The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-06

0esa1lss W8HIM A9EGSS8HlI.E Is4Is 4ue Nd
hond Radical or Grant party is repre-
scented BY the Custom House party in
this State, and they area unit. "Union
gives strength IL success is desired,
there must be but one other National
and other State party opposed to
these two. The National Democratic
convention, knowing that a National
Democratic ticket can not succeed, will
wisely make no such nomination, but
will endorse the Liberal ticket. Had
the Democratic convention i'll this State
acted in like manners-that is, united
with the Liberal Repuh1ieans-an would
have been we'll But as the ticket they
nominated fell still-born, and there is
now practically no State ticket in the
field but the Custom House ticket, all
may yet be well. All depends on the
action OF the Liberal convention to be
held in New Orleans next month. The
Liberal party here has for its head the
National Liberal Republican party, of
which Greeley and Brown are the stand
ard bearers; and naturally all in this
State who support Greeley and Brown,
will s,,nnortt he state Iiheral Marty. It
is their interest 10 do So. and NOT he Iii
yided into several factions. The polit-
ical salvation of the State depends upon
their snnnortipo Il unitedlv A LARGE
number az tha most nr,m;nent men IN
the state. among whom wa NAV mention
Gems. Reaa,reoard Lonostroet Havs
Tav1or and others have come e,,t in "a
vor IF fba Liberal p,ovan,apt Fayora-
HE resnonses have haen made 70 the call
for q STATE. Liberal -eonpantiop az owl
1enced bv the large number of names of
laadine. citizens n,hlisbea Il MANY IF
the narish naners. undar calls for perish
Liberal conventions 10 he hold an +ba
s0fI inst. similar to tba coli nubl;sI,od
IN This nanerfo-aav This Tibar,1 n,nva-
ment d carfainlv s,,eeaad;ng hpf oTino
to tle streuet ard resources of the Gus
tom House marty. HE detection or hike
warnness IF . single rarish II the Tib-
eral eausa nav he fhe eause of the STATE
Liberal ticket being aefeafea IF s1ch
= thing sho,,ld oce,,Y vn hone the
blame viii NOT rest ,.,,o1, the VOTERS
of the parish of ST. Landry. Int. that
they win low come m o1,t Of the
slough Of Democracy. bringing no
Bourbon nrei,ldiees with them. and
give some practical evidence of their de-
sire so often expressed that the country
should be redeemed from itgDresent no
Iftical and financial condition. They
can give this practical evidence by at
tending the Liberal convention here on
the goth lust, and sending Delegates to
!, renresent them ii the state convention
of that PARTY. Ii they stay away they
win have no right hereafter to complain
il there IS no change for the betterin the
government Of the country. They have
! no right to shift their responsibilities
J and duties to the shoulders Of others. OF
avoid them entirely. and then complain
! If the government is not administered
3 to suit them. This convention is not
: called in the interest of individuals, but
IN the interest Of the people generally.
e Ii is i free thing for all who are fayora-
Bile to the Liberal movement; and the
presence Of. all is desired. exeept those
who might attend moreto distracti 1t and
defeat its object than for q good prr-
nose. We hone there are none such II
] ourmidst. Of course, during the pres.
] emit busy season with the planters. and
9 IN smell a large Tarish as This both as ID