New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-04-14

Against Itself.
Prom the Golden Age]
Schuyler COlfax asks "Can the ascend
ency Of the Republican party in our nation
be safely or wisely surrendered " VI
course his answer is, mo" Granting,
then, that his answer is right, we ask in re-
turn: What is the sole prospective him
drance to this ascendancys And we
answer: 1t is the threatened denomination
of President Grant. This, and this alone,
imperils a continued Republican ascend
ency.
Has Mr.. Sumner any quarrel with the Re-
publican party! No. Has Mr.. Greeley
No. Has Judge Trumbnll! No. Has any
liberal Republican No. These gentle
men are not opposed to the Republican
marty. but only to the denomination OF
man repugnant to large portion, OF its
members. They would not divide, but
uni,e their party; they would not distract,
but harmonic it, Having been its earlI-
est and most passionate lovers, they now
look with grief on the danger winch hangs
over its fortunes at Philadelphia. They
know land others ought to know that the
Presidents denomination, II accomplished,
will split the party asunder. his TACT Is
as plain as lightning in storm.
Is it too late to protest against sucn an
act of folly, fraught as it will he with
mountains Of mischief to the party whose
ascendency Mr.. Coltax desires to maintain
We fear SO. Nevertheless, let the warning
be given, even though it pass unheeded.
We have no criticism to make on the
character or motives of the gentlemen who
who will convene at Philadelphia. To
saw that the convention will be largely
composed of federal office holders and their
representatives, will be true, but ought not
to be OpprObrious. Our feeling toward
President Grant and his partlsans is not at
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respect him highly. But, looking at the
forces in the field of politics, any man
would be blind not to see that the Presl-
dent has ceased to represent the whole
party, but only u part Of it. The feeling
against his denomination is, in some quar-
tiers, like the settled repugnance which was
once exhibited toward Andrew johnson
If the Philadelphia convention shall per
sist in nominating him it will defy the
openly-expressed wishes of a large portion
of the original voters who first called him
to his high office. and will eventually divide
the very party which it ought to unite.
Admit then that President Grants lieu
tenant is right in saying that Republican
as tendency is vital to the nation how
solemn becomes the responsibility which he
and his partisans assume in surrenderlDg
that party for personal ems.
There is no Disgusting the fact that the
President, by insisting on his denomination.
is making himself the chief and only dis
organizer OF the party. 1t is he-"Lanc e.
lot, and not anOther"-who breaks its
lines, who plans its destruction, who drives
the wedge that splits its unity. If this
man stood out of the way. thGp would
be no division among the Republicans.
Let him announce tomorrow that he
will not accept denomination at Phil
adelphia, and the counter convention at
Cincinnati would adjourn before it met,
and David and Jonathan would embrace
and kiss i'll the city OF Brotherly Love. Re-
tire this nischief-maker, and there will no
longer be two Republican parties-but one.
The only cause for division in the ranks,
the only reason for flying two flags, is the
attempts of one faction to renominate a
man who has lost the allegiance of the
other. Quench the pretensions of this can
didate from the convention, and the two di
vided sections of the Republican party will
rec ASP each others hands rs in Aud Lang
Syne.
If the Vice President is right in his argu-
ment. that the welfare of the nation re-
quires the ascendency Of the Republican
party. then let him visit his chief and say,
My honored friend, YOU yourself are the
only obstacle in the way Of the unity, and.
therefore, the success of this party, and YOU
will promote its fortunes by withdrawing
your name from its nominating convention
The Propeller Enterprise IDau9urated.
From the st. Louis Democrat
We were informed yesterday ON Change
that Captain Merry, of Dubuque, has de-
termined to push the enterprise of building
a bulk grain propeller right along. He
has secured subscriptions to the amount of
$4,000 or $4,000 already, and means to
raise enough to build four boats as quickly
as possible. They are to be built of wood,
at the CarOndelet Marine WAYS, four for
100000, halt cash down, balance in three,
six and nine months, equal payments, after
the boats are finished. They are to be of
1900 tons burden, and will draw. when
fully loaded, ten feet of water, but will
take 10000 bushels of grain in bulk On
seven feet of water. Captain Merry is
confident that these prDpellers can be
operated for $3.50 per day, and can make
the trip to New Orleans in four days,
and the trip back in six with
out trouble. He believes they will
answer the purpose of st. Louis COM
merce in every particular better than either
steamboats, OF barges. They will be sufii-
GENTLY sea- worthy to make the trip to Mo-
bile or Galveston from this city direct. if
needed. carrying flour, grain, meats, gen
eral merchandise, liquors, ETC.. and bring
ing back coffee. cotton, hides, etc. In fact,
Captain Merry believes the Inauguration of
the propeller enterprise on the river will
have as beneficial and radical an effect upon
our commerce as was produced on the trade
OF Chicago by the advent of propellers on
the great lakes and the displacement of tue
costly sidewheel steamers. While we are
glad to see progress IN river navigation, we
would much rather Captain Merry had de-
cided to build iron instead OF wooden pro-
pellers, but We suppose ii the first wooden
ones do we'll, those which follow will be
built OF iron. If Captain Merry continues
to push his enterprise steadily, we shall
cheerfully record his progress from time to
time, as occasion may offer
We copy the following from the New
York Nation:
April having set in with one political con-
vention only thirty days distant and anoth-
er only sixty, we are now fairly entered
upon our quadrennial political strife, which
is to last till next November, and which
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