New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-22
THE WEEKLY REPUBLICAN
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THE ELECTION.

Eooc0 1nStc00 Of War-1nC10entS-Tne
FreeAmea-Converted Democrats
eral Lengstreet.
We copy the following from the pen OF
the New Orleans correspondent of the New
York Tribune:
New ORLEANS, November 8.-The elec-
tion passed off more quietly than any since
Louisiana became one of the States of the
Union. During the old Wing and Demo
cratic campaigns, and during those days OF
Know-NOthing mObs and riots, when Slidell,
and Benjamin, and SOule, and Beauregard.
$ and other great Southern lights, were con-
spicuous politicians, it would have been
considered miraculous if many lives were
not lost by murder, and a thousand skulls
broken during the election. 1t was new
thing under the sun to witness the peace
and order existing here in New Orleans yes
terday. visited nearly all the polls and
found them surrounded by groups of good
humored yet earnest men, each striving in a
lawful way to promote the interests of the
party and candidates of his choice.
A day or two before the election seven
companies, of infantry, with two Gatlin
guns, reached the city and were stationed
at the CustOmhOuse, ready in case of emer-
gency, to respond to the call Of the United
States Marshal, S. b. Packard. A portion
of the State militia was held by Adjutant
General James Longstreet, prepared for
duty at a moments call, but fortunately
for the credit ofour city and State, there was
mot the slightest need Of either of these
forces. Were it not for their presence,
however, we should not be SO likely to have
passed the day in such perfect peace. The
New Orleans Times tried hard, apparently,
for several days prior to the election. to
work up the bad blood of the mob element
to q fighting humor, but no attention was
paid to either its words or it's temper. The
Rcayunc, more faithfully representing the
stOld citizens" urged peace, liberation and
good order upon all its readers.
All the ballots were returned in the boxes
in which they were deposited, from the
various precincts, to Mechanics Institute,
to be counted under the auspices Of the
State Registrar of Voters. 1t will be re-
membered that this building was the one in
which the riot Of 1866 took place. When
thousands Of people hOcked within its walls,
each congratulating the other over the good
order, which, under a Republican admins
tration, had universally prevailed, one
thirtieth of July, 1866, when Dostie, Hor-
ton and many others were murdered by
mob under the control of some leading civil
officers of the city. 1t would seem as If the
blood of those martyrs had not been shed in
vain, and that it has appealed from the very
spot ON which it was shed-not for the she'd
ding of more blOOd-but for peace and good
order.
The colored men were offered unusual in
ducements by the Democrats to vote against
the Republicans, but, though few were led
to vote what was termed the christian Re-
publican ticket" not one of them is known
to have voted with their old adversaries.
An old man, who had been a slave nearly
all his life, whose eyesight was entirely
0onc, whose age was eighty years, was con-
Quoted to the polls by little white girl.
Another old man, one of the white race,
Of the good old negro, seeing the
latter proceeding to the poll with a Re-
publican ticket in his hand, exclaimed
Hold on, Uncle Joe; you have Repub-
lican ticket there; you are a Democrat, and
you must vote with your friends" Old
Uncle Joe stood still, and, turning to his
Democratic neighbor, said, in a tone of con-
fideAce and boldness: ayes, friend, knows
I is a Democrat all de year round, but not |
On election day."
1t was interesting to notice how many
men who were formerly Democrats had in |
Dictated conversion from their old errors by |
voting the Republican ticket. This is |
true in the case of many bankers |
and brokers, who have seen the State and |
city credit constantly advancing under Re- |
publican rule, whereas, under the previous |
reign Of the Andy johnson Democracy, it |
grew worse and worse. Many of the old /
white citizens have followed the example |
long ago set them by such men as ex-Gov-
ernOr Hahn, Benjamin +. Flanders, r. K.
Howell, DIR. Bonzano, and many others,
and now boldly denounce the Democratic |
policy Of ruin, praising the progressive and |
course of the Republican party,
and they vote the Republican ticket.
General Longstreet is proving true as
steel. Conscious of the correctness Of his |
position as Republican, he cares nothing |
for the sneers and .jeers Of his adversaries. |
Fhe first vote he ever cast was cast yester- /
lay for the straight Republican ticket.