New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-09-04
LOUISIANA.
TIE SALE OF THE PINCHBACK PARTY TO
THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.

HOUSE.
IpRoM THE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF Tub TRrBuNEl
NEwORLEANs, Aug. 28.-The sale OF Pinch
back and his faction to the Cusomhouse party Is an
nounced this morning. The bargain was made some
days since between the leaders, but 1t was kept from
the public in hopes that II Pinchback made show OF
remaining in the field, and fighting Kellogg. the Lab
erals and Democrats would continue TO keep their
senseless upon each other for weeks longer
The conference between the Committees Of the two anti
Grant factions In progress with the probability OF
harmonious action has doubtless hdsened the publica
ton OF Pinchbacks bargain with Kellogg The terms Of
the trade that Pinchback to put upon the fusion
ticket for Congressman at Large, together with his
candidates for Secretary of State and Superintend
ent OF Education and that the four or FIVE other nomi
nees OF his convention comfortably provided
for In the Customhouse moro shameless and corrupt
bargain and sale tho dsgraceful annals Of Louis
lana politics do not record Only last Winter the Gus
tomhouse Ring organized all the roughs and Thugs Of
New Orleans into bowling mob TO assault the Capitol
Of the State and cut the Threats OF Mr. Pnchback and
his assocaes, Who barricaded in the building, under
went regular siege for nearly month"; and would In
aby have been massacred In end had IL not been
for the tardy Intervention Of United States to
tect them. Now Pinchback, after making great show
OF opposing the Ring, and declaring his intention OF fight
them the bitter end sells and TO deliver his
party 70 his enemies for place upon their ticket.
DEFENDER PIEcHBAcK.
WAS anxious to who could act the political
hypocrte and rogue In such barefaced way 80 called
at the headquarters OF his Committee on Dryades-st,
this morning, but found that the patriotic gentleman OF
color at home packing his trunk TO start for Maine,
where he will give his valuable services to Grant upon
the stump flag hung in front Of the building labeled,
Central Republican State Committee" Inside crowd
OF about dozen Of all colors, from apparent I'M
mixed white TO pure ebony but all colored men men
cassed by the old slave standard, discussing
the result of the compromise they called the sale,
upon their chances for securing certain local Offices
bright yellow mulatto In blue trowsers and saffron
necktie, introduced himself the Secretary OF
Pnchbacks now defunct Committee. He had
ready tongue, and thought he would be good man to
get some information FROM therefore begged him TO
explain how Mr. Pnchbaek and he could join hands with
the Cusomhous Ring, whom they had been assailing
for year villains OF the sort who plotted with
the rabbe OF the reckless and criminal classes OF the
city last Winter to deliver them into the hands OF the
Democrats, and who armed themselves with the into n
ton of killing everybody who stood in their way, where
upon the Secretary TO his feet his eyes around
upon the assembled dozen OF his friends and proceeded
TO pour into my unwilling ears halfhours harangue,
the gst Of which was that the Liberal Republicans had
dropped the Republican because 1t was offensive
to tho Democrats, and had put up Democrat
for Governor, and that the col0red men never
could vote for a Democrat, and were forced to
support Kellogg as tho only Republican in the
field who could elected At the risk OF having another
long speech to listen to- broke in the gentlemans
harangue before il fully finished, and asked hin 10
tell me why he as intelligent coored man. opposed
lifelong friend and worker for the freedom and rights OF
his race like Horace Greeley, and supported man who
had to the confidence OF the coored
people other than the fact that he President The
Secretary "a had feared burst out with another fervd
oratorca display rehearsng the history OF the Cncn
natl movement aud the OF national and louisiana
politics at great length
TIE TALK OF CoLoRED POLITICIANS.
He acknowledged that he had thought OF voting
for Greeley Ont of the dscusve flow Of his discourse
managed 10 extract the following reasons why he had
changed his mind That the Democratic Conyen-
ton had nominated Greeley instead OF merely In
dorsing him. that all the old bitter Democrats who
were hostile TO rights OF the negroes were supporting
him. and that colored who had applied for admis-
son 10 Democratic Greeley clubs had found the doors
shut rudey In their faces do not know whether the
last reason was not, but from the foolish
course OF the Democratic politicians In New-Oreans 1
think it probable that they may have been stupid and
preiudiced enough to repel colored voters, without
whose aid they have chance OF success. was not
IMPRESSED with tho entire sincerity OF my laxative ac-
auaintanees justification OF his support OF Grant some
very black present who obviously knew nothing OF
Greeley's history, doubt believed what they said
when they declared that II he elected the negroes
IN state OF subordinaton TO tho whites
that would resemble Slavery but the mu-
latto clearly knew better. BE belonged 10
class of rewd cheming politicians that are 10 De found
wherever the negroes control Southern State-men OF
mixed blood almost alwayswho readily learn the trade
OF politics and often prove moro than a match Tor the
white carpet-baggers In manipulating caucusses and
conventions. The assembage approved the secretarys
speech apparently with the exception OF one man.
ouadroon with an intelligent face who was presented TO
me "a the Clerk OF the House Of Representatives and
who tersey remarked that he was for Greeley when nc
v,os nominated and ever since and meant TO vote for
him II he lived although he should vote for Kellogg IOr
Governor rather than for Bourbon Democrat Aieer
this cement he TOOK his hat aud left followed
soon after, and was vastly amused to hear bulet
headed little fellow with face black creole who
smoke a curious broken English say as went out that
no believed had been converted and would vote for
Grant.
A NEGRO WHO WOULD VOTE FOR THE DEVIL
Not long after leaving Pinchbacks headquarters,
met colored member OF the Legislature VINO was ex-
changing congratulations with fellowmember on the
bargain that had been completed with the Kellogg
r,v sounded him on the Presidential question. He
had not a word to say against Greeley, but frankly
acknowledged that his claims upon tho gratitude ana
upport OF the roored were far superior to those OF
CEN Grant Indeed he presented those claims as iorc
bv AS any Liberal could have DONE ana said that ne had
hen Greeley man up the time the Philadelphia Con-
vention met "But am party man." he concluded;
II believe in party. and if the Republican
marty had nominated the devil himself for Presi'
dent. would vote for him." Such men are
specimens OF the intelligent class OF colored
men who have adopted the trade OF politics and IND
hs nrodt in H. Their interest is TO keep war OF
es politically because In their wards or counties the
blacks preponderate, and by banding them together
rates members OF the Legislatures, &c. IL is not from
among this class that the Liberal movement wiz Obtain
Sa1endent colored who not office holders aud
the faithful old servants who are deyotedy attached 70