The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1872-06-22
The Advice Of a Veteran.

We publish an extended report of the remarks
of the venerable and jealous DR.. John Tarleton,
Of St Landry, in the Democratic Convention, on
Friday evening:
The consideration Of the instruction resolu-
tions having been resumed, DR.. Tareton.
addressed the Convention in opposition to the
Greeley nominations. For forty years he had
been an active member of the Democratic party,
and during that whole time he had been COM
batting Greeley's doctrines. Every year of
those forty years he had been hearing that the
Democratic party was emasculated or killed,
but it had survived every disaster and was now
more powerful than ever. He thought it most
extraordinary that any Democrat shonld be
asked to support Greeley Amnesty was claimed
as Greeley measure, but the Grant Congress
had taken the wind ont of his sails and passed
the amnesty act. The signature of Eir. Greeley
to Mr.. DAVIS bail bond was party measure
according to Mr. Greeley's own letter published.
He did it he said to kill off the sham Democracy.
If we hang Mr.. Davis" he said. "the rebels
will assassinate thousands of Union men in the
South DR.. Tarleton hurled back with scorn
this calumny upon the Southern people, and he
only referred to it to show the motives which
really actuated Mr.. Greeley. Again, Mr.. Greeley
argued that if Mr.. Davis were acquitted, as
Chief Justice Chase said, he would have to
be, away went the Radical party. Finding now
that the Radical party was about to go over
board, his Convention at Cincinnati pledges him
to sign tariff bill, whether it be for protection
or revenue. What security had anybody as to
what Mr.. Greeley would call revenue tariff.
Who had defined his Interpretation of it. That
which he might regard or pretend to regard as
a revenue tariff might be most oppressive pro-
tectve tariff DR.. Tarleton had said that the
Democracy was now stronger than ever, and he
believed it. He believed it could be made sue
cessful if the dissensions in the Radical ranks
were properly availed of, and a strong ticket
put before the people by the Baltimore Conven-
tion. Why, if justice was done in 1868 Seymour
IL ~
standing the covert treason Of Belmont and the
New York World and their Vaccinations to
defeat the Democracy, in the interest of the
European bondholders, of whom Belmont was
100000; Seymour, 100000, and the Democratic
States Of Virginia, Mississippi, Georgia and
Texas thrown out of the count.
DR. Tarleton further said that Mr. Greeley
Gust before the breaking out of hostilites) said
the aggrieved States had q clear and Constitu-
tional right to withdraw from the other States,
(which was practical seccssson.) Those States
did SO. believed it right, and Joined in it with
heart and soul. believed it then, pelieve it
yet, and have nothing to take back. Numbers
fraud and bribery destroyed. But what does
Mr.. Greeley do! He helped to get us into it
and was one of the first to hound on the North
cru vandals to Richmond, advised them to put
to the sword every man, woman and child in the
Southern States. And vet many men who claim
ed to be Southern men and Democrats are in
favor of making this blood thirsty profane
AboEition fanatic President of the United States
0 temporal o mores Prob p,tdor prob drodor!
for very shame don't do this evil thing Why
Mr.. Chairman, know of no instance lin either
sacred or profane history equalling this i1npu-
dence, except when his Satanic Majesty. the
devil. took up our Saviour on the mountain.
showing him the baautiful cities and plains
below said all should be his if he would fall
down and worship him. So Greeley says, make
all the concessions in the Cincinnati platform to
you Democrats if you will put me in the White
House; and, with the club over the Democratic
party, says. you shall not ignore me silently, but
shall take me mp, or l will give you over to
Grant. Now, 1 will give the same answer to
Greeley that eur Saviour gave to the devil:
@ Get thee behind me. Satan, for thou art accurs-
ed" Mr.. Chairman, l said, and proved it by
figures that we had four million of votes to
begin the fight, and if we will take the great
Charles O'Connor, for President
the lawyer and iurist who prosecutes all thieves
plunderers and defalters, and has them punished,
and take General Hancock for Vice President.
we at once secure the great States of New York
and Pennsylvania rush of honest men and
Democrats, such as we have not seen since the
days of jackson. The enthusiasm will sweep
the land from mountain to mountain, and from
ocean to ocean, and the ticket will beat either
Grant or Greeley, or both and have a million of
votes to spare.
Mr. Chairman. that is my ticket; it is so hon
orahle an one that all good men can rally under
its banner, and throw it to the breeze. If taken
up, success is certain.