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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-30
LAW

The most Illogical and yet the most
vicious and dangerous position ever as
sumed by men of authority or influence is
that now taken by the Democratic press
and the municipal government of New Or,
leans, backed up by class of political
demagogues. The assumption of the au-
thorities of this city to nullify law Of the
State IS revolutionary, and persistence
to force is an indictable ofense. II a stat.
ute has been duly passed and promulgated
it is binding upon every citizen of the
State until declared unconstitutional by
the Supreme Court. Whereas" says the
Common Council Of New Orleans. 'tsuch
and such laws are plainly unconstitutional
and void, therefore, resolved, that the
Mayor be and he is hereby required to ig-
more them" And the Mayor, to make this
farce serious, signs such an ordinance.
What is the logical consequence of such
a position? If any dozen men meeting in
an upjudicial capacity can nullify an act of
the Legislature, then there is no objection
to any citizens refusing to obey any law.
Who ever thinks an enactment of the law
making power unconstitutional may refuse
obedience. This is anarchy.
Law is the sheet-anchor of society. If
there is no respect paid its requirements
if its provisions are not enforeed-there
can be no security for life or property. If
the opinions of individuals, or even the
passions of whole classes, are permitted to
dictate obedience or disobedience to law,
then the reign Of constitutional government
is at an end. ..se5 IL. ,,l....,......- +
But the Democratic press will say that in
advising the people of this city to oppose
the execution Of the Metropolitan Police
bill, for instance, they have done so from
conviction that the act is unconstitutional.
But it makes nothing to the defense of a
law breaker that he believes the law I'M
just or void. 1t Is not for him to decide.
We will not do the press or the Mayor
and Council Of New Orleans the injustice
to suppose that they do not know full well
that they are acting in an indefensible
manner. We viii not insult the inteili.
genoe of our readers with attempting to
prove what every American schoolboy
knows, that the power to decide that a law
conflicts with the Constitution is with The
Judiciary alone, and that the citizen Is
bound by the provisions of every statute
until SO reviewed and passed upon.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-30

EE ~ Isl Canal street, october e, lsss }
AT meeting Of this committee, held this
day, the following resolutions were unanim-
ously adopted:
Be il resolved by the Central Committee,
representing all the Independent Demo
cratic Clubs in the parish of Orleans, That
we will pledge and guarantee protection
to every voter in this parish on the day Of
election, without reference to race, color
previous condition or political complex
ion, against any and all acts Of either in
timidation or fraud; and that we call upon
every voter in the city and State 10 exer-
else the right of suffrage on the third OF
November next. ...
Be it further resolved, That while, as
Democrats, we will use all fair and honor
able means to promote the cause and
insure the success Of our party, we will
resort to no means whatever which
would tend to intimidate our poll
teal enemies and prevent them
voting and we invite all persons, of what
ever political complexion, to join us in IT,
effort to secure peace and harmony at the
polls on the day Of election, to the end
that the most timid member of any party
may feel assured that he will be protected
az alnSL udugel VI uuuuS luuueuCSs III tu0
exercise of his suffrage. JAZZ
Be it further resolved, That the spirit of
these resolutions be Endorsed and executed
by the various Democratic organizations in
tbs State and city.
By order of
J. PINCKNEY SMITH.
President Central Independent Democratic
Clubs.
GEo. P. CHILDREss, Assistant Secretary.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-30
AT LAST BUT roo LATE.

We publish below series Of resolutions
adopted by the Central Committee Of In
dependent Democratic Clubs, in which pro-
lection is guaranteed to all on election
day. The object of this action is to give
the impression that they desire fair cleo
tion- II comes with bad grace at this
time, afser permitting the most outrageous
conduct upon The part Of their clubs ;
after sacking nearly every Repub-
hcan club room in the city +; after
robbiBg hundreds Of coIcred men of their
registration certificates; after destroying
the registration books IN enc Of she wards;
after threatening to take possession Of he
polls On election day; AFTER marching st9pt
be streets armed for the purpose Of intiml-
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no REPuBL1nANs.

