New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-12-26

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election of three Democratic members from
| this State to Congress a nullity. This ac-
ton, on the part OF His Excellency, which
| has neither law, precedent or reason for its
| sanction, is based upon allegations of ter
| ror and fraud, which never had any exist
| ence except in the Governors imagination
This thing of elections by the people, at
least in the South, is rapidly degenerating
| into a farce.
We shall not, however, be at all surprised
| if it eventually ends in tragedy.
Our people have already endured more
| from the carpet bag dynasty, in the way of
| outrage and oppression, than they would
have submitted to but for the peculiar cir
cumstances surrounding them. But endu-
rance has about ceased to be virtue. We
have tried the effect Of turf upon these in
corrigible rascals in the political apple tree.
| 1t is about time to resort to stones.
| To those who know, as do, the warlike
| propensities and wonderful military achieve
ments of these editors, their great and
| deathly skill in the use of the sword, and of
| ''stonesln the foregoing is laughable be-
You'd description. will simply say to Gov
ernor Warmoth that he had best put his
house in order, if these mighty men of war
get after him with "stones !" No "city eff
| refuge would screen or save him. Neither
Ramoth in Gilead, nor Golan in Bashan,
with all the hosts of Joshua, with power to
| command the sun to stand still upon Gideon,
and the moon in the valley of Ajalon, could
afford him any safety or protection under
the circumstances !"
But seriously, if Governor Warmoth
should do what the Advocate here seems
fearful he will, he will only have done Just
and righteous thing. What, tolerate such
outrage and infamy as were perpetTated by
rebel outlaws and assassins at the late pre-
tended election in this State? Never 1t
1Oaa IN m that the (HOVprn0r with
others who had the official counting of the
vote, should at once have declared the
whole thing null and void. If it is not yet
done, either by the Louisiana officials or at
Washington, the whole question of voting
in this State will have become a farce too
contemplate and too corrupt to be tole-
rated, or at least too much SO for any de-
cent, honest man to ever again take any
part therein. as they most assuredly were
| not permitted to do so, in this section, at the
late so.called elections. Wipe the whole
thing out and let us, in the future, have at
least some show of deCency and fairness at
| whatever cost.
might proceed to give many extracts to
| show that the rebel.tory press of this section
encourages and recommends mobocracy.
The Shreveport Southwestern of the Sec
ond instant, the leading instigator of riot
and mobocracy in Northwestern Louisiana,
contains the following characteristic item
"ANoTHER RADICAL Press DESTROYED
The Rapdes Tribune, published at AleXan-
dria by W. F. Mclean, has gone the way of
the Homer I6dd Some party who had the
good of the community at heart, entered
the office at night and destroyed the press
and type"
Aud such is the general tone of the Tory
press throughout the country.
Eveu the dingy land dirty Natchitoches
Times, conducted by queer com bination
n vanity imhprilltV and nnnIditV fatty
tells us that if the mobbing of loyal news
papers is to cease in Louisiana our Legisla
ture must repeal the printing bill a Modest
traitors, truly, and very merciful!
And that pink of decency and chivalry,
the Alexandria Democrat, encourages and
justifies the mobbers of McLean's office at
that place by saying ii was the work of him
self or some of his friends, thus aping the
yillainous ISLANDERS of certain political non
descripts and reckless liars who had similar
remarks to make in regard to the first mob
bling Of my office.
But need enumerate or augment testi-
monials of villainy in this respect and in
this connection? IL you have seen but one
rebuke Of mobs in the rebel press in connec.
ton with the recent destruction of Republi-
cen newspapers in this State, you have seen
more than have, and ] have watched
closely. This ''oasis in desert and green
spot in the waste of memory" is to be found
In the Rural TtD1eS published at Sparta, in
the parish of Bienville, and edited by j. r.
Head. ALI honor to his name! Among
thieves he has proven himself honest or at
least in the midst of bad company. company
as rotten at the core as that of Well-festered
boil, he has shown himself not totally rotten
and corrupt.
Now what does all this prove? Simply
that the public sentiment of this country
Is at present manufactured, swayed and
directed by influences that are as foul,
vicious and corrupting as the very society
of he'll itself ?
Is there any way to remedy this? Or
| shall the evil be endured forever?
1t is useless, worse than folly, to listen to
the protestations OF peace and good will
| from those whose past history in this respect
prove them as false as the author of lies.
When Mr.. Breckinridge-the immortal
John Catalina heard that Mr. Lincoln
was assassinated, he simply remarked, using
quotations:
If 'twere well done when tits dome
| Then tWere well it was done quickly"
And this is precisely the spirit which still
aetuates his leading followers. Assasslna-
ton is mild remedy with them when a
brave and honest man stands in the way OF
their success. u5 7
Indeed, it would seem that the best Of
them are hardly reliable or to be trusted
under the most sacred circumstances.
Look at the course Of the lamblike Lee
| Ia the late campaign. How did he show mi
| fidelity to the terms Of his surrender and hi,
| appreciation of General Grants leniency and
/ matchless magnanimitys Let his CORE
| spondenee with the renegade Rosecran,
answer : He then thought he saw chance
| TO regain something for which he had vainlJ
/ fought, against his own expressed sense 81
right, aud he at once exhibited theinneI
man.
50, blood will tell!
And shall such men be trusted on thei
word of honor Let their past history an
| swer. Aye. shall they be allowed to ruI
this country and dictate its destinyg
IteII you what they will do: They will
lick the dust from the feet of General Grant
and the next moment murder q man for vot
Ing for him! They are acting in this WAY
| Constantly. The rebel organs of the Soutl
yehemeutly pleading for conservative ad
mlnlstrAtlon and mild terms at the hands o
the incomins President, while their DECEASED
ininious are Assas sinatlng every man they
| can mud who voted for bim And this In
famous conqect these leading devils Ia
dotee. And nor only So they instigate an(
And shall such men be trusteds Shall the,
be Tolerated
Shall such editors be Issterea and DER
nitted 20 manufacture ana sIfect iipubli,
/ sentiment whils loyal editdzI fh8 suslair
! tne GoVelnment and 8v0cate peace nndel
4 The rule Of fiehl and justice. are mobbet
I with imp1uity. and robbed Of Their hard
earned property ana forced 70 leave thl