Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-03-24

A WESTERLY EEF3RKER At Ne W OK
The following letter was published IN
late number of the New Orleans Repub-
lican. The writer states that he acted
with the democrats in the late elections at
the West, but after visiting New Orleans
and seeing the proceedings in regard to the
Impeachment of Governor Kellogg, he
came to the conclusion that Blaine and 9TH
er republicans were right in the amnesty
debate. and that himself and others who
had affiliated with democrats under the
name of reformers had made Il mistake.
A North-side View.
NEW ORLEANS, February %. 1876.
EDITOR RErUBLICAN:
As visitor who came to your State deeply SYM
pathizngswith your people in the wrongs that it
seemed had been inflicted upon them found my
self present yesterday at the debate in your As
sembly upon the matter of impeachng Governor
Kellogg; and it proved very interesting and IN
structive season for me, showing clearly that my
self, with thousands of others in the North, have
misplaced our confidence when we believed that
the Democracy in the South were DESTROYS of
joining bands with the reformers of the North in
this centennial year.
When we h card the leaders arise in their seats
as Legislators of the people, and declare it their
purpose to control the result of the coming cleo
ton in their interest, even were 1t necessary to IN
augurate revolution to do it, we are shown that
while we supposed that the remarks of Mr.. Blaine
and others in the late amnesty debate were but
vagaries, introduced for partisan purposes, they
understood the sentiments of the Southern De-
mocracy far better than the people did, and that
all they said true Notwithstanding the protes-
tatons of Mr.. Lamar against accepting their rep
RESERVATIONS as correct.
| am sorry that the Conservatives choose to
adopt this course, which can not do otherwise than
ALLEVIATE all sympathy on the part of those in the
North who have hoped to see them place them
selves before the country with high and laudable
purposes to be accomplished through peace and
harmony.
While there has been no doubt, very much
cause for complaint for wrongs done you as peo-
pie, must confess, as stranger, that the course
of the Democrats yesterday has shown me clear
" where my duty lies toward the South, and in
returning to my home l shall endeavor to show
to many others who, like myself, have sympa-
thzed with Louisiana in her misfortunes, and be-
lieved that with success Of the Democrats IN OBJ
tanning control of the State, that peace and pros
perty would follow, that circumstances, as shown
when once on the field of action, go to prove con-
clusvely that we are laboiing under great mis-.
take and it seems to me that no change for the
better could come from their success, but instead,
as promised us by them yesterday, anarchy and
discord, which constitute their platform, for GER
talnly revolution can mean nothing less.
| This is a hurried scrawl showing you the views
of one who acted with the reformers in the late
elections of the West and came here willing and
ready to symathize with the Democracy IN over
throwing what had appeared an outrage upon
| free government as seen from affair." but who has
fortunately come on the stage at a moment when
things showed themselves in their true light
Should you wish to publish any portion of this
you are at perfect liberty to do so.
Very respectfully yours,
| ii. G. TAYLOR, JR.
Aurora, Inoi'.