The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-01-17
p,,y:ical Coalition OF Louisiana.
THE DUTY OF THE UUCR.

,,hu Scott. facirr, If New Orleans, ,p-
ocs;in. him in view If the meeting of
tle L"gislatnre and the attendant
ro,;,;,al excitement which is a-i,a,in.
H.. whole Stair, &" furnish them will,
o,cxrrrs~ion If his views ia the ,inty
.,,l. boar. Colonel Scott addressed his
.,,rcs,.,udrut~ the following letter IN
answer to their request:
Geut,emcn-I am in receipt of Won,
letter. requesting my 'i"ws upon the
The state p"l;ti"S "f The hour, and my
linn VIII, Wa,mcis and his followers,
l,,king t" il red. mrtirn of Lnuisiaua
from tie hands ot its present misrulers
Reminding ynn nlthc fact that my past
,:,. AS II planter and merchant was not
calculated 10 train me in the dark WHY'S
and vain t,irhs ct political cnmbina.
tinns, ynu will hear with me ii deal
with tie question wi,tnut gloves.
,,ainly and honestly. | have no axe
+, grind. and no f,v"rs to ask, Ny
sentiments are siEipiy those Of ii ci,i-
zen arientlr anxious for the welfare of
my people.
j, is clear as MONDAY, T" my mind,
that the resolve "f General Grant to
rruniu another four years in his Presi-
DENTAL chair, is as fixed as an, thai
his obs i,ate nature ever determined
upo. and that ri! The imperial power
lodcct in him lay IN obs. q,,iuus Con
guess, will he USED to effect that one
sr,fisl. end. 1t is my belief also. that
anon. the t,s obj cts at his relentless
hostility (nhen once his purpose is ac.
cnmpli<he,) will in. found sncl, of the
Garnet bag. Republicans who have
foi>ted the msclves upon the State
Governments OF the South. VIII" in tIei,
DEAN If tancirf security, fancy them
selves sufficiently strong to hiff.r in
pariy infringement, aud party tlistribu-
tions of spells. will. the Federal off
cEls, who are the Presidents ap,,niu
tees and chosen body guard. Their
heads will fall. and Gen. Grant will
f,d ample material fl ,inSti!,in. lis
action before the 4 il'nnal Of lis party,
in ,l,r prnfl;.atc private life aud shame
iul rnhlrri,s which have been tl.e
peculiar characteristics Of Wa,moth
aud his followers in this State. This
thea explains the firnzied ctf'.rts ~.
Warmuth 10 form tusinn witt, the
Democracy. He realistic handwriting
Oh the wall. ard IN m.lrr t" aver, his
uucrria. fate at The hands Of his own
party rhirttuir, (w''n has once before
put Il mark mlnn him when his sulnr
tlinate ut the sicg: "f Eicksl,nrg). be-
comes suddenly virtH"n~, joins the hue
ard cries FIR Reform, ana Is c;in.ius
suppliaui fnv Democratic votes. Point
ing 10 the an:"cratir power placed in
his hands 10y IL trurkiin.. co.rupt Leg
isiature Che n,'St c"rrnpt that the SAN
of Heaven ever s!."nr np"n) and dwell
inS with malicious emphasis upon the
text "i That in'>t inTan,"n~ OF all i'll.
famnlS acts, tbs. Election Law, here
by the rrt.trnS mast pass through
",hesc tinsr,>" (',,~ own wnrdS) lie
seeks by ca.inlrry aud 10y hrii,e<, T."
disrnp: the Whole Democratic nrsaui-
zati"n$, farm Il third party, and ride
once mnre into Gul"Ii.atoi iai chair.
au'i thence by i'm easy transition into
the Unitrsi States Senate. nunn whrl,
his hungry eyes ave fastened. Once
warm in his seat there, he is secure
from the Indignation of - rlunsle.e'!
pr"p.r and can spend lis te,nls of six
years nndisl",hcd, IN hunting for
'flesl' fields aud PASTURES new" here
in t" cnpl"y his Srnihs Ter knavcry.
Shall we the victims Of his fraud, lend
wiling baud t, the ambitious SchciurS
OF this had man Shall we slorif, his
ex"dus from orr midst, his pockets
lined with the wages of sin. by crown
ms him with laurrls. hrnping l,nrnrs
thick upon him. and setting him Us
o"r representative in the balls of the
SENATE! G"i forbid! have not at
tempted ii review of Warmut's admin
lstrdti"n, brca.lse the task is futile. 1t
would I'LL a hook, mncl, less Il letter,
10 hnrrate in all It's tul.ucS<, the story
OF his tnsr,tu,l". Fnistrh imto our
midst, Il s!issracri Federal officer, pru-
nlIess and destitute, he las cnnt,ived
ny means unknown To It's. tn grasp the
highest GIVE Eono,s nt thc State. and
now rolls III wealth. Could tn. Truth
be reached hy the ordinary process ,r
Courts ol Justice. it wnild a tall. nm
fold of dian knrss and far-,cari.;uY. tim,
would utterly smrpass the widest
dreams OF fraud and rapacity. Stune
t>t"nH) Int" II sense of rcSponSibilit,
l"r his mlS,lemeannrs. because am ONT
cast nom tie political party that
spawned INN, lie waitdris into the I, Il,
VI 'ht very victims oi his cnrru,tinu.
AMI with mau,lin fears and yeu,utout
Voice hess fnrgivenc,s for the p,st.
and confidence ia the future.
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