The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-16

public opinion before the people had
given thought to the presidential
succession. That's SO that's Gods
trutb.] We have had more Of the
peculiar workings of this adminis-
tration arrayed against the State
government, not because the govern
ment was corrupt, not because they
did not consider it Of republican
form, but simply because the Gov
ernor Of the State was supposed to
be opposed to the reelection Of Cen
eral Grant. Shouts Of applause.
The venality of the Legislature, or
the mistakes of the government or
the Gov. passed for nothing, called
for nothing, but the one great o1ense
was that the Governor was not be-
lieved to be a "Grant man." and.
this, in the minds of federal officials
and administration supporters, was
sufficient to justify such disgraceful
scenes as those of last January
The election of Horace Greeley car
ries with it through reform md re-
demption from such arbitrary federal
interference throughout the State
and the entire country. Should he
not be elected, it will be the same
for the next four years as it has been
for the last. We shall see more
brother-in-law collectors of the port,
more revenue cutters, assessors and
collectors, in order that the voice OF
the people may be more easily smoth-
cred and controlled. With the cleo
ton Of Horace Greeley commences
that era of reform that has been so
long called for by an oppressed peo-
pie.
A voice-How about the police ? i.
Governor Warmoth-We want o J:
police force in this city in the inter-
est Of peace, law and order, and in
this state of affairs we will not have
to use them to whip out the United
States government. Look at the
manner in which the Philadelphia
convention was managed. It was
through such means as have stated
that General Grant was able to OBJ
tain his unanimous (?) denomination.
Look at the North and the South
Compare them and you find the
North prosperous and happy, and
the South burdened with taxation.-
You have no voice in the national
government. You may take our re-
representatives. in Congress and boil
them down, and they would not
make decent Louisiana legislator.
Laughter.
We propose to bring together all
the clements of opposition to Grant
, ism in this State. Preiudices and
chickering's must be laid aside. I
have hated you as Democrats, and
, have fought you to the best of my
, ability, and if I can forget my own
against you, you ought to lay aside
yours, and we will so into the fight
:. against the common enemy, both
, against him at Washington. and his
y Office holders and their allies in our
n own State, under whatever guise we
!, find him. I intend to stand by you
! in this fight. I am for this move
7 ment without regard to any person.
al consideration whatever because l
believe it to be for the interest Of the
whole country, and any little clique
:, or combination that gets in the way
of this movement will be swept
away like tinder in the whirlwind,
!, and just as sure rs the sun rises on
- the seventh of next November, just
. :. so certain is it that majority of the
- votes of the people Or this country
- will be cast for our old White Hat.
~ ~ [Applause.] I thank you for the
:. = honor you have done me, and your
- kind attention to my few remarks
- Applause and cheers.
r The best Dolly Warden story yet
: is told of young lady at Little
It Rock, Arkansas, who had very