The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-09-10

Liz Aollo"lHS cutSi'SheI iet'ci iioiiio' -
Brigham, Esq, of Morchouse, is possessed
ofinterest and has manly tone:
SEwANEE MoUNTAIN, Tenn,
September I'd, lS1o.J
Editor Ieleg,aph:
have. been watching with much interest,
the proposed reorganization of the Demo-
cratic party, as advocated by yourself and
others, and was greatly disappointed that
the Central Committee saw proper to ignore
the wishes Of the people, and the demands
of the hour. This, however, should not
deter us from taking the necessary steps to
thoroughly organize, with the least possible
delay. Let the people act by calling prini-
airy meetings on their own responsibility,
and send delegates rejecting their wishes
and opinions. There is evidently some
thing behind all this inaction which bodies
no good to the party--a fear, perhaps, that
the Convention will see tit to ignore the
action of the Self-constituted agents of the
people in tho Wheeler compromise, which
binds nobody, and sells us out for Il miser-
able mess of pottage. The people OF the
State never did endorse il, and have never
yet given up tho hope Of ollstinS the nsurp-
err, and will I opine, Though their repre-
sentatiycs i'll Congress, and their duly
accredited agents, renew the contest with
redoubled energy when Congress convcncs.
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been sqrlarely met and :ldiudcated upon,
but to the contrary, has been, in several
different ways, tacitly decided in favor of
MclIncry and the people. This was done
by the seating OF Sheridan Congressman
(who ran ON he same ticl>eD and tho refusal
to seat both Ray and Pinchback Sen:,-
tors. In addition TO all this, what stronger
proof of the gross outrage perpet rated
upon the people and republican govern
mcnt need we than the report of the Radi-
cal Congressional Cottit,iittec, which not
only refuses to recognize Kellogg, but
stamped his prcscutons ITS fr;tud and
mockory? The backbone of Radicalism
has been broken everywhere; there is Il
returning sense OF Justice animating the
breasts of Northern people; and The out
rage mill is about out of :;rSt. Let MS then,
press onr ranso with renewed viGor and as
Il matter of principle. aercr ucInicScc ID,
f''mud. But I am DEPRESSING.
Let us ignore tho cnunsciS of organs, and
wOuld-be leaders III New Orleans, and
attend to tho interests of the people who
have no patience just now with tinlc-scrvcrs
| and Ollice-seekerS. Let rcorganiZe the
| Democratic party Noronghlu and without
delay, as the only party in the State or
Nation to-day battling against the Radical
party and its iniu,nios and corruptiuns.
opposition. growing out OF Il mere name, or
former political :lnta-oniSrn, must vanish.
All who eftlse to cooperate wit us because
OF such puerile prc;eNtS, will DO greatly
lacking i'll patriotism, and will be rcnien,-
bered by the people when R;,.licalisin is
forever buried in 1876. There but two
part icS-thc,l cth D., bet iu'O-in the next
contest. Let IT'S recognize tho fact, and go
to work like mon to break up the nest OF
thieves " no now Cypress and riuftder our
State. Another victory will not be fruit
less, az bayoiet rule, with its long; catalogue
of usurpatiouS and outrage, will be over
in Louisiana when Eranti!-sn is swept from
the face of the earth, as il will most surely
be i'll the noNt general elect ion. The hand
| writing is on the wall! shall look forward!
with great interest 10 ihc speedy calling Of
Il Dcmocratic t'ouvcutio ION in the interest OF
honesty and good government, and trust
| l shall not be disappointed.
Yours Respectfully,
j. HARVEY BRIGHAM.
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