The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-04-11
A PARTY WANTED.

The Southern Star, organ Of Governor
Wells and "Mayor" Kennedy, whilome
9 official journal Of the State and City" is
out in favor Of a new party.
When Mr.. j. A. Rozier issued his call
for Convention to reorganize the Demo-
cratic party, and when his convention NOM
mated for Governor that sterling Demo
GRAFT" J.. Madison Wells, the Star, Mr..
Wells, and Mr.. Kennedy thought that the
" Conservative Democratic party" was
Just the party for the country. When,
however, the Democratic Legislature, ell
ected by the same popular current, which
carried the aforesaid Democrat " into the
gubernatorial chair, mad its eyes open to
the imbecility, venality and corruption Of
the State and City Governments, and set
to work to reform them both, the Star, for
sooth, cuts loose from its party affiliations,
and proclaims the absolute necessity OF a
'seao party.
A little insight, however, into the nature
Of the party which the Star is in favor OF
will convince any one that the party is ny
no means new one, and the objects to be
by it are the same that its mana
gers have labored to bring about for many
years past. At the same time that the
Democratic party put its candidates in the
field, the +" Constitutional Union party
also presented its ticket, kept it up until
the day of election, and excited the ridicule
of the country by the small number OF
votes which it received. Mr.. A. F. Field,
the head and front Of Unionism, after much
fuss and buster, received little over
three hundred votes for Congress. This
party disguised itself in the recent NUM-
cipal election, nominated an unexceptiona-
BILE candidate for Mayor, and succeeded in
deceiving the people to such an extent as
to poll quite a respectable vote. Now
however, this disguise is thrown of, and
Mayor Kennedys new party" comes be-
fore the people, without even q change Of
name with Field, Bullitt, Wells, Kennedy
and the few original abolitionists that
could be picked up in the city, as its osten.
sble leaders. Of those who figure the
most extensively in the work Of organiza'
ton, the names of Cuthbert Bullitt and A.
P. Field, both free-soilers, and both recent.
Iy rejected by the Democratic Senate tor
Offices to which they had been appointed
by Gov. Wells, stood at the head of the
list. A party with such leaders as Wells
Kennedy, Field and Bullitt will not be like
ly to make much head way in the State O
Louisiana at this particular time.
1t will be remembered that at the time
Governor Wells accepted the nomination
of the Two conventions, on the ground that
there was no difference between the princi
pies of the two parties, we proved clearly
that all his party predictions were in IA
vor Of the National Union Field party.
1t was in the ranks Of that party that wert
to be found all those men who, like him
had proved false to the State, and who, HI
said, had his sympathy while all the "bae
men I" of the State were found in the ranks
of the Democratic party. That he woule
not desert his peculiar friends we knew a
the time, however much he might bid fo
the support of those who had the power tt
bestow a lucrative Office upon hia:. 1t hai
turned out that we we're right. Mr.. Wells
only supporters now are among the mem
bers of the National Union party" while
all the " bad men among the Democrat
have deserted him, and have come over tt
the position which ape have held from tn
beginning.
What are to be the peculiar poltica
tenets Of the party inaugurated by Wells
Field and Kennedy, the Star has not con
descended to tell US. 1t is announced tina
the Presidents policy is to be supported
but it does not appear very clear to US VIII.
a new party is needed to support the Pres
ident's policy, when everybody at the Soutl
is supporting it, regardless of parties an
party organizations. This we take to b
another attempt Of the enemies of tn
State to deceive the people, and blind then
as to the objects Of the men whom the,
have repudiated.
As regards the peculiar means by whicl
this new party is to accomplish its purpo
ses, they are not so far beyond the range Q
conjecture. 1t has already shown in tn
late canvass on what it relies to achiev
success. 1t has laid it down as funda
mental principle of its organization tina
any man who is particularly active in tn
ranks Of the opposition, must be assassin
ated by its own hirelings, and thus put GU
Of the way Of obstructing the progress Q
the National Union party" In the 81
cret conclave of this infamous organization
as in the Venetian Council of Ten," oil
noxious men are marked out for destruction
and the stilletto is brought into play to ca
ry its decress into execution. This polit
cal engine of success is not, we admit, yer
new or very original, but it is certainly nc
very common of late years, and by n
means becoming in Republic, whic
boasts of being the best government tn
world has ever known" Its success i
Louisiana at this time has been sadly il
terfered with by the Grand Jury of tn