New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-29
POLITICAL GLEANING...

approval placed thereupon: 1t is directed
ordered and decreed by the Democratic and
so-called Liberal committees having the
welfare of the people under their especial
care, that the First, Second, Sixth, Seventh
and Eighth District Courts, with their
elerkships, appannages and emoluments, be
awarded to the Democracy in the division
of spoils to follow the victory close at hand.
That it be further ordered and decreed,
Messrs. Smith, Jones and Brown, having
proved contrite and repentant rebels, shat
they be assigned, "by our gracious permis-
sion,' to the control and advantages Of the
Third Fourth and Fifth District Courts,
with all outlying rights and subserviences
As we have before neatly and appropriately
remarked chow is this for higbp'
1t is the intention, in. view of the very
"cOld shoulder which has been turned
upon Liberal Republicans by all parties, to
call an "ipdependent parish convention -
! with the design Of nominating local ticket.
! which must at least command the respect
| of all reformers- genuine and unambitious
reformers. We hope it may be done, as
test of public honesty in the outcry against
Republican government and IN favoy of geo
/ form.
Such a ticket would not take yote away
from the regular Republican nominees. but
would catch all those who dashed so tar
into Democracy under the supposftion that
liberalism had positive meaning, that
+ they require a step-Iadder with which to
get back among their old companions
The Crescent City Mounted Club has
| elected a surgeon. This is evidence that
the members do NOT intend 60 skill niggers''
this campaign, or they would more approo
priately have purchased graveyard. We
must conclude therefore that the club is
doubtful Of the equestrian sebilities of the
8 dent patriots on its rolls, and anticipates
cracked crowns and broken bonese Whoa,
Dobbi1S
is It not time some other Republican syas
sacrificed to apPease the hunger OF the un.
tanned and yoracious Democracy War.
moth went FIRST, then CalnpBel!~ whose
turn is it! Sheridan and Armstead still rec
main. obstacles to the possible promotion
Of the oldest and besro Let them be pulled
down.
Mr. Z. Z. Gibson thinks chat ]"as s federal
aGenera! (Sheldonl has been bonored with
Beat in Congress from the second district,
he should now be laid aside in favor OF a
Confederate General I1imseIf)s
Republicans ehins this rule or Reasoning
should apply only to certain local officers, |
therefore propose to clay aside a number
Of clerks OF court, judges. ETC., formerly
captains, iieutenant5 and colonels, under
the ''furied banner and fill their present |
comfortable beIths with wearers of the |
blue By-tbus circumscribing their action |
they will avoid interference in federal
politics. policy which should meet the
warm approval Of Genera! Gibson and his !
RetGgm friends
The clerks OF the courts are kept busy
natura!izing. foreign born residents. and we
have heard it stated that Sc far during this
1000 certificates Of citizenship
nave been issued. We can not believe this
statement as correct, although it is made
upon the authority of member Of the Dem
ocEatic naturalization committee
i is true that q majority Of these certif.
cafes are obtained under the auspices Of the
Democratic and Liberal committees, but We
are far from believing this furnishes any
guarantee that the newly made Americans
will "ote against the Republican party as
2laimedo We have personal knowledge
NIoA e.,
one Grant voter
4 large humber Of persons who re3ong
resided in New Orleans but retained their
allegiance to She government under which
hey Sveye born nave recently been forced
% procure naturalization and registry pa.
2ers by outside pressure and the fear Of
'stracism in business Should not these
parties vote to escape the Terrorism and ty.
amy Of q party that would resort to such
means and influences 20 gain ofioe9
o~-s--aEss-ss--
There was time, and that not very re.
note, when Che Puritanical spirit of HAS.
achusetts eircumscribed the liberty OF the |
itizen to very large extent. 4 man was {
lot permitted to kiss his wife on Sunday,
lor was he free to "smile " and take a
moke whenever he felt that way inclined
'urltanism prescribed rules for regulating I
he conduct of men in these social matters t
nd they became the slaves, as it were, Of S
ct OF men whose excessive morality was c
My assumed for hidden and selfish pur- i
ose. And symptoms of this same Puri- S
aRical spirit are plainly visible in New Or e
cans at this time; and, If permitted to grow, d
be time is not far distant when it will be- j
ONE arrogant, and tell the people what S
ley shall and what they shall not do. 1t /
i'll close up our theatres on Sunday nights {
nd our saloons on Sundays, so that the
orking classes will be deprived of Sun G.
az as a day of recreation. And when t
uritanism has done this, it will invade the Il
2mes Of our people and attempt to regulate
leir domestic affairs. Our hypoeriticaI
uritans have commenced their inroads up A
l the rights of the people by making war tt
oon a chartered institution They I'M n
9ubtedly hare other objects than love for F
e dear people in making their seurrilous tt
tacBs on the Louisiana State Lottery.
his is too well understood to influence any n
ne person, and therefore their attempts tt
injure home institution have been abor- Ii
re. Its drawings are just as popular as st
er, and its tickets are sought with even