The weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1872-1882, 1872-08-03
EDITORIAL ITEMS.

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tho article announcing bis abandon
ment Of the growers. he says that
| kellogg has been made the victim
Of q political influence, the most
baleful that ever cursed q State, OF
afflicted q people" OF Packard, it
says: st seems that Mr.. Packard
md his ring" ore impressed with
The idea t;;,at they are the State, and
that they intend to- rule it regard
less OF the wishes and Che interest
of the people. No man can receive
nomination or hold Office but by
the gracious sufferance of the gen
tleman from Maine and his colleagues
from Massachusetts, Vermont and
the devil only knows where. To be
sure they did place on their ticket
a fair representation in number OF
the colored citizens in this State,
but were they selected because TREY
were the true representatives Of their
race, Or because they could be- ma
n:pulated il the interests of the Gus
tomkouse? We don't know, but
Judging from the other selections,
aside from that Of Governor, we are
compelled to the belief that the lat
ter was the cause" <.e- .. -
~ Willi'msport, Pa, has huge
"strike' OH its hands. The Labor
ers in the lumber mills wanted a
days work reduced from fourteen
and twelve hours, to the legal time
| If ten hours. The mill-owners re-
sisted the claim and q ftst1ike" has
been the consequence. The owners
resolved to starve the laborers into
submission. and some Of the labor
ers, driven. by their necessities, &C
tually returned TO their work on the
old time. Numbers Of Others, o.
asperated By the snfferinss they
were enduring and the dangers Of
being defeated by their comrades,
! made fatal attacks on some of them
and threaten tho lives and proper
ty of those they deem their opres-
sors. So great is the popular dan
ger that Governor Geary has issued
u proclamation calling the military
to readiness to support the civil
authorities in peace, and protecting
life and property:
R-The following extract from
our level-headad contemporary oi
| the Galveston Standard evinces a
spirit of fairness and i,npartiality in
referring to otr State affairs so rare
| in these times as to command our
consideration: 7-.~s: ~.
1T is not true that either Lieut..
Governor Pinchback OF Senator
Campbell made Greeley speeches in
St. James parish at the Republican
meeting that day. What was said
by both of these gentlemen was,
that while they we're disposed to
look upon the Greeley movement
with some favor, yet the conduct OF
the Democracy of their State if not
mended as it affected themselves,
would compel them to make COM
mon cause against them both. Sem
ator Campbell and Lieut.. Governor
Pinchbaok disclaiming committing
themselves as to the Presidential
candidacy for the present.
sTThe National Republican, dur
ing the past week, has been pub
lishing anonymous letters from -
ing correspondents about meetings
in the per;shes. Tic, people thus
misrepresented win. see for them
selves TO what depth 81 1depraviity
| tie Customhouse clique hare des-
eended. And ve viii, .for the be:
neit of the National Republican
Committee at Washington, say that
these reports may be very requisite
Ito keep up tie dfoopinE ''aisi;iiii;' spirits Of
the Cushohab bnasea empaoyeeg Bho
meet stateah hz the !wards=sf,this
city 40 Grantand, ,Nilsoh claas. but
it Ican. never carry State Of Lon,
isianas for sthA. .uatiena toleets a,a,ach
leas tho Federal o1acep' ticket hesa.
ed5hg Mr. Kellogg ga.:ss ~, es5 xx,:..st,sr.
< doIob I 11hl.-1t s. I'll is 5ltj gfat.ly l,; yins u
notice that some sonlee esed1 It'll; be ihads
to establish floating bashs ii t1a t1has