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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-20
LIBERAL MEETING AT BATON RoUG.

LIBERAL MEETING AT BATON ROUGE.
There was a rousiug meeting Of the
Baton Rouge Liberals on Saturday
night, and the enthusiasm was such as
to assure a success for the Greeley and
Brown ticket i'll November. Tie en-
tire population, ladies included, was
out on the streets, not only to witness
the gorgeous display of fireworks, but
to encourage the cause which so
aroused the patriotism Of the old State
capitol.
From fifteen hundred to two thousand
voters listened tothe eloquent addresses
delivered by Hon. Michael Ryan, of
Rapides, Gen. Andrew S. Heron, and
Mr.GeOrge.H Fl. jackson, d cOlOred man
Of excellent standing and influence.
After the meeting a grand torch light
procession took place, in which partici-
pated the Baton Rouge Greeley Club
organized the same night, whichnum-
hers two hundred members, and of which
Judge N. Underwood was elected pres
ident by reclamation.
Our sister city has not been so
aroused since the war.-[N. o. Republi-
can, July 10Th.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-20

The Courier of last Saturday, contains
several references to the Liberal party,
scarcely rising to the dignity of editorial
matter, but sufficiently suggestive OF the
animus of that journal towards progress
sive ideas aud the thousands of patri-
otto citizens who, here and elsewhere
throughout the State, are engaged in the
work of political reform, after the fash
ion of Missouri, Virginia, Tennessee,
and upon the broad and liberal basis
marked out by the National Democratic
party at Baltimore. But we do not III
tend to enter into argument with the
Courier-that would be an idle waste OF
words. When it places something be-
fore it's readers more respectable and
more becoming the journalistic prOtes-
sion than its last utterances, due atten-
ton will be given it. Ia the meantime
we do not disguise the hope that it may
continue the role it has adopted. Indis-
Greet enemies are often friends i'll dis
CURSE; and we welcome eve the blund-
ers and malice of the Courier as a lively
adjunct to q good and great cause. Pa
triotic gentlemen, who favored the Lib
eraI movement, but intended to remain
spectators, finding their motives ques.
toned, meanly aspersed, by this mole.
q ed sheet, will be sprrred into the &C
i've work of The campaign.
By all means, then, let this blunder
buss load up and fire a~way-there is NJ
danger, except to those who stand at thu
butt of the piece.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-20

Conformity with the other candidates,
Mr.. II. n. Ogden is urged upon the De
mOcracy for election. Yet he rePu-
dates the Democratic party, and has
the hardihoOd to say so at the s0-called
Democratic meeting convened for the
express purpose Of ratifying the action
Of the Democratic National Convention.
He declares himself q " non-interven-
ZIONIST in federal politics." while Gree
ley and Brown are before the country
as Democratic nominees for the highest
federal Offices. Mr.. Ogden does not OBJ
iect, however, to availing hImSelt OF
the popularity of Greeley n BroWll,
and by swinging to their coat o E IallS '[ Gf
State Attorney General.-[N. o. Repub-
licnn.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-20

The suggestion of the Picayune that
the Grant Republicans can Support Il
part OF the whole Of the Lasere-Ran-
dOlph ticket i'll preference to the Baton
Rouge nominations without intidelity to
their presidential ticketi' is very Sug-
geStive, indeed. How would the col
ored people, after their votes are corn-
ted, like it if such u ticket as this, for
instance, was found to be elected
Grant electors Kellogg, Governor; JO-
mas, Lieutenant Governors If Kellogg
should then accept the senat0rshiD,
thus leaving the executive power in the
hands of a bitter Democrat, no doubt
the BOurbons would be well pleased
with the results. But what would the
negro call for then /? ..U.'
And i'll view of the facts that the great
mass Of the COlored voters can not read;
that the Packard ring print all their
tickets, and distribute them only at the
last moment, it is possible that for par
tial success eve so vile Il bargain rs this
may have been made. A plausible ex-
cUse for such treachery could quickly
be found i'll the notorious untitness and
corruption of Antoine, and the imper-
atiVe necessity Of electing Grant, no
matter at whose sacrifice. All who con-
slider carefully the Pics article must
conclude that treachery to some Of the.
nominees on the Baton Rouge ticket is
contemplated N. O. Republican, .rg
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Boiling the CustomhOuse Ticket

