New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-27
ARMY AND NAVY CONSERVATISM

A decided farce was the meeting of the
Conservative officers of the Union army
and navy held at Democratic headquar.e rs
on Canal street the other night if the &C.
counts which reach us are true-and we
have ne reason whatever to doubt them.
We had not the satisfaction of Witnessing
this failure, but are assured that the BRAY
est Radical that ever shouldered a musket
or welded sabre in defense of the old
flag could not have wished it to be more
complete. No better evidence could pos
sibly have been given that, with the excep-
ton of factious few, the legions who
fought the battles of and saved the Union
are still marching shoulder to shoulder
under the banner of freedom and
equal rights. 1t furnished conclusive
proof, too, that they are marching to the
achievement of victories that will fill a
page of history as bright and glorious as
that which records their valor and prowess
when traitors in arms were to be met and
overthrown.
A "baker's dozen composed this grand
Conservative rally, although the time and
place of meeting had been duly advertised.
Nor were all of this corporals guard con-
sidered of the true faith and worthy to sit
in the Democratic temple, as the inhar-
monious and somewhat violent turn affairs
at one time took clearly shows. 1t rather
put the managers to their trumps to make
up out of the material available a
respectable respectable as to num-
bers we mean) delegation to the
New York pow-wow. But Democratic
ingenuity is seldom long at fault, and the
complement was soon made up. 1t would
however, puzzle some of the elect amaziHg
ly to show when, where, and under what
circumstances they fought, bled, and
died for their country in either her army
or navy. Captain Cutie would direct Gu
rious inquiries to search the Adjutant Gen
erals records all through, in order to com
plete the list, land when found make a
note ont"
We can not help regarding this little
New Orleans fzzle as indicative of the
greater and if possible more complete
"play OUT of army and navy conserva-
tism which will ten days hence be witness
ed at New York. We predict that the fourth
OfJuly convention,as compared with the late
tremendous gathering at Chicago will prove
still more contemplate, as regards the num-
Der of soldiers and sailors in attendance,
than was the one held at Cleveland in com
parison with that of Pittsburg. 1t is impossi-
BILE to say more. This Soldiers and Sailors
Convention is a sickly plant, and although
its propagatOrs have selected the most con-
genial soil and climate for its growth to be
found on this continent it is dropping and
whitening to its death. Not even the strong
waters and golden soil of the commercial
metropolis of the country can revive it.
Fighting men, such as soldiers and sailors
are supposed to be, and surely ought to be,
are instinctiVely opposed to conservatism.
They are radical by nature, and of the kind
that strive to overcome all obstacles until
the cause they espouse has been crowned
with success. Such were, at least, the
grand masses of those who composed the
army and navy of the Union during the
rebellion, and who fought for the salvation
and regeneration of their country. They
did all that could be done with the bullet
they will remain unAinchingly in the ranks
until they have accomplished with the bal
lot what yet remains to be done.