The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-03
UNITED STATES SENATOR.

UNITED STATES SENATOR. |
The Radical press is excited and the
public mind deeply interested in the
choice of United States Senator by
the Legislature of Louisiana during its
next annual session.
AS matters stand, it W ould be Il thank
less and gratuitous task in us to recon-
mend suitable and worthy men. We
must endure what ignorance and VEN
ability may see fit to impose.
From the number of aspiranis, big
and little, colored and doubtful, the
contest bids fair to be spirited and live
ly. The complexion, intelligence and
craftsmanship of the two Houses forbid
even the hope that wisdom will form
any part of their deliberations or JUS
tice even hover around their motives.
We expect every man of merit or fit
ness to be sacrificed for party unity and
party strength. The honorable posi-
ton will be forgotten, the dignity of
the State overlooked, and the good Of
the masses ignored to subserve party
ends and private interests.
The prevalent and growing discon-
tent with the Senatorial career of John
s. Harris:is gratifying, and any efforts
of the press to endorse him for attend
ing certain wedding and reading
prosy Levee speech that nobody else
could read, is arrant fOolishness, and
fiatters the man with expectations with
which his party is not likely to entrust
him again.
candidate, and his fitness and ability
are confessed. His fight against the
Democracy and his invaluable services
in fathering and aiding in enacting il
legal and oppressive measures, directed
against the men who honored him with
their support and enriched him with
their patronage, appeared so unnatural
and ungrateful as to excite suspicion
even in the Radical mind. The bid
was too high to be sincere. The Radi-
calls distrust him as they do every other
Southern man. He does not stand the
shadow of IL chance for that or any
other place of political Importance.
Michael Hahn, Editor-in-Chief of u
bribed press, Ex-Governor, political
jobber, a nondescript Of universal aspi-
rations, with fitness for none, egotistic
ally PIRATES every paragraph of his hired
eulogists to advance his pretensions.
Gov. Warmoth thinks that G. w.
gave 'ne h~l to favor.
ave the swordsI3lackburn having declined
ID struck for libert, mo..ee.J;-to better his
h' Mid me- TO pa hik orr his election, but in
., ore our assembled wis
s. went on. its and services, virtu-
ke the low murmur ~,,,. I'll. ro,,,k<,, IJ;s
Z, but not loud, the nj -" '"'''o'"' AAio
eathed through herhd will separate him
"'o"' ~ forever. Our friend
As ,xa me So .ae9au &ould know where Hon
70 dropped tfsetelicalisna begins.
,o osisae ~ and Pinchback are merely tubs
:. 81. shr9she whale. There will never be
ts7other negro in the United States SEN
ate.
Hugh j. Campbell is the coming man.
He has all the requisites of Radical
statcsmanship-brain enough to do
wrong wilfuIly, and effrontery to claim
openly the reward of his wicl>eGness.
Socially depraved and bestial--mOrally
bad and corrupt.
We wish the view was more cheer
ing; but when power is entrusted to
ignorant, wicked and irresponsible men,
we can anticipate only such action AS
such an assembly is calculated to in
spire.