The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-10-22
GOV. WARMOTH'S TOUR THROUGH
NORTH LOUISIANA.

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The great disaffection prevailing
among the Radicals in Southern Louis
lana, (New Orleans speciality and the
waning influence Of Henry Clay War
moth in that portion of the State, both
presaging ruin and disaster i'll Nove1n-
her, to the Radical party, was the con-
trolling motive, no doubt, sent the
wrongful Executive OF the State upon
his recent stamping tour through North
Louisiana. He was made to believe
and readily, we imagine-that his APP
pearance on the hastings, with Sheridan
to support him, would infuse fresh life
into his depleted and ragged myrmi-
dons in North Louisiana, and might
possibly be the means of securing here
and there a few fresh recruits from the
stragglers of the Democracy. 1t was
expected, perhaps, that the Governor
of the State would create 4 sensation in
the rural districts, and predispose the
people in his favor-the originators Of
the enterprise forgetting that the high
est Office dishonesty filled only adds
ignominy to Il name even already in
famous.
If Gov. Warnloth and his friends had
any such expectation as that just illdi-
Gated, they have been woftllly disaI,-
pointed. IF any stir or commotion
whatever has been the fruit OF His Ex-
cellency's visit, it has been simply to
confirm the Democrats in their faith,
and, if possible, to knit them more
closely together. Wherever the Gov
ernor has gone, so far as we can learn,
he has effected more for the Democracy
than any five Democratic speakers
could have done. The people have seen
for themselves the utter hopelessness of
bringing about a reformation through
Warmoth, or of relying upon him or
his party for relief. At not very re-
mote period, an indefinite idea prevailed
in this section that Gov. Warmoth
would join the virtuous masses in an
effort to redeem the State. AS he had
believed he was anxious to secure also
a high social status. This vague and
general impression we might add,
hope-is now completely obliterated by
the fanatical harangues and uncOmprOm-
Using hostility of the Governor. He
has most successfully thrown 'sthc fat
in the fire. the intelligent masses arc
a unit against Radicalism and its apos-
tie, H. G.. Wsermoth.
.Unquestionably the gubernatoria]
tour has been Il disastrous failure. Some
of the Governors undcrlings have UNI
dcrtaken to impress the public with the
immense success of the ventur4-have
conjured up thousands of hearers where
there We're not hundreds--have, in eff
feet, peopled North Louisiana with ten
times the inhabitants it really has i'm
order to choke down the dissenters in
lower Louisiana and to demoralizc the
Democrats Of that section.
We have watched the progress OF
Warmoth's trip from the Mississippi to
Red River, and have enjoyed some
thing better than ordinary facilities for
ascertaining what attentions have been
shown him and what have been the
effects of his visit. The practical results
We nave dtfSituy StdtSta, ny oSSiAAAAS
that heselected the very course Il shrewd
politician, in his situation, would have
avoided, to-wit: has been so bitter, pre-
sumptuous and denunciatory as to leave
a conservative voter not Il peg to hang
Il hope upon.
And the country and the people, from
Monroe to Shreveport, according to the
best evidence, have done themselves
the honor and the credit to pay the
Governor no attention whatever-his
visit being confessedly political-or if
any, only so much and of that character
as would be bestowed upon some noto-
rious freebooter, or some unusually sue
cessfi,l and dishonest political intriguer.
Whether at Monroe, Vienna, Farmer
vile, Homer, Minden, or Shreveport,
there is an almost unwarying current
of testimony from truthful and dispas-
sionate witnesses, that the people, know
ing of what Use their attendance would
be made abroad, have refused to lend
the eclat of their presence, except in
small curious circles, to the appearance
of Warmoth and party in their several
parishes. Our friends in lower LOUISE
ana may rely upon a Democratic ma
iOrity of fifteen thousand in North |
Louisiana.
BIack-Mailing Officials.