New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-13
TIE BATON ROUGE CONVECTION.

TIE BATON ROUGE CONVENTION
There will be a large attendance Of Re
publicans at Baton Rouge at the State
Convention. on the nineteenth Some will
90 there to make war, some viii go to make
peace. and some will go to do that which
win most benefit themselves. Of all who
90 to make peace we are the friends; those
who 90 to make war we hold as public
enemies, and those who merely go to pick
ND a selfish advantage, we hold IN con-
tempt The convention may do great
good, or it may do great damage, and the
result, whichever way it falls, must be at
tributed to the delegates, and not to the
people. That is to say, if the assemblage
acts sensibly and periodically, it viii
show that its members regarded the wishes
Of their constituents; if it acts perversely
and dishonesty, it viii be because the
delegates diregarded the win Of their
constituents, and followed after ambitious
men and selfish suggestions. As thus, we
know that there are large number Of
colored people who oppose Governor War
moth, not for what be has done, but for
what they are afraid he viii do, who
are anxious to be satisfied that be can be
relied on to favor the absolute legal and
political equality Of the colored people as
he has heretofore done. In fact, they are
anxious to support him on any terms, but
they fsel a stronger inclination to support
Grant, than they do Warmoth. In this
condition of mind it is the wish and desire
of the8masses Of the Republican party that
some compromise should be effected
whereby they may be allowed to uphold
both Of their officers. This sentiment is
almost universal that the present division
in the Republican party is unnatural, IN
reasonable and unwise, and that it should
be healed up. Every private and unam-
bilious Republican viii say this, that he
would like to see the trouble settled. The
great body Of the party respects Governor
Warmoth, and it is only because General
Grant is on the other side that they leave the
leader who has always been their favorite
But there are a number of delegates who
feel that they have the name Of the Pres
ident to eoniure with, and they use this
charm to help themselves at the expense
Of their party.
If the voice Of the people could be
heard at Baton Rouge-if the convention
really represented the wishes of the mass
Of the party-three-fourths Of the dele
gates would say: ''We had Warmoth be-
tore we had Grant, we bad them together,
md now we will keep them together,
since we have had a great advance under
heir rule This is the sentiment on the
street and elsewhere, that those who do
not expect to held Office hereafter are
anxious for a settlement that viii leave
matters about as they are.
The fact of the matter is the colored
people, who constitute the great mass Of
he Republican party in the State Of Lou
siana, are fully aware that they have
,een greatly favored in having such a
Governor as Warmoth. Hide the matter
IS they may, shirk it as they may, put it
way, sneer at it, they can not rub out the
act that they have had fairer play in this
State than in any other. They have done
,etter, too. The Governor has given them
rood advice he has refused to let dishon-
st negroes bring reproach upon the hon
st ones when he could stop it he has
lot favored them. at the expense of their
nor has he favored their neigh
,ors at their expense, and thus the classes
lave been held in such an attitude toward
ach other that now they are gradually
using into one. This is the only State
7here the races have lived il. anything
Ike harmony, and the inference is that
be Governor has helped to secure this
ondition Of affairs, for the bad men of
9th parties are united in abusing him.
This is the situation. It now rests with
be Baton Rouge convention to settle mat
srs in accordance with the desire Of the
eople. On every hand there is a sincere
-ish for union and harmony. Only the
ersonal enemies of the Governor have
ny disposition to prevent this wish from
eng realized. It rests with the delegates,
len, to say what they intend to accom-
lish at Baton Rouge, a personal quarrel
I a party victory. If the convention is
.irly handled, if the delegates are adj
lifted, as they should be, without refer
nee to their friendships, we feel satisfied
lat the result will accord with the earnest
ish of the people, and that the nomina-
ons will be such as all the Republicans
the State can rally to next November.
he colored people have nothing to com
lain Of against Governor Warmoth, and
ley will put aside the selfish demagogues
no are trying to have themselves nomi-
lted by abusing the Governor This is
D time to swap horses. 1t is very bad
me to leave a man who has done well to
ck up one who may do very bad.
THE APPEAL.
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