Governor Pinchback, “Neither free speech, a free press, peaceable assemblage, the right to keep and bear arms, nor security for persons or property, all of which are constitutional rights, were to-day enjoyed by Republicans in the South...."

Governor Pinchback, “Neither free speech, a free press, peaceable assemblage, the right to keep and bear arms, nor security for persons or property, all of which are constitutional rights, were to-day enjoyed by Republicans in the South. . . . A hearty and generous recognition of the rights of all, by all, without reserve or exception,” he said, “would accomplish it”, Aug. 20, 1876