New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-18
BelmOnt's Latest Vaccinations.

Belmont first turned up in American poll
ties, and fatally to all American interests,
In 1856, when Buchanan was nominated
over DOuglas-the East prevailing over the
West, and England, rather than America.
shaping, unfortunately for America, the
result OF the ensuing contest TOR the Plesi-
dency. BelmOntagain iRterposed at Charles
ton, and prevented cooperation between
the West and the South, as was said. bv
unworthy agencies, and thence came the
disruption Of the Democratic party, and,
consequently, of the Union. Belmont was
not content with his achievements. He was.
we believe, very proper Radical during
the war. In fact, he has ever managed to
ingratiate himself with the party in power.
and at the same time control absolutely the
fortunes Of the party out of power. tits very
generally believed that he is en-
pIoyed by the one to eviscerate the
manhood of the other. He shaped the for
tunes of the Democracy when he made
Seymour the Democratic candidate in 1868
instead OF PendletOn or Hendricks and
very properly had his reward in conduct
ing for Grants administration the negotia-
ton of federal bonds in Europe. He heard
of trouble brewing with his little arrange
ment with Grant not long ago. He came
West ipe-shoOting''-h toadies so re-
ported it-aDd forthwith the birds he col
lected sang sweetly of one Adams, of whom
we only know that he never had an emo
ton, or sympathy, or sentiment in COM
mon with the masses of the American
people. But BelmOnt's and the ROthschild's
gold may have gilded his foibles, and when
the Cincinnati convention sat Adams shone
resplendently. For the first time, however,
in all his dealings with political conventions
Belmont was fOied of his purpose, and man
was nominated of all others most feared,
and detested by British manufacturers and
capitalists. Belmont was agOnized. He
set about the tasks of retrieving his mis-
fortunes. DE has ever used at will, if he
does not now, the World. Greeley must be
overthrown and Grant reelected and there
is only one mode of etfecting this purpose.
A Democratic national convention must sit
beneath the shadows of the federal capital.
and within the current of wealth and
power that sweeps from Wall street to the
maelstrOm Of corruption at Washington.
There may be need for this Baltimore con-
yentiOn, but the people will have little faith
in its honesty of action or purpose. 1t is
believed to be part of the scheme of Bel
mont Gradually the number of his agents
and opponents is increased. The Baltimore
Gazette becomes at length an ally of the
World. There has been another snipe
bagged. How many more Mr.. Bel
mont will capture or Stay we shall
see. But they will fall rapidly and steadi-
~, and when the Democratic convention
sits, the party will have been so manipula-
ted by the willy agent of Grant, and of the
Rothschilds, that Greeley viii be betrayed,
even by men who pitted Adams against him
and were beaten in an open, honest eonven-
ton. We once inaugurated political revo-
luton in Tennessee. We dealt fairly and
honestly with partisan enemies, who CO
operated with us in the election of Senter
The same purpose, by precisely the same
agencies and combinations, is proposed to
be effected in a federal election. We see no
reason why the results in the last should
differ from those evolved by the local con-
test. When the Republicans wereinduced to
meet in Cincinnati, they were assured of our |
They shall have it, and such |
is the determination of the South. Read |
what the hundred and ninety papers say,
from which we have made excerpts. Mr.. |
Belmont may retire. There are too many |
,nipe to be bagged. He has undertaken too |
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