-&
The Madison Joutnal which has here
tofOre supPortedthe Custom House wing
of the Republican party in this State
because probably 1t considered that
wing the regular organization, supports
itno longer. In the issue of that paperof
July 9th, the names of Grant and Will
son are still at the mast head, but the
Kellogg ticket las disappeared. We
give the editors article in full OH the
subject, as follows:
Any objections which we may have to
the State ticket recently nominated at
Baton Rouge certainly do not apply to
its head. The State Of Louisiana, du-
ring the last four years, i'll our Judgment,
has had no servant more appreciatiye
Of his duties OF more faithful and per-
severing in their discharge than the
Hon. VIM. Pitt Kellogg. And because
he had been faithful, honest and capa-
bic we desired to see him reelected to
the position which he had filled with
honor to himself and with advantage to
the State. But we did not desire 10 see
him reach that position bv any devious
or crooked paths. While he has been
faithful to the trusts reposed in him,
and has shown marked ability in their
discharge, it is fair to presume that he
will be faithful to all trusts which he
accepts that much we freely acknOwl-
edge. But We cannot presume that he
either sought or desired this nominal
ton on anything else, but that he has
been made the victim to political in
fuCucc the most baleful that ever
cursed Il State or afflicted Il people. It
seems to us that Mr.. Packard and his
ring are impressed with the idea that
they are the State, and that they
intend to rule it regardless Of tho
wishes and interests Of the people. No
man can receive Il nomination or hold
office but by the gracious Su1feTance OF
the gentleman from Maine and his
colleagues from Massachusetts, Yer
mont and the devil only knows where.
TO be sure they did place on their tick,
ct Il fair representation in number OF
the colored citizens of this State, but
were they selected because they were
the true representatives of their race, OF
because they could be manipulated II
the interests Of the Custom House
We don't know, but Judging from tb
other selections, aside from that ofG0r
ernor, we are compelled to the bclif
that the latter was the true cause. BE
names of Kellogg and Antoine De
strength to the ticket, but whether ifis
sufficient to carry it through. dpDads
greatly upon the action of the C0nPn-
ton which is to assemble in ADJUST.
We may be compelled to sUppoi it,
but it will be after we fail in ind
inga better one. The tail is too tavy
for the head.
of three classes and It is The Fit Of
lust such men as compose the (lstom
HouSe rang that there ire thra viz
the old White citizens, the coinrG, and
thp Dpwcome sometimes calIefarpet-
baggers. Bnt f0rthe efforts Of Re car
nef-6ap demapOgues there wonEbe per
feet accord between the White nd col
0rq1 citizens of Louisiana. nj good
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-20

We learn from our exchanges that
Liberal meetings are being held in the
parishes throughout the State, to send
delegates to the State Liberal conven-
ton in New Orleans, Oh the first Monday
of next month; and the calls for these
meetings are made by a large number of
the best and most intelligent citizens.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-20

WARMoTH Or GRANT.-The New Or
leans Bee (Democfatie) says:
The contest is narrowed down to this:
that one or other of these chiefs, with or
without the assistance of the Demoera-
scy, must carry the election in Louisiana
imNoyember next. He who is against
Grant is necessarily for Warmoth, and
he who is for Warmoth is necessarily
against Grant; for no one believes it to
be possible to carry the State for the
Democracy against the power and ma
chineTy of both Federal and State gov
esnments.
We published the above bOuta month
ago, and now bring it up again. The
Bee is considersa the ablest paper and
the organ of the pure Democracy in this
State, andis the organof the Democratic
State Committee. If all the elements of
opposition are united against the Grant
and Kellogg tickets in this State, these
tickets will be defeated. But the Dem
ocratie and Reform Committees, or at
least the chairnen of these committees,
will not agree TO any such union, but
have put out and insist on running a
ticket DE their own, which every sane
man knows cannot be elected, but may
have the eaFectof eleeting The Grant and
Kellogg tickets.
Looking at the Bees statement made
more than a month ago, by the light of
subsequent events, we can ON to but
one conclusions The United State Tick
eb nominated last week by Messrs. La
sere and Randolph, and 50 earnestly adj
vocated By our neighbor, the Fourier, is
intended to divide the opposition to
Grant and Kellogg, and elect the Gus
tom House candidates. Their nominal
support of Greeley and Brown, IN the
face of their past opposition, amounts to
nothing. If they were to so over to the
Custom House openly they could carry
no votes with them and hence they can
support the Custom House D efectu-
ally by running another tieketand split
ting the opposition. This is the pro-
granlme, bnt its success depends upon
whether the people will supportito or not.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-20

