New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-17
WITHDREW.

We see card in the Democratic week.
ly organ, which shows that Mr.. Drew has
withdrawn from the Republican party,
and will cast his political fortunes with
the Democracy. He seems, however, 10
have been welcomed back pretty much
as = deserter, who is seized by the coat
collar, and rudely thurst into the rear,
with some doubt whether he returns in
the character, OF repentent wanderer or
a de!uded scout. The Bulletin, it seems,
declined to accept his surrender. while
the organ says:
He, however, freely acknowledge now
his error, and cries peccari, and promises to
do 80 no more, but in tho future will be
found in the ranks of the Democratic party
where previously he was always faithful
worker.
This "horrible word craven" which was
imposed upon the defeated on . wager Of
battle. seems substituted by the phrase
''peccavi" have sinned-and this the
repentant political sinner seems to have
accepted at the font Of his renewed po-
litical baptism. It would seem, from the
card published by Mr.. Drew, that he may
have been mere detail from Democracy
to entrap the colored voters. In 1868, it
will be remembered that the Democracy
Of Louisiana supported the Yankee Demo.
Graf Seymour and the Abolitionist Blair.
It was then in order TO show that as Gen.
eral Blair invaded the South with negro
troops, it was certainly proper for the COL
ored voters to muster in under him. At
that time Mr.. Drew was the president of
q club named after another federal in
vader, and can tell his story himself.
I .ough.. in 1863. when president Of the
HAncocK ciuD, to organize cOlored auxiliary
District. The steamboat c0lored Democrat
ic club, which met on Poydras near Delta
street, and the Second Ward Colored Dem
Ocratic Club which met at Iron Hall, on
TchOupitOulas street, ne ar Diamonds Lou
isians Hotel. The two clubs comprised
membership Of quite two hundred and fifty.
During the campaign they we're very en-.
thusiastic in their advocacy Of the Dem
ocratic party, for the simple reason that
zens, from whom they obtained employment
and who paid them for their labor, belonged
to that party. But they voted, either from
ignorance. dishonesty, insinceritv from bad
teaching, or tear Of orders, issued from
.'Headq quarters Grand Army of the Re
public" to man, FOR the Republican party.
1t would appear, therefore. that this
prepared plot panned out
badly. The whole ticket rugged with
the cunning device by
which auxiliary" clubs were formed for
those who were no: fit for primary asso-
citation, failed to accomplish their capture.
Mr.. Drew now reports that even under
these circumstances the colored voters
"to a man. supported the Republican
party. The colored voters withdrew from
the Democratic clubs, and more recently !
Mr.. Drew withdrew from tae Republican !
camp, where his further agency as de- |
Iuder of colored voters seems TO have eff /
fected SO little. It is thus that gradually J
the parties are separating themselves !
The truce detail and scouts who have en-. |
tered the camp Of their opponents with |
sincere intentions Of adjustment or cay |
nest hopes OF effecting sccessions have
returned and report their failure. The |
white mans party has combined again for |
q war against the constitutional amend.
ments, and the Republicans, white and
colored, vii! vote ITO man" for the Re-
publican ticket. The 'color line" is |
drawn anew. This time j. will be the
dead line" as it has been heretofore.
Let all prepare for the separation and the |
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