Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25
Nj. E. v. Smalley, correspondent
Of the New ork Tribune, at New
Orleane, writes to that paper as fol-

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Of the New. y ork Tribune, at New
Orleane, writes to that paper as fol-
lows, 3ss- 81
/ 1nd men Of great prominence In the Nichols
patty plainly ayowing their intention to snstain
the National Administration as soon as the prin-
ciples OF tina Prssidcnls inaugural are put into
force AMI frankly unfolding plans for organizing
strong party throughout the State that shall lie
across the color line The principles Of the new
party, they say viii be cordial support Of Pres
ident Hayes in his Southern policy, q full recog-
nitIon OF the ciyh and political rights OF the
blacka, 3 fsaternizatio with the Republicans of
the Noroh, md the advocacy, conformity with
them, ofmeasnres for developing the industries
and commerce Of the country. These gentlemen
belong chiedy 70 the yannger class Of politicians,
and they were nearly all gallant soldiers in the
Confederate ARMY. SinKllarly enough. the reck-
less yonDg fellows In the back country parishes,
who have formed the rife clubs and the bodies Of
bnlidoxing regulators are, - class, devoted adj
herents to the leaders who are advocating this
new departure-a fact full of encouragement for
the colosed population, who have suffered SO much
from the political confiicts Of recent years. The
new party may not call itself Republican, but it
win be in full accord with the Rcpublicanism Of
r..
drawn ffom the most liberal. enterprising and
praetscai men Of the cities and towns. the large
plsntersiiAifhe country parishes, and the intcli.
gent property holding co!cred men throughout
The etase. In national afaIrs 1t will advocate q
moiasate taffk specie psyments, and liberal
policy fbf the dcveaopeent OF the business inter-
ests Of the country, and it Will ask from the
Northern Republicans Government aid TO repair
the ievees of the Mississippf, TO keep open deep
ehannel from New Orleans to the sea, and to fin
ish The sonshern Pacific Railroad. In STATE mat-
tiers It win oppose all propositions designed to
hamper ti,a oolorea man in his exercise OF the
right Of suAsass and all the schemes, OF which
there ars nanny j to mske hmm ON the plantation
the serfs or the landlord It will approve large
appropriations for education, fair division Of
school money between the schools for whites and
blacks, economy in State and parish government,
and liberal parish laws to encourage the invest
nlent OF Northern capital.
We most sincerely hope that this
prediction may prove true, and. we
prove to be false diviner Of the flu
ture, when we say that we most as
suredly expect nothing of the kind,
but ON the contrary, that the conser-
vative element Of the South, so-called,
will stand, as Of old, by the Demo-
cratic party, and be an impenetrable
bulwsrk OF power to that party for
many years to come. The real Re-
publican party, in our opinion, will
nerer have the aid of the conserva-
tive element spoken Of unless It wal
low in the dirt with them, and go
back upon It's grand principles Of
justice and equality. il win be our
greatest political joy for years past 70
lind ourselves mistaken.