The New York herald., 1876-09-20
lSouisiana Politics.

If the conservatives act wisely in Louisiana
they ought to carry that State by handsome
majority-by a vote SO clear and largo that
even an unscrupulous returning board can
not swindle them out of their success. They
have nominated q good State ticket and an
excellent Congressional delegation; and on
the other side the republicans are demoral-
lied by the fact that the ablest and best
leaders of their party are either in open op-
position, or else have gone out of the State
and are taking part in the canvass only in
Northern States. There is in Louisiana q
large number of respectable republicans,
both Northern and Southern men, who call
themselves national republicans" by
which they mean that they will ut this cleo
ton vote for Hayes, but will oppose with all
their might the State republican ticket.
Some OF the most respectable and prominent
merchants of New Orleans belong to this
class, and there are besides many planters
Of the same mind. These men hold that the
State ought to be relieved of the incubus
of republican misrule: that what it needs
peace and good government-it will not get
from men like Packard and Kellogg, who
control the republican machine and the
party in the State. While, therefore, they
support Hayes and will vote the national
republican ticket-unless Mr.. Wheeler
should continue his foolish and untruthful
denunciations of Louisiana-they give their
votes and their large influence to the sup
port of the conservative State ticket
These men have recently been re-enforced
by several leading and influential rcpub-
lican politicians. Thus Mr. Jasper Black
burn, editor of q republican journal in
Northern Louisiana. and hitherto Jealous
State republican, has declared against the
State ticket in very forcible language. Mr..
Blackburn was even during the war Union
man, and has until very lately been in accord
with Kellogg and Packard. He now says:-
The principles Of the national republican party, to
rule the nation a State, is one Ibinr--s Of
the qucstonwhiIc state rule in the hands Of unprin
cpled advcn,urers aud plundcrcrs whether white or
coiorcd under the hypocrtical guisc and hched
OF repubcanism, rs something quito dincrent-as DIFF
fcrcnt the pure diamond rs from the glittering
fungus the dunghiL Now, let tho present repub-
lican programme this State succeed and what will
the r1. n the special way Q, ,mprovsmon. 70 mo col
question II Is perfectly sickening 10 contemplate
with the recent past experience before us forc-
taste of what is to come As an old Union man and a
native citizen republican OF the South frankly do
clare that intend doing all wc can to save
tive land from he impending ruin and disgrace which
must come the continued decentralization OF the
negro question We will not any moro support pre-
tended republican tickets composed almost an toto Of
white carpcihaggcrs and imported or otherwise vicious
negro Observation-Disclosures IA disgrace to civilization
and bureslue upon The science oi government, and
all this while there IL the State OF Louisiana loyal
and true white element TO the manor born--an ce-
ment which could and direct republican State
with personal responsibility and safety to
all citizens but which Is uniformly and with sys
tematc devitry, savoring OF idiotc delight guored
and passed unrecognzcd by the political Iandsharks
and profossio spoators thrown upon special
curse like the frogs and flies OF Egypt envciopng the
land In dark that can be felt and sitting with
. moral putrefaolion which "stinks to heaven"
Mr.. Robert Ray is another republican,
long prominent and influential in Louisiana