The Ouachita telegraph., 1882-11-25


houses were filled with men who would
manipulate them in the POLITICAL interest
of the President. Martial law was de-
cIared in South Caroline iu q time of pro-
found peace, and peaceful citizens were
dragged from their homes to be tried, in
opposition TO American principles, by
military courts martial, for an otfense
unknown to the law. The stand
ard of public morality was lowered.
fyaed w;fs s s were Sond not c4n On
people came to realize that There was
great difference between the present
Administration and those which had
preceded it; and the public protest
went up, and earnest men every where
said that in order that o republican
carried on, and preserved, there must be
reform; and in order that the insttu-
tions of the country should be perpet-
mated, the people of the South must be
free; and there must not only be pardon
| for past offences, but amnesty with COM
| plete oblivion OF them; and that it was
| impossible under mode Christian civil
| ization that political offence. ike that
/ of engaging in the late civil war against
| fender fen in the same category With offend
| ers against other parts of the criminal
code. That the greed and extravagance
ofpublic officials must be restrained the
honor of the American name vindlcated
at home and abroad; and personal IA
voritism banished from the country.
GREELEY AND BROWN AND THE REPUB-
LICAN CANDIDATES.
The advocacy OF these IDEAS and prin-
peopie. and there has arisen as their
representative leader Horace Greeley.
1t has been sought to prejudice the
minds of the Southern people against
him. and his enemies have appealed to
the prejudices of the past, and rehearsed
the active part taken by MIR. Greeley in
prevent his receiving, the support of the
Southern people; but all in vain.
They recognize in him man of great
ismMa so'i man an Wy whose @ life s has been
spent in philosophical pursuits, a man
of eXtraordinary genius as an editor
realizes that the only solution of the
present difficulties in the country is
oblivion of the past and the union of all
good men for the sake of the Union.
There has been joined with Mr.. Greeley
on the ticket, a gentleman whose chief
service, 81 IN the thee cause of his country has
sons were disfranchised for active sym
pathy with the Southern, cause. he had
them to the full rights of citizenship in
the State of Missouri-a step as wise. as
| it was generous, and one which be-
wealth and placed her almost mt the
head OF the list Of great American
States, now pressing forward in
and Brown have been placed before the
country as persons whom all Southern
| ers of every race, can support; and they
| the United States, of whom 1 have al
candidate. for, Vice President who
| for his proscriptiTs temper as his rival
upon the Greeley ticket has become re.
nowned for Christian philanthropy and
4 been identified with all tile extreme is
| sues of the. day; has been among the
| foremostin his expressions of hostility TO
1 nectionS with those with whom he is
| allied, to endeavor TO persuade the peo-
pie of the country that there is n neces-
sity for perpetuating sectional strife long
after the causes that gave rise to it have
passed away.
/ THE SITUATION IN LOUISIANA.
Having said this much about the gen.
| eral contest, i wish to show you how II
is connected with that now going on il
came here military officers, who opened
polls; how one class of citizens wer,
excluded from the polls and another
class favored and admitted TO vote how
there sprung into existence n Constitu
2 tion of Louisiana, changed IN it's mos
important features and different from II,
under that Constitution the present Elk,
ecutive of the State of Louisiana. How
he, and the party supporting him, strug-
gied to keep alive the passions engen
dered by the late civil war, and seugh
to array in unnatural hostility the
| white and colored races.
Their legislation has been marked with
an Unsuitable rapacity. Odious monopo
lies have been erected, excessive tstXes
| leN1eQ ana wrupy from Impoverished
people, and vast amounts appropriated
| to favorites and otherwise wasted. rh.
city of New Orleans has been despoiled
OF the essential power of police, and
with the other cities and towns of the
State. of the right of self government it
self. Members of the Legislature have
voted for emoiuments and salaries o
offices to be enjoyed afterwards by them
selves, and according to uncontra
dicted testimony, have shamelessly sole
their votes and their representativ,
influence. Partisan judges have beer
| appointed and maintained in place. anl
| to complete our degradation, citizens o
| other States, strangers and adventurous
unknown to our people, and not enjoying
! their confidence, have been elevated il
! the name of the Commonwealth to seat
in the Senate of the United States.
| That you should be opposed to TIN
party, guilty of such wrongs, is natural
The reasons for your opposition are self
| evident. That you should be willing t.
restore to power those who have betraye,
the trust reposed in them, L do not be
| lieVe.
THE LIBERAL REPUBLICAN, OR Liberal
| PARTY OF LOUISIANA.
But there has arisen n third party t.
the conflict. What is that third party
| 1t is now called the Libaral party. A
| the recent Convention of the people
held in New Orleans, every etfor
was made to unite all citizens oppose,
to the Radical rule of which L hav
| spoken. The distinguished gentleman
| Judge Egan) who presides at this meet
ing, and others, VIII attest what say.