T. l. S ASl&n VI -LtIIOf WHICH mas Deen III
augurated, and which continues almost
throughout this State, will make an election
on the third of November practically a
farce.
Multitudes of colored citizens have been
murdered because they were Republicans
Thousands have had their registration pa
pers torn from them because they designed
voting the Republican ticket.
Numbers of white men have been killed
or driven from their homes for the same
reasons. --------.
We are certain that if every possible
effort should be made it would be an i'm
possibility to poll one half of the real Re-
publican vote in the State. If the effort
should be made with frmness and deter
mination many polling places would simply
become scenes of massacre.
With these convictions we have this ad-
vice to offer Republicans throughout the
State. m. ..
Wherever you can vote without reason
bic apprehension of being subjected to per
sonal violence, do SO.
Vote our electoral ticket, and for your
candidate for Congress. Avoid opportuni-
ty for those quarrels, and those discussions
which surely ripen into quarrels, which
must as affairs stand now, result in large
loss of life. ..
In brief, if you can, without peril of life,
exercise your right to the elective fran
chise, do so if you can not, remain at
home.
Remember that your opponents have
allowed their "vaulting ambition to DER
leap itself, and by their ruffianly violence
which was to have secured just the amount
Intimidation to yield them victory, strewn
he path to the polls with too many man
fled corpses to make it the travelled road of
freely expressed opinion. ...-
There are tribunals of appeal beyond
he mobs of Louisiana, and to them we
an go, with full confidence, for redress of
.rievance. l.
The great principle Of this great national
to be firmly established by an
overwhelming voice, which needs not
eeble Louisiana to aid the en-
ohasis of its thunder tones, is that
he governments of these reconstructed
'tates, as established by the people through
heir Congress shall be sustained by the
eople, through and by the authority of
newly-chosen Congress and true Elk
cutive. E..-..-y.a ....
So, Republicans of Louisiana, lei your
Ways on the third of November be those
II peace. Where you can vote, vote, and
rust redress to the future.
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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-30

Valuable Improved Real Estate at Aue.
tlOn by abe Sheriff without Reserve.
Particular attention is called to the sale
at auction to be made 10 morrow at noon at
the Merchants and Auctioneers' Exchange,
Royal street. by the Sheriff of the parish
OF Orleans, of two lots Of ground, with all
the buildings and improvements thereon,
situate on Perdido street, between Dryades
and Baronne streets, First District. For
particulars and terms see advertisement
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-30

The New York World in an article
headed THE Party Of Bloodshed" has quite
an original way of proving that the loyal
nen in the South have done all of the
shooting and killing. Because the Repub-
l1cans in the North have been strengthened
by the disturbances in the South, therefore
their allies here must be the guilty parties
Run over this catalogue now. See if
there is one of these lamentable evils that
has not been to the advantage of the Radi-
cal party. Memphis and New Orleans
gave them two-thirds in the Fortieth Con
gress. Camilla helped win them Pennsyl-
vanla, Indiana and Ohio, By every single
one OF these outrages Radicalism has gained
BY every single one the Southern people
have lost. Which, then, of the two is the
more likely to have provoked them?
If the Republicans South had been guilty
of these outrages, it would have been the
total destruction OF their party in the
North. 1t is just this little fact which the
World overlooked, that the people of this
great country know that Southern Demo
Gratis are guilty that determined them to
discountenance any party in which they
may be found.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-30

Colonel G. W. Lowell, Speaker Of the
House q Representatives, was in the city
yesterday, having just returned from g
campaigning tour in some Of the country
earishes, where hs addressed several poll
,sieal assemblages composed Of both Re
pnblicAua and Democrats. BE left again
last evening, to contiaue the canvass until
me day Or election. Colonel Lovalk IS :
popular orator and a pleasant gentleman,
who commands he respect o. political OPP
poasas - Fel . political hisag
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-30
NOTICE OF ELECTION,

