New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-23
THE CABAL.

cabal abandonS its dark ways anu at
tempts the role of faction. 1t come:
boldly before the world and, with the aid
of United States bayonets, in the hands
of United States regulars, it assumes te
hold convention ill a United States Gus
tomhouse-with the doors closed against
the people and desire to be considered
as fully and fairly representing the Re.
publicans of this State. This convention,
that can only be considered regular be-
cause it was sustained by the regular
troops of the country instead of the Re-
publican voters of Louisiana, has seri-
ously assumed to do all, in the name OF
the people, that real convention of the
people could do. Among other things
that there were done by this bogus con-
vention was that Of going through the
farce of appointing committee on adj
dress. That committee vas composed of
John Ray, J. Henri Burch, George w.
Garter, James f. Casey and A. Dumcnt.
In the report Of this committee an at
tempt is made to justify the action of the
| faction that met in the Customhouse
and, aided by United States troops, at
tempted the preparation of huge fraud
upon the rights of the people 1t is per-
haps well that this report is made, because
it refers to matter that lies at the bottom
of the rascaity of the few men who have
been engaged in the dishonorable work of
attempting to foist themselves in author
ity, and in doing this have made them
selves the authors of whatever division at
present exists in the Republican party of
this State. The report refers to Governor
Warmoth and Lieutenant Governor Dunn
as being competitors for the position
of permanent president OF the State Con-
vention Of 1870. If they were competitors
for that distinguished honor, they must
have been made such by the very cabal
that has since grown into faction, and
is now working to rule or ruin the unity
Of the Republican party of this State
Lowell and Packard, conscious of their
individual weakness and the Governors
strength with the Republican masses,
have undoubtedly sought to ally them
selves with the political fortune of Lieu
tenant Governor Dunn. This has been
cunningly done with belief that the
colored people would be foolish enough to
make color the only test of fitness for
Office.
Messrs. Lowell, Packard, Casey & Co.
deliberately commenced this work in
1S70-the very work that every good Re-
publican has firmly set his face against as
something that would not only cause de-
struction to the party of freedom, but |
bring about eventually war of races
Governor Warmoth has never for one |
moment pandered to SO fatal doctrine |
as this. He has endeavored, in good |
faith, to carry out the principles contained |
in the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth |
amendments to the constitution. And |
while he has done this he has been, most |
likely, anxious for the time to come when
amnesty could be proclaimed,
and every citizen once more invested with
the same civil and political rights. This
is the feeling OF every good Republican
in the land, and we believe it is the feel
ing of every good man who loves his
country and desires to see the bitterness
Of the past entirely obliterated. But this
IAN not be the feeling of the men who
compose the faction that recently met in
he Customhouse, and in the name of the
colored people, headed by
Lieutenant Governor attempted,
or personal and unworthy considerations,
% concentrate the colored voters of the
State against Republican Governor of
heir own choice. Lowell, Packard, Car
er, and men Of their stamp, may attempt
o rise in this way, but we do not believe
he colored people are SO foolish as to fol-
ow any man-not even Lieutenant Gov
rnor DUNN a course that would be so
lirectly opposed to equal rights to all
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republican rule in the United States.
The address that is put forth with so
much assurance by the men of the Gus
omhouse convention-the very men who
ave pitted Lieutenant Governor Dunn
gainst Governor Warmoth, because they
elieve under the lead of Dunn the colored
len will follow like sheep-alleges that
Governor Warmoth has, from the first, 4.
hown the most persistent and determined
pposition and hostility to the State Cen
al Executive Committee, ever since it
as created in 1870" To that portion of
ne old State Central Committee that has
to array the Lieutenant Gov
rnor, and with him the colored voters of
ne State, against Republican Governor,
re believe a most persistent and de-
ermined opposition should be made by
L true Republicans, and, in fact all men
'ho desire to avoid the chances in the
lture of a war of races Messrs. Pack
I'd, Lowell, Casey and Carter, and all
no act with them in their fight of Dunn
gainst Warmoth, could not commit a
reater or more dangerous wrong against
ociety than to continue, with a prospect
+ success, the course they have COM
lenced for political ascendancy in this
tate. The great wonder is that they
hould have had the cooperation of {