The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-06-18
FOR ri ESIDEN'
HORACE GREELEY.
- Ut New York.
FOR vN'E.PkESIDENT
CIR ATZ BR OW N.
OF Missouri.
GOV. WARMOTH DEFINES.


vAr1oN-srATE REFORM BOUND UP II
THE GREELEY MOVEMENT.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, J
Executive Department, +
n. O., June ID, 1872.
DEAR SHIN returning thanks to
the convention over which yon pre-
side for the distinguished compli.
ment extended to me i'll the unani-
NOUS presentation of my name fol
reelection to the office of Governor,
Justice to you, no less than to myself
requires that should frankly state
the reasons which force me to de-
cline the honor thus rendered.
Whilst value highly the confidence
Of any portion of the public, can
not conceal from myself that the
convention is about to assume an at
titude entirely inconsistent with thu
'views Of State and national policy
which I had already expressed and
with the course which had determ-
ined to pursue, could not become
its candidate without doing violence
to my dearest convictions, and sacri-
ticing a principle for which, in COM
mon with yourself, 1 have so. earn
estly contended during the last year.
1t now appears to be the inten-
tion Of the majority of the members
Of the convention, on it's re-assem-
bling at Baton Rouge, to attempt all
alliance with the Customhoose par
ty, which is to meet at that place on
the same day, for the purpose of re-
uniting with those whom consider
the most dangerous enemies of the
country and the State, with the ar
rogant, dictatorial and corrupt adj
mln'stration OF Genl. G:ant, and
with the party which, under the
leadership of his followers and
agents, would subject the State to
continuance of IL rule. of ignorance,
venality and corruption unparalleled
in the history Of any other co1nmu-
nifty. The success Of Gen1. Grant
at the ensuing Presidential election
would be Il calamity such as can not
be contemplated without alarm. II
would be the perpetuation, perhaps
the permanent establishment of per-
sonal government in its worst form,
It would be the commencement of
imperialism i'll politics, and the utter
aud hopeless degradation of politi-
cal morality. It would he the con-
tinuance of an odious executive and
Legislative tyranny which tramples
with equal Indifference upon the
rights Of persons and of communi-
ties which overturns oil the NUM-
ments of public liberty, and drags
thousands of peaceable citizens to
the common Jail on false pretense
of secret conspiracy which uses
the bayonets of its soldiery to over
awe a convention Of the people, and
prostitutes the courts of the country
and the officers of the law to the
service of IN audacious attempt to
overthrow the government of State.
1t was in order to avert these evils
and to join in the general protest
against these infamous acts, us well
rs to save this State from the fur
Their depredations of the ring of fed
eral officials who have persistently
used their personal and political
power to suborn and corrupt the
Legislature, that went to Cincin-
matt and participated in the nomina-
ton of Greeley and Brown. 1t is
with the view of assisting to prevent
the triumph in this State of party
whose success would fill the Legisla-
ture with the representatives of Or
gained ignorance and unblushing
venalty, would cause irreparable in
jury to our commerce, would ire
trievably ruin our credit, and bring
contempt and scorn upon even tho
beneficial results Of Republican pol
ic... and upon the whole scheme of
Republican reconstruction, that I
have resolved to devote all my ener-