Pursuant to proclamation OF His Fxcenency H.
@. WARMoTH. Governor OF the state Of Louisiana
bearing date the nineteenth day of September, A.
u. lsfs, all the qualified voters Of the Parish of
Orleans hereby notified that IN election will be
held on TUESDAY, the Third day Of November, A.
ID. 1863, for r.
One Elector for President and Vice President Of
the United States, and one Representative to Con
gress, from the First Electoral and First Congress
sionai District composed Of all that portion Of the
parish of Orleans on the right bank Of the Missis
siopi river, and much of said parish on the left
bank of said river is below and east of Canal
street, in the city of New Orleans comprising the
Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth
Representative Districts of the parish Of Orleans
and the parishes of st. Bernard, Plaouemipes. ST
TsmmAny, Washington, st. helena and Livingston,
One Hector from the Second Electoral District,
and one Representative for the une1pired term
(made vacant by the death Of Hon. James
Mann, and one for the regular term, from
the Second Congressional District, com.
posed Of all that portion Of the parish of
Orleans on the left bank Of the Mississippi river
above and west of Canal street. in the city of New
Orleans, comprising the First, Second, Third and
Tenth Representative Districts'of the parish of Or.
leans and the parishes Of Jefferson, St. Charles St
John the Baptist, st. James, Laiourche and Terre
bonnie.
One nieceor from the 4Tnlrd Electoral District,
composed of the parishes of st. Mary St Martin,
Assumption, Ascension, Vermilion, Czlcasieu, La
fayette, st. Landry, Ibervile, East Felcana, East
Baton Rouge and West Baton Rouge.
One Electpr from the Fourth Electoral District.
composed Of the parishes Of West Felciala.
Pointe Ooupee, Avoyeles. Rapides, Sabine, Match.
toehes, De Soto, Caddo, Bossier, and VIM.
One Elector from the Fifth Electoral District.
composed of the parishes of Claiborne Bienville.
jackson, Union. Morehouse. Carroll, Ouachita,
Madison, Caldwell, Franklin, Tensas, Catahoula and
Concordia; and two Electors for the State at large
The Polls viii be opened in each Election Precinct
in the said parish Of Orleans from the hour Of seven
O'Clock A. NJ. till six O'Clock p NJ, on the day and
date before mentioned to wit; TUESDAY. THE |
THIRD DAY OF NOVEMBER, A. D. 1858, for the
purpose Of receiving the votes Of the quaed voters
OF the Parish of Orleans under the supervision of
the Commissioners and Clerks to be appointed by
the authorities designated by law. The election TO
be conducted and returns made to the underpigned
returning officer, according to law
sherif's Office, Parish OF Orleans, New Orleans,
October l6. 1868.
THOS. L. MAXWELL,
oel1td Sheriff of the Parish of Orleans
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rOn rnraInrNT1AL ELECToRa
State Mt Large.
!. F. JOUBERT.
/. A. SOUTHWORTH.
FOR CONGRESS.

FIRST D1sTRCr-J. H. SYPHER.
SEDoND DIsTRICT-L. A. SHELDON.
SECOND DIsTRCT-tShort Term)-J. W
MENARD.
THIRD, D1srRICT--C. D. DARRALL,
FOURTH DIsFRICT-J. P, NEWSHAM,
FIFTH DIsTRCT-FRANK MOREY.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-30
BOARD OF THE COMMISSIONERS
IL or THE
CONSOLIDATED DEBTS OF NEW ORLEANS.

EsEE NEW ORLEANS, October q, 1868.
By virtue of the 37th section of an act entitled IAN
Act to Consolidate the City of New Orleans and
Provide for the Government and Administration of
its Affairs approved February q, 1852, and for the
purpose Of funding the debt of the late Municipal.
ty Number Two, falling due the sixth December
prosimo sealed proposals viii be received at this
Office for the exchange of the e3 si1tythree Bonds
of $1,000 each, issued by Municipality Number Two
to the City Bank. for Consolidated Bonds Of the
City of New Orleans, dated December /, 1855 having
twentyfOur yeara to run with interest coupons at.
tached thereto at the of sx per centum per an
mum, payable semi annually in the city of New York
Proposals 70 be indorsed "Offer for Exchange of
Bonds" to be opened on the first day of December,
ls6s, at twelve O'Clock M, and addressed to o. De-
Buys. Secretary, Boom No. p City Hall.
BY order of the Board. -.s
oc29 no3O o. DEBUYs, Secretary.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-30

It seems ike good old times to see
Thomas E. Adams announced as Chief of
Police. 1t looks cheerful. But why is it
that we can not in contemplating the pic
ture keep out Of onr minds curious
background, in which Mechanics Insti.
tute and scores Of murdered figure?
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-30

The rumor on the streets that John T.
Monroe, ex-Msyor Of this city, is about to
return and eviet Conway from the City Hall
is said to be untrue. AT least, this will not
occur until after election.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-30

The Washington correspondent of the
St. Louis Republican telegraphed this on
the twenty-sixth instant:
The ex-rebel General Longstreet arrived
here to-day. He is not taking any very &C.
TIVE part in politics, though his political
disabilities have been removed by Con-
gress, so that he can vote at the Presiden.
tlal election. He spent some time at Gene
raj Grants headquarters to-day.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-30
NOTICE.

UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE OFFICE.
First District, Louisiana, October &c, 1868. }
By direction of the Honorable Commissioner of In.
ternal Revenue. the provisions of section
act approved July 20. 1868, will be enforced on and
after the first day Of November, 1885, on which day
returns will be required to be made in compliance
with the requirements of said act, and in case of
neglect to make such returns failure comply in
all respects with the provisions of said act the PEN
alties imposed by law will be enforced.
Distilled spirits found after December l. 1863, in
any cask or package containing more than Eve gal
Ions, without having thereon the marks and stamps
required by this act will be forfeited. H .7
Blanks on which to make the required returns can
be procured at this office.
JAMES B. STEEDMAN
oc29 9o3l f,oIlac,or
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ESTATE OF JOSEPH Fl

UNITED STATES MARss =
District d n
New Orleans, QeV
THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE fhs =
4 fifth day Of October, A. D., 1856,
BAnkruptcy was issued against NU
JOSEPH FLQNACHER, of Jacks. ~
Of East Feliciana and State Of Loai W
adIudged 4 bankrupt on mis- own PEI Is
payment Of any debts and delivery q t.
belonging to such bankrupt. to hin ~
and the transfer of any property b al
hidden by law; that meeting Of the
said bankrupt, TO prove their debts ~
one or more assignees Of his estate,
Court OF Bankruptcy, to be holden
house building, In the city of NeF !
isians, before John F. Deane. Registsf I
teth day of October, A. d 1858, at Il, "
No. 9as-ocs 80 A District slio
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-30

The Philadelphia. Wilmington and Bal
timore Railroad Company, through lis
President, has entered protest against any
further payment of the tax levied by the
last Legislature Of Delaware on travel, and
its refusal to longer collect ii from trav-
elers crossing the State, and those enter.
ing it from other States. The United States
Supreme Court has already decided the tax
On travellers BY States to be illegal.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-30

We note with satisfaction and chronicle
with pleasure the fact that one Democratic
club, the Pendleton Guards, have deter
mined to accede to the request Of General
Rousseau, and have postponed their adver-
tised promenade of next Saturday night.
1t is, we believe, the only case on record
where the Generals reqaes! has been COM
piled with.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-30
ESTATE or 1. P poegEesslng'
OFFICE UNITED srAuI
Di9Irlc. ~ cars

Dist1io: cars rui
THIS is TO GIVE NolFfGRE !' I#xsy miles
L thirtieth day OF September, A. Ia /
rant il Bankruptcy was issued agliruA nave
" @ho pR Rapp ibT een q Eighty
Rn ans deFPe et0 Of a that s6s the
saV DroDsrt 70 hi him or for hs deli,
meeting meet Of The creditors Of the 8 miles.
sss q his estate, VII b held At ~ hundr,
f9xn y Monroe, Louisiana, before Fssary orde
At 70 O'Clock 4. NJ: '-e.n u1Y u ion Of tn
+. j. HEBRON, u S
Distrei tft
Per NJ. NJ. GRADY. Deputy, as Ms--
ANo. l5-oc9 30 ID -
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ESTATE OF EMILE Hon

UN1Tpp sTArrs MARsIafed respt
District X hail then
THIS is TO GIVE zen No TFIeSR'I Hneer one '
J. eighth day q October, 4. b lss; tRo years
HoNoRE u ne ssgSSq Poi5t outgo
Of Louisiana, who was a6iudsed ~ be replat
Ssyeery ~ nv mat sns payment e the
@ MIN p for bis use, and the stTsnsGIrds, the !
~ ~ d5i are t9seid de q law of tn
debts and 70 choose one Or more \ fDmmittt
Soden " ~ oe 5sa ~ Count S1 Il to
New 6rlsIns, Loais1ns, bsfors z a. the &C
i - t 60 tie nnesssnth day Oh hove nj
:. ), 80 !: ]; hERRoN, o. rLhpith Dc
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-30

NOMLultF<S VI AOA4oAeAA'
DEAR SIR:
And we would earnestly declare to our
kauow-citizens our opinion that even the
most implacable and ill-disposed of the
negro population, those who show the
worst spirit toward the white people, are
not half SO much deserving our aversion
and noh=intercourse with them as the de-
based whites who encourage and aid them,
and who become through their votes the
ofice-holding oppressors Of the people.
Whatever of resentment you have should
be felt toward the lattel and not against
the colored men. But ia no case should
you permit this resentment to go farther
than to withdraw from them all coun-
tenance, association and patronage, and to
thwart every effort they may make TO main
tain q business and social foothold among
you. Fro THOS. L. MACON,
President State Central Committee;
J. E. AUSTIN,
t, - a. B. BACON,
THEO. F. THTESAMAN,
blarg ]. II. HALSEY,
Commodities -
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What will he do with it?
To rAX PAYERs.

