The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-12-16
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SITUATION.


AvEsEEABLE AurrnoR1rx oxlr.E poLlgacA1.
SITUATION.
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From the National Intellgencer1
ST. ,RHGsjEo W.
- There is no policy, either for states-
man or journalist, which is inflexiBle. NPhe
bed of Procrutes is for criminals. Con-
sistency in American craftsmanship mears
as we understand it, to. be always within
the Constitution and laws OF, the United
States made in pursuance thereof. Beyond
this, there is verge and scope enough to
adapt,statesmanship and journalism, 10 q
common-seuse way, to the actual case Of
the country. NLt'J ~ 5~ith-~t1H 4fsAi .
Some most respectable and excellent
men cannot forget 'oid issues. They re-
member that such issues involved scopsti
tutional points. Therefore, however often
defeated, they feel it to be duty to fight
over those issues. But such issues must
not be confonnded with principals; for prin-
ciples are deathless, and cannot be. surren-
dered. b S ess 5sa.ss.1tsssss<S
sss III. .xKS.
sWe=cnnnot now ffeht nvar fho s,rc;o,t
hat tla that ros,a,l hetwean, tho Fedarai,sts
and Democrats unon the same ;ssues We
cannot fipht over the old conflict between
the Whjgs and the Democrats on tho same
issaes. The old Federal issues are ma dead
as a door mil. -Thea old Whip issues are
as dead "a ia a bank IF tho United states
with Nicholas Biddle al its head. But
still the same nrincinles survive and enter
into orr noIitscaI contests of to-day, that
animated our fathers in, their party wars of
Federal;sts and Who's noainst tba, old
Democrats 7,r' - 80
.frs,f,-,G 80. ,.eYv-,ss 81. -.
f.r. 49, So. ~ So -,
30 Tar as the Intelllgencer 10 concerned
NV ono VI uu. Hien ~ noeu le'' sna1 WIN
principles. We shall never Weld our con-.
straction of the riphtfut powers of the
States. oil. the riehtfal powers of the Fed.
era! Government nor shall we modify our
often expressed views as to what belongs
to each branch of the + Government in its
lawful arrangement, I'M its Fi,wful arranpe
ment of the Constitutional authority.
A. anI,t,,}..r.a In W. ,-ls..,.'.s...:..- yy
,-s.-
-. we oE'.eve Inc "a ne'icah on'ou, ~ oe
'ntact' we Dehefe inab Atne same naaIe
ngnts' peio'g to. oousn Carohha tnat oeions
10 atassacnusetts. we neneve, therefore,
that Inc control OF suffrage WITHIN her bor-
ders IS as absolutely the r,ght OF 'Sonth
Garoii ~ as " is the rlght OF Massacnusetts.
we aMrm the independence OF tne5 Execu-
1--WE, the independence OF the 1udleiarY'
and the independence OF Congress, as mu;
tuai cnecks' aao balances tue one upon tue
oreed Al uSon ssa tho mus oas po';ca !.
ever again comes, when aspartiea shall so
arrange themselves that these fundamental
things are called in question, we need hard
" reaffirm that we shall he found where we
have ever stood. ~. .s1I,,,g,,-ri sIrlgx91
"a s,.s.1r4 f.ss.git.nurs sra..5 ,,,.ai ,a
Il ,ra,se.sn sA.a les'A'rRs 5..fsi,l g..sr,s
But we DO not propose endless strife and
agitation. we 40 not propose to light The
reoeilon over. :. W e do not propose, either,
70 dance goblin dance 'wIthithe. siieeted
dead who lie IN ttIct IN the tomb, but who
come out ever and anon, in the guise OF an
Gent antI,war Democrats, ana blast with
death itself all the efforts OF hying conser-
vstlsm TO, get TAR nearing upon living
issues and with living. men from Q living
people and in living times. We propose
to ourselves no ssuch nonsense as this
Worse than nonsense, worse than suicide,
is that sort or halt in public life when the
brain is as mopomanial as the brain of the
old Bourbons,' and when a journal or a
statesman can do nothing but howl and
objurgate like Cassandra. This is the
melancholy, the very melancholy OF mad.
nessa 10 act an this way as the world
moves on is to become public nuisance.
.Ee HA5aYiI9T &c .QsE
Tbereforo Il ia that we choose to welI
come General Grant "a n nacifcator, md
not to denonnca him "a n d;ssimnlator
He has promised peace. We shall take
him at his word. We shall give him oil
the AID and comfort IN our power 10 neip
on with that peace for when the whole ma
ton, for which all Chrlstendom yearns.
How could we otherwise regard ourselves
with u decent selfrespect? Surely it is
not the part OF such Conservatives as IRE
those with whom and for whom we have
battled to beat the air with our fats and to
wanton and noisy party tight
with an administration that promises peace
and restoration. cartaln'yltls not our OF,
General Grant; beware Of him in advances t!y
n mr. be will dece;vo md betrv "