New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-20
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.

in carriage in front of the great Methodist
Pubhshlng House. corner of Eleventh
street and Broadway. After the usual
greeting, | said: "Dr. Newman, come down
to New Orleans and make visit to your
old friends. You have host of as warm
friends down three as any et-bagger
that ever went to any Southern city since
reconstruction and the Inauguration of the
new reign" The Doctor replied with his
usual good nature: "Well my friend, am
going down there before the summer sets
in. l want to see my friends in New Or
there is much that is bad there, l
know there is large amount of
good there also" l then asked him
whether he would not deliver his celebrated
lecture, O. From Ocean to Ocean," when he
visited Louisiana, and his answer was in
the affirmative. l have heard that this lee
ture contains some hits on the Mormons
which are well worth hearing We all re-
member that DR.. Newman went all the way
to Utah to hold discussion with the great
apostle of MOrmonism, and that when he
reached Salt Lake City Bishop Young de-
clined to debate with him. The doctor NAV
be expected in New Orleans about the first
day of June.
Louisiana matters have excited consid-
cradle interest here of late, especially Gen
eral Sherman's speeches in New Orleans.
The Northern Democrats have been hunt
ing for man for long time-a man who
could fill their bill for President
Judging from the misquoted speech which
the General made at the American Union
Club, they came to the conclusion that they
had found their leader at last-a leader
whom they could put on the track against
Grant, or Colfax, or FentOn, or Boutwell,.
or any one else whom the Republicans
could put in the field against him; but you
can hardly imagine the length of their
faces when the report of his speech at the
complimentary dinner given him by the
Union League Club appeared in the T,i-
bune.
was very much amused at a conversa-
ton which | heard on a street car to-day.
between two leading Democrats One said
to the other, Jim, tell me what you think
of Sherman's speech in New Orleans" The
reply was exactly this, well at first /
thought if the General meant what he was
credited with having said, he was certainly
our man for President, and that we could
beat the Republicans with him as a leader,
but when saw the report of his speech at
the Union League Club, and when l found
that he had actually sat down to dinner
with white Radicals and colored ones in New
Orleans, | made up my mind to two things,
first that Sherman was not the man for us:
and second, that he was crazy This reply
seemed to suit the first speaker, and judging
from two or three responses which | heard
from other passengers who listened to what
these two men were saying, | concluded
that the reply conveyed the Democratic
dea of General Sherman's fitness for the
presidency.
The political outlook in the Empire State |
1T present is full of interest The Republic
ms seem TO be very much divided, but the |
endency of reorganization seems decidedly |
IL the interest of Senator Fenton, as against |
-onkling and the administration. Fenton |
has the inside track, and all the |
4rdor and honesty of the party, together
With the greater part of the machinery;
while COnkling is backed only by the Office
folders and bread and butter element
reated by federal patronage
From present appearances am decidedly
+ the opinion that in the next National
republican Convention the vote of New
york State will be against Grant and in
avor OF some statesman who can be chosen
egardless of merely military abilities. and
TentOn seems to be the favOrite here at this
ime.
The anti-administration Republicans are
making effective use of the San Domingo
uestion. They have habit of saying that
the President had but devoted as much
ttention to the great question of building
evees on the Mississippi as he has to the
reject of annexing a foreign country, he
7ould be more statesmanlilSe, and more
7orthy the support of the men who elected
i'm. 1t is hardly proper to allude to all
he other points which they bring against
i'm, for some of them evince "a personal
pite which can only result from disap-
ointed expectation in the matter of Office
kept, perhaps, the common story as to
he Presidents care of his very numerous
and even as to this there is very
oubtless considerable exaggeration.
1t would interest the Republicans of
to see some of the members of the
Second House" of their State Legislature
n here for the purpose of going abroad to
pend the summer" Something must have
cen very bad when men who, two years
go, could hardly pay ten dollars per week
II board, are now not only able to drive
lst horses when in New Orleans. and faster
mes when here, but also to project costly
up ITO the Continent" Some of these are
some are Republicans Those
no are of the former party denOu1ce the
epUblicans for being so easily corrupted
Y Democratic money, while those profess
g the faith of the latter denounce their
arty friends i'll the Legislature because
ley were not able to steal on larger
ale. Both seem to be despised by all good
en- who meet them here.
MIR. Conway, State Superintendent of
ducation, is here projecting for the pub
,arion of his new journal, which is, hsar,
be illustrated. He speaks very hopefully
affairs in our State, and claims that in |
hool matters, if not in all other respects,
ouisiana is bound to lead every other State
the South IN an address delivered here
c0unle of niphta aOn ha statnd thnt In