New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-18

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rights of free discussion through the in
strumentality of the New Orleans Custom
house crowd:
From the Cleveland LEADER
| THE REPUBLICAN, QUARREL IN LOUISIANA.
1t is not quite easy, at this distance, to
| determine just how much cause for alarm
there may be in the strife which has this
week resulted in an open rupture between
| the two wings of the Republican party of
Louisiana. The case as it stands may be
explained in brief words. 1t is the old
struggle between the outs and the ms,
the outs striving to get in, the ms striving
to remain where they are. One party,
| headed by Governor Warmoth, represents
the State government, the local interests of
Louisiana; the other. led by Lieutenant
Governor Dunn and Collector Casey, is
understood to represent the administra-
ton and its influences. Governor War
moth has now been in office three
years. and has shown himself an able Gov
ernor. and a consummate political leader.
Even his enemies confess that no man in the
South could adequately fill his place as the
head and front of Republicanism in Louis
lana. During his administration he has
sought, as far as lay in his power, to con-
ciliate and soften the asperity between the
two political parties of the State, and, in so
doing, has, in some cases, gone SO far on the
side of good nature as to incur the criticism
of the more radical members of his party
Gradually, there has grown up feud be-
tween the Warmoth party and the extreme
wing of Republicans, which has terminated
in an open rupture of serious import. In the
disturbance of Wednesday last the War
moth party clearly had law and order ON
their side. The opposition called conven-
ton to elect State Central Committee, fix
ing the place of meeting in the United
States Customhouse, IN order that the build
ing might be from first to last under the
control of federal officers. A gang of
deputy marshals were in charge of
the hall, and two companies of United
States troops, under arms, were
stationed within call. For all this
uncalledfor display of force, the anti
Warmoth or Customhouse party, is respon-
sible, and that one fact ought to defeat the
Casey wing. No one will believe for
moment that any such misuse of military
power was authorized from Washington,
and no right minded man will hesitate to
condemn it. The result of the days pro-
ceedings was to make the split between the
two factions complete. Governor Warmoth
and his friends came in quiet, good order to
attend the meeting, but were denied admit
tonce, and at once adjourned to the usual
place of holding conventions, where they
appointed Congressional Committee and
passed resolutions condemning the abuse of
the military power by the Dunn party. The
federal clique, on the other hand, proceeded
to select another State Central Committee,
and to pass resolutions denouncing Cover
nor Warmoth as not being the acknowl- |
edged exponent of the Republican party of |
Louisiana What will be the result can |
only be guessed. 1t is still year before |
the State elects Governor, and before that |
time it is to be hoped that the break will be
smoothed over and all local difficulties |
healed.