New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-03
. CONWAY ANN THE TEIBUNE.'
Letter of Hon. It. w. Conway.
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Letter of Hon. It. w. Conway.
EDITOR REPUBLICAN,:
l repeat my expression of regret at the
necessity Of replying to the proprietor OF
the New Orleans Tribune in such way as TO
add a whit to misfortunes and sorrows
already too numerous to be comfortable;
but the attack made on me by him IN MS
paper Of the 2eth instant, added to that OF
to-day, renders it necessary that should do
so. If his paper suffers from my exposition
of his inhdclity and duplicity, he must
blame himself for having provoked 1t.
He admits, in his paper of yesterday, that
he ought to have published my letter on the
day of his first article on the subject OF dis
pute between US.
Reduced to plain English, this means that
he thinks it perfectly right to violate obi
cations of confidence which gentlemen
everywhere recognize as binding. My let
ter, which have at last forced him to pub
hsh, and which he falsely said contained an
offer to betray my friends into his hands,
shows that it was confidential. His treat
ment of it shows that he cared nothing for
that.
Is not this warning to those who now
trust him with any confidential verbal or
written communications? 1t would seem
30. He does not deny any ofmy statements
regarding the business obligations which
bound us mutually, and which he violated
as palpably as he did his obligations Of con-
fidence.
Here is the key TO another door. Within
ninety days he has stated that he regretted
having declined my proposition; within
ninety days he has said that if the partyt to
which he claims TO belong did not nominate
his candidates for Office he would break
that party to pieces with his money, If he
could not do it with his political influence;
within ninety days he has said that if War
moth was nominated by the party for the
office of governor, he would run for
that Office himself and that he
would beat Warmoth if he had to join
hands with the conservatives. Within
ninety days he has said that "he would
rather join hands with the old white citizens
of New Orleans than with the Republicans
headed by Judge Warmoth." Within nine
ty days he has said that "he did not like
this country; that he preferred France, and
that when he succeeded Succeeded in max
ing fortune) he would leave this horrible
country, and go 10 France, where he would
educate his children as he was edu-
Gated" Within ninety days he said
che preferred monarchical to repub.
lican government" Within ninety days he
said che had no confidence in white men
coming from the North" By this, it is fair
to presume, he intended to convey the i'm.
preston that he had confidence in white
men of the South. Is this man to be trusted
as Republican? Is he to be considered
true to the interests of the Radical party in
Louisiana? Is he not working merely to
make fortune and then leave the republic
in disgust to secure residence under
the greatest enemy of liberty on the face of
the earth? Has he ever done single gem
erous act, unmixed with greed for gain,
which aimed at the success of any good
cause? Has he ever printed line for any
Republican club or any other party organ
ization for which he has not exacted pay in
advanced
And this man talks of others loving
money! "Those who live in glass houses
should not throw stones"
The creole population, and the entire Re-
publican family Of Louisiana have at last
found him out, and have resolved to avoid
the yoke with which he would bind them.
He says that Certain men would never
have been in the ranks of the Radical party
were it not for the money" That's so. And
say, "Certain men mean to go to France
when they get money enough" That's so
too. He intimates that certain men"
I,ean to get money ''by riding over the
colered mans back" He judges others by
himself. a.-.
Thus far, since the colored men have par
ticipated in political organizations and
movements, he has taken care to
secure all the money they could
raise for political purposes. Has he ever
given picayune to aid them in their stu
pendous struggle against oppression and OPP
pressors Never. He acts on the old
adage, "Get what you can, and keep what
you get"
Lest some of the Republicans Of Louisiana
should not know the name of the gentleman
to whom allude, who Is the editor
and proprietor Of the Tribune, will
mention his name; it is Dr.. L. G. Rouda-
neg. THOMAS W. CONWAY.