The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-04-20
4 Political Circular.

altcIOlIlS tllc SlIlclIllsttl SOHNcntlOn,
and gives as the reasons for doing so
the alleged policy of the ofiice-holtlcrs
Of Gen. Grant to pack the Philadelphia
Convention, and the acts of the Custom
House officials during the late Republic
can Convention at the Custom House.
The document bears the signatures of
II. G. Warmoth, NJ. a. Southworth, O.
r. Hunsaker, +. J. Heron, Gilbert
Can't, G. II. Dumas, f.. T.. Dubas, +.
G. Remick, VIM. Grant, q. a. s5heri-
dan, John w. Swords, Il. w. Adams,
J. w. Fairfax, John Lynch, j. a. Ray
nal, Cyrus Bussey, Emerson Bentley,
J. w. Quinn, G. w. Ringgoid, Thomas
Isabel, S. Thezan, and number of
more or less notorious persons of the
same ilk.-Picuyume.
The following is the document above
referred to:
CIRCULAR.
The Liberal Republicans OF Louisiana to
their Political Friends throughout the
Union:
The undersigned have determined to
recommend to their Republican friends
in Louisiana the propriety of attending
the Cincinnati Convention, to assemble
on the first of May.
A statement of our reasons for so do
Pursuing Il policy in other States
similar to that practiccd here in 1871,
the officc-holders of General Grant have
packed conventions and sent delegates
to Philadelphia instructed to vote for
his denomination for the Presidency
TO doubt the propriety of this move
ment disqualifics the delegate and pro-
Scribcs his attendance. In this mode
public sentiment has been fOreStallcd,
and the trusted leaders of the Republic
can party ostracised. TO such an on
tent has this work progressed that it is
now evident that the Philadelphia Con-
vention will be composed almost cXcl,,-
sively of the personal friends and de-
pendents of the President, who go there
to register simply Il forc-orlained de-
cree.
We do not favor the election OF Gen
Grant as President, and even should he
be nominated at Philadelphia, will only
consent to support him in case we have
not the opportunity OF voting, with /,
favorable prospect of election. for Il
ticket of Republicans fully committed
to the principles and traditions of that
great party.
There being little or no doubt of the
denomination of Gen. Grant ut Philadel-
phia, it behooves all good Republicans,
familiar with the course of his admin
istration, especially III this State, to
counsel together and determine what
is the wise and patriotic course to pur-
sue. Here the President has permitted
his otfice-holders to use the Custom
house building for the purposes of Il
party convention, closing its doors and
permitting no one to enter it for one
whole day, without a ticket issued by
the United States marshal, and dcliv-
cred by the postmaster through the
gate Of the money order department of
the postotiice.
On the pretenSe of an unprecedented
disturbance, $50 persons were armed
and sworn, and labeled deputy mar
shals, and supported by 100 United
States troops drawn up in line of battle
in the Customhousc. Out of us dele
gates regularly elected to the conven-
ton, ninety were refused admission to
the courtroom, where the marshal,
postmaster and collector, acting as Il
committee, had invited them to con-
Vene. General Grant was fully advised
of all these proceedings by Il special
committee of the Republican party, and
refused to disavow them. The entire
press of the country reprchcn,icd this
gross intrusion with military and office
holding violence into the domestic
affairs of this State, and begged him to
dismiss the Instruments Of the wrong
Having been himself the principal, he
refused to dismiss his agents.
The same federal Office holders, gath
ering fresh inspiration and courage from,
their retention in place against the pro-
test of the nation, next conspircd to-
gethcr for the overthrow of the state
government. In ORDER to accomplish
their revolutionary purpose, they en-
plOycu in the CuStOmhollSt, Il large
number of Senators and Representa-
tivrS, with the sole view of controlling.
their votes and action in the I.cgiSla-
turc. y number of these persons have
never up to this hour discharged one
official duty for the government in pur-
suancc of their appointment, but have
regularly drawn thciriay.
In their effort to destroy the State
government they used an armed rove
nue. cutter to take beyond the authority
OF tho State for several DAYS, fifteen
Senators, six of whom were Custom
house officials, with the ,vowcd pur-
pose of breaking Il quorum of the Scn-
l.