF the North have wondered
Why districts where the cOlored
voters are immensely in the ma
Jor,ty 60. now overwhelmingly for
democratic candidates. If | shall
have thrown some light upon this
v"Ned question, and If | shall
have demonstrated that cOlored
voters exercise their rights as
American citizens freely and fnl>
~, then | have also taken away
the last excuse urged by the re-
l"t"ilcan party tor desiring Fe|e-
ri! Intervention III State elections
either, by the presence of Fede-
raj troops OF Federal marshals or
Federal supervisors at the polls.
But, Mr.. Chairman, ! am warn
ed by the advancing hands of the
c'ocn that bit two or three min
ntts ct my time remain. ard |
must hurry to a close. The gen
tlennan tr"ea New Jersey, Mr..
Ro5e>on, in the close of his ela~
borale speech, alluded with All
e.oquenre and beauty Of language
which cannot command to that
noble citizen Of Rome who, fully
armed and mounted and glitter>
ing in all the parSphernalia with
which the Roman knight was &C
customed to meet the enemies OF
home, plunged fearlessIy into
the gulf which had opened in the
Roman forum in order that the
city might be saved.
MI. Chairman, the South is re-
vl'ed, mIsrepresented, calumnia-
ted, and wronged; her patriotism
and her honor are all the time
called i'll question; but let me
say to those who rpvile and to
those who doubt and misreprcs
ent that she is prepared to make
any sacrifice which fealty aud de.
votiOn to THE Government shall
ever demand of her patriotism
and if gulf should open in our
midst. threatening the destruc-
ton OF our Union and our COnsti.
tuition, and naught but her sacri.
flee would close it and save this
people, then: sir, do | believe She
would come, not glittering in ar
NOR nor clad in the habilaments
of wealth and power-for she has
none Of thcse-but with face as
sad as that eternal sadness which
looks forever FROM the marble
face of >culptrred Antinous and
with The blood and tears Of her
recent cruclhXion still upon her
garments, and yet with a MARTYRS
resolution in her heart and with
courage such as never nerved a
Romans heart or strung Spar
tan's arms, woGld she willingly
make the sacrifice for tie Constr
tuition and the Tnion and for onr