New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-08
POLITICAL
0a.sneAusetts Republican Convention


Boston, October The Republican con
sention nominated Talbot for Governor
The ballot resulted: Talbot 255. Loring
1873, Charles Devens, Jr., IL, John f. Sand
ford 20, Il. +. Butler 10, Howe and Dawes
each /.
Election In Georgia.
AUGUSTA, Ga, October 7.-The election
for members of the Legislature passed off
quietly. scarcely any opposition, except in a
few counties, to the Democratic candidates
There will not be exceeding fourteen Re-
publicans in both houses Of the next Gene
Fal Assembly, giving q Democratic majority
on joint ballot Of 205. In this county about
1900 votes were polled, the Democratic
majority is 1900. j. c. G. Black, Patrick
Walsl. and Walter Clark were elected
HOratio &. Knight was nominated Lieu
tenant Governor.
The resolutions reatlirm devotion to the
principles upon which the Republican party
was founded; declare that sound currency
is Indispensable to national prosperity, and
that to this end the nation must make its
demand promises t. pay equal to gold
MIR. Dawes, who in the ballOting for Gov.
erHor received one vote, in his speech said
'.'The spirit of rebellion, always sleeping 80
long as Republican rule seems secured, bat
instinctiveiy Weakening into incarnate fe-
rOcity at the faintest promise OF a return If
the Democratic party to power. has been
Geludcd by the spring elections. and has
come out from its lurking places full armed
to hunt and murder loyal citizens whom i,
hates. AT such time Massachusetts can
not afford to break front and give a
sir gle vote to that party with which, by
some strange instinct, the White Lacquer
and Ku-KluX ally themselves. and re-
fuse to be shaken off There il,
not Democrat in Massachusetts. /
know, whose soul does not revolt at the
ATROCITIES committed on defenseless South
Srn citizens, and who would not sh,in their
perpetrators as he would leper, and vet
the inevitable tendency Of things is stronger
than good resolutions. Political allies mus.
b. political friends. Until the humb,st
American citizen in th~ meanest howell.
though his face be % black ae tho heart q;
his prosecutor, be armed with alt legal
weapons to defend himself in the enoylnen, !
Of every civil right 70 which The cons,itu-
ton entities him, there is no room ia the !
Massachusetts delegation in Congress far "a !
single representative Of that psrty whose J
votes ara uniformly withheld from
euch legislation. Massachusetts has |
= sacred legacy IN tho clIlI rights
bill, which she can not barter away nor en-. |
trust to any unirienaly keeping. The recent \
~utrages upon the homes and lives OF col J
Ored citizens at the South are shocking the J
heart Ot the nation. and attempts to over
shrov sh. constituted authority IN The !
Southern States are filled With serious fore. !
OOdings. but tbe.e violent DEMONSTRATIONS |
are premature. and vii! defeat their own
ends. They have taught the people, be-
fore u was 900 late. to withhold con !
6dence sr"ns snere professions and
60 devoxtiy thank God That Grant, and not
Buchanan. weld. The power Of government
No more than in evil Eights can Massa.hu
setts Republicans abAt~ their zeal in the
mainfaiEaIce Oi the public tai,i sniapgey.
ed by false theories Of finance, and open
assaults against which the executive,
whom .iey support. has isterur...i az a |
shield Che iust exercise Of his constitutional
prerosati.t; they will stand by 'he govern.
nent III iheiY choice III tnls controversy 81,
hong ~ there shall exist opposition ia III. !
restoration ~ gold and silver ~ the Unl,
true basis Nf currency.
Third C0ngressienn District Of Virginia. |
RICHMOND, Va. Oer"ner The els en-
bions among ,h- Republicans OF the 'hird
.listris, cui,niNated to day in
The nonGn nation ut Nv" candidates Tor cen l
hono,s. Two conventions were
held. each having full delegations. each J
,laiminc to be The legal gathering Of the
Of the Republicans q! the
district. Both conventions met at noon at
Iifferent places, and after the usual prelin,i.
arv business proceeded regularly to work, | I