The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-05-04

tiona1 Republican say: Suppose VIC
tell the Republican that Grants chances
to be elected in n ovember are extreme
ly doubtful, and that with his defeat
they are gone forever, unless they have
the moral support of the Democrats;
what will that paper say: And sup
pose he is elected, but that the Liberal
Republican ticket carries the State Of
Louisiana; what business will they
then engage in then: Suppose we tell
both the CustOmhOuse and WarmOth
Republicans that neither faction is able
to carry the State, and that they know
their feud is irreconcilable, and that the
Democrats can carry it and will carry
it, but are ready to receive proposals in
good faith from either or both factions,
separately or jointly; what terms of
us hear" from these gentlemen on this
basis.
We warn, most solcnlnly and sim
cerely, the people of the country against
being led away from a position of indie
pendence and safety by the business RI
valries ,jealouscs and local surroundings
to too great an extent controlling the
press Of New Orleans. we concede,
most cheerfully, that our conservative
brethren are honest, well-meaning and
powerful, but their view of the situation
is necessarily too restricted and too
much governed by their ambition to
attain the leadership in metropolitan
journalism. Too many people who never
mount to the third storcys of houses III
the city, are talking to them, urging
this or that course in order to gain the
ascc infancy in the citv, and to ''takc
down. this or that Journal or leading
citizen, for them c;,lmlya and dispassion-
ately to survey the situation in the en-
tire State. five had not seen these in
flucnccs in operation and were not well
experienced in journalism Oursclf, VIC
should not be so plain in quest ioning
the catholicism of our city brcthrcn.-
But we hWow they do not comprehend
att the difficulties VIC arc iaboring l,ndcr
in the country, and we know they can
not feel the same anxiety that VIC of
tho country do. Let us avoid as long
as we can-and may that be forever -
all cntangling political alliances with
our encmies, and let us not prccipitate-
ly throw away Il single chance to ac-
complish the redemption of the State.
mi,
fleet that the State is in her last per-
ilous extremity. If we lose ut the next
election, ruin, bankruptcy, contiscation,
ostracism and wholesale depopulation
will inevitably follow. We will have
lost the opportunity to redeem the
State not only during the next four
years--untii 1S76-but the State will be
lost forever. Give It's an irresponsible
Governor and Il legislature composed of
black and white fanatics, bent upon
enriching themselves and upon the ac-
cOmplishment of every revengeful
scheme the ingenuity of malice and of
groVeling minds can suggest, and
what have we to hope for and to live
for: What will our lands, our houses,
our stock and our home happiness be
worth: Who of us will there be, who
will not be Offering his property for sale
at any price, and will not be thankfu full
to leave the once great State Of his ma
tivity or adoption, upon any terms, so
that he is speedily and forever rid of a
government that no longer even prom
Uses protection, but executes vengeance
and makes oppression Il pass port to
promotion: Let us pause ; keep our
counsels, and unite for victory in No
vcmber.
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