The weekly Louisianian., 1872-08-17
q. SPEECH o. LlEl'TBxiyr-c GOVERNOR
.PINeaBACE,
In Convention. on aasnst n, IL Reply t.
vi Speech Of General 9ush ]. Camp.
bell Advocating Liberal
~s .w.~ Alfiiiatios.

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Mr. Chairman,and Gentlemen o.
the Conyention--I have listened
with strict attention to the remarks
OF the gentleman who preceded me
General CampbsAE Il Iagtee Will,
him fully in. much that hi has said,
and I differ with him on some
points, and those points, 1 take it,
embrace nearly the whole gist Of his
speech. -.--.~~s
In order that ID,sy stand before
the people of this State in the light
l desire to be in-in the light I wisl,
to present ,myself-it will be neces-
sary for me to go back little in
the political history of this State.
On the nintl, of august. one year
ago, We had a disruption Of our
party, on the occasion Of the as-
sembling Of the State convention.
The delegates we've divided; part
OF them remained in the Custom
house and part Of them Went to
Turner Hall, aud both of these fac
tions proceeded to organize what
each claimed to bo the regular Re-
publican party Of the State, aud a
struggle for supremacy ensued.
Wo,, on the Turner Hall si.le,
claimed TINT we were laboring un-
der difficulties, arising out Of the
action of the federal officials, and
we appealed to the President o. the
United States for relief. We sent
q committee, of which I was men,
Der, to wait on tho President, to
explain our troubles, and chat com
mittee failed to accomplish anything,
and we returned home. Last win
ter another desperate struggle was
male+by the two factions, or rather
by ono Of the factions, to get the
other out Of the control Of the State
Government and to get themselves
in. Things were done during that
time that no man can say we had
not just right to complain Of: A.
6davits were made by mombers of
the House of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
the Governor, Lieutenant. Govern
or and several members of tho gen.
eral Assembly for their arrest. We
thought that when a fair and i'm
partial statement Of these grievances
was made to his exce}lency, the
President, he would remove the
guilty persons and give us o chance
to unite the party. Representations
setting forth all the facts were made
10 him by Senator'S, and by at least
one"or two members Of Congress;
but all to no effect. He would not
remove them. Ofcourse that makes
heavy count against General Grant
rom our side or the house. But
The evils which besst us, the trou-
bles and difficulties under which !
We labored wore not confined to
Louisiana. In mary Of the other
States tile same troubles were com
blamed OF: Federal interference
ras becoming common in The other
,tates and was carried to such an
'xtent that it was found necessary I
. take some steps 70 check It, and
orrect the abuses growing 8 out Of
l.. 70 this.end naany Of the indu-
ntiai and best men Of Che country
determined on The c4asstatiionof a1n,eew
atrty; and Issued 4 eaH Tor = con.
eution. -@4hoss Hepubbihicaans whot
pprovsd Of tic purposes inll lt, which Il the I
1ieinas movers In Tie LIBERAL pattJl
sd in view, met at Cincinnati Ind T
d3o,ptted a plattttolrm,l I which they
hojadghs would correct these evih, +
nd i it did nothing elso 1osh de-f'
vt General Grant for The nonina-
on st tfbladsaphis:s. we'll u1e1
'liiilissdasipaaa convention met, md
i'll ,ial,,dg I paying d i Z my attention tof
ihst had ,bsen dpns at Cincinnati
tsdceeded 70 .norlipate Genelk
Haul 81 acclamati6n, "a act which 4
knowledge II the political
81. this country = cor:
ii, q without pse6dent except I,
j the case ii tbsa athef ii his eooun-1
y, George Warrington. (
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