The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-07-29
How to Misgovern the State.

As the party in power seem determined to demon
strate their ncapacity to use the power they have
usurped-or to misgovern ms by its corrupt employ
ment few modest suggestions as to the certain and
inevitable consequences may be of use in encouraging
such of our present rulers have displayed indica-
tons of wiser and more commendable purpose.
It is to be remarked that the Radical party Of Lou
isiana must very we'll know that they have acquired
power by force. As truth in history, it may be said
that violence force presdes at the birth of all gov
ernments but it has Of itself alone constituted
claim to legitimacy. Governments founded on force
alone have been always and can ever be maintained
only by the agency; they must of necessity be
despotc in character, and can never be republican.
By virture Of the Presidents amnesty proclamation
of the admission of the State into the Union and the
withdrawal of all military power interference in the
domestic affairs Of the State and than all, by
virtue Of the harmonious and cordial reinion of the
entire white people of the State with the Democracy
Of the North and West, for the first time since
$780, people united for the maintenance of the honor
and dignity of our State Of the States of the
Union. It's demonsrebly clear that the Radical par
ty for the first time cease to rely upon the
force which created it, and that it must either yield
before an aroused and united people, or create some
power of force and violence within the State to
temporarily proong their days of power. Should they
endeavor to rule by force violence, and fraud, they
will meet with the e3ecratons and curses of our en-
tire people, and will encounter the determined and
successful opposition of the entire country The peo-
pie of the North and West have grown tired of the
monstrous violations of law under Radical rule they
IF hapd of
and Of elimination they demand peace and harmony
Reckless agitators, by slanderous reports Ion
ger deceive misead them to our true condition
The party in power will utterly fail to make case
requiring that the South should longer be ruled and
governed by force alone. The great principle of our
Constitution that the people of each State shall be
allowed to form and regulate their domestic insttu-
ons to suit themselves will be trumphantly yindcated
in the coming election. Any attempt to rule by force
must inevitably fail, and involve all who attempt SO
ignoble policy in eternal oboquy and ruin
"Whom the Gods wish to destroy, they first make
mad" 1t is but too evident that the Radical majority
in the General Assembly foresee their own downfall,
and that instead of securing few nurses and mourn
ers when they come to die politically, die they must
and shall, by moderate and wise of power they
are determined by corrupt legislation to impoverish
the State, and enrich themselves. We commend the
efforts of those of their pursuasion who more wise,
just, and conservative endeayor to restrain them in
their evident intention to rule or ruin; but we are
compelled to regret their want of power to accomplish
any lasting good, while recording the passage, July
%, of the printing BILL the most corrupt measure eyer
introduced into any legislative assembly.
This bill, as finally passed, gives the Governor,
Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the House entire
control of State municipal and parochial printing, and
virtually empowers them to establish one Republican
paper in each parish in the State. Senator Jewell of
the printing committee speaking in opposition to the
BILL offered do the work defined for the official jour
nal of the State at half the rates prescribed and pay
the State bonus of fifty thousand dollars in gold
yearly and give bond in one hundred thousand dollars
Senator Poindexter, (colored) Radical, spoke and
voted against the bill on the ground of enormous tax
alton it would involve. OHara another Radical, adj
rocated the bill the ground that it to support
he Radical party. When the final vote was taken the |
Democrats left the House.