The weekly Louisianian., 1872-07-27

loi onAce' regardless Of III. "A
and claims Of others, q and 5n 81. 81
more: 1t is true that tb 4',a'
sharp men Among all pro arIas
who know they have r nopa' %
this power they crystn 1--WE, !:
means Of elevatine them.%a, 'a1
position. This is not wrnn' d
not object to it, for v]|' s5r, y
command a majority of ths ,'af'
his fellow sutirasans has ), ' 'ss
right to do 50. But I do al r
the course Of the kefyrma,s' W y:
was in direct opposition :" E y
professions. They met IN ~ s,' s'
ton, and ignoring the pr ioa,s
which only a few weeks p a,sra3
they had trumpeted to the r..s
made out another policy, ,' s (
ninety thousand coiurei vots,.
the cold, and sought an aj Ip'tss
with the old Democratic past S', y
party opposed to our libr,,s !
posed to the rights ALREADY ss.,,'
to US. ~'uA
/ also object to the means No.
by the Customhouse officials If ~
ployiug, at a good salary, paiI ~
OF Uncle Sam's money, every ols
ed vagabond who comes to ti1js S s's
or can be found in it, (thanE \
Lord there are but few Of b iat,1
who are willing to go into tue CON-
try parishes and abuse inc and
the colored people Il amt
Grant," notwithstanding | VA,
strong supporter Of General Gu1
long before these men were kpo,
in the Republican party, md | Mi
take you fearfully if such pract,;;sd
as this will ever turn r
against me. (You are right it won't
But it may turn me and a sreatn
ny OF you against President Grad
"a voice, that's SOL desire wIhil
on this subject to tell YOU what tbs
people think that you 50 lor
Grant, that with his name heisa
at the head OF their ticket they Cd
drag that bob-tail-rag-tas cons,
through. Grant at the head vi
be the great light like the loon-d4
sun, locking at which you Will fl
to see the c%opper-head, :~raitup4
admixture put mp by tie Custom
house as a regular State ticket /
you to vote for! "a voice, We vi
never vote that ticket
On the 2Sth day Of last Nay, q
Convention called by me, as ciiail
man of the State Central Ezseut]
Committee of the Regular Repuh4
can Party Of Louisiana met, It VI
expected that we would nomlua
Presidential Electors and d Sa
ticket, but for the sake Of harmOq
and to command for the ticket y
undivided support Of the Repal]
can party; on consultation wi
some of our best and wisess men,
adjourned to Baton Rouge for t
purpose Of having the two Conw1
tions, that called by Mr.. PaeEaf
and the orc. called by myself, 9
alesce and all parties abide BY y
result Of the action Of the combine
| Conventions. What followed? 0d
Convention appointed a commit
| of conference to wait on a like cou1
mittee which we asked to have o
pointed from the other side. wv
was done on their part? why ny
refused to treat with us until
complied with some eztravass
and impossible demands OF tnel]|
demands that the originator Of tHeI
knew We could never aeccae
They demanded that we nullllyd
selves end admit that all We ~
done since the 9th Of August ls
was wrong. Notwithstanding
extraordinary character Of this p'e]
osition, Notwithstanding its COOL ].
pudencc, we did not become 'hu|
nant. but sentsa communication u
the hope that, even yet, rec9ne,l
ton was possible, which was lala1
the table: Nothing wouli sa''s
them but an absolute abaudopne]
and complete Surrender OF our u J
sition. One OF their speaker, iu1
trated in M anecdote their atsl ~
towards us. He said that IL
certain village, q poor %lo',
widqMsbad D sick boy who was
maadead. A doctor was callea
athe boy, and as there vas 1 |
eSspa5in the house, he wlo,' =. !
hsescariptipn on the door ana n ~
ithe old lady that the the boy l III,
PKG that. She misunderstood l D,,
and when the doctor had :4 gone sss ID B
ing to the bedside OF bel. sou :, y
said, "myboy, the doctor s' - :; ID
will has9ato lake that door, or u: X
:rillnsser ct WE'LL The p boy vi u
not take i, consequently tnei 1',, II
nothing left for him but t, sS'I \
(Laughter.) Now, cons'nu = tieI \
speaker, we will give t.. them s!ah a u" Ia
to support and they VII, ms sl;r' obia
tn take that or die" Ihe .h.; rI 81
ton to mo Is best told IN 'n of;ex
words: These Customho Gs. o;
for they said: III we les i'"
Now, gentlemen, doesn't ~, .;iGc bsio'
tie singular if what they sa'i be tn
and since their conveh''on coll, tu
that / represented only Invention
r conld run their cop, nrs sd