Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-07-16
GENERAL GRANT.

The Republican party took up
General Grant pretty much in the
way that a man buys q pig in the
bag" He was in favor OF the Union,
had beaten its bitterest and ablest
enemies on the field of battle, and
it was thouyLt wise 20 tr'lss a Union
soldier instead of throwing mill
tary victory into the hands OF politi-
cal enemies, such as Frank Blair.
1t may be we could have won with
no one else, it may be that in the
heat of patriotism we could have
won with king Log" These are
not subjects of consideration at
present. The simple fact IS we did
wise, and another fact is, that the
man we won with, honestly accepted
the situation.
He ct first tried his private
mans cabinet," it is true, but when
he saw his mistake he readily and
willingly corrected it, and in power
full contrast against "his policy" he
said he had mo policy to enforce
against the will of the people"
On this account We stand forth as
his champion now as we have ever
done before.
We did not know, when he was
nominated, whether he wanted tine
old Union as it was, or the Union
as it now is. We did not know
whether his idea OF American citi-
zenship embraced the negro or not;
but trusting to the honest Instincts
of the masses of our party we gave
our confidence and support to Gen
eral Grant, and, we are happy to
siy. we have not been deceived.
One of his earliest acts was to APP
point Mr. E. D. Bassett, a colored
man, minister to Hayti; still anoth-
or was to give the Post Office at Ma
con, GA. to Rev. II. NJ. Turner, and
later still MIR. Edwin Belcher, Mr.
James 7. Rapier, and others, re-
ceived the appointments OF asses
sors of internal revenue in their re-
spective States. Our own State
speaks for herself as to the DISPOSE
ton of patronage towards our race
We have many of orr color in i'm
portant positions under Federal pa
.ronage, who are honoring genera
Grant by their conduct as much al
he honorel them in the appoint
ment.
In view Of this simple recital Q
facts where is there room for
: democrat to lay the hatterring unc
ton to his soul that colercd mel
can be enticed from the support o
General Grant?
: II we turn from the colored as
! pect of this question, which we a
! colored organ feel bound Away
to keep in view, to the general bear
ing Of our leaders conduct, We &c
he has melited the confidence OF a.
sections of our party, as well as tina
!; of all fair-minded men among tn
oppositon, by his untiring deyotio
e to his official duties, and by the III
e partiality with which he has di'
= pensed his patronage among th
r efficient servants Of the -ditferel
e departments even though some
them be democrats ;r-
r|s We indulge in no highsoundin
: terms about the payment OF Il
j national debt-the people woul
. have btsn h ne to themselves wheths
Grant or another were president
4 the bailding of the Pacific Railros
c though accomplished under his az
q malistlation was done BY the entel
: prise Of the people, and the reco'
! struction of the States must hay
4 taken place both by the negro's q
: port unity and the white mans N
J, cessity; but what commends Gel
8 eral Grant to our confidence as
r race is, first. that he makes SO fe
III erors on the whole, andwith an q
Q most childish simplicity readily CO.
Q reefs those he does mako wheu the
are once pointed out l4t.
y OF course we are % constitute
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