New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-09
WAIT FOR TEg CINCINNATI CONVENTION,

WAIT FOR THE CINCINNATI CONVENTION
The unhappy Bee says 'this was the
cry of the Warmoth Democrats and Re
formers who were opposed to the making
Of nominations for State offices by the
Democratic convention which lately met
in this city" And the labor Of the Gin
cinnati convention, which the Bee hkens
to the labor of the fabulous mountain that
brought fourth a mouse-being over, that
persistently unhappy paper actually re-
fuses an invitation-so it says-to 60 into
ecstacies over the happy selection of
Horace Greeley as a candidate for the
Presidency. 1t is singular fact that when
ever the people of this country have cause
to be happy the Bee is unhappy; that
when they can smile with JOY at the pros
pect of something good, it can only grin
and show it's teeth in scorn. This has
become chronic fault with the Bee, one
that renders its teachings pernicious in
American communities largely inter
mixed with people of foreign birth.
We are sorry to say we have not been
able to discover an honest American feel
ing pervading the editorials of the Bee
since the days when DR.. Harkey wrote In
chaste and classic style its editorials in
both French and English. Since his death
the Bee has gradually become anti-Amer-
lean in tone and done what it could to-
ward embittering the minds of our foreign
born citizens against Americans who
could not be regarded as Souherners.
We consider this unfortunate for all con-
cerned; for the people whose interest it is
to live in harmony; the government, that
should be interested in the welfare of all
its citizens; and the Bee, that should en-
deavor to command, by fair and impair
tai course, the patronage Of all classes of
our people. But this being a free coun-
try, not only in name but in practice, it
is likely the Bee will continue to revel
in course that is more gratifying
to itself than the public. Therefore
we are not astonished when it turns upon
Mr.. Greeley, and says he sis good
natured man and an able journalist, but
he is about as fit to perform the functions
of President of the United States as he is
to perform the operation of ithotomy."
If the Bee was troubled with the gravel,
it could be excused for not being able to
smile at time when all patriotic citizens
are provoked to do SO by the prospect of
reform in the civil service of the govern
ment; but we are inclined to think the
Bees disease is want of American feel
ing, and that is why it is inclined, with
the London Times, to regard 'the nomina-
ton of Horace Greeley as candi-
date for President by the Cincinnati
convention as farcical and his election i'm
possible" why it can hardly think the
nomination a serious one" The Bee
thinks ridicuIe will kill off Mr. Greeley,
and freely tits its broken lance at him,
forgetting that it and the London Times
attempted the same game when Mr. Lin
coin was nominated for President. That
great and good man was denounced as
totally unworthy to fill the Presidential
chair by just such papers as the London
Times and New Orleans Bee. He was
called an uncouth rail-splitter, and COM
pared his appearance and intellect to
baboon. But Abraham Lincoln outlived
the ridicule Of his enemies and proved by
a noble life of public service as the chief
magistrate of great nation, that what his
enemies had said of him was villainously
and maliciously false. He made wise,
humane, most intelligent and just ruler.
And as Abraham Lincoln outlived the
ridicule of his enemies, so will Horace
Greeley; and if the people of the United
States have the good sense to make him
President, he will make most prudent and
beneficial ruler