The weekly Louisianian., 1872-07-27

ADDRESS TO TIL: REPUBLICANS AND
PEOPLE OF LOUISIANA.

AD1kESS TO TIL; REPUBLICANS AMI
PEOPLE OF LOUISIANA.
Headquarters Regular Republican Party J
Of Louisiana, No. 16 Dryades street
New Orleans, June 29, 1872.
A convention of the regular Re.
publican party has adjourned tc
meet on the ninth of August next
in the Mechanics institute, in the
city of New Orleans. By a resolu.
ton of this convention, the basis o1
representation in the same has beer
doubled, and an election has been
ordered for an additional numbe,
of delegates to the same, equal in
number to the whole delegation al
ready elected. The object in this is
to afford an opportunity to all the
people Of this State who approve o1
the principles herein set forth to
take part in the deliberations of the
convention, and in the nomination
of capable, honest and representa-
tive men, who have their homes and
interests in Louisiana, upon a ticket
and platform Of principles which
shall secure the support of all the
good people OF this State.
In the present confused and tran-
sition state Of political parties we
recognize three universal and pow
erful sentiments, which run through
the hearts of a large majority Of the
people of this State, without dis
tinction of party. These are:
First--A desire for an honest,
economical and stable government,
administered by representative men
of character and capacity, who shall
be chosen without distinction from
any official ring.
Second-A conviction that the
interests of all the people of this
State are identical, and q desire for
a growth of new political relations,
which shall obliterate past class and
sectional animosities, and cultivate
that mutual Cancellation and good
will which is essential to our COM
mon prosperity, and to the perman-
nent success Of any political party !;
and
Third-A growing recognition Of
the good policy and necessity of q
closer alliance between the voters
of the Republican party and that
portion Of the native population Of
the State which has hitherto ab-
stained from political affairs on &C.
count of differences created by the
late civil war. With such a party,
based upon such liberal and bene-
ficient principles, VIC believe that
tho rights of the colored people
would be safer and better projected,
the liberty of opinion and the po-
litical interests Of tho ex-Union SOL
der, the Northern settler, and the
old Union citizen, more cordially
and completely secured and the in
telligcnce and property Of the State,
and tho rights OF the native Confed.
crate Southerner be better repre-
sented than is possible under any
other practical combination.
In these promises, we say to the
Repub: Leans of the State that in the
organization and upon the basis
presented by us, is their sole hope
for electing apy Republican officers
in the State, and for preserving their
party. The success of the Custom
house state ticket nominated at b.
ton Rouge is hopeless, and if the
fortunes of the Republican par
ty are attached to it, its defeat is
certain.
To demonstrate this, we call their
to the history of the
Packard Customhouse convention at
Baton Rouge, which has assumed
10 present candidates to the people
Of this State in the name of the Re-
publican party.
Messrs. Packard, Casey, Herwig,
5tockdale & Go. set out to control
The Republican convention called
ior August 8, 1871, in the interest
If their Customhouse ring, with q |
1iew of getting control of the State |
government at this election for them
selves and their associates. To do
his they conspired to'control that |
convention. With this design they
sought. and obtained permission to
lse the Customhouse building, the |
narshals of the United States courts,
md the forces Of the United States |
lrmy. In defiance Of oil decency
md respect for public opinion, and
o the great scandal of the national
government, they convoked the con-
,ention to assemble in. q United
States courtroom in the Custom
louse. They rejected all protests
s their Republican felow-citizens |
Nth tho imperial insolence and
,anghtiness Of Eastern satraps. To
make sure of controlling the pri-
nary organization Of the conven-
ion, and, in defiance Of all known |