New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-13

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mittee madea ticket-a white mans ticket
| which the Democrats refused to Tatify and
rejected. The Reform party finally went
| to the Baton Rouge convention, and am
told that they dictated the ticket that was
nominated there. This is fact, as was
| told it by gentleman of the State Central
| Committee. This looked like a blending of
| the races this going in with Republicans to
get ticket which would fairly represent all
parties and give us a government Of the
people and blythe people. They no sooner did
this than they turned their backs upon their
friends. at Baton Rouge, and proceeded to
make terms with the Democrats by forming
the united State ticket. 4 would gest to
these gentlemen that they modify that
name and call it the Omitted States" ticket.
They might get few nigger votes on that.
Well, the Liberal convention has met, and
what did it do? 1t sent a. committee
of conference to the Democratic and Reform
paTties-by. the way, l thought there was
no Reform party now, and there is not; 1t
is all Democratic; there is no reform in it
and to our party with view to coalition.
/ attended the first meeting of the confer
ence committees the speeches made were
excellent, and the principles enunciated by
them, if carried out, would be the solution
of all the difficulties between the black and
the white man. said to them: Gentlemen,
yOu need no conference committee; only
make such a ticket as will be
acceptable to the black people as
we'll as to the , white people, and
take my word for it, victory will perch
on your banners, for it will receive the
support of the entire people. Did they
do that? lCries of no, no. We wanted
Republicans on the ticket for part of the
offices. Some said Warmoth was the best
man; others preferred Anderson or Gen
eral LOngstreet, or McCullOm. They
asked me for my man, and l said;
Gentlemen, nominate an honest ma
tive square citizen of Louisiana
for Governor, nominate a negro for the
second place loud cheersl on your ticket,
and give the negroes a. fair representation,
and, take, my word for it, they will support
it. What did they say2 They said they
could not do it. They said we will nOmi-
nate good square old Democrat for Gov
ernOr Geers and hissesl and Lieutenant
Governor.
1t is with deep regret that / Join issue
with my old friend General Campbell He
has been an ornament to the Republican
party of Louisiana, and to his great talents,
we owe much, and have told him that. to
bis talents we looked for much more good
services to the Republican party. l OPP
posed his course and pleaded with him not
to follow it further, as it put weapon in
the hands of our enemies, who would say,
look atthose negroes how theydriYe white
man out of their party, or on the other hand,
that the carpet-bagger finding he could no
longer rule was determined to ruin US. |
state this now, gentlemen, while he and his
white friends are here, and IhOpe there Will
not be many of them leave this convention
when it indOrses q. S. Grant. Iremen
dOus and prolonged cheering For nearly
five years the black man has stood a solid
unit under General Grant and his flag,
Al
Campbell should see fit to differ
with him, it is but right and proper
that he should submit to the verdict of
the majority of this convention. 1 tell him,
as have told everyone of his class in this
State that if they have any consideration
whatever from the natiye-bOrn LOuisanians,
he owes that consideration to the very fact
that he has been put into position by the
black men And while his idea may be
correct one, while his theory, may be the
true theory, l say at the same time that
very same motive which makes me waive
my judgement, ought to appeal to him in
tones of thunder to do the same. Side by
side he has risen with me- in this State.
We were on the same ticket and he got
even higher vote than did, and that from
the cOlOred man. In the subsequent cleo
ton also, Che people rallied as one man
to his support and again placed him in posi-
tiCn, And, sir. | appeal to you by every
sense of right. and Justice to recant. l'say
to you now in public, that the Republican
party needs and hopes to have you in it.
You may possibly, SIT, for the present, have
the New Orleans Times the Pic9y1J9e and
the Bee to applaud your course, but you are
entering on a road that has devious and (
tortuous windings, and is dark. and uncer-
tain, for as soon as these white. people know
that you have not a powerful black Organi-
zatiOn at your back, they won't have any
thing to do with carpet baggers.
Why, sir, do you suppose that convention
of Southern chiyalry which did ME the
proud honOr-and 1 call upon you white
people to hear the fact-tO tender me,
its committee, the nomination for
Congressman at large, did it because of any
love or regard, for me Cries Of no, mol
No, never. am still with them Pinch
back the incendiary, the vagabOnd, the
They thought my name on the
ticket would bring host of cOlOIed people |
to its support, end for that reason they
were willing to support me, corruption and
all: Cheers.] Their conduct has con-
good faith. What prevented them from
Republicans and nomi- !
mating black man as Lieutenant |
Governor, and me as Congressman |
at large. l did not say l would refuse |
their nomination. said, make a ticket |
that / can advocate, and I'll support it. |
But they did not do this they were not |
sincere they were acting upon expediency |
and policy, and trying to cajOle the people. |
Thew NAV say | am a knave If they |
please, and care not, but they cannot say |
| am tool, and / don't intend to give |
them any chance hereafter to say SO. !
[Cheers.
Now, / have diverged from the subject |
under consideration for the reason that |
felt it nay duty to reply to the remarks of |
nv friend General Campbell. ] will now
take up the subject under discussion, |
namely, the substitute offered by nay friend, |
the gentleman from Assumption. He offers |
as q substitute a series of resolutions, if /
understand it, indOrsing Greeley and |
Brown, and the Cincinnati and Baltimore
platforms.
IMr. Swords, interrupting-Not Balti- |
more. Governor; that's left out. The
Lieutenant Governor proceeded, Now,
have studied that subject carefully. l
have written and telegraphed to all the
important men in the country, IN order
that I might make no mistake l have |
even solicited the opinion of Charles Sum-
ner, and of all the eminent cQlored men in |
the country. communicated with Mr.
Sumner, because wanted to know exactly
what he was going to do. didn't intend !
to have Mr.. Summers letter printed, but
bv some circumstance for which am not
it was published.
| am here to oppose with all my might
and main the proposition of my friend from 3.
because believe it will bring
about the very results which those gentle |
men tell you would be the result of the /
success of a white man 'sparty in Louisiana.
Every man in this convention knows that
| do not like to swallow the Kellogg ticket,
or portion Of it, but rather than adopt this
would sugar coat it and swal-