The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-07-22

ciates, and went against the people
the standard of freedom for the slave.
He was an advocate of the war on the
Union side. Whom the war was ended,
and peace or the sem blance OF peace
restored, he held unlimited power in the
State of Missouri where more than half
tbe population of the State was dis
franchised. He raised his voice for the
restoration OF personal and political
liberty be entered into q crusade
against the leaders of the Radical parry,
and shock from his feet the dust OF their
corruption. He said the war had ceased,
and it was time that it's penalties should
be removed; that amnesty should be
reared in the State of Missouri who
owned its land and property and paid its
taxes, should enjoy the privileges guar
rights Of freemen. Placing himself at
the head of the party holding the same
of its citizens, although the penalty he
paid was that from y strong Radical
State Missouri became Democratic one.
shown himself to be fully qualified to
be q leader in this great movement
which has been inaugurated for reform.
now hsss ss 1as to
support throughout the length aud
d s Mr. dsa ebay Po hs
he would not remain in the field except
he received the nomination of that
party. Il they are as sgccessful as
over three million sne bemoeratie se Sesss
and three or four hundred thousand
Republican votes. The Radical party is
riveted together by Links of steel-so
bound in oath bound and secret associa-
tions., and by the power of public plum
port of the most disinterested and pure
men of that party. In the South, and
especially in this State. when we look
who are to carry this State for them. we
are forced to depend entirely on the
conservative ranks of the people who
Blair: We find but q handfuf among the
Republicans who are disposed to unite
with us in this crusade against Grant
And here wish to draw distinction
between our national and State positions.
We are asked, in order to bring this
solely by personal motives-to MS, to sur
render our organization into their hands,
although our national Organization re-
Thousand Republicans. Because we con-
sent as in duty bound, to accept the
manifestations of our national party, we
a aas ask TO 60 handful ve Ct men Whose
only claim is that they were the earliest
advocates of Greeley and Brown in Lou
best. No good could be achieved BY the
early advocacy Of any candidate In the
South: We in the South are as certain
other candidate that could be nominated
by the Democratic :Conyentto4. It was
for the great States Of the North and
placed before the people, and when they
decided we accepted their decision, for
we feel they acted for the best after due
elaboration, uninhuenced and uncon-
trolled by noisy OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES at least
from the Democracy of the South.
Before the Baltimore nominations, the
comprised nearly the entire conservative
vote OF Louisiana, called 'thelc conven-
tions. to meet in New Orleans, for the
erRss for Of y gaGng II ss fed se s@e
conventlons met in June last. Their his
tory is familiar to you all; They labored
der Witch 81
were members, WAS composed Of the very
best men in TIM ranks Of that party. I
have attended several and | have meyer
to the interests of the people,. SO much
calm deliberation or SO much indtsposi-
ton to embark hastily in any enter
Many Of it's delegates were also credited
to the Reform Convention. They had
hardly assembled before resolutions
ference should be appointed between
the Democratic and Reform CoAven-
tions. These committees also We're
authorized to confer with other organ
izations in the State. to see if q union
could be- formed between all the. Gle.
ments Of opposition to the Radical
mittees were for days in anxious de
liberation, and finally reported to the
Democratic Convention, on the last day
of it's session, after the delegates had
been there q week and anxious to re-
deliberations-tha they had been in
session with the conference committee
of the Reform party and acted in
full harmony throughout that they
had meetings with different committees
from the Republican or Liberal Re-
publican parties of the State of LOUISE
;ina-they were at that time divided into
of them at that time had assumed the
title OF Liberal party" The committee
reported that after conference
with the committee of the Liberal Re
publicans, they were unable to agree
with them on any of the propositions
the Democratic and Reform parties
could not accept with honor; and being
unable to form any honorable coalition
without surrenderlng the rights entrust-
Cd to them, or without forming what
they considered a dishonorable coalition,
sue WAS to nominate IL State ticket in
conjunction with the Reform party, and
such Il ticket was presented to the Demo-
cratic Convention. That was rejected.
Every gentleman who was on the floor
viii bear me out in the assertion that at
the time that report was rejected, if it
could have been divided, SO that the
question could simply have been submit