New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-05-13
TO TIE CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION AT
at LOUIS.

culation: Because, no doubt, rival COM
mercial interests apprehend from any de-
yelopment of our navigation diversion
Of the interior trade from its present arti-
fetal and expensive channels to the open
and ample way of the Mississippi. 1t IS
at .hi. point the New Orleans kErVb.
:.rcAH takes the stand to testify in behalf
of the commercial interests of Louisiana
and the great West; 1t vii? be remem'
bered by merchants that it is the only
poI;tica' jo,rno' po'l'isted in Ne'r Orleans
.c,;cs ,riN be credaei o" tbs subject By the
Reptjl;can neD.jers Of IL. congressional
| conference. The REPUBLICAN thus assures
the conference that there is nothing
sectional in the objects for which
that bo7r was convened. 1t Is ln'
tended to cooperate with the corn
growers of Illinois and the corn
consumers of Connecticut, now in session
in New York, 10 shake off the shackles
which Jay Gould; and jim Fisk. and
Vanderbilt nave imposed upon internal
commerce. 1t will open the Mississippi
as part of the cheapest highway between
Cairo and Boston. 1t will deliver foreign
and domestic rails along the lines OF Vest
ern development from New Orleans to
Fort Benton. 1: will promote the postal
and commercial intercourse between the
great valley and the tropical regions OF
this and other continents. 1t will harmon'
ize the interests, social and political. of
the Southern and Northern systems. by
making their interests reciprocal. 1t
will prove to all who may have been
disconnected that in the Union alone can
be found the power TO effect these inn
merse results. and that sectional conven.
tons and alienation can alone defeat
them. These, we assure the conference.
are the views Of all intelligent minds in
New Orleans, without regard to party.
These are the opinions Of large ma
jority of business men aud property
| holders. These are the opinions Of a
large body Of Southern ,neu who Tough:
the war Of secession and are now COLI
WINGED tina! continued hostility 70 the
Union and devices for its overthrow intllct
upon them and their investments and en-
terprises an irreparable injury.
There are strenuous. efforts made by the
merchants and mechanics here to emanci.
pate themselves from that thraldom which
has levied forced loans upon their purses.
and denounced even their neutrality. The
city and commercial authorities have sent
Populations 20 the conference 20 ask its
attention 70 the commercial distractions
which weigh SO heavily upon their inter
| ests. No. long since they waited on the
Postmaster General. the Secretaries OF
J War and Of the interior. together with in'
! tiuential federal Senators. to solicit their
| aid in removing these distractions. Fed
! era! officers have recently inspected the
condition Of the passes. aud our engineers
| have explored the broken emhaaknsnts
| which protec: CTR crops.
The conference it is hoped. will not
! hold New Orleans responsible Tor al in
tolerance and social prescription which
it can no. control. bu. whici the events
of the late pas: wilt rapidly deprive OF
al! its influence. It should recollect the
| appeal iu the book Of Jonah. "And
should ! ,ro. spare Sineceh. that great
| CITY wherein are more than six score thou
sand persons 1--WE now claim two hundred
! and fifty thousand: that can not discern
POLITICALLY: between their right hand and
their left hand. and also much cattle" moi
TO speak Of numerous mules. The deb
and taxation have been iue TO the same
political conflict that has ragged through
gu. the South, but has been arrested by
the conviction Of common Interest which
has operated elsewhere.
| i Republican Legislature at its last SEES
sion passed the first law Furnishing brib
cry or the attempt a; bribery OF any mem
Der or public officer. Oureour:s have an
nuIled one or more acts Of legislation in
tended to confera valuable franchise upor
preferred individuals. The rresen. STATE
and city administrations are collecting
taxes which they never imposed TO pay OF
debts which they never incurred.
The REsrD,:c,S pledges Itself that thcr,
IS every purpose in the leading men Of it
own party 70 terminate :his deplorabl
condition Of affairs. and assures the con
ference tina: even prominent members 0
the Republican party have been shorn 0
all political Influence on account of re
sponsibility for such acts as those (Which
we allude. If those who profess to desir
II. restoration Of our State will do the sam
with such of theft own men who have par
t:cipa.ed In the wrong. pacitication an'
prosperity wi':: ,:i.~ There Is no longe
any opposite. $, ths principles Ct IL
Republican i.a,:.. some OF its most en-.
:.e.. s.s"!,e,. have been voted for b! IT,
Democratic party ~ candidates Tor office
8: Lish character. Civil discori Ia
ended with the impossib:!ity o: ir,lusin2
the citizens t. resist the Law. The Stat,
AMI city governments aye stable. Lou:si
aha Is all right. Size las so!s by he
anchor iuy;n. the ha:'e. tempest tha
can jshi. her. And the lights Of law aaS
order bear al! RICH. upon !es s.orn'-sha!Ssl
deck. The ciy;. and commercial! al:horI