The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-20

HIS HIttIS5 UNIV Ii w IioJllt a.
of the State ticket and the Custom House
will win.
Now AND THEN.-Thc Courier of last
Saturday, has this:
TIE liberal" PARTY.-Mr. W. NJ.
Randolph, Chairman of the Central Re
form Committee in the cOurS of an adj
dress to the people, in behalf~Of said
party, thus defines the Liberal party, Il
meeting Of which is proposed to take
place at the Court House in our Town,
THE friends Of the Governor, active, energetic
and INSCRIPTIONS politicians, commenced at
Liberal party Hold it back as they may at
present, for fear the very indicency of the prop
osition would shock a %YirtuOus and enlightened
community, Henry Clay Warmoth is the candi.
date OF this new party for the highest hOnOTs of
your Government"
And the Courier Of the 18th Of May
last, has this:
We predict that the "Refolm" meet
ing to be held on the 25th, will be COM
posed principallyOf persons who WillnOt
affiliate with the Democratic party, but
on the contrary are acknowledged parti-
sans Of WarmOth andhiS policy, and that
the delegates which it will choose will
be OF the same stamp, and will probably
receive particular instructions from
WarmOth's assistants III this Parish.
The COurier's and Mr.. Randolph's pre-
dictions are about alike. The Courier
predicted against the Reform party then,
because it thought that party stood be-
tween its party and the Offices; andnOw
since they have agreed upon a division
of the spells between themselves, they
both unite in predicting against the Lib
eral party for the same reason.
Of those who oppose Grant an over
Whelming majority are opposed to the
nomination of a third ticket-dU who IA
| yOr Grants reelection, favor a Demo-
cratic nomination; for they know that
such a nomination would ensure Grants
reelection beyond peradventure. 1t is
evident that the choice will be narrowed
down to a choice between Greeley and
Grant, and those who will oppose Gree
ley will be "giving aid and comfort" to
Grant, and opposing the action of the
acknowledgements party.
The above is from the Virginia Staun-
ton Spectator. The Democratic-Conse
vative party there is the same us the
Liberal party here. The Opposers of
Greeley here are in favor of the straight
out Democratic State ticket. And if
they accept Greeley now, they do it only
nominally, with a bad grace and an i'll
will, and still insist upon running their
State ticket, which, in its own defeat, is
intended to defeat Greeley and the Lib
eral State ticket in this State. This
United State(s) Ticket, Matched out by
the Democratic and Reform State Com
mittees, both Of which are opposed to
Greeley, is the wooden horse in the Gree
ley and Brown party of Louisiana; and
the Greeley men who supportsit might
just as well vote the Grant and Kellogg
ticket, for this manner of voting will
tend indirectly to elect them.
"Looker On", in the last Courier, is
sorely concerned about the downfall of
the u and convintiOn system in ST.
Landry. We acceptthe unexpected and
unsolicited compliment paid the JOUR
NAL, but assure "LoOker ON that his
praise is due to the good sense of the
paple themselves, rather than the efforts
of any one individual. We advise
LOCKER On" if he has his optic sqlint-
ed toward legislative honors, to look to
the polls forhis endorsement. The DINO
cratic party is itself engagedinthe great
work of reforming habitual abuses; and
among the chiefest OF these was the nfa-
cility with which men without claims
and destitute ofpersonal popularityrodC
into Office by muzzling the dear people
But some of the most confident have, il
these latter years, come to grief-ever
aconyintion failedt to concentrate enough
votes to bringin all the aspirants, and 6
few, while still chewing the cud O
sweet and bitter fancies," like "Lookel
On,n are disposed "totry, try again. Lei
"Looker On" have his nomination, per,
haps he may succeed in concentrating
enough Votes to onae out ahead.
Senator Sumner and Gen. Banks have
both come out for Greeley and Brown
tits a certain assurance Of their cleo.
ton, and ahopeful sign of the restora
ton Of good feeling between the North
and South, when Sumner and Creole,
and the Southern people stand on thu
same platform and work for the success
ola common cause.
The first bale of new cotton was sole
In Galveston, on the 18th inst, at ninety
, three cents, gold, per pound.
The New Orleans National RepubEcal
) says this: "The DonaldsonyilIe Chief i
the best printed and edited coltntr7
, paper sustained by plumber In the State
It belongs to the Warmoth clique.