The Courier wants to initiate the Gar
of Russia, and make a political Siberia
out of the State p~enitentiary, to cOnfine
all its political opponents there. There
is no doubt but that the COmrierjtes could
carry the election if all their opponents
were locked up tight andfast. Wemove
that they set about performing thislittle
lob at once.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-20

A close observer and political cafcula-
tor sends us this estimate Of the vote in
Louisiana next November " Republi-
can, so, 1000; Democratic, G0,O0O total,
140OOO. This will be divided Grant,
radical. $4,000 Fusion, 10000 Liberal
Republican,, 10000, the latter getting
t~w0-thirds of the late DEMOCRATIC and
three-eighths of the old Republican,
party" We think his totals for several
parties about the thing, but thai the
Liberals will get ut least1O,OQO more Re
publican and an equal number less OF
Democratic 7Qtcs,-CN, Q. Republican.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-20
The first bale of new cotton was sold
In Galveston, on the 18th inst, at ninety
three cents, gold, per pound.

The New Orleans National RepubEicaI
says this: "The Donaldsonyille Chief i
the best printed and Worstedited countr7
paper sustained by plumber in the State
It belongs to the Warmoth clique.
Gratlfied, as we are, by the compliment
paid to the topographic and editOrialde
partments OF our journal, we have nd
the heart to take the National to task G
foregoing extract. The Chief is Meth
sustained by plundernor owned by 81
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS teyercorporat
that may be-but how could We ext
the National Republican to say anyt
about us, on about any body or anYt
else, without telling a lie OF two
from sheer force of habit2IDonald
vile Chief.
And the Courier cireulates them. c
last issue.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-20

The delegates appointed by the More
house Liberal mass meeting are Capt.
D. G. Morgan and W. F. Blanchard; al
ternates, Col. J. c. Weaks and Capt. G.
NJ. Sandidge. S. G. Parsons, Esq, was
president of the meeting.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-20

The Courier, of last Saturday, says
"that the prime m0uers in the Liberal
party are men who are willing to do all
and anything to betray the State in the
hands of those whose crimes would long
g have placed them in the cells of the
penitentiary had they receivedtheir just
dues
Now we know that the CoHrier's code
of crimes and purishments is different
from thatof any body else, but we would
like to know if this was written by a
buffffoon, or a s~enseless, narrow minded
bigot. 1t is intended, we suppose, to be
insulting; but it is so stupidlymean that
it has been turned into a weapon OF IL
dicule against those who wrote and pub
lished it. 49,. Sc
Now, who are " the prime movers in
the Liberal party ?n Wehave takenthe
trouble to examine the list of signers to
the call for a Liberal State convention,
numbering several thousandnames, and
the first name III the list is that OF
Gen. G. T. Beauregard, and the second
DR.. Warren Stone. On the list we also
find Gov. P. O. Hebert, Gen. Harry I
Hays, Col. JAS. D. Blair, of the Second
Louisiana Confederate Cavalry, so vel
known in this partof the State, and who
was the Democratic candidate for State
Treasurer two years ago, andmany 9th,
ers well and favorably known to thu
people. Of Louisiana. Since the call wa
issued, Capt. Allen Jumel, who was the
Democratic candidate for State Auditor
in 1870, and was also nominated by thu
same party for the same position, at th'
convention in New Orleans, last month
has resigned the nomination and gone
into the Liberal party.
We have no hesitation in following
such leaders, even though they lead II
to the penitentiary-sometliing that i
not likely to happen until the Courie
has the physical power, having alread,
tlc disposition, to put them there.
Hurrah for Gen. Beauregard and tn
Liberal party!
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-20

E Governor Warlnotll is reiee bv
the tax paying classes, which me DID
democracy IN this State by yiFt1le HE
extraordinary circumstances OF asst
huhdre1 Years, lie will be forced CO.
aIesce With the Grant faction, aashen
We shall have another four yeaI parv
howl about taxation. A little & nov
would save all this expense 81 ~ in
the near futtre.-[State Regist
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-20

