The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-06
CAMPAIGN I'M THE SOUTH.
Completely of the New Or
leans Factions.
The snarling and Bitterness Of the Opposing Far
ties Becoming More Apparent-The Governor
Bent on a Fusion with the Democrats-The
Price To Pc Paid for His Preferences
How the Conventions in Session
VIII Be Manipulated.

NEW ORLEANS June 6, 1872.
There is something laughably absurd IN the
present political situation OF Louisiana. While the
people OF other States, recognizing the single
great national issue presented, are consolidating
their forces beneath the rival banners, our people
are daily growing and more distracted and
demoralized. Instead of two great parties we have
no less than i've, all bitterly at war with one
another. Among those who may be classcd as sup
portera Of Greeley and Brown we have the old
democrats who still cling to their Old leaders and
Bourbon IDEAS rcformers, originally democrats,
who slckened with long series OF dsas-
ters ana defeats, have from time to time
sloughed or and have grown into
a power OF some moment. Lastly we have
the liberal republicans under Warmoth, against
| whom the door of compromise has far been per-
sistenty closed.
i THE RADICALS.
In the radical ranks similar discussions exist. On
the one hand the Custom House clique under Pack
ard and Casey, are striving to obtain control of
| State politics, and on the other, Pinchback, with %
powerful negro constituency and all the present
State ollceholders, battle for the same honor.
| Besides these, we have numerous factions and
| lcuds of lesser moment, but oil capable OF adding
to the general generalization Which seems to rule
the day. Every one OF the parties named above has
its distinct and complete organizations each has its
convention, and as the little wheels within wheels,
in revolving luriousy, make just much noise as
the larger ones, you can Judge what IL distracriig
srtltpNDER or THE prNcHBAox,rps.
Only within the present week nave the dseordant
elements maG.ested any tendency towards tusion
but the unexpected acton OF the plnchback Con-
venton, which Is, in fact, II virtual surrender or
his wing 10 Grant has spread CONSERVATION in the
ranks OF the opposition, and developed similar
necessity upon their part. How to do this-how to
| harmonZe the various conflicting elements among
DeODlr who openly proclaim political destruction
preferable 10 compromises now the question
| which shakes the community 10 It's centre.
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES FUSION.
To-day the Democratic state Convention meets,
ana tomorrow the Reformed Convention win as
semble. These two bodies VIII fuse but only SO Tar
is plain sailing visible. United and polling a full
vote, with such aids as campaign tactics, sustained
by u pethorIc purse they yet acknowledge them
selves too weak 10 carry the state against the
Grant ticket
ever found at their elbow, and in this instance
he steps complaccntly to the front in the per-
OF Governor Warmoth or his power and
Importance in the present emergency, armed as
he is with 1.-THE election law,n you have already
universal gnashng of political teeth. consequent
upon this attitude the pen can give no ade-
qnate idea: and this is not without cause. No
man rest perfectly PLACID under humiliation,
and more huniliating alternative than IL now
offered to the democracy, as the price OF success,
was never presented TO any people
THE DEMONSTRATION OF wARMOrH.
At the last Democratic Convention, held in April,
Warmoth was denounced by II resolution couched
in the bitterest terms. lie was charged with being
both author ana actor in All tue great outrages and
robberics perpetrated upon the community during
the last four years. Any political recognition OF
him stamped as treason, and after all this be-
fore the fiery order OF his denunciators has had
time to cool, these same delegates are called upon
to gravely debate the policy OF nominating MIN AS
their candidate for Governor By the time this
reaches you the question win have been decided by
the Convention, but even II adversely, even II the
fr,ory of honorabe defeat IN preIerred to humiliat-
ing victory it will not rob the situation Of its
lesson in illustrating the fraiiy and emptiness
of what is known as popular sentiment DO not
| DIR md mo a. thn 4
thus stating the Situation 1t IL entirely the result
of their mislortuncs and OF iniquitons government
II the least prospect OF fair election existed the
gordianknot would be cut In an Instant but, know
ing what perfect mockery elections III this State
negro rule, the more practical among the people
are ready to do anything-submt to anything that
promises early or ultimate
REDEMPTION FROM MISERY AND MIsGovERNaENT.
This Warmoth knows, and on changing his base OF
politics purposes to take advantage OF. No poiti-
clan ever played more audaclous or desperate
game. Fifteen years ago IL would have cost head,
a road to fame ana popularity. Who knoWsY
The BAIT 10 THE DEMOCRACY.
The terms offered to the democrats by the exccu-
tive Mephstophes are as fOowS:-ln cOnsidera-
ton OF supporting him for Governor, together with
two OF his republican friends on the State ticket,
ana a fair subsequent representation In the State
patronage, he transfers to them al the official
chinery OF the State to insure u triumph together
with all the State patronage consequent thereupOn.
On the assembling OF the Legislature he is to be
elected to the United States Senate, thus giving
place TO the Lieutenant Governor elected upon the
State ticket, who is to he a strong democrat, and
to whose personality he Is indifferent. About the
terms Of this proposed coalition there Is no secret
made, and it is discussedas openly on both sides as
the last play or the price of stocks; Warmoths
follOwers-t. e. the liberal republicans, who are by
no means small in numbers, tacitly consenting to
the bargain without protest or even unlayorable
comment. 1t is impossible to foretell how it WIN
result, as the prospects for or against change with
the wind and all further comment at present
would be only idle speculation.
AUDI ALTERAM PARTEM.
Bad as are the dissensions thus pictured among
Greeley and Browns friends, General Grants ad-
hercnts are no better OFF. Up to the meeting OF
the Pinchback Convention the party appeared to
BIG hopeiessly disorganized: Now ray OF light
Is apparent. The dstracting cause in this instance,
as Is the case TO some extent with the democrats,
is plethora OF onlce-hunters, from embryo
governors down to poundkeepers. Messrs.
Lowell, Packard, Ray and kellogg are all
striving for the first honor. Each man
has already picked out his own friends for every
office, State and parochal, and all at work
dcavoring to undermine one another. All are jcal.
GUS OF the old party leader Colonel Carter, who is
THE ABLEsr CHAMPION OF RADIcALsM
In this State, and who In his turn, wages bitter wal
against their factions Carter favors u union with
the Pinchback wing on broad and fair grounds, with
the election Of General Grant the main issue, Il
which all private interests must be subserved. o
course tue quarrels and dissensons have beer
loud, long and bitter, ana while no prac
tical result has been arrived at Carte
nent candidate for the gubeMatorial nomination
at Baton Rouge is Mr.. 4. q. Billings, who is yer,
popular with the colored voters, and Is, moreover
possessed Of handsome competence-a very i'm
portant and weighty argument when invoked ii
Louisiana elections. But OF all this more anon. Al
their Convention does not meet until June 10, ant
as ITS acton will be vitality affected by that OF tht
, Democratic Convention which meets to-day, the
troubles Of our radical friends will keep FOR another
letter. AT present the democratic predicament en-
crosses public attention. and SUFFICIENT unto the
day Is the evil thereof"
NORTH CAROLINA.