The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-21

enad IN Tho future to reduce us ~ u hopelesa
minority or n conquered people. A sold South
DOES rot mean the same as n solid North. Tho
solid sortl, was formed to protect It's cltzeus
from the most oaiOua oUprssRSons ever henped
upon n people while n sold North had for is
object ths lie Of ruling l. hs Northern man
by the sunth or any part Of II. while n solid
North wonlf OK 'enst Its power over al Of US.
N the. unlted States, But when we speak of
State rights. what do Republicans assume that
We mean Secession. Northern speakers and
editors call this a nation. and state that the
FedsraI government should extend protection
over all: In other words. that tho G1vsnOra and
all othor oIeers sh',ald be appointed at Wash
tnRton, and every question from hreneh Of the
peace ii D should be settled by Esderal authority.
The. original thirteen States were dseared to
free and independent States and In the first
Fedaral constitution framed the Fedara' gov
srnment ls BY ~ terms and ip spirit tho orea,
the sepublloans e and I Is % Davis Vii w Is ths 90 cry
Bat they @ Gannot aeny re plain an ana ohy,ons
tened for many wsary months to the ablest He-
puiieana In ihs city | have never heard them
II the sysfeia OF corruption which the Repuh-
lt,ans have carried, On In the Honth nlnnes.
i will one day go back home to the North, and
they vi begin to oppress each other ~ Is Ike
the BLACK bass which ttey endeavored TO plant
In the rivers Of North Carolina which cleaned
ont every other hsh and, frog In the rtver and
finally. having Increased Its own species. OOm-
manead to devnur themselves.
It Ia just at this time wnen 1t appears that
aecendenoy. that the Kepalboan psrty flnis
out t wants " strong government. What greater
confession OF inability to rule could they makea
bmall countries have always been the most
FREQ beeauan the people and sovereign are
nearer each other; but, greater ess the
power In tho government Is derived from the
md prrtf fn a it nrvtrn nnnt q
tho onfesslon OF Il weak one. The Union With
lns fs the constitution, and the constitution is
the Union: they nrs one end tnseparabe and
say now that the Southern men, who have
always maintained tho constitution are the true
Inlon mon | believe our liberties can only he
preserved by ndherlng to the constitution, and
u It's bulwarks mrs, once torn down our liberties
ore gone: aud cay now thnt the hrue Union
party In this country sthe Democre' ie party.
few years ago ~ would have been unnsess-
eary 10 you to make q speech concerning the
Democratic party. Every Radical tha' walked
no further incentive need not toll you that
whom II ,uisiana 5as about to be admitteh Into
p Union, how New England threatened TO SO
sang Old Hundred through their noses, and
thanked God they were, not like other men.
When she found ont that slavery didn't pay
they sold the slaves to the South md then came
down and set fham free. tAppasae
In laas. IN the depths Of our mourning ana
sorrow. amid the desoatlpns uf war, ths
nenn and the deapieable from this North came
down to prey Ike vultnr-s on tbs South. Then
Congress was preparing Its bills. which. eyea
Thnd Stevens admit ID TO be unconstitutional,
for the Krener modification % n Q nanere1
" ople. Til "a aspot appeared npon the horf-
II, and 8 few brave men, like Thurman and
bayard. who are giants In ihoir day, we're be-
hind 1t, aud Il was the Democratic party. and Il
grew and grew till i finaIly oaptused both
n9psgg o. we nag on re-
and Illinois and Michigan tehthyosanri ris-
lug from tbs mud, but, thank God. that t,fy Is
passed ana the party who accom- pished It was
tho Defnnaratc constitutional party. Gould
any decent man ever sigh for u return to the
iniauitlea of oarpet-baR rule after such an es-
The Democratic party hps suffered reverses
recently IN the North and 1t was Oh on, &C
to strengthen their hands. TO show by our zeal
our confidence IN the party. ! ve for whom
this great fight is made should by our inditfes-
fculty. what will be said It is not a matter 81
80 much importance who is the candidate SO
long as he Is pledged Z, tho party. There arc
no thanks due to him who yotes for the man no
likes but his mette Is ed who votes Tor tn 9
principle. hoWsoexer mue1 ne migh disfayor
tho mRn. | lind that In thts state the negro
question is settled. They are Sd either gone to
hansas or the Custom- ouse
hnve heard q good m'tny wealthy men Ia the
South. particularly such q. own United stat e
bonds who elamor for a strong government:
Property was always coward. The liberties OF
q people were never o, ablahed by the wealthy.
Grant but 'et tham bawere: the ltbsrty OF 81
people IL Il more priceless boon man hH Llelr
| wealth Let the bono holders and the capitalists
know that their safe 1t alliance is with the poor
man, md the country Is healthisst when both
work In mutual Int ,rost.
The past glory Of the country Ia The common
property of oil. b outhsEn soldiers aud South
ern statesmen hHv done most to establish the
glory power and wealth OF this country and
Southern soldierst and statesmen will do IT. again
whom necessary. All kat Is now neaded 70 q Dor.
feet union is pea ce ana harmony; This is al tha
is needed to mai o this, country the grandest on
the face OF the 9 arth. When this country. from
ocean with it's millions Of people is settled
j 'wn to perfect harmony and peace what {
glorious eoant ~ 1t VIII bel II the policy %
brothery love for ,thich tho Democratic par )
has so long sti lven could he hut re- Established
tho country W oul6 rise from tts miro. Hnd In tn
cycle Of event w uid realize the grand destinl
Of tho Aryan rac6s
Al the conclusion. rs during the speech, Rsn
| ator Vnaee was 7anifnrously applaudod.
The meeting then adjourned.
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