The weekly Louisianian., 1872-05-04

s1lIl Wharton offered a resolnsos
dnn1g Thos. W: convav,s ua.'
eltsee Superintendent Of rdp' ae
wAich g received with e.gat sss
siasm. sas
~ ~. Ladd did not want to a,;,. !.
sway since he is coming back t,a,s .
cinnati, notwithstanding distepqt,n.. y
duct. pFa
Mr.. Wharton would witha,,,
resolution to bring Mr.. CONWAY Nv,
the party
"No!" ''no?' "no!!' went m f.,..
part Of the house, and it was ,n.a "
adopted with the widest eutbns;.s4
A resolution rendering thank, =
Convention to the President and -
Of the same was adopted, UPON ,,;s:
Convention adjourned sin. ds, And :"
the. band played a rousinQ sts;. y
hearty cheers were given 70, D.,
Grant. a@
Thus ended the smoks 0, NV.
thing worse Of these loud y
Of . desire for harmony a. AIM.
ated through the proceedings =,
the several sessions Of the cqp,,n'
ton.
Whatever may have been Ii. ,,,.
iety of the people (who el,sat
these delegates) for peace spas
unity Of the Republican partv; =,
however earnest or sincere N,
have been the desire Of the Co.!
vention to adopt some prseiu
measure looking to the solution d
our present troubles in the State. |
is plainly apparent that those WI
controlled the Convention as Ieaa
ers and directors of its movement
very effectually succeeded in del
feating any prospect Of reachin,
the end desired.
Whatever may have been sill
with reference to this sub ject ben
tofore no one will doubt that Tho
Convention was the proper and
only authority to act in the pre-
misses with any hope Of success.
Why then did the committee On
resolutions dodge the issue, and
so many strong ezpressouia
of some definite action bybs1
Convection, finally recommend nd
for the reference Of ax
subject to the State Cah
Committee which was indeetu.
to leave %he subject atal
;hese loud professions in far Han
condition than it was before?
Why could not one or the Other
Of the practical resolutions looking
to harmony, which were read, and
received and referredh
The committee have been recon:
nended for adoption by the Con.
Why could not the membgd
he committee who dissented from
he majority get a fair hearing upon
lis resolution which ought IN al
airness to have been allowed BE-
ore th6E Convention as a minority
eport?
Why was there a studied effort
nd a manifest determination among
few leaders in the Convention 70
lppress and stife any fair and
,norable method of adjustment
Why was Pinchback invited 70
We his views as to how and By
hat means the desired emu might
attained, and when he had given
cir own method, the stronsses
imaginable encouragement, WY
d the Convention, under the spe-
al pretrext that it would protray
lack of confidence in their State
entral Committees refuse and re-
ct the reasonable suggestions oon
Gov. Pinchback, and Of Col 0a
I. Carter? Why was it preten'su
;alsely as every one must adns,
hen MI. Iadd endeayored to cau
, a resolution of a previous sss'
On, that q motion had been pre-
ously made to reconsider tins sa''
It and the resolution to cons'o3
All these are questions which 'ns
'ople no less than ourself Woo's
glad to have answered II the"
really meant to maS'
Fort at harmony.
We must confess that to Us
1ole looks more like an efors~
the wool over the eyes OF u'
ople who are demanding "''
ese difficulties shall be sss's'
an anything we have seen 'S'8''