New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-14
Toe MUCH CONFIDENCE FOR SAFETY.

TOO MUCH CONFIDENCE FOR SAFETY
AS many battles are lost by an abun
dance of confidence as are won by a sense
of desperation. The energy of the mi
nority often gives it an advantage over the
inactivity Of the majority; and the sense
Of great danger makes weak men danger
Gus even to giants. These general sug,
gestions are applicable to the political
parties at present contending for suprem.
acy in this State, in this way that the
Grant party is in great peril Of defeat
| from its abundance Of confidence in Its
success; and the fusionists are liable to
win victory from their desperation and
from the necessities Of the case.
Let us explain The Grant party feels
that it has been insured Of success in Lou
isiana by the obstinacy and perversity OF
the Democracy in repelling from it's sup
port most Of the Republicans who declared
against the Baton Rouge ticket, both be-
fore and Immediately after it's nomination.
The friends Of General Grant assume that
the colored people are in the majority,
that they are--soidly arrayed against Gree
ley and McEnery, and that their majority
is to be strengthened by large white
vote Such an assumption as this if cor
rect, justifes the administration party in
the assurance of success which it now
feels, provided it continues to hold this
voting power under its control until after
the election. But there are two contin-
gencies which intervene to cast q doubt
upon the result, which suggest to us that
possibly the confidence of the GRANTEES is
greater than they are warranted in feeling.
For instance, the strength of the colored
vote, as it has been so often represented
to be, is possibly more imaginary than
real, if the assertions of the Customhouse
party are to be believed for the Citizens
Guard has frequently insisted that Gov
ernor Warmoth created voters where none
existed. While we do not deny the asser-
ton of the Guard but, on the contrary
insist that it is correct, we deny that Gov
ernor Warmoth committed this wrong,
because he used his influence to have
WheyIand elected from the Legislature
because he was elected by the fraudulent
of Republican voters in a.
parish where there was not even that num-
Der Of people. In this matter we merely
use the assertion of the Grant party itself,
experimenting it with this remark, that if
the Governor could make as many Repub
Iican votes as he is credited with having
made, all he is required to do to alter the
result is to purge the registration list and
5he defeat of Kellogg is an accomplished
act.
In another respect, the white vote will
)e larger than ever because the necessity
s greater than ever. The people Of Louisi- |
ma, without regard to race, feel that the
uccess Of the Kellogg ticket menaces all |
he financial interests of the State, and |
wen the colored people would reject it if |
hey did not apprehend that the success of
he Democracy would affect their indi-
iduaI interests in a greater degree than
he election of Mr.. Kellogg will endanger
he general good. If the genuine Repub
leans could feel an assurance that the
government under MeEnery would be as
1st and liberal toward them as toward
ny other class Of citizens, the Baton
souge nominations would be defeated
y such an overwhelming majority as
,ould create doubt whether they were
yer in the field.
Then again, the colored people are not
} compactly united as they were in 1870,
II it is in the nature of all organizations
relax in their efficiency. They are in
lined to exercise o little freedom of
pinion in regard to matters that affect
and are not SO willing to do
ere before they were told by their own
lends that the Customhouse was only
eir friend for purposes of its own. In
her words, the freedom of discussion
at has prevailed in the Republican party
r the last two years has enfranchised the s
,groes from that blind devotion to party !
hich is as dangerous to good govern F
ent as ignorance itself. {
1t will thus be seen that the confidence 8
the GRANTEES is misplaced in some i'm
rtant respects, and that if they do not t
axe sure CT the strength upon which t
ey calculate, the prospect is rather
ubtful about their winning the State. Q
lie colored people are disposed t3 con- i
Ter about their votes, and unless b large u
mber can be better satisfied than they e
, at present, they will either stay at
me or vote as good citizens always
ould, for the best men, no matter what +
rty puts them in nomination. p
WEAK OR WICKED. n
Either Mr. OGDEN is innocent of all ca ct