Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-24
THE CUSrpMHoUsE crowd

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The Customhouse ring formed OF
an assemblage Of spectators in
State grants, early manifested a
hostility to the administration which
nothing bat a surrender of the prin-
ciples on which our. State Govern
ment was conducted would appease.
These fellows were all Of one kidney.
One bill was lobbied through by the
aid of the Customhouse clerks and
employees of every description,
and the Governor vetoed it. An
other and another bill met with
the same determined purpose on
the part of the Executive, who
would not consent to schemes hav-
ing for their object the depletion o.
the State Treasury under the mash
OF pubic improvement. Seeing nc
point could be made, the fawnine
sycophants who had thronged the
Governors ante-room for days, and
with eager opportunities couched
in fulsome fattery sought to
win him. turned his enemies and
Matching malignant lies, that he
was opposed to the reelection Of
Grant, invoked the military power
that they might GUST the leader oil
the party, and nominate the ring
in his stead. Now if this origin OF
the difficulty is not true, where is
the refutation? What are the prin-
ciples Of the Customhouse cliques
On what basis were their divisions
formed? What is their platform
In not single issue of the Ma
t'Onal Fdg that calls itself Republican
do we find anything, a line, a SEN
tencc. a word, a thought, an idea
that is not forged in vilifying pur-
pose, and conceived in the corrup-
ton and blaekguardism that be-
longs to a set of plunderers baked
of their prey. Taken as an exposi-
ton of what the Fag or Custom
house party mean, all their senti-
ments must dwell in the kennels,
and the slums Of the literary world,
for no newspaper with any preten-
sions to decency, ever lends its
columns to vituperation, unless all
is exhausted. Here is
the cause of such courses. The
1uiver OF the Fag is empty. They
nave rummaged among the political
records of their opponents, and
found nothing-they naturally re-
sort to insensate drivillings. We
nave to ask our readers to pardon |
he Editor of this paper,
Who unwilling to submit to false
lcod, in the guise of the
utter, or the shape of truck, has
likewise INDUCED in the same Ian
uage found in the columns of the
Tag. Such weapons come handiest.
)nly those who are warmed up with
sense OF justice can deal in argu-
lent, and give why for where
ore. The low snail leaves trail of
lth behind him as he crawls. Man
God walks erect and spurns the
arth on which he treads. The Fags
ave caught up the echo of reform
ing after the note has been sound
l. By whose agency. was the
twenty-five million limit brought to
issue? By whose Intervention
as the State saved the enormous
ipense of accrediting the swindles
!, the last legislature? A dozen
lis can be mentioned, and an ex-
,nse of over ten millions saved
the State by the veto and ,
o judicial prerogative of
. G. Warmoth. The Fags have ,
ken the reform card only when 3
ey are satisfied it is a trump. 6
e will join with them in any re-
rm measures and so announce. =
r. Pinchback whose color consti- :
ties the only objection which these i
1gs have, is hand in hand with the .
ADMINISTRATION and with every man Z
this State anxious for practical
form. He was elevated to the post
Lieutenant Governor on that 0
,ket, and he is well known to b
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