New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-20

exists against visiting the city during mid
summer, but the more important considera-
| tions are purely political. All pretense that
Governor Warmoth and his officers desire
| to exercise undue influence upon the deli
| berations of the convention would be at
once destroyed, while the members would,
at the same time, be removed from the an
noyances and Oficious interference which
| the Kellogg bummers and their allies in
the ranks of tho Last-Ditchers will en-
deaydr to put upon them in the city. 1t
has already been boasted that these latter
CLASSES will. pack the lObbies, so as to create
an impression that public sentiment is adj
verse to thesbody in session; but the char
acter of the delegates will effectually neu-
tralize any such contemplate scheme as
this. Still, the convention should be left as
untrammeled as possible by outside inhu-
ences, and Baton Rouge offers this sdvan-
tage. We hope Mayor Elam's invitation
will be accepted.
The Pinehback or regular wing of the
Republican party are making a very active
canvass, and it is claimed at their commit
tee headquarters, with the most eneO urag-
ing success. The Lieutenant Governor
himself has taken the stump, and intends to
keep it to the close. His speech in st.
James parish has brought to the committee
the strongest pledges ofsupport, and like re-
suits are expected from his trip to Tangipa-
hoa, where he now is. There is no use sh un-
f,nA ba
leading colored man of Louisiana, and has
the warm support and hearty sympathies Of
his race, for whom he has worked so faith
fully and consistently.
Now that Messrs. McEnery, Jonas and
Ogden have taken the stump for their
patched-up ticket, would it not be hap py
| circumstance if they could be brought to
| publicly debate with Mr.. Pinchback and
other prominent colored men. Such 70
rens1c contest would brush many a cobw eb
from the minds of the people.
| Besides, there has been and is indulged in
by partisans such gross Misrepresentation
of men and party purposes, that a general
trial, with the people for jury and iudges,
| and representatives of each cOntending
party as pleaders, would have a salutary
/ effect. We vouch for the Liberals being
ready to meet their combined foes on any
field.
But to return to the Pinchback wing.
Yesterday number of speakers from New
Orleans addressed the Republicans of Iber-
vile, and on Sunday a mass meeting will be
held in st. Charles, at which speakers from
/ the city will make addresses. These will
be at once followed by meetings in the other
river parishes.
Colonel McEnery, not deigning to respond
to our varyspertinent interrOgatories pub
lished yesterday, we would PROFOUND
another, which narrowly approaches his
| ideas of reform and economy and the classes
of indebtedness which he viii, if elected,
have the State pay, even if he does not
make them preference claims:
! When the famous relief bill Of Colonel j.
o. Nixon, that Governor Warmoth vetoed
on the ground that it was illegally opening
the door of the treasury to claims that
must "irretrievably bankrupt the State, y
was before the Legislature, did you not
come all the way fran Ouaehita especially
TO lobby in its favor, and was it not mai My
through your influence that every Democrat
voted to pass it over the veto z
Our columns are open for full explana.
tion or denial.
There is every promise that the elec ction
| to-day for delegates to the Liberal Con ven
ton of August will bring out more peo-
pie-solid, substantial, regular voters than
have ever before participated in primary
election in New Orleans. A strong, but
friendly and considerate, rivalry exists
among the numerous candidates for the
honor of sitting in the first cOnven ton OF
this young giant party, and the friends Of
the rivals are striving might and main for
| success. There is no bad blood, however,
as is too frequently the case, and almost
without exception the club nominees are
well -to-do, respectable citizens, who repre-
sent something better than corner groceries
and barroom bummers. A gratifying and
significant change from old Democratic Gus
| toms.
On this day the "Last-D;tchers" should
wear a weed"
The most dismal and deserted looking
place in town is the Democratic lsO-called)
headquarters-th little back room on st.
Charles street. 1t has the outward appear
anee Of a bunco establishment after a
police raid, and the atmosphere inside is SO
bad that the gilded eagle bird has been
compelled to seek quarters on the balcony,
where the balmy breezes blow. Brethren
will please join in the melancholy ditty be-
ginning
"In the days when we we're hard up" etc.
The Last Ditchites are "going for the
Dutch" as one Of them yesterday not-very
elegantly expressed it. In other words a
desperate endeavor is being made to pro
cure the names of respectable Germans to
a call for MeEnery club. The success,
thus far, has not been very encouraging;
but the canvassers have rot yet visited the
cemeteries.
The REPUBLICAN sports a first class in
yentor with fertile Imagination who spins
out daily column of the most unreliable
reports regarding political movements, and
the most umitigated falsehCOds concerning
individuals that ever dIsgraced q news
paper.-C Citizens Guard
Specify, dear venom"
The Eastern courts have decided that
rail- companies have no right to make
mopnDnlv nu THAR 1inas of the buzineRs of