The weekly Louisianian., 1872-06-08
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UNWORTHY.

UNWORTHY.
The C~ustomhouse organ, since
the adjournmenttof tho Republican
Convention of May % to meet at
Baton. Rouge on. June.19,:h has been
~industriously engaged in perpetua-
ting and intensifying the disagree
ments and animosities between the
members of the two wings Of the
Republican party. II has studi-
ously misrepresented the motives,
objects, and purposes Of the mem
bers Of the Convention in propos-
ing to effect q reconciliation: It
has endeavored to depreciate the
characters and the labors of those
who are unsel6shly striving to unite
the scattered hosts of our party, it
has held up to derision the propo-
sition to confer, on equal and hon
orable terms, and advised that no
compromise he entertained. The
effect of such counsel, this paper
must know tends inevitably to in
sure Republican defeat in Novem-
Der. The veriest tyro in politics is
aware That in the present disinte-
grated condition Of the party 7neith-
er wing possesses sufficient numbers
to elect a ticket over the Democracy.
It is also we'll known that if our
permanent disunion can be insured
the Democratic and Reform (?) ele-
ments will unite and triumphantly
march oyer the ground. The Con-
ventions of the two above named
parties have sufficiently indicated q
lack of inclination to freely co-ope-
rate with any description of Re-
publicans on equal terms. It is
claimed that these bodies represent
the wealth, intelligence, and homes
ty of the State, and with one or two
remarkable exception, are compo-
sed of Our caucasian friends.
If these claims are correct, and
these indications true, Republicans
cannot certainly nationally enter
tain the remotest idea of co-opera-
ton with either of these parties ex-
cept at the sacrifice of some of the
essential principles and doctrines Of
our party, and to the great detri-
meat OF the peace and progress Of
the great bulk Of our people.
In this aspect of affairs is it not
wicked and reckless for any man or
set of men, for the qualification of
any selfish purposes, to provoke
and encourage dissensions and
strife, when it is known that they
must lead to defeat and overthrow?
1t is encouraging, however, for us
to reflect that such counsel is not
needed to any extent. Those most
deeply interested in the perpetuity
of the party of Equal Rights and
exact Justice to oil have been
reused from their lethargy, and party
leaders will find in the not distant
conventions that their wills will not
be the law of those bodies, but
that the people through their repre-
sontatives assembled, will assume
the control Of affairs and inaugurate
a policy and nominate a ticket that
will meet the appreciation of the
entire Republican party, effect re-
Cancellation and give promise of
success as far as such agencies can
accomplish it.
ONLY A "BLor."-In our last pa
per we copied the complaint of the
Ma,ksuiMe Weekly Register relative to
it's non receipt Of other New Orleans
exchanges than the National Rtpud-
hcun. Our Post Office magnates by
some peculiar mode Of interpreta-
ton arrived at the conclusion that
the LouisianiDn was tho complain
tant, and forthwith we have been
treated to a letter from Post Master
Lowell, enclosing q report" from
MI. Toledano," Chief of the News
paper Department Of Post Office
in which a chit" is sought to be
made against our late mailing.
Without stopping to dispute the
correctness of the allegation, we
s.