The Picayune, in m editorial on the
new State ticket, says:
of course the new ticket involves the with
draWal OF that agreed upon by the late Demo-
cratic Convention, and precindes the necessity
of nominations by the Reformers as a distinct
organization.
Of course then it is not Democratic
ticket nor a RefoFmtieket and no mem
bers of these parties ! under any obi
CATIONS to vote for it. Itisat nom
mated by q few individuals residing IN
New Orleans, and the people had moth
ing to do with 1t.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-20

Senator Sumner and Gen. Banks have
both come out for Greeley and Brown.
tits a certain assurance Of their eIec-
ton, and ahopeful sign of the restora-
ton Of good feeling between the North
and South, when Sumner and Greeley
and the Southern people stand on the
same platform and work for the success
ola common cause.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-20

IF the Bourbon Democrats will pay
attention to the muster roll of the
Liberal party they will find that about
tWo-tbirds of their "bFave eighty thou
sand followers have enlistened in a
new and better camp. Messrs. Lasere
and Randolph had better revise their
role. They are calling men TO muster
that do not recognize them as leaders.
Estate Register.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-20

St. Landry parish has only twenty
candidates in the field, who appear to
have no fears of caucusses, rings ana
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Banner.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-20

The Radicaipaners used to speak affec-
tionately of Fighting Joe Hooker
but now they designate him as d !. bloat.
braggart, and lunatic.n He supports
Greeley and Brown. -[Baton Rouge
Advocate.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-20

The Morehouse Conservative, speak
ing of the approaching Liberal State
convention, says:
The former State conventions having
failed to create that harmony on the
part of the different elements so neces-
sary to be had in order to secure the
election of an available ticket for State
officers, this has been called asa conven-
ton of the whole people, irrespective Of
petty party divisions, and the main OBJ
1ect is the pursuit of a policy that will
give more satisfaction than any other.
We have good men in our State who
have avoided past political turmOils and
who have not been mixed up with the
partisan brOils that have been agitating
our State for the past six years. These
men are conservative men, and men
whose well matnred ideas cannot help
meeting with the approval of the masses
of the people who want a good State
Government. Ii the Democratic party
has failed to- nominate Il ticket with
available men upon it, andifthe Reform
party has missed its aim in the matter
by more particularly combining its Oper-
atoms to the city government Of New
Orleans, where can the people look with
more hope than to this coming cOnven~
tiOn '
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-20

Thaourbons talk about compromise
beinaBgraceful. Why, Our very Sa-
vior#h0 holds the thunders in his
handihd has the lightnings to do his
bidd, gave us an example Of that glo-
rfHOupirit of concession when he offered
hint a living sacrifice against the
sinEn fallen man. The Father was
nOttDmpelled to seek the sacrifice,
ne3T the Son to make it, Man was
| tlpeFeatuTe, yet the offer of peace and
retaliation came from Divinity and
wAccepted by humanity.
Eli nature shows the beautiful and
ha1onizing spirit of compromise.
Ell mighty mountain lifts its huge
din and shields the valley against the
asts of the tornado 4; and in return
ia valley fills the n0strils Of her proud
eighbOr with the sweet Ordor of her
overs. and, crouching lovingly at his
Get, acts as a prop to steady his heav-
inward towering. The yielding shore
nd the receding ocean wave ; the dis
Dpearance here and the temperance
i another form of the thousands OF
AIRED phases of animal and vegetable
nd mineral MATERIAL acting for the
eneral g00d-shoWs that the Maker of
IAN and earth created all things for
hange, and did not predestinate Bour-
onism in this world
Index. .u --s..-
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The Thibodeaux atinel, of July 18th,

