New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-17


Especial Correspondence Of the Republican,
New YORK, August p, 1872
limited in my last letter that abou the
time it would be published in the REPUB
LICAN the Liberals would be counted out
in North Carolina BY Grants federal bench
men. The prophecy has proved correct SO
far as the Governor is concerned Yester-
day met, in this city, four intelligen col
Ored men-all for Greeley-whO have just
returned from North Carolina. They were
there during the canvass, through much of
the western portion of the State, on the
borders of Tennessee. They say that large
numbers of colOred men were colOnized
from that State and voted at the recent
election; that most of them are very ignO-
rant and, not being able to read or write,
Obeyed instructions and voted as they were
| tOldsA They were made to believe that they
| hadMa right to vote. These cOlOred
mem with whom l cOnversed, assured
me that it will be an easy matter when the
! Legislature of North Carolina meets, to
prove that Caldwell was illegally elected.
| The conduct Of the Grant party over the
| trophy of Governor has been very remark
! able. The poor creatures catch at straws.
| 1t has been customary among parties here
tOfore, when they go into State contest
! and lose the Legislature which involves the
election of United States Senator, and has
| its majority in the State cut down about
5000 in one year and $1,000 in two years, so
| that their Governor is only saved by few
| fraudulent votes to acknowledge them
selves squarelY beaten. Not so with the
Grant party. The Liberals in this city, be-
lieving that to gain the Legislature by
handsome majority, thus securing a United
States Senator and by reducing the Grant
vote in North Carolina to almost a tie on
the Governor, was a real victory, cOnse-
quently fred one hundred guns in City
Hall Park. Several days afterward, when
the fraudulent counters had done their
work for the Old North State, the Tom
Murphy CushOmhouse gang fred ahundred
guns II honor of the infamous work. We
must now wait for the assembling of the
Legislature in North Carolina before We
can understand thoroughly and officially
the magnitude Of the Illegal voting recently
perpetrated at the election in that State.
The colored men who recently returned
from North Carolina, to whom l have refer
red, are very much encouraged by the
progress thus far made in that State, and
are confident that the colOred men will vote !
right as fast as they can be reached and |
informed correctly on the subject. They |
also say that the colored men in other States |
will vote for Greeley and Brown.
General Banks arrived here from Boston |
yesterday, and gives a good account of the |
Liberal movement in New England. lie |
says Massachusetts is in earnest; that lead
ing men all over the State are declaring for
Greeley and Brown. OF the ten congress
men the Liberals will undoubtedly elect six. |
If General Banks should conclude not to
run in his own district, a Liberal candidate
will be nominated and elected. The gov |
ernment has a navy yard located in that |
district lat Charlestown), and the several
thousand men employed there as mechanics
and laborers are usually manipulated by
Grants fuglemen. But as there is quite a
political revolution there, following Gen
eraI Banks. and as most of the men in the
ward are friends Of his, it is believed that
they will sustain the Liberal cause That
they will rally to the standard Of Banks
there is no doubt, and for that reason
think his friends will insist upon it that he
will consent to be a candidate.
While | was in the parlOr of the st. Mich
Olas Hotel yesterday. with General Banks,
Mr.. Usher, exSecretary of the interior,
called to see the general and pay his re-
spGcts. Quite an interesting conversation !
followed on the situation. Mr.. Usher, who
resides at Lawrence, Kansas, had just ar
rived from that State. He says the revOlu- |
ton is rapid and healthy; that the latest
news from the western counties is that they
will give a majority of at least 5000 votes
for Greeley and Brown, and the other parts |
of the State are prOp0rtionately strong for
that ticket.
On his way here, Mr. Usher met some
prominent Iowa Republicans who informed !
him that the feeling in that State for Gree
ley and Brown was very strong, and that
there is no doubt it will be carried by@a
large majority for hat ticket
Mr.. Usher says that ArkaD-as is also !
strong III the Liberal movement.
Mr.. Usher and General Banks discussed !
the financial question. They agreed shat
an effort was making to con7 nee the bust
ness men Of this country and Europe that
a financial crash would follow any change
of administration; that depression OF cEsi-
ness would result in the United States, and
the national credit would be seriously in
jured abroad. General Banks said that
such an idea had no basis IN truth: that it
was absurd to assert such things, that the
business of the country q healthy, and the
banking institutions were never more pros
porous; that change Of the political and
civil head of the government could have no
material effect upon the business of the
country, especially as no special financial
question enters into the presidential con-
test He said it was a weak invention of the
to fCighten capitalists into
its support.
General Banks has accepted the NOR
chants invitation to address them in Wall
street on the national situation, and the
demonstration will take place on Friday
afternoon of next week.
The news from Maine, Vermont COnnec-
ticut and Rhode Island is very encouraging |
for Greeley and Brown. The first State
will be the field for a great battle. Both |
sides are maTshaling their forces. The ,
Liberals have made great inrOads upon the ,
party, and are confident that
hey will succeed. New Hampshire, Con-
lecticut and Rhode Island are sure for the |
liberal ticket New York will give Gree
ey and Brown one hundred thousand ma
GRITTY. 1t is quite interesting to observe
he confidence of New Workers on the sub
ect Thousands of leading men are at
work every, day, as much to assist other |
States as to look after this, and the ques-
ion is seldom asked whether New York .
yoes for Greeley. Everybody who knows
anything about politics, knows that she
gill
Pennsylvania and Indiana are considered