The weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1872-1882, 1872-07-06

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ADDRESS TO TIE REPUBLICANS AMI
PEOPLE OF LOUISIANA.
Headquarters Regular Republican Party J
| OF Louisiana, No. 16 Dryades street
New Orleans, June 90, 1872.
A convention of the regular Re.
publican party has adjourned tc
meet on the ninth of August next
in the Mechanics institute, in tue
city of New Orleans. By rcsolu.
ton of this convention, the basis o1
representation in the Same has beer
doubled, and an election has been
ordered for an additional numbc,
of delegates to tho same, equal in
number to the whole delegation al
ready elected. The object in this is
to afford an opportunity to all the
people of this State who approve ol
the principles herein set forth to
take part in the deliberations of tho
convention, and in the nomination
of capable, honest and representa-
tive men, who have their homes aud
interests in Louisiana, upon u ticket
and platform Of principles which
shall secure the support Of all the
good people of this State.
In tile present confused and tran
sition state of political parties we
recognize three universal and pow
erful sentiments, which run through
the hearts of a large majority of the
people of this State, without dis
tinction of party. These are:.-
First-A desire for IN honest,
economical and stable government,
administered by representative men
of character and capacity, who shall
be chosen without distinction from
any official ring.
Second-A conviction that the
interests of all the people of this
State are identical, aud q desire for
a growth of new political relations,
which shall obliterate past class and
sectional animosities, and cultivate
that mutual Cancellation and good
will which lis essential to our com.
mon prosperity, and to the perman-
nent success Of ary political party;
and
Third-A growing recognition Of
the good policy and necessity OF a
closer alliance between the voters
Of the Republican party and that
portion OF the native population of
the State which has hitherto nb-
stained from political affairs on ac-
count Of differences created by the
late civil war. With such a party,
based upon such liberal and bene-
6cient principles, we believe that
the rights OF the colored people
would be safer and better projected,
the liberty of opinion and the po-
litical interests Of the ex-Union SOL
dier, the Northern settler, and the
old Union citizen, more cordially
and completely secured and the in
telligence and property of the State,
and the rights Of the native Confed-
crate Southcrner be- better repre-
scnted than is possible under any
other practical combination.
In these premises, we say to the
Republicans Of the State that in the
organization and upon the basis
presented by us, is their sole hope
for electing any Republican officers
in the State, and for preserving their
party. The success of the Custom
house state ticket nominated at Ba-
ton Rouge is hopeless, and if the
fortunes of the Republican par
ty are attached to it, its defeat is
certain.
To demonstrate this, we call their
attention to the history of the
Packard Customhouse convention at
Baton Rouge. which has assumed
to present candidates to the people
of this State in the namo OF the Re-
publican party.
Messrs. Packard, Casey, Herwig,
Stockdale h Co. set out to control
the Republican convention called
for August 8, 1871, in tho interest
of their Customhouse ring, with a
view of getting control of the State
government at this election for them
selves and their associates. To do
this they conspired to control that
convention. With this design they
sought and obtained permission to
use the Customhouse building, the
marshals of the United States courts,
and the forces of the United States
army. In defiance of al:: decency
and respect for public opinion, and
to the great scandal Of the national
government, they convoked the con-
vention to assemble in q United
States courtroom in the Custom
house. They rejected oil protests
of their Republican fellow-citizens
with the imperial insolence and
haughtiness Of Eastern satraps. To
| make sure Of controlling the pri-
mary organization of the conven-
ton, and, in defiance of al known
rules for the organization Of such
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