The New York herald., 1874-12-28

age OF all persons without Distinction or discrimination
| on account OF race or color.
+ or course they knew OF the existence OF these
aftr.les and should impute to them an insincer-
Ivy wl,h IS foreign to their character If should
when they t6Ux the oath or ONCE which says
article 100 OF the constitution) :-"I accept the
civil and political equality OF all men, agree not TO
race, color or previous condition, OF any political
or clyll right, privilege or Immunity enjoyed BY
any class OF men,
frefer you to stu another cec,aration by the
conservative people, made in this city on July Is,
1873 IL was not made on the eve Of an election
when hopes were lalnt and ambition high, but In
an hour OF calm and c0nslderate Judgment by 4
large assembly OF patriotic men who sought to
narmonizs "a tne races ana 70 quiet the appreheu-
Of the conservative party IN this State. At
that meeting were present General 2. T. G. Beaure
gard, DR.. Chopin, ]. N. Marks, General Gibson and
Other eminent gentlemen, and II was then de-
cared that the purpose OF the association was the
declaration and advice were placed before the
people or the State:-
BE it therefore resolved
second-That BY our people- we mean all men. of
whS are Wiling to work Tor her prosperity
deed The equal and Impartial exercise BY every
Ss s ox n faS Ss @ sa
and BY the laws botherhooa and air deaiiSg
r,. pf exery citizen O. Louisiana and every citizen the
on aSe e6 re-
veyance s upon terms Of perfect equality with
our influence. counsel and example may go, make
be no Of our views on this point may
as to The he Ct PLACES
Spenlng OF SAID place TO the patronage of both races in
. And shall turther recommend that all railroads
STEAMBOATS,, steamships and other public yances
We snail further Recommend that banks insur-
70 fellow ezen %hee y sre socs
nSde N 1 such the right OF being repre-
We shall further recommen ma that hereafter dis
public schools or State institutions Of educaon or in
any Other public institution supported BY the State city
We shall also recommend that the proprletors of all
employing mechanics or worKmen. make no disnc.
ton between the two races
signed1P. T. q. Beauregard chairman; James l., Fay,
George j. kelso, Dr. Roadanez Charles H. THOMPSON,
W. NJ Randolph and approved by several thousand Of
These principles ana views were generally re.
garded as sound In law, the gentlemen wnO put
them forward were considered to be influenced by
the purest patriotism, and do not hesitate TO
say that by a large majority OF the conservative
cltizens they were believed to indicate the polio,
which ought TO be pursued. At all events they
were rightly considered as renewing the assur-
ances already given and confirming the RESPONSE
bllitles ALREADY incurred by the party organZa.
tons in their platforms and by the people at the
ballot box.
In the campaign OF 1872 the republicans appealed
70 the negroes to vote for Grant In order to pro-
tect themselves from threatened slavery and to
secure their civil rights MI. Charles Summers
warning the negroes that Grant was false In his
proessed friendship for them had but little effect
and they generally gave him their surages In pref
erence to MI Greeley, whose record was his lie OF
devotion to the eniranchlsement OF the African
race, and whose loyalty to the rights or the negro
was approved by Charles Sumner, their apostle OF
civil liberty IN this country 1t Is Known the Civil
Rights bill failed in Congress last session because
OF the opposition OF the President to 1t, and now
1t passes at ali 1t will be but faint shadow OF what
1t was when 1t passed the Senate.
1t would be fortunate II the intelligence and good
prompt them to act IN q way to avert all pretext
Tor sucn an exercise OF authority on the part OF
the federal government. l am compelled to say
that, IN my judgment, such ADVICE as that which
you gave on Sunday last would, II acted on, have
an effect precisely the reverse OF that which con-
slder TO be so desirable. While It would dampen
the ardor OF our friends 1t would rekndle the ex-
plring hopes ol our opponents and would invite
the Intervention OF federal authority In It's most
In conclusion. Mr.. Editor let me ask you II at
such time as this we can afford to 70 back on
ber elections we carried large number OF States,
and again succeeded IN carrying our own largely,
merely the opening OF the campaign. The crown
ing victory Is yet TO come. Tue decisive battle
has YET to be fought Are we, let me ask you,
slstently made against us in 1872, that, IN the
event Of our success, we would discriminate
color; that the provisions Of the constitution In
relation to their rights would be ignored and
trampled under foot that the schools would be
broken up ana star cars put on the streets again ?
Are we now, IN the very dawn OF our success to
a course which wlil for ali time Consolidate M the
cOiOred vote against the conservative Organtza.
tlons In this country For one, and one who con-
tributed his efforts to the success OF McEnery and
Penn and Armstead, and who now begins to see
daylight for good government in this state, unless
we 90 back on our pledges and ourselves. dsap-
prove OF your advice, and beg You to reconsider it.
Very truly, II. C. WARMOTH.
THE ANONYMOUS ATTACK IN THE BULLETIN.
IT Of fho ohj 1o1
entitled "a Retrospect" rejecting ON ex-Gover-
nor Warmoths public record and character, was
published in the HERALD Of yesterday. In 1t were
contained the principal points OF abuse which
called forth Warmoth's exasperatlng reiolnder,
since such 1t proved. Below we publish the
anonymous communication which was referred
to by Warmo.h in his statement to the HERALD
correspondent as having been published In the
Bulletin over the signature Of IA Louisianian
Who Never Was Fusionist," 4" prior to the appear.
ance OF the ex-Governor's card in the Picav1sae:-
wARMOTH REDIvrvUs
To THE EDITOR OF THE BULLETIN
Miracles Will never cease. After the "Cmttenden
Spirtsn see through the unex x pee ted channel OF
the Bulletin, that another evil apparlton has been
summoned from tine vastly deep" and now
.'squeaks and gibbersn in your columns about
what he calls ''sOcial equality" This new Lazarus
the tomb, In which we all thought he was safely
laid up for ultimate Judgment by the great Saviour
Oh manklno. Iatner suspect Ine Irince ol DARK
neSsn had something to do with the matter, At
AL events, the bold man who, to Louisiana, mas
been IN the past
The direful spring
OF unnumbered,
the originator and successful promoter of every
abuse, violation OF law and legalZed robbery un-
der which our State now hes bleeding, Is anxious
to show to his quondam victlms-rhe people OF
LOuis1ana-that ne IS not politically dead, but
that, like his c0ngener, the rattesnake. he was
only cOled up in the cold, waiting for the first
warm spell to sally out from his Shiny retreat
seeking whom to devOur.n
'Social equality then, is what the ex.radical
''pretends," !" because when he enjoyed his lll-got
ten power as Governor he never paid any aJten-
tentlon to the respectable class Ol cOOred men,
and only showered his official tavors on those who
had been thoroughly well drilled IN the republl-
can manual OF addition, division and sence.n
His associates and pas" during his fatal lease Of
power were mostly white men "of easy virtue,"
like himself, and the rODberies OF Packard.
shrnE into tnsinnianansnn % uhan .MSy ~, aaei