The weekly Louisianian., 1874-05-23
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Since the Senatorial nusstion g.
definite shape betore Con-,
,ress, there has been developed a
hostility, on the part OF GER
tain protested Republicans and GER
tain nominal Democrats, acting in
conjunction with them, against
Gov. P. B. S. Pinchback. This OPP
position found its first expression
in secret assaults, made against
him, in confidential letters to pro-
Republican Senators in
Washington; and through hired
mercenaries in the public journals.
In addition to the difficulties grow
ing out Of the questionable and I'M
settled status of the State Govern
ment, the Senator elect from Lou
isiana, has been embarrassed by
these vicious and secret assaults
from his party associates. Any
suggestions relative to the with
drawal of his claims to the Senator
ship, whether made in person or
through the papers, must be con-
sidered in connection with these
antecedent facts, to be properly I'M
derstood. The tone Of the New
Orleans press, viii some honorable
exceptions, the circumstances re-
ferred to considered, is significant
of evil and mischief to the colored
people of Louisiana. The New Or
leans Republican, the official journal
edited and controlled exclusively
by white Republicans-sometilne
since, and again very recently, with
out cause, suggested that Governor
Pinchback abandon his claims as
Senator elect. in order to secure,
what that paper was pleased to call.
Republican harmony; which Ian
guage legitimately construed meanf
that the Governor is to waive his
Senatorial rights in favor of some
one of the thrifty class of white Re
publicans who constitute about one
twentieth of the Republican voters
of the State, or some plastic, easil,
managed, coloredt man, who could
be used by the white men who art
attempting to run our party:
The Times" formerly bitte'
Democrat but now reputed to b
under Republican management ane
the "P,cayune,' representing tn
"oldest and best" and anti epubli
can heretofore, fruitful in all dis
courtesies and uncharitableness to
wards the colored, race but nov
abating its assaults upon Governo!
kellogg and giving the State Gov
eminent . quasi mild, support. has'
both harmonized with the. Repuui
cnn, on the Senatorial question, AMI
conspired to further the suggestion
made by the official journal, in tina
they have pe~rsistently vilihed Gov
Pinchback, and attempted to insti
gate, by insinuation and misrepre
sentation, rivalries and distrus
among the colored race towart
him.
The "Lou1s1Ax1Ax,' controlled ant
edited by colored. men, and estah
lished, it is true, not as an: enem.
to the whites, still as the specia
advocate Of the rights and interest
of the colored people of Louisians
by its announced platform of prin
ciples' and its declared obligation
and duties to our people, canno
ignore the danger with which thes
insidious assaults upon Gov. Pinch
back, are pregnant to his party an
to his race.
The manifest purpose, separated
if not in combination, of these jour
nails and the men behind them, j
to defeat primarily the Senator's
claims Of Gov. Pinchback, and j
the meanwhile it is proposed 3
dastardly and cowardly assaults, il
all the devious ways that the meaI:
minded maj, can suggest, destro
his good name, his influence an
his prestige as a leader among hi
race, with the fell purpose, :ulti
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