New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-18
Political GLkANINGs.

! The "last ditchers'' are doing good work
for the Grant party in this State. The fear
that their boast may be made good,
and the State government given over
to such uncompromising enemies Of Re
publicanism as compose the united State
ticket, is driving them together very rap
| idly. Personal quarrels sink into insignif-
canee in Republican eyes in the face Of this
great danger. Many well known and infu-
entail Republicans, who have warmly sec
onded the Liberal cause, are now holding
aloof to see whether the representative men
of the State are present at the Liberal con
vention, and what course they pursue, if
present.
General L. A. Sheldon is working eifec-
lively in the cause Of Republican unity,
going so far as to pledge his resignation Of
the Baton Rouge nomination to secure that
result. Other nominees are said to be
equally patriotic. If the Liberals fail to
make good ticket, or should in any way
indorse the Bourbons, the Pinchback con-
vention, we believe, may make its own
terms with the GRANTEES. In such an event.
Messrs. LaSere, Randolph & Co. would
have heavy account TO settle with the
people they claim to represent.
At Pope's drug store, corner of jackson
and Prytania streets, a number Of gentle
men are in the habit of congregating in the
evening for discussion A gentleman list
ened to one Of these conversations, in
which Mr.. John Burnside took part, and
said that che wanted to see carpet-baggers
exterminated; that they came here to make
a business of politics, and should bo run
out. With this idea the people should bend
all their energies to getting control Of the
State" etc.
Now, we care very little for Bnrnside's
opinion on this or any other subject, yet we
can not refrain from suggesting that these
carpet-baggers are generally Americans,
and that they have fought and bled for
their right to live in Louisiana and engage
in the pursuit of wealth and happiness as
to them may seem best Also, that Mr..
Burnside made money by the protection Of
just such carpet-baggers, at the same time
evading assistance to the COnfederacy by
virtue of British, papers. He has perfect
right to come here, but until herelinquishes
his foreign allegiance, and becomes an
American citizen, that right is subject to
all the conditions, and even evils, which
"the people" may impose upon themselves.
We can not concede to him the right of
making revolutionary speeches until he as
sumes the duties and responsibilities of
citizenship. "The people" Of this country
are the voters; they are the government;
and the humblest one of them, carpet bag
ger or negro, is far the superior Of Mr.. Burn
side so long as the latter Acknowledges al
legiance to the Cross Of st. George.
There was a rousings meeting of the Iron
Clad Mother Republican Club Of the Four
teenth Ward on Tuesday night. Two hun
dred and seventy-six colOred and four white
men answered at roll CALL and many others
joined in the proceedings afterward.
Several speeches were made indorsing
the State administration and the regular
Republican State committee; and, finally,
ballot for delegates to the ninth of August
convention was taken. 1t resulted in the
selection of Messrs. R. w. Todd and Eugene
Claiborne.
Cooking and eating a live goose" is the
very appropriate way in which the Picayao'e
dishes itself up to the public.
The goose goes into jubilations over
meeting in Plaquemines, and tells its read
ers that the g vox pOpuli" is for the hybrid