The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-03-02
A VOICE FROM CANADA.

/ ive--Governor Warmoth Lauded and
the Custom House Clique Denounced
A Parallel Drawn Between the Chief"
and the y st. James Sentinel"
DECEwsyILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA,
February 90, 1872.
EDITOR DoNALDsoNvILLE CHEF:
Your valuable paper has come to
me regularly ever since it was started,
and / like it well. I have watched
very closely the affairs of your State
ever since the memorable :" Conven-
ton Day in New Orleans, and up to
the time of the death of Dunn and the
election of Pinchback / received the
st. James Sentinel, so / got both sides
of the story, if there is any such thing.
I think the old adage that there are
two sides to every question is hardly
applicable to the case of Louisiana, if
we are to judge from the Sentinel. 1t
is simply question of dispute be-
tween right and wrong. The CHIEF
has gained the admiration of all who
beheld it for the able manner in which
it has advocated the cause of right,
while the Sentinel has earned the con-
tempt of all decent people. The only
excuse for the miserable howl set up
by the Sentinel is the fact that the
editor fell victim to the invincible
Warmoth, and had his official head
cut off for illegally promulgating the
" Water Works BILL Warmoth only
did his duty, for which he deserves
credit, and Geo. E. Bovee would adj
NIT it if he had the first principles of
loyalty.
The whole and only object of the
Custom House clique was to turn the
State over to the Rebels, or Demo-
Gratis all one and the same thing
since 1861. l have no respect what
ever for such a crew, and am aston
ished that Oscar J. Dunn should ever
have countenanced the outrageous
plans of Carter and his Rebel asso-
ciates. However, / have so much
confidence in the co1ored people that
| believe if Dunn had been living at
the time the State Legislature met,
and seen just what the Garterites
wanted, he would have forsaken them
as damnable set of political vaga-
bonds, and swore everlasting fidelity
to the principles of true Republican
ism, which are fully represented by
the party which has leader in the
person of Henry Clay Warinoth.
The very great difficulties under
which the General Assembly metwere
planned by a man who was qualified
for nobler business. and were only
overcome by the superior wisdom and
ability of Governor Warmoth. | be-
lieve the majority of menu placed In
like circumstances, would have quietly
resigned and succumbed to = burdens
grievous to be bornen But the Gov
ernor knew he was in the right, and
was backed by the whole Of the true
Republican party, so, possessing great
ability and foresight, he had nothing
to do. but stand firmly at,.his post.
The manner in which he has tri-
umphed over his and his country's en-
emies has won for him the admiration
of the world even his foes must adj
nit that he is success. There can
be no doubt of his reelection. With
Pinehback on the ticket, the people of
Louisiana ought to re-elect them with
out opposition, and thus bring peace
and prosperity to the whole State.
Ii President Grant does not sever
the political heads of Packard, Casey
& Co., he leaves a foul, wicked blot
upon the history of his administration.
| believe lie is possessed of too much
good sense to overlook their damnable
outrages. But even if he, should per-
NIT them to remain in Office, it is your
duty to aid in his reelection if he is
renominated by the Republican Con-
vention, for no man can begin to tell
the dreadful evils which the Rebel
Democracy would bring upon the
country if they should ever again get
control of the Government.
These are the views of one altogether
uneoncerned, and you are at liberty
to publish them if you see fit.
Yours, in the cause of liberty,