New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-08
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If the very able and astute attorneys
who have conducted the case OF the office
hunters against the Offices OF Louisiana
had devoted the same time and ability TO
developing the commerce Of New Orleans,
our streets and our port woUl! make q
better show than At present. suppose
Mr.. Ogden with very large map, NUS
,rated by attractive trade lines. shoul"
visi. ST. Louis. Chicago and Louisville
and explain 20 them thai their in'ete'''
would be improved By uniting Win Ne"
Orleans and Transferring the MAJ! ana
travel between the United States and
| Panama from the dangerous voyage
| around the coasts. 90 and by way OF Ne"
Orleans: Suppose Lo should then 50
! with :. convoy Of our mos: ln'e1'sen0
! merchants before IL. senate committee
IN pos.otices and Posi- Roads and urge
tina. IL. Central American mall >Ao''ia De
! r;ye; 70 the en.crp-.sin; fir: Q: =. y.
| Miller : Co. Of New Orleans, with
u .,,van,ion 9: 500 OK $4,000
ne, annum: We :Liuk. "Ithou: any
disparagemeit 60 the motives o!
| thBt eminent attorney. MS services
would rebound more 10 .he benefit OF
New Orleans than LIS employment Of the
!: same ..me and talents Ia political a6lta'
ton is like 20 do. Where. however, are
these public representatives. the hired
servants Of the people. seq TO watc'' over
their interests: Why 30 they no: make
an effort SO turn TIE outside mail service
between the United States from the coast,
reefs and hurricanes to the inboard rail
lines. 70 the port OF New Orleans. and
thence 20 the great port cities south OF
use Indeed. we can not answer own
| question. unless il be that pubic seq
want in Louisiana is only drilled IL the
use Of the breech-.oader ballot box. and
answers the Jacques catechism
0uestion-How will you swear falsely 20
an election return and escape the peniten-
tiary Answer-By swearing that L do
not re gard such violation OF law as o moral
offense.
lie. us hope there IS 20 BE future il
our history in which men shall DO chosen
upon some other standard Of qualification.
In tie mean time we call upon our Re
publican representatives III the Senate
and House to go i'll a bo0y 20 the Post
master General and request to know:
l. IF the Panama mail can not be trans
ferred 20 some responsible contractor be-
tween New Orleans and AspinwaH:
2. II some responsible contractor can
not have Panama mail made up at New
Orleans. compensation 20 be made by
subvention or hostages:
Such a procession 20 the department OF
the Postmaster General, il strengthened
! by the delegations from Missouri, Illinois.
Ohio and Kentucky, would be received
with assurances Of distinguished consid'
Grafton. Yet our Republican members. on
their return home, present their claim to
the gratitude OF the merchants. hotel
| keepers and boarding houses Of New Or
leans. Let them explain TO the railroad
COMPANIES bstween "ere and New York
that they can take the specie and tr"ve'
and express service Of the outside line.
and place them on their own roads. Il
would be well TO have these railroad gen
| tlemeD join the procession. Come, LET Us
have triumph OF Republican Influence
and intelligence in Az .nuoard aad e".;
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