The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-06-22

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! STATE OF LOUISIANA }
Executive Department
:. New Orleans, June 13, 1872. }
To Hon. III. J. Campbell, President Republic
can State Convention.
DEAR SIR-ln returning thanks to
the convention over which you pre-
side for the distinguished compliment
extended to me in the unanimous re-
election to the office of Governor,
justice ito you, no less than to myself,
requires that should frankly state
the reasons which force me to decline
the hOnor thus rendered. Whilst
value. highly the confidence of any
portiolA of the public, can not con-
ceal frem myself that the convention
is about to assume an attitude entire
ly inconsistent with the views of State
and rational policy which | had al
ready expressed; and with the course
which 1 had determined to pursue,
could not become its candidate with
out doing violence to my dearest con-
vlctidns. and sacrificing il principle for
which, i'll common with yourself, |
have so earnestly contended during
the past year.
| 1t ldw appears to be the intention
of the majority of the convention, on
its reSassembling at Baton Rouge, to
attelfrt an alliance with the Custom
HOUSE party, which is to meet at that
place On the same day, for the pur-
pose of re-uniting with those whom |
| consider the most dangerous enemies
of the country and the State, with the
arrogant, dictatorial and corrupt ad-
ministration of General Grant, and
with the party which, under the lead
ership of his followers and agents,
would subject the State to IL continu-
ancefof a rule of ignorance, venality
and corruption unparalleled in the
history OF any other community. The
success of General Grant at the ensu-
ing Presidential election would be a
calamity such as cannot be contem-
plated without alarm. 1t would be
the Eetpetuation, perhaps the perma-
iant: establishment of personal gov
ernnlent i'll its worst form. 1t would
be the commencement of Imperialism
in politics, snd the utter and hopeless
degradation of political morality. 1t
would be the continuance of an odi-
Gus executive and legislative tyranny
which tramples with equal indifference
upon the rights of persons and of COM
munities; which overturns all the mu-
niments of public liberty, and drags
thousands of peaceable citizens to the
common Jail on IA false pretense of Sc
cret conspiracy; which uses the bay
onets of its soldiery to overawe a CON
ventidn of the people, and prostitutes
the courts OF the country and officers
of the law to the service of an auda-
cious attempt to overthrow the gov
ernment of Il State.
Itfwas in order to avert these evils
and to join in the general protest
against these infamous acts, as well as
to save this State from the further
depre1ations of the ring of federal Of
fieials who have persistently used
theit personal ond political power to
suborn and corrupt the Legislature,
that | went to Cincinnati and partici-
pated i'll the nomination of Greeley
and Brown. 1t is with the view of as
sisting to prevent the triumph in this
State of a party whose success would
fill the Legislature with the represent
atives of organized ignorance and un-
bluslling venality, would cause ire
parable injury to our commerce, would
irretrieyably ruin our credit, and
bring contempt and scorn! upon even
the beneficial results of Republican
policy, and upon the whole scheme of
Republican reconstruction, that have
resolved to devote all my energies to
the service of the Liberal Republican
party and the allies who may act with
it in this contest.
Ebelieye that the. country can be
saved from Grantism with its attend
ant tyranny and corruption, and | be-
lieve that the State can be rescued
from the nameless evils which the tri-
umph! of the Grant-Cust0m- House
party would inflict upon it. | believe
that II thorough union of the parties
and portions of parties which have
this ohject in view, will suffice to ac-
conplish that end, and think you
knew me too well to suppose that any
purpose of personal advantage or any
allarements of ambition could swerye
me- from my purpose to oppose with
allSthe vigor of my nature the party
with which, unfortunately, You are
about to ally yourself, and to support
with equal zeal and determination the
party which alone, in my Judgment
caA save the State from desolation and
ruin,
! a gain thank the convention for
tho honor conferred upon me, and
trGst you will communicate to them
the regrets which | feel in finding my
self compelled to separate from the
friends who have so long and so faith
fully supported me.
Very respectfully, your obedient
servant, H. c. WARMOTH,
The End of the Session.
CFrom the \. Y. Tribune of June II.
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