New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-29

q mistake Of judgment and not from any
sinister motive. ,,..s ~,i..,. "a,
THE CONSERVATIVE FEELING.
The extremes Of partisan feeling have
for years kept this country in constant
political agitation. These extremes were
reached when the party of one section
appealed to arms to sustain itself against
the party in the majority and entrusted
with the, administration of the govern.
ment As great principles were involved
as we'll as great material and political
interests, the contest has been q long and
earnest one. The subjugation Of the
rebel armies did not serve to allay the
bitter animosities that extreme partisan
feeling had engendered among the people.
Long after the capture Of Mr.. Jefferson
Davis and the surrender Of General Lee,
this extreme partisan feeling has con-
tinued to agitats the people, at times
threatening the most serious conse-
quences. The Democratic party has
fought every Republican issue involved
in the rebellion with q resolution WORTHY
OF a better purpose, and at last it seems
really inclined 'to give up the ghost"
It dies hard, but there are unmistakable
signs of its fast approaching death.
Carl Schurz, the country's great political
physician Of the present day, has long had
his hand upon the pulse Of this patient,
and he proclaims 'the Democratic party
has out!ived its vitality" and that, as an
organization, it can nd longer serve any
useful purpose. It is true Carl Shurz
does not belong to the Democratic party,
and it Is equally true that he can not be
said to belong to the Republican party.
He was elected to the United States Senate
by q combination Of Republican and
Democratic votes. But the independent
position he occupies can not be said to
invaiidate the. correctness Of his opinion
as to the condition of the Democratic
party. He is thought by many to be in a
position to Judge fairly Of the two parties;
and asa United States Senator, speaking
in behalf Of the conservative feeling that
seems to be taking the place Of the ex-
treme partisan feeling that has long agi-
tated the coudtry, he is certainly e.titled
to some consideration. We confess |
that we viewed his FIRST movements
in this direction with, suspicion.
We supposed that he was preparing to go
over. body and soul, to the Democrats. |
But his recent speech at Louisville must
convince all Republicans that he. hal 10
such purpose in view. To a certain 4
tent he opposes the administration Of
Grant, but otherwise, Va H.
he processes still to be a good n
publican, and desires to have the people
unite in securing o liberal, conservative
for the next President. There
can be no objection to the propagation Of
conservative feeling ; that does not
the character of our government
and institutions. To elect q Republican
President upon a conservative platform
would certainly be confirming in the
strongest manner all that has been accom-
during ten years Of Republican
'ule.
If the conservative feeling of the new-
born admirers of Carl Schurz is genuine,
md they mean to become liberal Repub-
leans, and supporters of Republican
principles, then the 81 speeches that the
honorable Senator is making are having
,ood effect, and the day for universal am
lesty is at hand. Let this conservative
continue to grow, and there will
Don be no use for Ku-Klux and other
avs to keep down the turbulent and
Democracy. There will be
cause then for martial law, and the sus-
'ension of the writ of habeas corpus. A
Iefunct Democratic party would give the
ountry peace, and the people an oppor-
unity to cultivate the true science Of
With the old issues at rest, new
mes would spring up, and with them new
arties, and the prejudices Of the past
'ould soon be forgotten. If Senator
churz can convince the Democratic party
it has outliyed its vitalitys and con-
ert its members to Republicanism-
ure and honest Republicanism-there
ill be much cause for congratulation
lroughout the country 4~ -,ta Fs
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PRESCRIPTION. !
We find it necessary to state, for the in {
Of the editor of the Times, who