Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-08-24
The Good Work Progressing.

intolerant, intriguing and fanatica
co-workers among churches claiming
to uphold, but desecrating the banner
of the cross, the States of the South
refuse to stultify themselves in the
work which is set before them OF re.
organizing their internal affairs on
the plans and basis wisely recon-
mended by President JOHNSON and
now being practically carried out by
his agents, the respective Governors
of those States, and their co6pera-
tors, the people.
While all this is quietly going on
while prudence and wisdom are
asserting their sway and vindicating
the policy Of leaving to the loyal citi-
gems Of the States the right and privi-
lege to restore their commemorative
to their former status as integral and
equal members of the national Union
the radical politicians and relig-
ionists whose delight it is to IDEAL
darnnation round the land" are be-
ginning to find out that they them
selves are sailing ON ga sea OF troub-
les" The tumult of excitabIe coun-
sellers within their ranks is creating
disaffection among them and loosen
inc somewhat their obstinate attach
ment to false ideas and false creeds.
Perhaps in time they may be brought
to understand that there is such a
thing as attending to ones own bust
ness as well as other people's-and
that a vast deal of attention will be
required to keep their party house
hold in smooth running order There
are splits in the party both north and
west, which go to prove that the
unity of radicalism cannot be main-
tained-that there is still lurking
conservatism among the masses and
their leaders, which seeing the dan
ger to which the extremists are tend
ing in their measures, halts in its
precipitancy, and in outspoken terms
of dissent, refuses to tread the plat
form.
AS an instance of this diversity
immunity" of partyism, witness what
the Springfield Mass Republican,
an organ of the party Of that name
says in regard to the stirring letter
lately put forth by one of the most
prominent leaders Of that party in
Ohio:
awe are compelled to admit the facts
upon which General Cox, of Ohio, bases
his argument for the local separation OF
the white and black races The facts are
neither pleasant nor creditable to white
! Americans, but they are not to be ignored
| on that account" E..=-.
And further, as to the question
whether the General Government can
or should arrogate to itself the power
to supersede State authority in the
matter of extending indiscriminately
| the elective franchise to the blacks
| the editor remarks: THAT it must
be done by sheer brute force, if at.
tempted now, is manifest from the
the state of popular opinion upon the
| subject, in the North as well as the
South. E ..-.
The letter Of Gen. Cox, alluded to
and which is exciting such commo
ton in the party Of which he is one
Of the most prominent and inRuen
tial leaders, proposes a colonization
scheme to get rid Of the black race
"He sees no practical course but the
entire separation of theraces; and this
he would accomplish by assigning
to the negroes sufficient territory
where they may sustain and govern
themselves"
But all of this by way of paren
thesis. Had we the time and space
we might collate from our various
northern and western exchanges
much more of similar character re
Elective of the inharmonious relations
| ayistiuo in the Marty known as tn