We received the following cOmmunica-
ton from gentleman of wealth and in
aaence who has long resided in New Or
leans. We call the attention of those TO
whom it is addressed to his remarks:
EDITOR Republican,: -e .+-
The City Council at its session Of We'd
nesday evening adopted Joint resolution
authorizing and instructing the Mayor to
nullify the law of the State relative to a
Metropolitan Police and to re-establish the
city police force abolished by thai law.
Our city fathers have been moved to this
step from belief that the State law in
question is unconstitutional, and without
waiting for the decision Of the tribunal
which alone can decide on the constitu-
tionality of laws; they have thus subjected
the taxpayers of this parish to additions
to the taxes they are already called on to
bear, which may run up to half million
of dollars or more per year.
My object in addressing you on the sub
ject is not from any hope Of persuading the
members who voted on the resolutions to
abandon scheme that overlooks every
consideration but the patronage involved.
1t is simply to say that / will legally resist
the payment of all that portion of the tax
bills which may hereafter be demanded of
me, which goes to meet the expenses ofibe
contemplated city police; and that 1 will
hold such of the Council voting on this
question, as have anything to lose, respon-
sible for the moneys that may be thus I'M
lawfully expended.
A TAX PAYER.
There is another subject of deep interest
to tax payers which should attract their at
tention. For every dollars worth Of prop
erty destroyed by EARNED patrols" and
Democratic clubs the city Of New Orleans
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-30

Acceptance.
If elected to thu
Office of Presiden'
of the United
5tates, it will bt
my endesvor to sd
minister all the laws
in good faith, with
economy, and with
the view of having
peace, quiet, and pro
lection everywhere.
In times like the
present, it is impos-
sible, or at least en-
iAently improper, to
lay down 8 pol
icy to be adhered
TO, right or wrong,
through an admins
tTatiol of four years.
New political issues,
not foreseen, are con-
st8ntly arising; the
views Of the public
on old ones are con-
Btantly changing.
and a purely sd.
ministrative officer
should always be left
free to execute the
will of the people. /
always have respect
ed that will, and 81
ways shall. Peace
and universal pros.
perity-its sequence.
with economy Of ad,
ministration, will
tighten the burden of
taxation, while it con.
gtantly reduces the
national debt. Let
have peace.
4 q, 3. GRANT.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-30

The eHcial Republican majority In Ohio
ct the recent election is 20,07l, being .
Republican gain Of i. s76 over last year.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-30
ESTATE OF JAMES A. ~,
OFFICE UNITED STA1d and ex
MET rtr ~ - - -

OFFICE UNITED TED s.. SIA1a and ex
nY1s IS tn cl Monroe So IA. SssR.asrefore,
l thir.isth day Of sepiem6eT, 4 1.-THE bra
Of JAMES 4. PUGH. in the pafi.i = necesss
and State of Loui ma, who has M IA
bankrupt upon his own petition; thu
OF any debts and the delivery Of arl
the Transfer q sag proPsr u R ~ h civil tn
a1 10 proves %ss bsr d de tas sDS 81 Ne
Of e q ' s ssfssS VII s by
B Il the R fSwh Of MGnqe LSqsa1s the
A. D. 1858, at 10 O'clock 4. j u, n, cufuAls,
o-n DistTsTeat work
4NO is-ocs % . D0pu'S' "' ich the W
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KEEP THEM HEFoRE rHE PEOPLE.
Grants Letter OF HIaIr's Letter to
Acceptance. Br0adhead.

HIaIr's Letter to
BrOadheRd.
| There is but one
way to restore the
Government and Con-
stitution, and that is
for the President elect
to declare these Ire
construction a c IS
null and void, compel
the army to undo its
usurpations at the
South, dispense the
carpet-bag State Gov
ernments, allow the
white people to organ
ize their own govern
ments and elect Sena-
tors and Representa-
tives. The House of
Representatives will
contain a majority Of
Democrats from the
North, and they will
admit the Represents
lives elected by the
white people of the
south; and, with the
cooperation of the
President, it will not
be difficult to compel
the Senate to submit
once more to the OBJ
legations of the Con.
stitution 3
I repeat that this IS
the real and only
question that should
De allowed to control
Is.
FRANK P. BLAIR.