The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-06-29
Rebuke of Federal Officials.
Valedictory of Colonel Carter--He Re-
nudiates the State Ticket.

Valedlctory OF U0lonel Gafter---He he
pudiates the State Ticket.
Colonel Geo. w. Carter, editor-in-
chief of the New Orleans National
Republican has withdrawn from all
connection with the concern. The
following is his valedictory:
For a period of almost twelve
months | have edited this journal, and
to the duties incident to such a posi-
ton have brought the full measure of
my abilities and an earnest desire for
the success of the Republican party.
During this period | have experienced
from my brother journalists many
courtesies, for which desire here to
express my deep sense of obligation.
l retire from this journal deliberate
ly, and from a conviction that | can
not consistently be connected with it
in the advocacy of the ticket for State
officers, which it will, for the present
at least, indorse and support. think
it due to the public that | should
frankly state my reasons for thus with
drawing. | was present at the recent
State convention ut Baton Rouge, and
saw the means employed to nominate
the State ticket, which now stands at
the head of these columns. A ma
jority of the candidates are compara
tive strangers to me, and | am not
prepared to form either a favorable or
unf;lyorable estimate of their qualifi
cations, nor do propose to criticise
those gentlemen known by me, and
who, under different auspices, l could
cheerfully support.
The wishes of the Republican peo-
pie were thwarted by certain. federal
officials in the convention, and that,
too, largely by the use of the force
which could be borrowed from the
federal patronage in the State OF Lou
isiana. The grand doctrine which /
understand to be the very foundation,
not only of the Republican party, but
also of all republican government,
that rulers should be selected by the
people, was wantonly trampled upon,
and ticket presented which, IN
word, represents simply the preference
and choice chiefly of.the federal Off
GERS within the State. / believe it
wrong in principle to sanction such IL
selection, and l further believe it
would be futile to attempt to accom-
plish the election of officers so selected.
Therefore | have deemed it more in
accordance with my duty to the Re
publican people of the State to do at
once, and frankly, what / should be
| compelled to do later, and under cir
cumstances which would allow, pos
sibly, of no successful endeavor to
remedy the evils thus imposed. If
this act of mine-be it sacrifice or
otherwise-shall contribute to rOusing
the people of the Republican party
to a sense of their danger, and to an
effort to relieve themselves of the con-
sequences of certain defeat, which, in
my opinion, awaits them, with the
roll of candidates thus selected, / shall
feel the consciousness of having shown
something of the deep interest which
feel i'll the great Republican party,
which has honored me i'll the past,
and trust, will ever honor me with
its confidence.
In my Judgment, the part taken by
such of the federal officials as at
tempted to control the convention was
dictatorial and indicate, and calcu-
lated to reflect upon the federal gov
eminent, and to place under suspicion
and in jeopardy the integrity of the
party in the State. Manifestly much
more Difference was shown by the
managers to the prejudices of our po-
litical enemies than to the honest diff
ferences of our political friends in the
selection of the ticket, and more effort
was made to cenciliate few Reform
ers present than to eonciliate and heal
The differences unfortunately existing
in the Republican ranks.
A Republican from conviction, be-
lieving that the principles of this par
ty are friendly to the best interests of
the citizen and helpful to State and
national prosperity, and recognizing
services rendered to the nation by
President, Grant, | propose, as OPP
portunity offers, and in such forms as
my Judgment and conscience approve,
while laboring more Immediately in
the interests of reform in Louisiana,
to exert whatever influence ! may
possess for the success of Republican,
ism in the approaching national cleo
ton; and despite the plumbers OF
friends and the intrigues of unscru-
pulous leaders, I hope to render SER
| vice for the success of National Re
publicanism in Louisiana. But | dc
not propose that the small politicians
of the party, whose principal impor-
: lance is derived from the official posi-
tons they occupy, shall determine my
actions or duty in the premises.