New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-19
TIE TRUTH SPREADING.

Governor Warmoth has been Intervene,
III New York, according to the custom o
that city, and how he locks and what h
said is fully reported in the Tribune II,
did not speak in parallels to the reporter
nor shade his opinions with any doubtful
colors, but declared his Own intentions ans
made his own criticism in the old familia
way that the people of Louisiana are 81
well acquainted with. He has no inten
ton Of making any overtures to the Presi
dent, as he has done nothing that needs
apology on his part, and it is not his duty
to ask one from others. The President has
offended the Republican party, and it is
the business of the President to offer salts
faction for this wrong which he has com.
mitted against his own party friends
Unless General Grant reform his course il
regard to public matters in Louisiana, he
will not receive five thousand votes in the
State this year, because the Republican
party is determined not to be made sub
serviert to Messrs. Casey, Packard and
Herwig.
| Governor Warmoth reports that there
are four parties in Louisiana at present,
to wit: The Democrats, and their off
shoot, the Reformers, the Republicans,
and their offshoot, the Customhouse fac
ton. The first two will probably coalesce
in supporting the Democratic nomination
for President, while the Republicans will
vote for the nominee Of the Cincinnati
convention, if he is sound Republican
and can assure the friends of the recon-
struction laws that the rights of the col
ored people will be maintained. The
Customhouse faction will support Grant.
Under this arrangement the Republican
ticket nominated at Cincinnati will get
the vote of Louisiana.
Governor Warmoth spoke in terms of
praise Of the city government of New Or
leans, defended the expenditures for levee
purposes during the last three years, and
represented the State to be in healthy
condition, politically and otherwise. Most
of the disaflected Republicans who had
been led away from the party by Lieuten-
ant Governor Dunn at the instance of
Casey, Packard and Carter were now re
conciled to the State administration
through better understanding of the mo-
tives of their tactious leaders. And the
work Of harmonizing matters is still pro-
pressing, with the fairest prospect of a
complete reconciliation.
The Governor, in the course of the in
terview, frequently alluded to Lieutenant
Governor Pinchback as the leader of the
Republican party in Louisiana, and as
gentleman whose design it was to do the
best for the party and the State that could
be dore in the present political condition
of the community.
Speaking of the corruption which is
charged against the politicians of Louisi-
ana by the people Of the North, Governor
Warmoth said that there was much exag-
geration in the reports that We're circulated |
Dotll ttHll iD lOtitt. Out dliIllltltu
that there was great room for reformation |
both among the Democrats and Republi- |
cans. The colored people have maintained |
themselves quite as free from reproach in |
this regard as the Democrats, and much |
more so than the factionists of the Custom |
house. The Governor explained that the
principal ground of the animosity against
himself on the part OF the Casey-Packard
clique was to be attributed directly to his
opposition to their jobs and legislative
'peculations.
When it is considered that this report,
which is supported and Endorsed by the
ITij2tne as fair and reliable, will be read
~ millions OF people in the North, We
may set it down that Louisiana has lost
nothing by the trip OF the Governor to
New York. We needed just such publ
,ation among the Northern Republicans
o set them right in regard to our local
ltfairs, and now that they have got it in I.
'eadable shape, we can trust the effect to
line, which sets all things right in the end.