The weekly Louisianian., 1874-03-07
%'MTRNALIS17C NOTICES
FROM OUR CONTEMPORARIES

rhe New Orleans Republican
areets the first issue Of our paper
rs follows:
rur WEEKLY Louls1AS1AS h a1ac to
1--WE are glad to be able to annJ nv Sena-
the Republican party the res.,n onent and
tnr P;nchback Of that able exPoW Weekly
en Of our cause, the WIZ" o1;toy
chaulplo! Tbe records Of the edlto ;i
Lo"ls.. .ha I'ou;sianian itself are too %eli
and OF the .e.ders to need IN introduc,
known 70 our anJss Both can be depended
ton at our n the battle RACES the iercestt'
upon woe aar to our contemporary Surry's
s%ententious greeting to Lold m u T,oddsn
he eve Of the great battle OF rioa' ~
WELCOME to dangers hour" 1of W.
~ the eve of a contest 1or Poiltie a'
. W. in this State. The Loulslanian
pr dealt stalwart blows heretofore on the
.;aht side. and the initial number OF tne
-asusc;sated journal shows there has oeen
m abat,nent of vigor occasioned by IT'S
ionc Test rom active strife. In bis greet
mo The editor lays down the rules for his
nu;da;;ce. and expresses himself so we'll
Eat We trust he will pardon US for borrow
ing literally from him. He may take me
sane liberty with us on any occasion
when, in his judgment, such may be
necessary"
The New Orleans Times quoting
our position as a journal fairly, but
accompanying the same with some
spitcful filings ct Gov: Pinchback
says:
"Ho has revived the Louis;anian,
.owned, edited and managed by colored
men," and published every Saturday at
No. l3 Derbigny street. In his revival
greeting he sets forth that ''the same
substantial reason that made the original
issue of the Louisianian, a necessity to
the colored people of Louisiana still exist
md demand the resumption OF its publ
cation.
While expressing confidence in the
broad and generous principles of Repub-
licanism, Pinchback intimates that party
organizations must be held subordinate to
marty principles, and adds; "There is no
guarantee that party machinery, no
mat r how honorable and digniied the
purpose to which it is ostensibly applied,
may not be used by selfish men to The
public detriment, unless prevented by thu
vigilance of the people,"
1t is by no means impossible that IL
has been obliged to bear more than hi:
share of the general party load Of public
obloquy, but from tho cloud of smoke
which has hung around him the existence
of some fire must be inferred. But how
ever great his shortcomings in the past he
is determined to pursue higher aims in the
future. He says that ''growth is the con-
dition Of lite, and when a party does not
embrace in its programme the living issues
of the hour and does not incorporate in it,
strength the new forces constantly spring
lug upin public Affairs the party, SO dere.
lict, becomes cffete and loses its power to
accomplish the beneticent mission fol-
which it was formed"
Hence he speaks kindly Of the Grange
movements as reformatory in. their char
acter; promises to earnestly advocate
retrenchmcnt and reform in State and
National affairs; declares that taxation
must be reduced, and that the govern
ments-State and Federal-must be eco
nomically and honestly administered.
This isa programme which oil good citi-
zens will endorse.