The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-06-07

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Yes, and for the first time during
his presidential career, THE great Ma
lionaz Gift laAer has caught aro1ua-
less gift.
THE FRIEND OF THE CARPET
! BAGGER.s.
Mr.. Greeley never helped to elect
a single carpet-bagger in the State
Of Louisiana. Ex-Governor Wick
life did help to elect a great many,
and he is striving now to re-clect a
great many more. We have no Oh
lection to carpet-baggers, for we are
constantly inviting them to come to
Louisiana from every section of the
world. The moro of this sort of
population VIC can set the better we
shall stand in point OF wealth and
intelligence. There are two classes
Of carpet-boggers, however, one of
which Mr. Greeley indorses, and one
which he condemns. Tho man who
comes to the State us a bona fide
citizen Of the country, with honest
designs and proper ambitions is &C.
ceptable to us, and will find friend
in MIR. Greeley the other man, who
enters the community with mean
and sordid objects to accomplish, is
reprobated alike by Mr.. Greeley md
by ourselves. Ex-Governor Wick
life is the friend Of the man of the
latter class, since he makes it posi-
bic for him to succeed in his detcsta-
bic designs. This, VIC take it, is the
test Of friendship. If the burglar
can succeed through the innocence
Or weakness Of his ,s yiGti 9}}h he Y Xa{B }ttss
worst class Of carpet-baggors can
succeed through the negligence or
pervcrse obstinacy Of MI. Wichlihe
in leaving his doors open, he can
Go nothing but want Mr., NicEliiffe
as his friend. And this is just what
MIR. Nickb!Ye is doing. He is plan
ming a campaign that will end in the
defeat Of his forces, and in the Sue
cess OF the worry cayp"t-baggers whom
he pEcte1ds to hold in such disgust.
And he is doing this contrary to the
advice of Mr.. Greeley.
II Nh. WickliiTe drives the Rcpub-
lican party into Il union by DESTROY
ing the head of one of its divisions
he will meet q defeat. The worst
portion of the carpet-bag element is
to Governor Warmoth. and
tho co}orcd people can be influenced
to support that faction if Governor
Warmoth is deprived of his power
to control it in the interests of hon.
esty and good government. It thus
becomes a question whether the car
pet-bagggers are to succeed by the
assistance of Mr.. Wiclslife, or
whether tho better portion of the
people are to succeed with the assis-
lance Of Governor Warmoth.
Ii tho.men 1Er. Wickliffe pretends
to- hold in so much disgust manage
to carry the next election in Louisi-
ma, it will be done through the ef-
forts of such stupid and uncompro-
missing obstiaates as he is. The
peril OF the moment is too great to
admit OF nice talk with those who
Ire too dull to originate and too
weak to forget. This is not a per-
'onal matter at present. The inter-
'sts OF the country are all at stake.
The same men who elected the car
9ot~bagggers arc in Louisiana still.
md If they are not led to the SUM-
bort OF better men they will sup
'ort the same old set. Mr.. Wick
life is using his endeayors to force
he negroes in given direction that
5 full of evil auguery for the future
Governor Warmoth is trying to
cad them into better road II Is