New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-08
SEIZURE ON THE SITUATION
The Crate Brown Victory in Missouri
waA1 MUST Be DONE FOR THE FUTURE
RECONSTRUCTION OF REPuB11cAHPaRrY


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From the washngteu Republican,
The happiest looking person on the avenu,
yesterday was Carl Schurz, the Senator
from Missouri. Ordinarily he is grave and
thoughtful looking man, but that victory in
Missouri, which Knocked both Drake ani
AcClurg into cooked hat, has made llin a.
jubilant as Growing rooster in well regu
lated barn yard. Schurz and Brown we've
to use a Western classieism, a powerful
team-the one allp0tent with the Germans
and the other with the native Republicans
ont Of Office. Both are great takers
Browns rhetoric is whirlwind of wolqle
and the philosophy which crops out in the
speeches Of Carl SEIZURE has an irresistible
charm for the German mind and heart.
AlrepOrter of the Republican gave the
Senator call yesterday, and had a talk
with him on matters and things extending
from the mighty Missouri to the banks OF
the Seine.
THE FIGHT IN MISSOURI.
Reporter-What is the true mes,ning of
the Gratz Brown victory in Missouri!
Senator-It means the triumph of the good
sense and intelligence Of the people. /.
means that the declaration of rights shall
NO longer be a mOckery; that white men
shall enjoy the franchise as well az cOlored,
and that this nation is now sufficiently
strong to permit every citizen, without re-
gard to race, color or antecedents, to vote.
Drake and McClurg and others, who were
opposed to us, are able and perhaps con-
narrow-minded and provincial They appear
to think that Missouri represents the whole
United States, and they represent the
American people.
The American people are entirely opposed
to the continuance Of prescription in any OF
the States. The war is sufficiently long
over to allow us to be generous. The party
in Missouri which opposed our platform Of
universal enfranchisement had alienated
come of the best men in the Republican
party of the State. The pressure in the
direction Of removing disabilities from the
ex-rebels had all the force Of strong popa-
lar desire, and nothing but self-interest
could have rallied q party against the move
ment. As it was, the fight on the other side
was made entirely by Ofiice-hOlders, present
and prospective, State and Federal. Presi-
dent Grent gave the weight of his influence
to the McClurg party. And yet, with all
this against us, our opponents Fighting as it
were in an eptrenched camp, we beat them
by an immense majority.
Reporter-What is your opinion Of the
Chicago Iiibune's idea of starting a new
partyl
Senator-I do not exactly comprehend
what that paper is driving at. There is no
necessity Of starting new party. Let the
present one undergo little overhauling and
it will be good enough to run for many
years yet. We are always calling upon the
Democracy to abandon dead issues and re-
construct their platform. Suppose we ap-
ply little of that advice to ourselves
which we give SO freely to them. Let lis re-
construct little. Why can't we go in ear
nestly and as one man for total reform in
the civil service and the revenue, and q
total wiping out Of disabilities for completely
in the rebelliOn3 We want a broad. gener-
GUS, comprehensive policy, commensurate
with the aims and aspirations of q great
country.
The Republican party must address itself
to the task OF Interpreting the great cleo
tiOns Of this nation, and cast aside all paItry
feelings OF partisan vindictiveness and
selfishness. 1t has done nobly as II is. lint
there are indications that some of it's mem.
bers are satisfied with what has been accom-
plished, and are Indifferent about the
future. They ignore the vast work that has
yet to be performed, and appear to think
our mission is finished. This would be
fatal spirit, if allowed. to creep into our
ranks to any considerable extent. But
the evidence of it can he
found in the results of the late elections
We have a great deal yet to do, and
think slight increase in the Democratic
Congressional representation will act as
wholesome stimulant toward rendering us
little less hasty and .self-sufficient We
shall engage ourselves this session with
questions Of domestic policy, and l have
hope that much more will be done than
there was last session. The reconstruction
Of the South kept great deal of legislation
haCk, and now that it is fixed we must en-
deav0r to make up for lost time BY attend
ing to business which is of vast interest to
The whole people Of the country-namely.
finance and the tariff.
THE PRussIAN WAR.
Senator Schurz having ratified over thus
Tar on nome politics, inquired what was the |
news from Europe, and, being little inter-
ssted over there, he delivered himself freely |
IN the situation.
Rep0rter-D0 you suppose the series of |
Victories which Prussia has won, the spirit |
# military glory and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT which |
las been awakened, and the project to de- |
Iare King William Emperor Of Germany |
will have the effect of retafding the progress |
4 constitutional liberty IN the confedera-
iOnl
Senat0r-Not much. The leaven OF con-
titptiOnal liberty has been silently at work
! Germany for many years. She moves
,rward to the realization of her carly |
reams to slow but steady music. Ger
ANY is led away by no glittering phantoms
freedom. Her aggregate political mind
like that Of her philosophers. IL pene- |.
ates to the root of principles y govern
ent and - the exhanattye czuciblo Of II |
,rious taoeGkt wsisAs, vifhSthfeal nicely, :