Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-04-13
LET US HAVE PEACE.

From gentleman, prominent mem
Der of tho Republican party ct this
parish, who came mp on the last tip Of
the g Hodge we undsrstand tIhai
there ia or ~ss when hsleft The city,
a fir prospect that the disenfions
witch have for some time back pre-
vailed in the Republican Party of the
State, separating it into two divisions,
known as the Carter or Custom House,
and WarinOth or State House wings,
will be discontinued and settled by a
compromise based on mutual conces-
'siOns. We de rot know hey far these
cheering hopes may prove we'll ground
ed, or whether even now as we are
writing, they may not have already
turned out fallacious, all that we can
say with certainty is, that we most
earnestly and sincerely hope not, for
as we have all along contented the
squabble is q disgraceful aud most I'M
necessary one, and only calculated to
injure Republicanism, and benefit its
deadly ieaemy Democracy, and any al
lance by either wing, Warnothites or
Carterites, with any faction no matter
under what name it may be disguised,
is an alliance with Democracy and
war, war 70 the knife upon Republi-
canism. l.5 ..,.., ...5, ..,.s...
The basis Of the compromise spoken
of, is as We understand an agreement
that both sides shall meet ia cenven-
ton, by. their delegates appointed as
already provided for, with the, express
additional proyiso, that no Federal or
State officer shall be eligible for, or adj
mitted to, a seat in the convention,
who will then make nominations which
will be zealously supported by the en-,
tire Republican party of the State.
This appears to us u very sensible and
fair arrangement, and as we said before
we hope it will be agreed upon, and
that our opponents will not beallowed,
much less iarited, to take part in our
family quarrels, and thus be given an
opportunity to act the part of the
monkey judge in thu table, who appro.
priated as his own fee, all that the little
giants were contending for.
We might say much more upon this
important, vitality important subject,
the, necessity OF concord and harmoni.
GUS action among our ranks, hut at
present we are, cropping blindly, seeing
darkly as through glass, and will
therefore refrain, until we hear of the
decided action of those leading men on
each side, who have the power to set.
tie the question, whether we are to
have more Siscerd to delight our enc.
mics, or unity of councils and action
which viii again lead us to both a
National and State victory at the en-.
suing election.
LIVELY TIMEs.-We have had pref.
ty brisk times in Alexandria the past
week. Noyes' Mammoth Circus which
was to have exhibited here only on one
day, Monday, in consequence of the
failure to.get here in time for the day
on Monday, .caused by
the horrible state of the roads, stayed
over AMI exhibited twice on Tuesday,
to the great delight of Juveniles and
older folks too perhaps, of all oelors,
casts and conditions. The puffs, pro-
grammes and placaras. of Koyes pro
missed great thiKgs, and geserally the
promise was performed. The pageant
Of the knights with real artnor, and the
field of the cloth Of gold was rather a
and the menagarie no great
shakes, but the ring and other per
inside the mammoth pavil-
ion, we have never seen surpassed,
and do not think they could be.
Z BLACKBURN AND WARxoTH.-Tbe
Times says, that our es-
eemed friend, and potent POLITICAL au
,hority, Blackburn, Of the Homer Iliad,
las come out in favor sfithe re election
If Mr.. Warinoth to the Gubernatorial
hair. ii this is so, land the Times is
generally excellent authority, we
;hinkit is strong indication ia War
MOTHS favor. We have not seen
,umbcr of the Had for more than a
nsnth, and we hope our contemporary,
Who knews how much we value it, will
ook into the matter, and try and get il