New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-24
i CEAsz THIS FOOLISH QUARREL.

" LII IL Tue WOrlO mas come over the
editor Of the Homer Iliad Washaye
always entertained profound respec. for
the good sense and intelligence Of friend
Blackburn, and believed him man that
could not be easily "played upon" yet
something has disturbed the even tenor
Of his way, and caused him to believe
most terrific, deadly quarrelis actually
progressing within the ranks of the Re
publican party of this State. Why friend
Blackburn should have been deceived by
the noisy b!eaticgs Of the Customhoase
clique and tae sound and fury Of their
brass band and journalistic esorts-all
sigritying Io.hing-we can not conceive.
1t is certainly not because be is novice
in the art Of love or art Of hate He is
too deep a philosopher, aud too we'll
versed in tie passions that sway good
and bad rlen, not to distinguish the
nalevo.eut arrows Of the wicked from
tie attacks Of the wise aad good in
defense Of principle, public justice and
integrity CT the Republican party
and tie country. Why, then, has
be been deceived, and in the agony
Of his SOIL made to exclaim:
"Sow. lei Us have peace, aHd cease this
foolish quarrel among ourselves Is it
because Lis faith is greater in the President
than i. is il the great national Republican
party: AID having this faith, he believes
the President will sustain tie Custom
house clique, and compel the Republicans
OF LOUISIANA to accept Casey, Eerwig
Carter All company as its leaders. Mr..
Blackburn certainly knows, that without
the patronage the Custonhouse clique re-
ceives from tie federal government in the
way Of office, they would be as destitute of
influence as they are Of principle. What
little influence they possess lie knows
comes through official position; AID they
are attempting to use it to get possession
Of the State government. Surely. Mr.. |
Blackburn is as we'll aware of this as we
are. He knows, also, that in order to |
make themselves virtuous in the eyes Of |
The President these men very inG;screetly
md p-eaa.arely raised the Presidential
question in this State, by proclaimiag
themselves Grant men, and start
ng cLaracterless papers to create
divisions in tie Republican ranks;
papers that are disgrace to Presi-
lent Grant and the great party they pre-
end to serve. Mr.. Blackburn knows
his. And why he should be led by them
0 suppose there is a ''foolisL quarrel
nong ourselves We can not see. These
'apers have heaped up deal Of foolish
nd even vile abuse against Governor
'arnoth ard his friends, who compose,
nth but a very small exception, the Re-
'ublican party of this State; beyond this
here IS 10 quarrel The true Repub-
leans lave 20 quarrel to make with Re-
ublicars. Their quarrel is with TIE
Democrats, il there must be a quarrel.
'ut with reasonable men difference Ct
p;nioa il politics need No. make q guar
Ell. A fair, decent and intelligent dis
ussion, tat will tend to enlighten the
ublic mind. is preferable to the sense
ess and f.tLy abuse that too often dis
races the public press Of our free coun-
y. Weak and vulgar minds are too apt
believe gross and indecent language tie
:ronges: mode ofexpressing thoughts, ard
citing FROM this vitiated belief, they vie
;th each ether in tie use Of billings
lie. 1t is evidently the free use Of this
llingsgate by the scurrilous sheets that
oppose the State administration that has
d friend Blackburn to think a terrible
1arrel is progressing between the Gus ,
II horse clique and the Republicans Of {
C State. But this is not so. There is
quarrel. There is simply slight de-
ction or the part Of few federal office a
'lders and a few men connected with
e State administration, who are loud
outhed in their professions for Grant =
a means Of keeping themselves in the t
:esidert's favor, and at the same time +
working sedulously to divide the Re- d
bican party. c