New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-13
Especial Correspondence Of the Republican
NORTHERN POLITICS.

Especial Correspondence Of the Republican,
NORTHERN POLITICS.
Louisiana Interests and Republican Re.
construction.
New YORK, September z, 1876.
The nomination Of Charles Francis Ad-
AIMS, of Massachusetts,, as the Democratic
candidate for Governor of that State
possesses . two.fold interest to Southern
people. The first suggestion which arises
to the mind in contemplating this nomina-
tion is the fact that the Northern Democ-
rscy in this hour of Its general confusion
and hopeless decentralization is compelled
to fall back for aid on New England
"YanIsee" of the purest type, an old line
Webster Wing, life long Abolitionist, and
q staunch Republican! The second retiec-
ton is, that if Mr.. Adams and his accom-
plished family we're to become regular visit
ors to New Orleans during the winter, they
would not be received" in what is called
the first circles of confederate society" in
your city, or ii received only by way of
''toleratiOn," and for reasons prompt ed by
business, political or social diplomacy.
As to the first suggestion have nothing
to say in this letter. l wish to read the
Boston papers before forming u final
opinion as to the political significance Of
Mr.. Adams sudden appearance as leader
of Democratic reform-or rather of reform
in connection with the Democratic party
in American politics. The second sugges
ton is the one propose to deal with
now, and my object is to show the ridicu.
lous sbsurdity OF keeping up narrow
minded social clanship at the South which
repels such families as the Adams of Massa
chusetts, the family OF Governor Fish of this
State, and other representatives Of the social
civilization and culture Of the North. l
desire to show. also, that this social pro-
scription of Northern people, outside Of it's
jury to every material interest in "your
State" say 'your State" because Louis
lana possesses peculiar attractions for the
wealthy ''folks" of New England, and
large numbers of New England people and
millions of New Euglsnd's surplus capital
ana if these SINE New England families
and capitalists could feel that they could
create for themselves and their children q
genuine warm, sympathetic social life
among the Confederates. Florida lie strik-
ing illustration of the truth and the i'm
portance of the statements l have thus
made. Land has advanced in value fifty
per cent all over the rs ate of Flowers"
during the last three years. What has
caused this advanced The influx of North
ern families, chiefly from New England.
What has attracted these families to Flor.
idaa The same inf lences as to soil, climate
and healthfulness which exist in Louisiana.
l say the same influences save one. because,
unlike Louisiana, there was no Confederate
social Ostracism Of Northern people in Flor
ida to check the tide of immigration which
set in toward that State after the war.
Northern people we're welcomed to Florida.
Wendell Phillips could have taken his in
| valid wife there and he would have received
the same courteous treatment which all civil
lied society pays to character, moral purity
and genius. Mr.. Longfellow, Mr.. Emmerson,
Mr.. Bryant and other such men from the
| North could have enjoyed life in Florida as
delightfully."- a. In France or Italy. But how
different the state of things in Louisiana!
An intensified and irrational Southern.
ism" has, from the day of Lees surrender,
swsyed your society, intruding itself even
into the common alteration of the common
Creator, and forcing Northern business men
in New Orleans, and their families, to form
themselves into separate societies, even for
the worship of God!
I remarked in Q previous letter of this
correspondence, written from Boston, that
this presidential year was to be q year for
''tsking stock" on the part of the North in
regard TO Southern affairs. Who will now
deny the truth of the assertion l then
| madel Are not the Northern people
"taking STOCK" and very carefully and
very minutely, in this Southern businessl
Most assuredly, and in no one thing are
impartial people more interested than in
this Southern ostracism of non-partissn
business men from the North who have
settled in the South. some before and many
since the war. 1t is idle for the Confeder-
ates to shout 'nigger" and 'csrpet-bagger"
in reply to this charge.
There are Northern people in every
Southern city, entirely disconnected with
politics, who are forced into separate
church organizations by this ostracism.
We SEQ all over the South branches of the
Northern Baptist Church, of the Northern
this separate worship originate? In mat
ters of fai h9 No. On The question of
"mixed" Congregations No, because these
Northern Protestant churches located in
the South are, regret to say. generally
caste churches. What then is it which pro-
duces this separation of Christian people9
The separation originates in purely social
causes. This is the fact, and most unfor-
tunste fact it is, for the cause alike OF
| Christian union and of the best interests Of
your people.
Louisiana should receive large share of
the best emigration from the North. If the
people of your State, without regard to
party or politics, will unite their efforts and
influences, this emigration can be secured.
Northern capital Can be secured. In re-
joicing, therefore, over Mr.. Adams nomi-
| nation as the Democratic candidate for
| Governor of Massachusetts-a Republican
yankee" !" bear in mind-let the Confed-
crates also do something to induce Mr..
Adams friends to make their homes and