The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1865-10-25

|. y allolal Conservative party" Governor
Wellssaid that "thereis no material d;llsr.
ence in its principles and those adopted.b,
another Convention whose nomination hay.
lalready accepted" The leaders Of tie two
parties % not thank him for ANY, such asser.
ton. On the contrary they behave that
there is a radical difference between the prin.
ciples and the organization Of the two par.
Ties; hence thenecessity for two convention,
and for two nominations. a,
It becomes important, therefore. to 10.
quire to which Of thetwo parties the govern.
! Or belongs. We believe that there I'D the
strongest internal evidence that he Is q mem.
Der Of the Natioaal Conservative party.
land that he is ouly using Mr.. Rollers
I4National Democratic party tossubserye
his present Intentions.
In the first place, the National Conser-
lvative party IS composed OF men who have
formerly affiliated with Mr. Wells, and with
whose principles he has ever been al ayowed
Isympathiser Among the members Of tho
Convention we recognise no Democrats, nor
any men who have held to the principles Of
the Democratic party, which party MI.
Wells has ever hated with d holy hatred. = >
On the contrary, we recognize among the
members OF the Convention many men who
were the supporters Of the Butler despo,ism,
land the sustainers Of the Banks hdministra-
ton, under the cover Of whose protecting
aegis Mr., Wells placed himself as soon as
be could get within the Federal lines during
the war for Southern independence. More.
oyer,a resolution of the Convention would
seem to have been dictated by. Governor
Wells himself and to have been framed 70.
the purpose Of keeping everything like Dem.
ecracy beyond thepseeinets Of the Nationdls
Conservative" Sanhedrin. It 3proudly
halls the restoration Of Federal authority
ever the National domain as a triumphant
|yindieation Of opr Republican form Of gov
|erument' Now it happens that the Demo.
Gratis Of the State, although they intend 10
fabide BY thelaws ofths Federal government,
, did not hail the return ofthe Federal au.
thoFity with any such feelings Of pride as
| the conservative UGionists" admit to have
animated their brests. ssi
Another argument in favor OF the posi-.
tiouthat the National Conservative party
lis Mr. Wells peculiar party, may be deriveda
from the fact that Il alone plants 'itselfupon
| the Constitution Of 1864, from which Con.
atitution The governor" derives the only
power aud authority that hesnow has.
Moreover, special efforts were made onthe
I part of Governor Wells friends to have
Rapides, the parish ofhis birth, which was
not Represented in the .Democraticy Con-
yeniion, represented in the National Con-
|servatiye9 Convention; and the only dele
lgate from the parish was honorei With tho
post of Vice-P President Of The Convention.
If any ore will look for a moment at the
Organization Of this Convention mostly
composed Of original Union men, with
slight touch Of jayhawkerism he viii at
once see that it vas peculiarly Wells Con.
vention. 81
! Now what issto be the result Of all thisi
Why simply, that / VOORHEES, is to Be
thrown overheard, and Mel aliaferro, who
has been a consistent Union Conservative"
from the beginning, is 70 be supported fOr
Lieutenant Governor; and SO with The other
| men on Mr.. Rollers Democratic" ticket.
Let not the Aforesaid democratic believe
for q moment that they are TO be dragged
into Office by swinging To Mr.. Wells coat.
tails. # they have really any .Democracy', /
Fla their organization the only thing left
them to, do is to votefor that sterling Dem.
ocrat Henry W. Allen This We expect
them to do, and 70 leave Mr., Wells and his ]
1'gonsersat;ve Union party to mediate Oh
the uncertainty and the instability d alIhu,
nlau alfairs.
4 4
/ We wish Tito be distinctly understood
that We have but little more respect for Mr.
4 Rollers Democratic party than for Mr..
Fields aUnion Conservative" party. The
/ only difference between the two is that
many good Democrats have been inviting
Ily seduced into the former, while the latter !
/ is composed solely Of the enemies Of The
democracy. We wish to detach. the Demo
Gratis from any such organization and 70
keep them aloof from party affiliations, u,. ].
/ til the Democracy, through it, old and well
recognised organs, shall summon them to the
field. That time is not far distant; and We
/ know on whom we can rely when the hour
for organization shall come.
| aeA- II may seem e our friends 4. little
singular that We should fsuppert 80 enthusiss /
astically candidate for governor after ex.ss
pressing our opinionlthat the whole election
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