The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-01-15
ANOTHER RADICAL DODGE.


calls in Congress have hit upon another
device to prevent such consummation
from enuring to the benefit OF the
Southern people. The people OF the
South, prcferring decidedly tolive under
a military government, than to submit
a government, at the head Of which are
a set of savages and imported adventu-
rers, propose to vote down the consti-
buttons and remain under the power OF
the military for an indefinite length OF
time. But the Radical Congressman
say that if we refuse to adopt the Rad-
zeal Constitutions, we shall not have
the privilege of living under snch
military government as that which
Hancock has inaugurated, and which
Meade and Mcdowell are expected to
initiate. A bill has been introduced in
Congress to vacate The State offices in
Georgia, and the Judiciary Committee
has been instructed to consider the ex-
pediency of abolishing all the provis-
ional governments at the South and
giving power to the several Conven-
tions to fill them until officers can be
elected under the new Constitutions
If, therefore, the Constitutions should
be defeated tho governments will be
left in the hands of the Radical ap-
pointees in place of the present gov
ernments which have been recognized
as provisional by the military bills.
If anything were wanting to prove
the injustice of the military bills, and
to unfold the objects for which they
we're passed, the successive amend
ments to which they have been sub
.jected would supply the needed steps
in Che demonstration. At different pc
riods, with very short intervals be-
tween them, there is presented a pos
sibility that the Southern States may
not be sufficiently radicalised, and may
not be brought into The Union in time
l TO cast their electoral votes for the
Radical candidate for the Presidency of
the United States. An amendment is
always at hand to accomplish the Rad
ical objects, and to prevent the Conser-
natives from deriving amy benefit from
the deficiencies Of Radical legislation
So now the object of this new bill is
very plain. The Radicals care nothing
about Radical organization if it is
only to be a temporary one. They
want Radical electoral votes, and to
get them they must have the new Con-
stitutions adopted and the excluded
States admitted before the Presidential
election. In half the States there is
} every prospect that the Conservatives
can defeat the Constitutions and keeT
r out the States indefinitely. The Radi'
Gals, therefore, by their action say tt
7 the Conservatives that it is useless tt
: vote down the Constitutions that they
will not thereby save themselves from
Radical domination that it is better
to let the new Constitutions be adopted
!. and take the chances to elect the State
+ officers under them. 1t is thus at
e tempted to force the Conservatives tt
: adopt the new Constitutions whether
. they want them or not.
We hope the Conservative people a
the South will he dragooned into doing
G no such thing as that which the Radi
Gals are attempting to force them to DO
: IF we are to he ruled by the Radicals
at all it is better to have q temporar,
, Radical government, forced upon MS
!, than a permanent Radical government
: of our own voluntary choice. Moreo
$ yer, as long as the military bills remair
L in force the military commanders have
i the right to remove the Governors y
Q the several States. If the power is t.
taken away from them, it will require
another amendment and will only b
another proof Of the incompleteness o
O those bills, and the incapacity of TIN
l Radical Congress to pass such legisla
ton as the country requires. Ever.
I. such step will but increase the volume
: of Indignation which all true patriot
everywhere are ventingupon the incen
diary and revolutionary party whicl
q has control Of Federal Government
u Let the Conservatives go i'll their pre-
J Darations for the defeat of the Radica
, Constitutions when they shall be sub
,. mitted to the people for their ratiica
ton. Let them remember that Il
g worse fate can befall the Souther
- States than to be admitted into til
Union under Radical and negro su
premacy, and let them have no hand i
n bringing about such result. The
d have shown their ability to subm
.e honorably to oppression; let them b
Ie patient only little longer and til
p outraged public opinion of the countr
will force the government to do the1
justice.
, HARD ON HI. G-Horace Greeleys
- ther died at Fort Wayne, Pa, on the lS1
;, inst, aged Sc years. The Mobile Iribul
is much moved thereat and says:
" "Pity he hadn't died before he and o
III Mrs. Greedy took notion about Horace
As old Greeley was innocent, we won
amend by an expression of pity that II
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