New Orleans Republican., 1873-06-20
THE PEOPLES COLCMN.

THE PEOPLES COLUMN.
Brief Communications Pubhshed-Loms
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in the Communications.
Collating Public Opinion.
EDITOR REPUBLICAN:
There is 60 much asked about the attempt
to form q new party by the ''oldest and
best" that, as a Radical, ! desired to ind
out i.s sincerity, and if there is any chance
Of its success. Yesterday. as was saun
tering in the neghborhoOd OF Carondele1
street. five or six Radicals like myself came
together, and We decided to refresh the
inner man, and as Johnny Hawkins door
stood invitingly before us, and no better
drinks to be had elsewhere, we grouped
round "Jim,' the amiable. courteous and
ever smiling administer Of cordials. ac
costed the barkeeper in these words: Sup
pose that with us at this moment there was
one of General Beauregards 9 colored friends,
would you give him to drink p He replied.
"No, sir; he can go behind" making an in
cination of his head what" eaid I, mot
allow . colored man to drink after all tha
has just been published by General Beaure'
gard and his friends ~ He still replied. mo,
sir; such are my orders
This we thought good joke, and away !
went to try and find Roundabout. and as
luck would have it found that worthy
gentleman (now well known as Rounda.
bout, not a hundred miles from the State
House. AT once l seized upon my friend
Roundabout. l exclaimed: The very man
want to see," and then and there stated
the Johnny Hawkins incident. will you
put it in your column g said !. He replied:
Il must reflect; for although it is refused
now, it may not be so in a month"
then said to Roundabout: $50 it will be
virtue in month to be fair and honest to
colored citizens-in month! But it is no,
virtue yet! see now how the cat jumps
the oldest and best, Beauregard at the
head, want to drive good bargain first"
Leaving Roundabout, ! came up to q
Fusionist on Gravier street. WELL" said
he, '.any news! for l have some to tell: The
Democrats are indignant at this Beauregard
movement; and they are-to man-going e
over to the Republican party" THE more
the merrier," replied. ''Tell them to obey
the law, and that real turtle soup is better
than mock turtle SOUP
hurried on to CarOndelet street, when q
Democrat that once held a prominent posi-
ton in the city arrested my onward move
"What news!' cried he. Nothing particu
lar" said l, except that am told that the
whole city will soon be Republican,
what" replied the ex-otficial. "Do yor
think you are going to cram the niggeri
down our throats!' ''Yes;" said I. 1--WE
shall never submit" 1--WE will make yor
before long" "What! Do you think thai
you are going to compel Rivers to take mig
gers in the St. Charles Hotel!'' "Yes;" sale
l, '.he will have to. or shut up ''Go ant
build a niger hotel" said thi.
amiable Democratic ex official. Attel
he said this, gave vent to a few
adjectives in honor of Rivers. hotels. steam
boats. railways and the Democrats. ther
left my frothy friend to ponder over coming
events. The time is now come and thu
Republicans. colored and white, are nov
victorious.
In conclusion, let me steal little Of jim
Ingraham's thunder. He said to me yester
day, when the lamb is 70 lie down witt
the lion, the lamb must see that the lion'
claws are pared and his teeth extracted be
fore he falls asleep"
General Longstreet was ostracised BY
General Beauregard. and others like him
because he did honestly and sincerely. five
years ago what to-day is offered by Beau
regard l. Co. ;. OF y.