New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-20
Rough nominally Republican, will hardly

though nominally Republican, will hardly
attempt to act in such way as to prevent
the restoration of the legitimate govern
ments lin the Southern States when thls
shall be evidently demanded by the people
Ct the whole Union. Should they do so,
they can only protest. They can not pre-
cent its being done, and no sane ca'pet-5agger
,riH stay relying merely on their refusal TO
consent to his expulsion from office.
"Now, we presume that it will be then
necessary to have legitimate State gov
ernmenti in Louisiana, legitimate in Union
and Constitutional point Of view, and as
there was such one in 1860, and as the
governments which have, since then, de
.factO exercised power, have had the Invalid
titles of secession, or military, or congress
sional usurpation as the basis Of their
authority, they must one and all, be set
aside.
"The consequence will be, that Thomas
o. Moore. the last Governor elected under
the constitution Iof 1852, the last constitu-
ton adopted by the people of Louisiana,
uncontrolled by these usurpations, will as
semble together the Legislature of that
era, which will, we presume, at once call
for the election of delegates to State
Convention to receive and propose amend
ments to that constitution.
"What it will be in its terms as to suf-
frage, we do not pretend to fOretell; but
will promise that it will be quite as liberal
as the constitutions. of the States whence
Grant and Colfax hail, and its members
fully as much So as these Republican lead
ers have ever been to the negro as "a man
and brother Moreover, we will engage
that all the promises they make to the lat
ter will be fulfilled. They may not promise
much, but will do all they promise to do.
ave do not h1n5 that there ,0il be any
earlier resumption of authority By the legti-
mate gove,nment Of Louisiana, proUided the
de facto government acts ,pih that prudence
and rropriety oohich becomes men occupying
furnished houses during the absence Of The
olonerS. #, ho,geuer, they should undertake
aggressive legislation, hi,7tSting out Of office
those elected under their o,gn i0nes and con-
situation. making fdgitiouS and ercesSive
grants Of money or po,1er, and folloa'ing
them up 1oih an offer to force compliance, and
the threat, Your money Or yo,tr Gfer zee
can not aas,rer for the consequences.
Gas for the application of force, we have
no idea that it will ever be needed. Ger
tainly, so polite a gentleman as Governor
Warmoth will not refuse to leave the house
when the legitimate owner comes back
accompanied by so large a retinue as that
of the great majority of the people of the
State, inclusive of the black and coIored
people, and backed by the great mass of
all the Union.
"Ou the contrary, we expect the return of
Thomas D. Moore to be the signal for the
most hilarious rejoicing, in which all will
join. Should Governor Warmoth and staff
editorial, judicial, Legislative and police
governing, not be able to unite in this,
they will doubtless go on their way rejoic-
ing. Perhaps he and the better looking
among them will remain, and having Gained
the high waves of party by a temperate,
wise, and prudent course during the can
vass and the period which will elapse be-
fore Mr.. Seymour assumes his post as
President, win for themselves high positions
in the State to be voluntarily conferred
upon them. We have had quite as strange
of the change of popular senti-
nent as to individuals who have met and
acted up to the necessities of the hour