New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-22
The Voice of the south.


As we have already said, there is no diff
! ference between the platform on which the
Democracy of the South stands and that of
the Liberal Republican party at Cincinnati.
There have been differences, but these are
all settled and closed by constitutional
amendments. We can not afford to quar-
rel about mere names, or about persons
Messrs. Greeley and Brown both stand
squarely and firmly on the living issues of
the present These are more than vital to
US OF the South. They open up a way of
deliverance, and Of return to self-goveTn-
ment to the people of these States, held
under pains and penalties, and with no
title to American citizenship and freedom
which the present administration feels
bound to respect or regard. Our Judgment
is that the path of wisdom is for the Dem
ocratic convention to accept the voice of
the South, and ratify the nominations al
ready made.
From the Richmond Wing
VIRGINIA LIBERALIsM-IF GOOD FOR 1869 IT
IS GOOD FOR 1872.
The same questions arise i'll the presiden-
tial campaign which arose in our Virginia
campaign of 1869, and the solution of them
should be the same. Our object then was
/ to get back into our relations with the fed
eral government, and in resumiDg those re-
latiOns to escape from both military and
mOngrel rule, and TO begin our new career
by placing the destinies of our common
wealth under the gOvernance and direction
Of the real Virginia people. We were not
slow in discerning that all this could not
be accomplished under Democratic auspices
land by adhering to Democratic dOgmas and
ideas. We saw that a compliance with the
letter and spirit of the reconstruction acts
and with the executive requirements were
essential, both as to the ratification of the
constitution and the election of State off
Pers, State Legislature and representa-
kiyes in Congress. Not only was it clear to
pur minds that we should choose persons
who were free from disabilities, but who
would also prove acceptable to the Wash
ingtOn authorities. Accordingly we ratified
the con tuition framed by our Ipiebald con-
FentiOn, elected d true Republican" for
bur Governor, and a General Assembly
composed OF Hberal-minded men, free from
disabilities, who we're not obnoxious at
Washington by reason of their antecedents.
| In order to clinch the nail, to make 'as-
Furance doubly sure" the General Assem-
b Y elected a epublican-ColOnel Lewis
one of our Senators in Congress. All this
was done, not as a matter Of choice, but as
d matter of necessity. BY means of it we
broke down Radicalism, carpet baggism and
hegroism in this commonwealth, and recov-
cred control of our domestic affairs It was
tEen that we founded the party known as
the Conservative party and carried out the
policy known as Liberalism, party and
policy which have been ever since adhered
TO.
/ fit was sensible and right and proper to
adopt this policy in order to defeat Radi-
calism in our State, where is the inconsist-
bncy and improperly of pursuing the same
policy in order to defeat the same enemy on
Ehe national arena We could not elect
the men we preferred then, and so we took
men from the Liberal wing of the RepUbli-
can party and elected them. We hold at
present similar attitude toward the Presi-
dental contest We can not elect man
o1 our choice, but by voting for the Liberal
uckeb we can defeat the extreme Radicals, !
peat tne administration, and make much !
desired change in the government.
Shall we hold of, or run an opposition |
tlckeC lelUher OF which course would result |
IN tne success of radicalism) because we |
can not have everything Just as we would |
prefer 1t suppose we had pursued this |
course IN 1869; Virginia would still be under |
government, prey a to carpet bag
gers and pohJicaI adYenturers. We should |
have our State offices, our iudgesbips. onr
offices and our General Assembly /
filed with radicals, white and black, and he |
not only from oppression and |
spOliatiOn, but to those dragOnades to
which some Of our less fortunate Southern
neigh bors have been subjected.
: Every State of the South must, to a great |,
er or less extent, be infested by carpet |
baggers and Adventures, so long as Grant |
remains President. When they are ex-
PEELED from State offices he takes care of !
them, bestOwing upon them the most luera- |
tive Of the federal appointments. They are
made by him the representatives of the fed |
eraI government in all the States in which /
they have squatted.
Mr.. Greeley stands pledged to say to the |
carpet bagger, go back, thieves"
Is II not better to help elect him, and thus
secure the expulsion of this hated tribe
from place and position, in addition to Sc
curing many desirable and necessary re-
Let us carry out the Liberalism Of the
Virginia Conservatives to it's logical result
Ii it was good for 1869 it is good for 1879: If
It was good for our State it will be good for
the general government.
We believe that such are the views of
nine-tenths Of our conservative masses.