New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-20

ing. His welcome will be warm, and we do
not exaggerate when we add from all
parties.
A very hifalutin pronunciamento the
brainy people Of the Liberal committee issue
under cover of President w, L. Stanfords
name. But would it not have been in bet
ter taste if, before even accusing the Demo
Gratis of bad faith, they had remained faith
full to their own nominees. Nor should these
Liberal gentlemen overlook the fact that
the Democratic convention, bad as was its
composition, refused TO, put in nomination
any of its own members. The Liberals ad-
vaneed some of the worst of it's membership
for office, and still cling to them. No won
| der they are weak.
The story is told us by one who was
there, and is worth recording as illustrat-
ing how superficial and groundless is the
Southern prejudice against colored men,
and how prone our people really are to take
a man for what he really shows himself to
be when this mist Of prejudice has been
even temporarily dissolved. 1t is all about
Il
tured the Alexandrians.
The night was well advanced, moonless
and dark. The Frazer, with Caesar and
Us fortunes" was tied to the wharf, and
nothing disturbed the solemn silence but
the ripples of old Red river and the Creak
ing of the boats timbers as she swayed
[ewith the current. Kellogg, Packard, Pinch
/ !. i ~, LoJ
Demostheneses constituting the campaign
party were in their 'Iittle BEDS" supposed
to be dreaming Of oratorical triumphs to
| be won on the morrow, for it is needless to
say each had gone to Alexandria to see and
| conquer "the natives"
| But appearances were deceitful. All was
not SO calm as outward appearances indi-
Gated. One perturbed spirit, who had
direful recollections of Ku-KIux visits in
| that neighborhood in times gone by, and
| fully believed that absence had not OBJ
| liberated all recollections of him from the
minds of the people, wandered restlessly
in the deep shadow of the overhanging
guards.
Suddenly his acute ear caught the muir
finally came distinctly-the words ~ tell
you Pinch is on board. Let's have look
at the id niger, anyhow"
| What visions of fire and blood this sen
tence conjmed un never can be told, but
certain it is the listener stole into uhe cabin
and urged Manager Packard to have the
hawsers cut and cross to the other shore.
! q ar Ipu tO m
the suggestion was a aonundrum which Mr..
Pinchbacz Iaft the party t65solve, while he
went out on the guards, despite the sug-
gestion that "they vjg kill y99u, Governor,
sure"
"Hello!o was Mr. Pincbbacks saluta-
ton,
"Hello, youra3lf. Who the hello are
you, anyway, was the response.
I'm that Pinch you want to see"
"Youre liar" was the prompt and forci-
bic retort.
Come on board and look"
A muttering Of voices followed, out Of
which Mr.. I&nchback distinguished, "the
ID. niger don't seem afraid, does he"
which prompted him to add:
I @ w Hyy you arc dkItsiu " CC&1O aDv15L a.
How many are there Of your
Fifteen some one answered.
swell fifteen to one niger ought to give
you confidence, SO come and take a drink. y
This faea of scare tickled the crowd
hugely, so they good-naturedly accepted
| the invitation, and were received by tls8
| Lieutenant Go5ern0r in his night dress.
/ ~
Captain V, B. Barrett, of the third ward,
\ Mr.. Pinchba8k entertained his numerous
! guests with the best the boat afforded.
! Toast after toast was sproposed and drowned
in brimming goblets until, out of consider
! alton for hiS feIlow5excursionist the host
was compelled to hint the eoexpediency Of
evacuating the cabin. Then followed a
proposition that "Pinchn oand his friend
should go with item up town, to repeated
declinations of which veto was peremp
| torily put, and Mr. Pinchback Was fain at
last to yield, and retired to dress.
| In the staterooms he was warned that he
would never come back alive, but he had
more faith, and ere long found himself in
snug saloon in the city, and quafing spark
| ing CnaLnpagne An non OF zol sentlLuentS
| patriotic, social and moral We can not 60
into further details; but finally, on looking
around for his companion, Mr.. Pinehback
found he had disappeared.
where's Captain Barrett ?" was his anx-
ious inquiry.
"A general search ensued, and soon one Of
the party shouted;
"rn be id if the niger hasn't buzzed
old - to sleep in the back room, and is
still whispering in his ear"
No amount Of protestations could prevent
the party-which included young gentle
men of the best standing in the community
from escorting their guests back to the
boat.
Only one trifing incident occurred tomar
the harmony Of this pleasant and unex-
pected occurrence. One of the young men
had become rather too patriotic, under the
influence Of repeated potations, and, as the
party retired, hurrahed wildly for MeEnery
and Warmoth, and damned Pinchback,
for which breach Of etiquette and hospi-
tality committee of one was sent on board
to Mr.. Pinchback with ample apologies.