Year: 1866

nc mas become the great aud good man


as the South say, l feel quite encouraged


Tor myself, that may at some time be


come quite man. 1t only requires {


little turning back upon my old friend,


OF the North. We see by the tone Of


The papers Tat these people are no,


ready for reconstruction. There is {


a mass OF overwhelming evidence upor


the subject. l for one do not beliey,


that any portion OF this country is read,


to participate in the Government of tn,


country, until any man Of any part O


the country has equal rights with ever,


other man. And until that can be done


IN every portivn of the United States. -


The Southern men, whether arrived q,


the common age of man or not, knows


that he can go to any part of the North
and speak his sentiments freely, and I
do not want any part OF this country
represented in Congress until you and
can go and argue the principles of free
government without fear OF the knife or
pistol, or OF being murdered by mob.
And when these men ask me how
long would keep them out, say keep
them out until the heavens melt with
fervent heat-until they will allow free
speech and free press throughout their
land. And if it should not come in this
generation we will swear our sons to
keep them ont until they become fit for
a republican form of government. l
now remember a man who came to me
among the first In New>Orleans and
took me by the hand, and with tears
In his eyes said: ~ thank God you
have come bless God that your flag
waves over me again. -the symbol OF
Justice and protection OF my country !"
and yet have seen that man murdered
in cold blood by the Chief of Police
whom / had condemned to death for the
murder of Union man, and only re
trained from hanging him because the
act took place before my arrival and l
DOUBTED my authority to execute him.
That murdered man was Dostic, the
best and purcst Union man that ever
tread the soil OF Louisiana. for he periled
his lite, when he had no hope, in defense
OF the flag. | speak with feeling, for
he was one of my best and s,auuchest
advisers, and and aided me by all means
in his power As long as / had q com.
mand, the flag sheltered him and every
other man within my territory. And
that that man should be murdered with
That flag flying over bim-not to him ar
emblem of power and protec'ion-and
we bc told that these men are our broth
ers! Applause. The ratllesnake may
90 brother OF the Copperheal but not
nine=@not mlne! And what was his
'ffense! He undertook to assemble
with the Convention and discuss their
lights as we are assembled here Tonight
right guaranteed hy the Constitution
'f the United States, and under the pro,
cction Of the flag; and should like to
ay to my old friend Gen. Xix. you said
'When any one attempts to pull down
he United States flag shoot him on the
pot:' but now whenever mau raises
he American flag you seem to wan,
ONE Thug to shoot him on the spot.
and you, Gen, DIX 60 to Philadelphia
md talk al ont your brethren! They
re no br thren of mine. Either their
'earts or mine must change before l can
,lve them the right hand of fellowship.
'laj. Gen. Sheridan is not even Repub
lean hs Is brave soldier-before the
var a Democrat--remains so now tor
ught l know certainly he does not
1--WE any outward manifestations OF
hange of opinion. He makes repre-,
entation to Gen. Grant which will
end to you; and, by the by. l see
hat three of the johnson papers do not
'rint his telegram, tor no reason that
AN see, except that it don't agree with
he eighth article in the Philadelphia



TIE NEW ORLEANS MURDER


The whole North was aroused by the
lew>Orleans massacre, following up as
did the Memphis riot. President
ohnson telegraphs to Gen. Sheridan,
uttlng what lawyers call leading ques-
ions to him to draw out favorable an
wer. He don't send on to Gen. Sheri-
an saying "Come tell us all about this
Iot." He writes in this form: [See
ispatch OF Sheridan already publish-
d1


Now my friends, / have read to you,
s you sec, the testimony unwillingly
rawn out in answer, giving gloss over
hv tenor of the dispatch. The Presl>
ent's dispatch asked Tor AZ kindly re-