The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-10-02
That Convention.

We are in receipt Of a circular al
dress from Hon. Il. II. Mari, of New
Orleans, favoring this much talked OF
political enterprise. As usual with
that gentleman, the rcsoning is sound
and logical, and the causes mhy We
should thus meet and reason t"seth-
er are ably and clearly set forth. But
we are Of the opinion that Mr.. Mari
mistakes the feelings and purposes Of
the New Orleans politicians, and those
Of neiyhborins parishes, IN supposing
that the work Of this proposed con
vcntion will stop short with the pur-
poses indicated by him. There is one
thing concealed in this call that We
connot overlook, and it is the "putting
in line with the Northern Democracy
understand US to say that we are
Democrats and have no objections to
such a move at tie proper the: Now,
there does not certainly exist an oc-
casion for any such display of fealty
our sentiments, as a people, are
we'll known to our Northern friends,
and a demonstration Of them, uncallcd
for, wonld be an act of ridiculous
egotism.
If it could he certainly understood
that the acts of the convention would
he confined simply to local issues
matters pertaining to our home gov
eminent the naming the party "a
childish thing for men of intelligence
to quarrel over) insisting upon the
recognition Of the McEnery govern
ment inaugurating further peaceable
resistance to Kellogg and his infamy :;
denouncing the use of Federal troops
in State matters protesting against
aud demanding the repeal of all bad
laws and discussing such other local
issues as may arise, then We would
have (nor could we have) 10 objections
to the pr0pOsed assembly that would
not Ike factious.
But that line, alas !! cannot Ike fol-
lowed. We know too well the "bull-
medicines" Of many truly good men
in our State men blessed with all
that nature and cultivation could sup.
ply, hut cursed also with the bourbon
fatality "apprentlre rics ct oublier rien. :"
We venture to say, that, the con-
vention would not he in session ten
III in utes before some man of weight
would propose some resolution on
currency or tariff; questions as
foreign to the salvation of Louisiana
as the antipodes, over which the
"wise" Democrats of the North are
going foolishly, ridiculously crazy:
The right Of the people to govern
themselves 4; the liberties Of the cit
izeu the constitution of the govern.
ment of ours forefatl,ers is at stake,
but We ind men-men OF Intelligence
higgling over names and crying them
selves blind with currency issues, tar.
riff questions, and the seeming patriot
ism Of "putting themselves in line"
There seems to Us a blind fatality pur
suing the American people, and We
are sorry to see that they create many
Of the evils under which they labor,
by blind zeal to departed issues and
dreamy hopes for impossible theories.
Louisiana, Notwithstanding she has
been tried in the crucible, has not cs.
capped the affection, and We must fear
that the unmeaniug zeal Of a few
would-be patriots, will yet lead ia
our defeat. For Gods sake my conn.
trymeD, have done with this unwise,
| fatal imbicility. Let US not attempt
to create division in Ous ranks now.
The great majority of the State has
pronounced against this convention
have done with it then, and let timo
and the acts Of the radical party de-
ve]op what line Of policy it were best
to pursue to insure victory.
D1oLo Clooo oo1 uoko