The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1873-05-24
nun CENTRAL AMERICAN MISSION.

,uE CENTRAL AMERICAN MISSION acc
lif
Colonel George II. Williamson, o. ha
shreveport, has been appointed 'ne kr
1;n,onatic agent of this government hi
cor tho Central American States. Inc fl,
inheritance of, this mission to the Gun til
sta+e, Of the Union, and especially to tc
louisiana, is apparent at g.ance' liz p
s;mnle exchange of productions IS in
itself an item of magnitude. New Or
leons ought to be the focus OF a large b
exnort and import trade with Centrai a
America. It's natural advantages III
this respcct are unrivalled by any city s
or seaport in the United States. En- {
courapement by the government ana
the aid of capital will inevitably give
force to these advantages. The seiec'ioA
of Col. Williamson to represent our
Government in Central America IS III
many respects q good one. IL Is a soo"
ae,ection for the administration, because
Col. Williamson has character, Prloe
and position; a good one for Louisiana,
hecause his adhesion to Grant anu
Radical SUCCESS has not necessarily
and the people who have honoreo anu
respected him. What Col. Williamson
NAV he able to effect as minister to Cen
trail America, in the event he accepts
the mission, depends not so much upon
his own exertions as upon the policy OF
the Administrations. On this heau we
take leave to doubt whether he will be
backed up in any efforts he may make
to develop the natural and colnmercl'i
advantages of his own state anu Peop'o'
We don't believe that Grants ADMIN
istfation is friendly to Southern devel-
opement and progress. we fail TO see
it's fostering care and it's liberal treat
ment of Southern commerce. Coz. " IL
hanson will not be able to surmouh'
this preiudice against srebel" equality
in the Union, and we predict that ne
will soon find his cherished plans, /
anv he shall have, for his section, com
pletely baked by President Grah'
Administration. AS for Col. w llili'A
sons position as q Louisianlan IN III
matter, we, of course, give it our d's;'
proval. Whether he sanctioned Gre
LEWIS nomination, or not, ana Whe'h
he believed the Liberal movement
cheat. or not, cannot be justlhcati'
for his espousal of the Radical sloc
tho Southern question. His rel'uo
to his comrades in the civil war, 10
neople. to the facts, to his own hlsto
rs an honored representative OF an
Radical sentiment in louisiana, y"
not changed by the political folly G.
cocted at Cincinnati and subscquell
endorsed at Baltimore. That IN;
Grant no less inimical to Col. Will;
son than he was in 1868. If Col.
hanson could not endorse the Gree
movement, by so much the more
he preclutled from going to the sup
of Grant. And now his acceptant
office undcr Grant, if he shall acccr
but carrying the Inconsistency still
ther. Indeed, more than inconsiSte
NAV be urged against such Il cours
Even Republicans will be hcart
question the propriety of Il promo
following so close upon the hce'
change. While we chceriully s''.
would confide the Central Amer
mission to Col. Williamson more
;,v than any representative Grant
in the State. we nevertheless hop
his own reputation, and that OF
I.ouisianian, he will decline Il pos
which, if accepted, must leave tn
ritv of his course in supporting I
and Wilson forever under the clio
Interested motives.
THE ONLY QUIET SoLUTi",