New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-05
4 RouRBoN THuNDER STORM.

a bOUhOUN 4AONO1h G4Oh04t
Louisville, Kentucky, was swayed and
shaken by the unbought and unterrifed
| Democracy on Tuesday in a most agoniz-
ing way. On Wednesday the disturbance
was renewed, to the great CONSERVATION Of
the natives, who did not know how to get
| in out Of the storm. Even George Fran
els Train was overcome by the tumultuous
clements and had to walk out of the dis
order between two despotfc sergeants-at-
arms. This one fact shows the fury OF
the tempest when. such a storm-to8sed adj
venturer as Train could not hold his
head level in the face Of the blasting
catastrophe provoked by Blanton Duncan
| Dawson or Dawson Duncan Blanton.
The occasion Of this turmoil was the
assembling Of the genuine Bourbon Dem
ocrats in solemn council to protest to the
world that they were neither dead nor de-
livered into bondage. From fifteen States
were congregated fiery and noisy delega-
tons Of regular, simon pure, moscow
cred Democrats, who swore they were
what they pretended to be, the very salt
and saviors Of the world, born such, and
predestinated to die such. They were
built upon Interchangeable foundations, and
their bowels rejected crow as the Brahmins
reject fresh meat Nothing but De-
mocracy ''pure and undefled, and that
fadeth not away" can satisfy them now on
hereafter, any more than Colonel Frank
Zacharie or Major McCaleb or General
Ellis could be satisfied, three weeks ago,
with any porridge that did not bear the
stamp Of the regular Democratic factory.
. The proceedings of the Louisville conyen-
ton remind US in feeble way of the pow
vows which we have had in our midst from
the Democracy. We say feebly, because
ours was the genuine and original Jacobs,
and the Louisville disturbance is only
copy. AS, for instance, when the follow
ing thrilling declaration was uttered by
Mr. Chatfeld Of New York, and when
the convention responded by rising to its
feet tearing its hair, putting off its boots
and splitting out its tobacco juice. We can
readily imagine the scene from having
heard either Ellis or Zacharie say the
same thing with the same effect. Just
mark the plagiarism of Chatfeld from our
great Louisiana orators
He was a Democrat-was born one, and
wanted always to be one; and if he was
the last remaining member, he would wrap
the old flag around him and lay down to
die therein. fCheers.
We are fortified III the belief that Chatfeld
is regular Bourbon Democrat by reading
his speech for it sounds just like all the }
Borbon speeches which we have heard for
the last six. months in Louisiana. There |
is no earthly necessity for accusing Presi-
dent Grant Of having bought these men or
of having engineered the Louisville con-
vention, for the human family is afflicted |
with distempered people who are always
from the main army. When
General Scott was marching through the
valley VI NlEAlCO u11ll AJSto VI 4OoI1LC
guerrilIas hung upon his TANKS, men
would venture beyond the lines and lose
their heads at the end Of Mexican lariat.
It is the same way in politics, that
no organized party can control all its
partisans The disposition to straggle is
human, and will prevail. The Bourbons
ire at Louisville kicking up shindy not
BY any continuance Of the Grant party,
out by virtue Of the weakness of its mem
oers, and the noise they make is not paid
or by the President because it can be had
or nothing Kellogg and Casey did not
;ubsidize Zacharie and Ellis, but they did
yet the benefit Of their labors, and so
t will ever be, that men who do not know
low to lead, and will not follow, generally
lurt the cause they adopt more than they
lelp it.
All we have to say to Chatfeld Is this,
hat the time for him to die is close enough
t hand to warrant him the purchase Of
he funeral outfit