Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-08-31
THE APPROXIMATION. OF
= THE ) ATE.

We copied and endeavored to refut
an article from the New Orleans Time
last week, in which it was charged 0
insinua:ed, that it was the Object 0
Mr. Pinchback and his adhfrents i
afficsrlizc the State, forgetting ap
parentiy how large a proportion o
those adherents, to say nothing of tn,
ticket nominated, were white men II
whom such a consumation would u.
utter and entire political extinction
The Louisiana Democrat, .ou;' neighwl
and the iatestaccession. TO the. Liberal
ranks, in an article this week headed
1.-The Political Situation has the fol
lowing paragraph, referring to the sub
ject OF iis article: 4es afta q
And indeed this result might have
been forseen. if any one had taken the
trouOie 10 r. ti,c: Tor moment Pinch
back may br yer, unreliable politi
cIan lie may be for Grant or for
Greeley, Tor Waimoth or Tor Ke loge
jnst as the notion. strikes him. But
there eau lie no doubt that he il a
Pinchlack man; that he is colorei
man; aud that, il he puts himself tor
ward as the representative OF the col
ored race, he will unite aroung his
standard the great body of the c0lorrd
voters. He is slirewd and ~ >crnpu-
lous and has known al, the time what
he IN about. He finds all the political
elements in Louisiana at this time
working together tavorably To accom-
pish his ia, oriie object, the ahicdnisa-
ton of'the State.
We cordially and unequivocally
agree with our cot ,mlporary IN his as
ertion, that the result he apprehrnds
might have been forseen, and add iur
ourselves that it might not only have
been .forseen bat prerented, but for an
obstlnacy or weakness of back hone,
which was not anticipated f'om the
bona tide delegates of the Liberal par
~ Of Louisiana, by the PEG ,ie OF III
State, who sent them to their CoiI,rn-
ton. We propose to consider how
whether or not thert. is any grnliid ;Of
the presumption arrived at by tie
Times and Democrat, that Governor
Pinchback Intends TO Africanize the
State. aid ii so, who is responsible for
such a calamity, ii it should ever oc-
eur. In the first place We refer TO the
of the State ticket itself.
embracing, including the Congress.
man at large, seven na,iies, i've of
WHICH are those OF white men, which
tOes not look much like carrying out
The plan attributed to Mr. Pinchoack. |
men are judged either D.
heir actions, or BY their words, or B.
9th continued, and admitting Cor argrI
lents sake alone, the truth of the as
rtion OF his enemies, that Mr.. Pinch
ack's words ara unreliable, let us ed
ack to his actions, aud not Jar bach
ither will we have to go. A day 81
wo before the adjournment OF the sol
allied Liberal Convention which uo,uj
.atti Mr.. Penn, and divers uthri'
''odat democrass, Il committee q. Il
'inchback party authorized vi cuursa
" him, offered to the Liberals the fol
owing ult:uiatum viii b was rejected.
FINAL BEPLY OF REPUBLICANS.
10 the President and Members of th,|
Committee on Conference of the
Liberal party: 81 efss 8c a9
The committee have adopted the
blowing resolutions: -.ig'sf.
WHEREAS, We are deeply con,in
ed that the best interests of the ,su
lie of the State, both white and black.
re. in, Owed in the equal participation
II both races III the formation OF a new
'arty which, while accepting all the
sseiltlal doctrines OF the Rrpu,;icap
arty, has Tor its basis thu. r,r.o,r.i. ia
ion OF the people and the reform o.,
he government, and upon the frank
md unreserved covenant thai al! tie
lewly acquired rightsand advantages
# the colorpd people shall he AK nI:x
in the new party as in the
ld one: therefore Gi'a. i,
Resole d, That in the opinion OF this n
olili,it,ee the following popos. tion
ould be accepted by the con ventionf
I August 8, and We agree to adv oea,e
he same: Itg1.f Z. 4.ai
That the Governor shall he some
nown Republican, who has been idenI
'fieti with the party; that the Seere.
AIRY Of State shall be colorpd Repub
can that the Superintendent of Pub
g Education shah he Republican,;
nat the Congressman at large shall
e eolored Republican; and that theI
peond and third congressional dis
nets Republicans shall be nominated.
We silso think that for the places con