New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-09-06
POLITICAL MISCELLANY.


chaotic condition IN Louisiana that specuations upon
the result of the Presidential election in the State are
not of much value Just now. ~ the Liberals ana
Democrats make spirited campaign ms thore Is
every reason to expect Grant can be beaten IN spite
OF tho efforts of Marshal Packard, brotherin-aw
Casey and the whole Cusomhouse Brigade with all Inc
money they will spend Aud this can be Accomplished
too in face OF negro majority in the total voting popn
aton of 600 or 5000 There Is no doubt that majority
OF the voters Of Louisiana intend to-day 70 vote iO
Grant and II the election to be hold at TINS tino
there could be no question the result But tho whe
people have stopped their quarrel about state oceS'
and tho situation is already changing. III Is no"
an aGlIr Of whe against black and although inc
hacks outnumber the whites BY thousands, az nave
said and have beside 1000 white politicians with
them as leaders, they wiI think, be beaten not ny
fraud or intimidation but by tho superior intengence
and ygor of the whites
THE CANVASS ALREADY ANIMATED.
The white men OF Louisiana, and particularly OF new
Orleans arc the most active, determlneh' anu Huo'
fatigabe politicians DO found anywhere IN the oou
when fully aroused and absorbed in political struggle
I,vcrv man works as hard as If no candidate for
tho hest Office in the State. campaign, under sueh
crcumstanees Is conducted with dash ami brilancy
that carries everything before It, Every voter brought
into an organization and plrades In uniformed cuD'
torchlight PROFESSIONS banner raings DarDeoues' anu
mass meetings succeed each other with bewiderlhg e
trumphal celebration. look for such campaign as
this TO begin within a fortnight. Tho rank and lilo Oh
the Grant party impatient for their leaders 10
reconcile their feuds and unite their forces long ago
began to form their clubs and leglons' III sP''
OF tho overpowerlng heats OF the season, one can
scarcely go upon the streets now OF an evening Without
coming upon some club Of young men marching oy WIN
glitter OF transparencics AMI torches AM deaienihS
blare OF brass instruments How anybody can get ex-
p1apth ia
that ia like big oven from O'clock In the morning
until midnight cannot understand. To my mind'
arguing in perspring crowds by day IN this weather.
and carrying smoking torch OF night and tranplnS
over the calcnod payemens. is occupation nt for lu
matte. But these young men do not seem 10 hihu tno
heat at ALL They exetabe ami enthusiastic WIN
the mercury in tho nneties and the canvass hardly
begun that do MT know what they will do wen the
cool Autumn days come and their leaders lead them
against enemy. Even the boys catch so much OF the
ardor elders that they not content toook ON
at the show but must have part In 1t themselves There
are already half dozen or moro boy companies UNI
formed in caps and white capes. and equipped Win
torches, who march about with drums ana hies ana
making as much ado the regular political clubs II
they cannot vote. .a. .. III,
WOMEN AND CHILDREN MAKING GREELEY SPEECHES
Even the women catch the inspiration of the enthus-
asm reform that breaks out among the mon IN pro
cessons, speeches, and cheers They cannot properly
carry torches shout at ward meetings, Du6 leJ uo
make speeches Miss Anthony, Mrs. Cady Stanton, and
the rest of tho womens RI ghters OF the North will be
surprised 10 hear that without having known anything
Of their missionary labOrs there are Creole ladies In
New. Orleans who make graceful speeches 10 pohtcn
clubs and with their fair hands present them with
Greeley For instance, night before last SIX
clubs Joined their forces in Canalst and marchedd down
one Of those broad that more like parks tnn
streets which are such a beautiful feature OF New
Oreans they halted in front OF the house Of Madame
Barjac in the French part of the city to receive ban
ner prepared by tho ladies OF the Second District LOT
presentation TO ono Of the clubs, called the Broom
Rangers. The house was handsomely Illuminated, and
group of ladies appeared upon the balcony Mile Cello
DromeI a beautiful Creole girl came forward from tho
group holding in her hand richly embroidered banner,
bearing Of Horace Greeley with an enor
nous broom, and this legend, I'VE will sweep the
State" This banner she presented to the Broom
Rangers in Ave minutes speech iniFreneh that prac-
ticed orator could not have improved upon Here Is
translation Of apassage from tho speech as dnd 1t re-
ported IN L'Abeile.
Too long has our dear but unhappy Louisiana groaned
under the yoke Of Ignorance and injustice. Ignorance
has given It laws and injustice has put them Into execu
ton Poor louisiana Crushed beneath the weight OF
such misery she appeals to all generous hearts for AID
You, Messieurs. with patriotic impulse which honors
YOU have not remained deaf to her voice. You nave
organized yourselves clubs with the noble aim Of
delivering her from tho hands OF her enemies. How
could we Messieurs inderentto such spectacle
What shall the groans OF mother and the patriotism OF
her sous find echo in the hearts Of her daughters
All such thing has not yet been recorded in history
Assocating ourselves fully in your patriotic work, We
have wished to profit By this OCCASION to testify publicly
10 you our sympathy and to ontreat you to neglect
nothing to save our unfortunate Louisiana from the
yandals who Cypress her Guard yourselves well from
betraync the cause you have to defend. Fun or
confidence its Justice labor with acdor for It's success
and may the 9Th Of November be for us all day of
glory and OF triumph. Such Is tho wish or my heart
and OF all the ladies here present" sister OF Mue'
Drome young girl of perhaps Il years. aftcrward pre-
sented another banner to boy club, called the Broom
Rangers Junior and She too made little speech very
pretty and childlike.
PROBABLE BREAKS IN THE NEGRO VOTE.
When tho women and children interest themselves IN
political canvass and when the labor for success
with an ardor that stops at nothing small adverse ma
jority such as exists in Louisiana win speedily melt
away On the Grant side there is corresponding en-
tbusasm and determination and there no materials
in the party from which sucl feeling can be created
The negroes are nearly oil honest supporters OF Grant
but they the intelligence or the motive to con
duct such campaign the whites win prosecute The
carpet will do their best to rally the blacks and
I'm all the parishes where the negroes largely in
majority and there local affairs to stimulate their
exerons colored vote will all be got out and will be
cast almost solid for Grant and the CustomhOuse State
ticket In the city. however, and in those parishes
where whites preponderae, numbers of coored men
will be Influenced by the arguments of their white
friends and employers and by the advice of few intel
gent men race like Mr.. Dumas, TO vote for
Greeley The dash and brlliancy that will be thrown
into the canvass by the whites viii have small inhu
ence on the blacks, who are readily dazzled by
speetacIes and carried away by enthusiasm. The Gus
tOmhouse leaders admit to me that they can do nothing
save the State the 0StapeF f tS go aas dS
sert them by thousands II they ala not believe that
Grant was to be reelected once get 1t into their
heads that Greeley Is to be the next President and they
will all be Greeley They want TO be on the strong