Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-17
GENERAL GRANT.

double wrong to the Republican t
party and to itsgreat leader, Gene +
raj Grant. We stated that Messrs. I
Packard & Co, as appointees OF t
the President had not only invoked (
his authority but publicly pleaded
this sanction for the outrage OF turn
ing duly elected Republican dele
gates, from the halls of United
States property under the menaces
of United States soldiers.
We have now to call attention to
more greyious wrong by which
the Custom House clique seeks to
destroy the possibility of General
Grants gaining the vote OF tins
State for his re-nomina-
ton in the National Convention
of 1872. Packard & Co, are try
ing TO force the Governor into an
attitude of hostility to the Presi-
dent, Notwithstanding he said at
Turner's Hall on the 9th OF Au-
gust:
"There has not been throughout
the length and breadth OF this State
ND to this day one sincere KepuDh.,
can that has not been IN favor OF
the denomination of General Grant.
II there should be any difference
on this question III the future, he
Il must attribute it to the conduct OF
it his federal officials and to those
# who control his army at present
aloud cheers.) May we not hope
that this conduct has been without
= the knowledge of President Grant
&c "a v6aee, mo doubt of it. . ! an
j. disposed to say / believe there IS nc
w doubt of it. '(Applause- But !
:" it should 90 to the people OF thu
a Country that he has sanctioned tn
Id calling of Republican Convention
OF in the United States Customhous
to be controlled by the Unite'
10 States Marshal, packed by Unlte'
~ States officials, and surrounded b
an the United States army. Itell yo
or if it goes to the American peopl
est that Grant is responsible for tina
rt the American people will rsnndlat
him." "
Driven to the wall by the piai
:. statement of friendliness on I'll
\ part of Governor Warmoth to Gel
o. eral Grant, the Customhouse cliqr
- has resorfed to the subterfuse OF
, falsifiers who recommend the sms
90 lies of the present by the bigg'
ON lies of the past. The charge is no
u made that as delegate to the Ia
National CONVENTION, Govern
40 Warmoth was opposed to the non
- nation of General Grant for t
~ position lie now occupies.
ws Now, it is we'll known by t
Editor of this paper, and numb
of his personal friends, that win
the question was under discussl
~" az between Chase and Grant, Gt
~ ernor Warmoth, differing with ev
'-' colored Republicans, declared IN
'en self in favor Of Grant before he |
.no New Orleans to attend the Conv'
ION ton, stating in substance that G'
"'e eral Grant was a live man, and Il
o he had been made by the PEG
'o' while Chase honestly believed
''''A' had made the people-that CIR
was a man of the future and Oh
""" man OF the past.
eheo In face OF the fact that W
what moth voted for Grant, and
new face of the declaration OF his st;
small ment at Turner's Hall it can be
'd IL little less than unscrpu!ous fl
fication to accuse the Governo
stern hostility to the President
We cannot dismiss the sub
the without referring to the connec
no is which has been studiously insi'
yinSs npon between Gov. Warmoth
-ionS' Senator Pinchback, and the ei
we're made thereby to fix the manage
4 and this journal as colored man
place position of unfriendliness to
exact Duo.;aont
at be,
h the 1t Is well known that the Lo
next .NIAN was one of the first journa
the State to hoist Gen. Grants n
for reelection. Some of the ]
con- painstaking, and elaborate, the
Times, earnest and The most widely co
'mpli- of our articles have been in
port of the National Admin
hand tons and in commentator OF
could Grant personally. Senator ri
rc''' back has in public speech al
ing to private conversation i''o'e"
ement loyalty and affection to secur
of its To fullest extent the recogniti