The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-06-14
TEE RADICAL RING.

Party of Louisiana, gathered in Con-
vention recently in New Orleans
The only purpose of the meeting was
to appoint Delegates to Cincinnati,
but the occasion was taken advantage
of to make the usual howl of "assas-
sinations' and murders of ''inoffen-
sive colored' gemmen. After the
bloody shirt had been waved males
tically over the heads of the motley
crew, the Centennial Ode was sung,
Marshal Packard beating time with
his baton and the negro preachers in
terjecting the Hallelujah chorus now
and then.
Then followed q general hand-sha-
king and welcome back to stragglers.
Mike Hahn, he whom they call Gov
ernor in commemoration of that leap
he took from the purlieus Of the Re-
corders' Courts TO the Executive
chair that Banks made, "was glad to
see Packard and Pinchbeck shaking
hands over the good work, and the
Youthful Governor of 1868 coming
back" This last was for Warmoth,
who was present as member in full
communion with his old church, and
of whom we can echo the sentiment
of the Picayune-"he has returned to
his own, and the worst we can wish
the Republican party is that he may
do it as serious injury as he did the
party which is now happily rid OF
him"
The noticeable feature in the pro
ceedings was the attitude Of the three
principal figures-Packard, Warmoth
and Pinchbeck-to each other and to
the party. Pinch said that he re-
ceived no encouragement from the
Democrats and that his advances to
wards a combination with the white
people, which he had made in the
Jackson and Nashville speeches, had
not been noticed favorably. "He
had waited in vain for a single sign
of encouragement or approval from
the other side, and now that the
white men of the country appeared
determined to scorn the association
of the mass Of the colored men, there
was nothing left for the colored men
but to continue in solid mass work,
ing together"
Packard pithily chopped that Re.
publicans were of opinion that it was
as easy to win as to lose," and he
might have said that it was gooc
deal easier to win than to lose as
long as he could control the Fedora
army and navy in their Louisiana
campaigns and cruises, which hap
PLY for Louisiana he can no lon
ger do.
| Warmoth had to atone for his rem
egade by a greater profusion of pro
misses. He declared eff the party
proved independent and would speak
out its choice (tbat is, if it would
nominate him its success was sure
He would be behind nobody in his eff
forts to aid its triumph. He intend
ed to support the nominees at Gin
cinnati, no matter who they nigh
be. He intended to support the nom
inees of the Republican State Con
vention, no matter who they nigh
be-"
The mulatto is the only one o
the three who has apprehended thu
situation. He has got at the kerne
when he says "the other side" repe
any association with him and hi
like. The Democrats and Conserva
tives of this State expect to convinc
thousands of the colored people tina
their true interests will be best pro
noted and protected by votin,
against the Radical ticket next No
vember, but it will be the hardy son
Of toll that will be thus convinced
and not the ex-steamboat waiter
like George Kelso and ex-gamblin
house attendants ike Pinchbec an
ex- BARRIERS like Antoine. The onl
7 idea such as they have of politics
alliance is how much money are the
to get out of it. All the negroes an
mulattoes who are anxious to Sc
themselves will have to 60 to tn
Radical slave market. The Demo
Gratis finished that business som
years ago when they stopped buyin
the bodies of the colored race. Th
Radicals have opened shop for tn
purchase of their souls-the pul
chase of their votes by perjury, br
berry and the sale of offices-in whic
business we do not expect to compel
,u,tb DIT tho r,oo4 r,o,o r