The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-08-10

sey, and his chief tool, S. B. Packard, no1ni-
mated an ex-United States collector of Gus
toms and q Johnson Democrat and resident
of Illinois for Governor, who was the defen-
der Of the massacre of 1866, who refused TO
employ q single colored man in the Custom
House and who refused to vote for Mr., Sum
ner's civil rights bill in the United States
Senate; man who has never had perman-
ent residence in this State, has never been
identified with the Republican party and
who is subservient creature of the military
ring Mt Washington.
Their candidate for Lieutenant Governor
is a Wilderness Senator, who last winter
conspired with Custom-House men and Dem
ocrats to overthrow the Republican State.
government. We therefore say in all homes
ty and candor to the whole body of RepubfI-
can and colored voters in Louisiana, without
regard to past differences, that the only hope
for the permanent preservation OF their rights
and the continued success of Republican
principles rests in the thorough reform, the
broader reorganization of the party and the
more cordial relations with the native people
of the State, to be attained under the leader
ship of this organization upon the basis above
set forth. f#t
To the ex-Union soldier and the native
Union Southerner we say that to preserve
their interests from the disastrous defeat
which awaits the Custom-House clique, and
also from the inimical reaction threatened by
the restoration of old Democratic 0rganiZa-
tons and prejudices and to their part III WHIP
ing out past animosities and furthering closer
and more friendly alliance with the older
people of the State, as to keep faith with and
discharge their obligations to the colored
people who have stood so firmly and faithfully
by them, we have opened the only safe and
honest road for them and us to follow.
To that large portion of the native South
ern people who have not hitherto acted with
the Republican party, but who have earnest
~ desire reorganization of political parties,
to scure an honest, stable and economical
government, and who are willing to extend
an earnest, full and cordial recognition of the
newly acquired rights of the eolored men,
and also to accord them equal chances OF adj
vancement, man for man, according to their
character ability, intelligence and influence,
we say, frankly and boldly, that new era
has arrived, which, if approached with the
same candor and liberality ON their side as
ON ours, will remove the clouds that have
lowered over us since reconstruction, com
ciliate all classes of our people, and restore
our State to its ancient prosperity, dignity
and independence. 4$5
We, therefore for the best interests of
| Louisiana, and all her people, with an hon
est desire to save the Just rights of all classes
to inaugurate an era of good feeling be-
tween her citizens, and to restore to our State
"a government of the people, for the people,
and by the people, invite all who agree with
the principles and sentiments above set forth
10 join in electing additional delegates to the
convention adjourned to August 9, and TO
assist in there embodying these principles
in authoritative form, and selecting the best
men to carry them into execution.
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