New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-28
WELCOME TO SENATOR KELLOGG.

The welcome extended to Senator Kel
logg on Monday night last at the Me
chanics' Institute by the Republicans Of
this city must have been gratifying to
both himself and friends The radical
wing of the Republican party was fully
represented upon this occasion, and Lieu
tenant Governor Dunn presided with that
peculiar bonhonn,ie for which he is SO
Justly celebrated. Few men are better
qualified to act as presiding officer of a
public meeting or celebrating body than
Lieutenant Governor Dunn. He is cool,
digniied, prompt to act, and impartial in
his decisions. His presence upon this
occasion as presiding officer over such a
heterogeneous mass of human beings was
sufficient to secure order where disorder
is apt to prevail if there is not good
presiding officer.
In addressing the meeting, upon taking
the chair, Lieutenant Governor Dunn
thanked 'the people for the honors
heaped upon him, and confessed also that
he felt great pleasure in presiding over
the vast and intelligent assembly united
for the purpose of welcoming back one
who had proved faithful among the un-
faithful"
In speaking of the vast and intelligent
assemblage united for the purpose of well
coming back one who had proved 'faith-
full among the unfaithful," we do not be-
lieve our worthy Lieutenant Governor
meant to convey the idea that the party
is not united in all essential matters, or
that it has officials in its ranks who are
recognized Republicans while they are
unfaithful to Republican principles. Yet
his language implies that such is the case
And as the success of the Republican
party in the elections of 1872 will depend
upon its strength; and as it can not have
strength without the united action of its
it becomes necessary to have it
understood that the Republican party is
not only united for the purpose of well
coming back Senator Kellogg, but for all
purposes wherein the success of Repub-
lican principles are at stake. 1t will not
do to have our party divided into factions
1t time when we should be organizing
TO elect a President and Vice President of
The United States, and members of Con-
yress as well as a State government
or Louisiana in 1872. 1t is proper
% speak of these things now, be-
,ause there has been some talk of dis
affection in the Republican ranks; and
Lieutenant Governor Dunns language,
Uttered upon the occasion of Senator
zellogg's reception on last Monday night,
would seem to confirm it, if permitted to
20 uncontradicted. The fate of the next
rational and State administrations must
lang together in this State 1t will be
for the Republicans to carry
he presidential electoral ticket and not
lect their State ticket; and the men who
eopardize success in the one case jeopar-
lie it in the other. For this reason it |
5 necessary that men holding federal
'ositions in this city and State |
hould be in accord with men holding
'ositions under the State government, |
nd vice versa. 1t would be impossible |
0 have success in any other way under |
republican organization. The men who |
raise Republican administration of |
be federal government while holding
flee under it, but denounce the Repub-
can administration of this State, and |
reate discussions among Republicans for
elfsh purposes, are not the men to be
rusted with power to do harm. If we
eally have such men in the Republican
anks it can not be that they are the ''un-
lithfur' ones alluded to by our worthy
lieutenant Governor, the representative
ian of race that is most deeply inter
'ted in the success of the Republican
arty. If We have them, Lieutenant
governor Dunn knows it, and he should
e the first to expose their infamy, for he
not only the real representative man
his race, but he is very important
art of the State government they would
'parate from the Republican party.
Aside from these important matters that
ere thought to be plainly visible to
any, the welcome to. Senator Kellogg
light be considered as of more signif-
nee than mere matter of homage to
e Eman. 1t might be regarded as a
oble exhibition Of admiration for a
and principle that underlies our Re-
lblican system of government The re-
arks of Senator Kellogg upon this oc-
sion, though delivered with some ap-
rent embarrassment, were of character
at any good Republican might indorse.
e spoke more as man of the people,
'wever, than as a party man, evidently
garding himself as one of the repre-
natives of the State of Louisiana in the
nate of the United States. The meet
g of Republicans on Monday fully in
'rsed his course as Senator; and as he is
favor Of universal amnesty, and has
ven more of his attention to matters of