Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-06-01
On the Fence.

We find in looking over our exchan-
ges that a portion Of our country
contemporaries are like ourselves some
what undecided as to their course IN
the coming Presidential contest though
not exactly for the same reasons. A
good many Republicans papers, some
of them formerly the most ultra in the
State have hOisted the Greeley and
Brown flag, whilst others, among them
the La. State Register one OF the most
ably edited papers in Louisiana, if not
the banner at the mast
head, give strong promouitory symp-
tons of SO doing before much longer.
We give half a dozen or more ex-
tracts from the Register to prove this.
The LOuisianian of New Orleans own.
ed by Governor Pinchback aud rec
og1ized generally as his official organ
in its last number is strongly Greeley
as We think an article in another
place will demonstrate. What how
ever is most singular thing in our
opinion and going apparently to prove
the latin proverb Of Magma est reri'
tas, ct praeralebit " is that in journals
advocating the nomination of demo
cratic candidate for the Presidential
chair, and Of course opposed to Gree
ley's election there should appear arti-
cles eulogistic of him in the very high
est degree. We reproduce one OF these
articles from the Weekly Picayune of
the 25th ult., a reprint from the Cath
Ole Telegraph edited by Archbishop
Purcell. What could be more eloquent
and convincing to any fair minded per-
sons, and what could be more effect
i've in influencing Catholic votes which
it all or nearly all, be given on one side
may perhaps decide the contest. New
or since the hard cider and log cabin
campain have we seen evidences of a
more general enthusiasm than appears
to be arising in favor of the Cincinnati
nominees, drawn in almost every torn
campaign Tyricks one Of which we re
produce elsewhere, clubs, speeches, edi
torials anecdotes and everything else
and it is hard to believe that if he con
tinues in the field until the election
comes on, any other candidate cal
come in before him, but this as VI
have said more than once before, de
ponds good deal upon action to b
taken hereafter by each of the partie
making entries, for the great nationss
race.
The New York Herald thinks. th
people will rally to the support @
General Grant when they discover tina
he is now being pursued Ivy tho politi
clans who owe their greatness to Ri
name and power. This is reversin
matters quite seriously, or else on
.. reading has all been done in the wrOn
! direction. The politicians are not fC
Greeley, but they are for Grant th
.. people are not for Grant, but they al
: for Greeley, and the contest is now q
!, to whether the politicians win OF til
! people. If the list was made to-mo
! row in any miscellaneous crowd I'll
|. result would prove just what we sa
'-that the people are inclined to
!. for Horace Greeley, and would do {
! if they were not held back by their p
: liticm leaders. In the next plac
: what do such men as Trumbull, sur
: ner Chase, Palmer, FentOn, Ferr
= Cox, Delmar, Brown, Deirees, Gerri
! Smith, Geary, McClurg, Wilkes, wi
were honored by the country whit
General Grant was in absolute obsc
rity, owe to him for their present no
> ors and positionsf The people selet
!; ed them for their ability and integrit
= and it was upon their recommend
;, ton that the country elected Gener
!. Grant as President in 1868. The
g men were sealed in the hearts of q
!, people long before General Grant W
: heard of except in very unfavorat
> way and they will direct the sen
. ment of the country long after he b
= been retired from the Office viii
> their influence assisted him to alta
!, The Herald is confused in its ideas
70 architecture when it locates Z
J. strength OF a column in its capstoneI
= ~, D. Republican. q
q Y Our friend and contemporary
. the Natchisoches Times, finds it We
singular that with our high opinion
N Greeley, We should still keep I
IL Graut flag flying. We have alrea
e. explained that apparent anomaly
q hope to the satisfaction Of the Tin
le xs well as others who may notice
e When We cannot get exactly what