The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-12-15
An Appeal.
Editor Tindicat0r:

Editor indicator:
Your dignitied, yet scathing and I'M
answerable article ''PtopIr's Organs" i'll
your last issue, has called forth the
plautlits of not only your personal friends.
but the true men Of the parish, and l
have no doubt all over the State When
ever the article is read. Nor do I lay
myself Liable to an imputation OF ttattery,
when say, that the editice you then and
thee erected, having reason, good sense,
principle and patriotism for its corner
stones, cannot be successfully attacked
by dozen regiments of such NANNY,
PANTY psucdo Independent journals as
the N. 0 Times and Picayune. deny
most cmphatically, that Gov. Nicholl car
ried Louisiana by the strength of his
own personal popularity. He was but the
instrument of the people, and only prohi-
Used upon the hastings, to he. il elected,
the Governor of the whole people, and
not of party. Now, sir, the Democrat
ic Conservative party never desired to
elect man WHO would be so lost to JUS
tice, honesty and patriotism, as to adj
minister the affairs Of the State as a vile
and hateful partisan. Dishonest and ac-
cursed Radicalism did that. No, sir, they
desired to throw oil upon the EurocIydon
waves of personal race hatred, cngender-
ed by such political lepers as Kellogg and
Warmoth and as F. I, Nichols had
never been public man, and as his ilte
had been one of utmost purity, and his
military history one of great brillancy,
the Convention of the people with great
unanimity named as their standard bear
or during the last canvass. Any other
high toned, and honorable gentleman,
would have received the same support,
and carried the State as triump|fantly as
did Gov. Nichols. That he does, or has
carried out the views # those who elect
ed him, is rather mixed yea; in all verify,
it is patent to all men, that he has not, eE-
pecially to those who look at his admin
istration through the eyes of reason, in
stead of the spectaclts Of prejudice.
A short time since l heard the ones
ton asked, in New Orleans in the midst
of a corterie of gentlemen, who was Gov
ernor of Louisiana :" One replied, that
it was tax collector by the name of
Bond, another, that it was Duncan +.
Kenner and third, that it was kenncr
and E A. Burke That Governor of
State should have connsellors around
him, is right and proper-but III the name
of all the gods conld our Governor not have
found men whose feelings and sentiments
were more in unison with the people
who elected him, than the above nom
descript fossil politicians. Where are
the members of the Supreme Court, gen
tlemen of marked standing and ability
men who stood by him, to the knowledge
of the writer of this, in the dark hours
that surrounded him from November to
March These men were his advisers
then-why could he not have kept them
in confidence For Governor Nicboll,
the writer, has personally the very high
est regard but as Governor oftbe State
Of Louisiana, lie has a right, as every
voter has to speak his mind freely, frank
ly. periodically, 'settiug down anght IN
malice" If his friends do not chide him,
for what they consider his errors, hlsene-
niles certainly will not. Could the orisons
| of every patriot in the State today, be
raised to the Bar of the Patriots Grand
Judge in one rand and ferva t prayer
the utterances would be, that the Admin
istration of Francis I. Nichols would be
a triumph, and that no act of his wonld
cause to move in it's coffin, the detnnct
carcass of Radicalism, where he himself,
aided, so faithfully, ardently and gallant
ly to inter it one short Year ago An
organ, rejecting the views of party is
as much of necessity as a lfader OF the
party, and a recognition OF such an organ,
has been recognized since the formation
of the Government in fact, it is rccog.
nized in all civilized Governments. Du
ring the existence Of those two grand old
parties of brains and patriotism-the
Wh;e and Dcmocratic-this whole land
from one end Of it to the other, was dot
ted over with party organs-and noarly
every village in the Union, had its two
opposing party journals. No., if Gov.
Nichols thinks that he will find more
than corporals guard to click the dag.
ger raised to shed their bio ID ;" he will
find himself most egregiously in error, or
the people by some strange inflammation or
understandable metamorphose, have sud
denly lost their manhood and their patriot
ism. No, no, como back Gov. Nichols
come back, to your people-discard the
Kenners, the Burkes, the Bonds from your
counsel, and take to your embrace, men
tried and true and in whom the people,
who gave you power, have confidence.
Make no more infamous nominations-but
fill all the offices within your gift with
men of honor and probity, patriotism and
intelligence and say, act, aud do, as
Demecrat-for you knom that it was by
them that yon were chosen a Ruler...and
over your shortcomings, will valiant,
brave and proud hearted constituency,
throw tho broad mantle of their charity.
Come back, we again say, come back,
that is, if you were ever with tho people,
for you are wandering after strange div
inity---a new party---is an ignis tat@us,
which will lead you into interminable
thorns and brambles, for your true friends
will all tell you, the old Line Wings will
not go with you and those that do, are
radicals.
AN OLD LINE WING.
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