Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-09-07
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[For the Semi-wcekly Louisianian.
New Orleans, Sept. 5, 1871.
ME Editor:-A feeling of sympa-
thy lowing to a want of knowledge
appears 70 prevail in some of the.
parishes, among our people, to-
wardA tbf Enstpmhouse faction,
who they claim are supporting 1t.
Gov. Dunn for the nomination for
Gov. of the State in 1872. Yet
when asked, why they neglect their
best interests to sympathize with
the 1t. Gov. their reply is, "that
they intend to nominate him, be-
cause he is a. colored man." and
that enough has already been told
them by that faction that they
are sure to elect him as Governor
of the State Of Souisiana in 1872,
no matter who the candidate may
be against him in the nomination"
+ This then is the reason why the
Customhouse faction were 80 eager
to control the State Convention
which assembled On the 9th of last
August in the U. s. Courtroom, in
y. s. Customhouae, whose entrance
was guarded by q s. Deputy Mar
shals, who were supported by U. 8.
soldiers obedient to the command
of Q. S. Marshal Packard, President
of the State Central Committee.
We admit that they were nibbling,
and would have rested more con-
tented, had they been successful in
admitting one-third Of the number
assembled as duly elected dele
gates from the different parishes,
even ifthey were friends of Gov.
Warmoth, so that they could have
had some claim on the intelligent
Republicans throughout the State
as to their actions being legitimate.
But in this they have failed. And
now, like the "wolf and the lamb"
who claimed to have sustained an
injury from his grandsire, ho the
lamb must answer for it; their chief
aim is to deceive the uneducated
masses, of our people with the cry
that Gov. Warmoth has imposed
on 1t. Gov. Dunn, and has treated
him with contempt snd in fact he
has treated 1t. Gov. Dunn most
horrible; simply because Dunn is
negro, and Warmoth don't like a
"nigger' anyhow.
GNow sir, / ask, what is the great
wrong that Gov: Warmoth has been
guilty Of doing to 1t. Gov. Dunn? ?
Was it because of the interruption
that he is reputed to have given the
1t. Gov. in those "little printing
contracts" or was it on account of
the disappointments he gave to
some of the Lieutenant Governors
appointments? If not either of
these, why then does the 1t. Gov.
hold hrs peace and refrain from
satisfying his constituents as to his
reason for this Outburst against
Gov. Wafmoth and the State Adj
ministration, of which he ia a sub
stantial member? Can 1t. Gov.
Dunn expect the intelligent classes
of his race to sacrifice their inter-
est; to be censured by the white
Republicans throughout the coun-
try; denounced by all Republican
Governments MS an ungrateful race,
by supporting amy ambitious Or
conceited individual simply because
he is a ncolored man? Is it not a
clear gain to our race to drop such
leaders and fill their vacancies with
men who are more conciliating,
more competent, and who would
hesitate before committing SO gross
an error as has been done by the
Cnstomhouse faction of the Repub-
licah party, said to be led by 1t.
Gov Dunn, in the attempt to gain
control Of the Republican party in
this State for self ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ?
The clique say that Lieutenant
Governor Dunn is about the best
qualified man of color in the State,
fitting for the position of Governor;
and that he is -the representative
man of our race. What then has
become Of some others we might
name? Has the Customhouse fac
ton forgotten that they are still in