says:
Can the taxpayersf Louisiana afford
to have such a GfernOr and such a
Legislature as Grstism offers to lis ?
This is a serious FeStIOn and 1t is no
use to shrugup OuhOulders or attempt
to ward it off in krisiOn. It has to be
met and we haVeither to sink into
utter and hopeleDankruptcy and ruin
under such adYn9Y or We must awaken
to a sense of OurbnditiOn and prepare
to protect OurseIs from such a fate.
The o~pponentsf Grantlsm can carry
this State easilpy 10000 votes if they
will Just deternb thatit shall be done
but such a c0IammatiOn can not be
effected by the Herent factions stand
ing off and grOHng at each other. They
must unitc, hONhis union of forces can
be brought is 70 question to be solved,
but it must beone.
POliticiansNe been tryingin vain to
prepare II linof policy whichthe people
can follow. Nv let the people take this
matter in haas and see what they can
accomplish. he nomination of Greeley
came up sptaneously from the great
heart of theOnest massesO Of the people,
determined put down corruption in
high place.
Now letle voters of each Parish in
this State nd delegates to the convert
ton in NJ Orleans which meets in
August d let those delegates be in
strncted form a ticket that will be
satisfactF to all the different parties
who are opposition to Grantism, and
the Sta can be redeemed. Compro-
misses bst be expected-and suppose
there ia few sore heads who will not
vote Hticket presented; Let them go
over tGrant and requiescat in pace.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-07-31
Cotton News.
HOPE STATION, July 80, Il

HOPE STATION, July 30, 1872.
J. A. SEnBY, ESQ.,: The condition of
the cotton crop is such, in the main, as
to mislead the casual observer. The
weed is prominent. the growth has been
rapid-only too rapid, since the season
commenced. It is not we'll limbed and
shaped, according to the height and
luxuriant appearance. Some, in certain
localities, appears to be firing and drop
ping the shapes. Where the stand was
early, and highly aided by fertilizers, it
it Is pretty fsir; but is about done in all
the fruit-bearing, and will soon COM
mence opening-making rapidly, it will
so open. There is much young cotton,
and 1t has to do mostly it's frniting in
August. and is liable to disappointing
contingencies.
There would be no damage in little
Dragging and incautious representations.
bnt for the injury IL may do the planter.
BY lowering the prices prematureIy. for
the benefit of those who deal in and
manufacture the article.
Planter. be cautious, be wise.
OLD OBSERVER.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-07-31

PERSONAL. Among the passengers per
Oceanica, on Saturday last. from New
York for Liverpool, we find the name of
Capt. W. A. Courtenay, of Charleston,
the well-knowh steamship agent of
Olyde's iron lines to Philadelphia and
New York. Capt. Courtenay belongs to
that favored class of people who carry
with them through life enough energy to
lift themselves out of any wreck which
even war can throw them into. In 1865,
on his return from the army. the best he
could find to do was to drive wagon
between Newberry and Columbia for
passengers; and he thereupon drove q
mule wagon, as everybody in Columbia
will remember. That humble beginning
grew rapidly into freight business,
which it required great trains of wagons
daily to accommodate. When the rail.
roads were restored, and wagons had be-
come useless, he went to Charleston, and
for once Charleston reoognized.the worth
OF one OF her own sons. and helped him
to organize the present Baltimore steam
ship line, even while two other lines
were on this route. It proved success,
and has had the whole Baltimore bust
ness ever since. Subsequently Cspt.
Courtenay has been connected with
Clyde's monster steam line to New York,
whose $500 bale cargoes have done won
ders for the port Of Charleston. and he
has built up the steam service between
Philadelphia and Charleston from an in
significant trade into large and pros.
porous business, in which two 800 tons
steamers are now engaged. Capt. Cour-
tenay goes to Europe for short reopite
from the tolls of an extended business.
and We wish him pleasant tour and
safe return home, braoed up for many
years more Of work-and We hope under
fairer political skies.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-07-31
.Connrm.d in his Faith."

Senator Sohurz, in the course OF his
great speech as Charlotte. North Caro-
lima, on Monday, said that he had been
confirmed in his Liberal faith by his
visit to the South. But he hns not seen
the worst results Of Grants Southern
policy yet. North Carolina, where
Grantism has had only partial sway, is
a Paradise compared to this State, where
Grantism hos had full and unimpeded
sway. Here can be, seen in the bark.
ruptoy of the State and the total cor
ruption and decentralization of the Go
vernment, the Legitimate and perfect
fruits Of reconstruction founded upon
sectional hate, and designed solely for
purity aggrandizenent. There needs
only visit to the South to convince any
right-minded citizen of the North, even
though he be less intelligent and i'm
partial than Carl Schurz. that Grantism
has we'll nigh ruined what was once the
fairest section of the Union.