Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-08-27
G.oUIsaANA COHaEsFoIBBNoE
DELTA, Madison Parish. La,
August %, 1870.

DEAR HERALD: The political en-
gineers of the TIVE respective par
ties in Louieiana are preparing for
the contest which comes of in No
yember next-a contest, too, in
which all the true sons and friends
OF the "Sunny South should feel
deep interest. For four years
have the good people Of Louisiana
been suffering under the oppres-
slve heel Of Radicalism and the
corruption Of public officials hon
esty, capacity, and integrity not
being at all essential for a man to
hold Office under Radical auspices.
This having been the principle
upon which the Radical party sue
ceeded in electing Wickliffe 10 the
office Of Auditor of Public Ac-
counts, and who, by the way, sub
sequently absconded with a round
sum of the States funds. But the
time is drawing near when all of
them-carpet- -baggers, scalawags,
and renegades-a conglomerate of
pollution and falsehood, which,
when summed up to a total, con-
stitutes the great party of moral
and enlightened ideas, will be
hurled into oblivion,
The nomination to be made by
the Republican nominating con
vention, which meets at this place
on the 18th of September next, of
a candidate for Congress from this
the 18th Congressional District,
is q topic of conversation, oi
no ordinary interest to those
who are directly interest
terested. 1t is immaterial TO the
Conservative Party of Louisiana
who the Radical party put in the
field as their Congressional candi
date, solely because they have NJ
man to place on their Congression
al ticket, who can come up to thu
test Of honesty and capability, ant
as q matter of course, IL is imma
teridl. There are about q dozeI
aspirants on the Radical side o
the house, for Congressional hon
ors, bat it is a little too prematur
yet, for me to form any REASONABLE
conjecture as to who will be tn
successful man. P. J. Kennedy
is spoken of in connection will
that position, 80 is Mr.. Franz
Morey, of the Louisiana Intelli
gencer, and possibly, one of thes
men may receive the Republican
= nomination. The Conservativ
!. nominee will probably be, MI
. McCranie, of the 0uachita Tele
= graph, published at Monroe. MI
McCranie is q man Of intellect an
= integrity, and the Conservativ
. party Of Louisiana could select n
. better person to carry victory int
, their ranks. To-day, the Consel
, vatives hold q Convention at thi
. place, for what purpose / canno
4 say, as / have seen no previou
notice calling together the SAINT
but, suppose, it is for the ostens
BILE purpose of organizing the pa
1t ty in this parish for action.
o, specimen of modern humanity, b
70 the name of Blackburne, the pul
ID Usher, and l believe editor, of Il
n, Homer Illiad, q smutty-lookin
m little radical paper, published
y. Claiborne parish, but in this Coz
re gressional District, has got h
ir back up about the Repul
lg lican nomination TO be mac
re in Convention at this pla,
n. in September. He is all
ri. fishing for the nomination, b
n will hardly get il, as it seems,
&C does not rank very high in the c
n timation Of his party friends. A
er together, the Radical party in th
. State is in a weak and divided co
a dition, and if the Conservativ
Is, will only work and act with Il
nd energy and union, which was cC
nd tainly the cause of victory receI
"a ly for our friends in North Car
IN. lima and Kentucky, in Novemb
ar. next the death -knell Of the Radio
in party in Louisiana will be soundC
on The crops are 10. K" all t
Of corn having been laid by, and
Fly many portions of the parish CT
lc- ton picking is going on to sol
he extent. Au reUoir.
CALVIN.