Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1870-01-29
THB L0UISIANI.Ay,
Saturday, January 20, 1870.

IN conquering and retaining this, ,hey may
'he more easily, ION the principle tina, the
greater contains the iess) absorb all the minor
popular rights, on which the peop,e. On ac.
count OF being more remotely affected by
,hen'' are supposed 10 be less sensitive.
The foolish pretext that a Republican Gov.
ernment must provide for lis own stability ty
securing instruction for 'the masscs,n is worse
than nonsense. The Radicals and Radical.
Puritans, the %Bigamists, the Free. lovis,s, the
lntanticid'sts-al the way from New York 10
Plymouth Rock. Nantucket, Passamaquoddy
Bay and so forth, boast of their instruction
and "inte'ligence''; yet see what a mess then
have made Of our Republicanism BIZ, apar,
from this, the rights Of mare hts are superior
10 those OF the Government. The parents las
we have SEEM are the base. work, the snppor,,
Inc creator Of all social organizations the
creator of all States, Of all Governments. Tn.
Government Ito take another view of i,l is
the organized manner in which the fathers of
households act for the preservation of their
families and their f,miIies' interests. The
creator IS before the thing created, and neces-
sar''y enjoys higher prerogatives: and this
common sense view of the question. even tho
pagan p~hilosoplerssof ancient times were M,
STOW IN recognizing, when they declared the
'a'her TO the be author Of being :-Paer est
anclor essenii, and The being, superior to the
manner of being -I,rius est esse guam noaus
essendi. @ '''
And this order Of things, so conformable 10
sound reason, TO the primitive organization Of
society and 10 the dictates of the Christians
'iospe', can in nowise be snbvetteI, save hy
brute force-,he ultima rata of successful
tyranny.
Another point incidental 10 those we have
been considering, is the question Of S tffage
ms IS q point which to ,rea, in its entirety.
would justify zone elaboration. But i, viii
suffice for the present 10 nc,e, that. as IN.
exercise OF the suffrage, is simply the exercise,
On Ire part Of the people, Of The Ugh, to
choose their %rnlers, il belongs exclusively 10
me social community or, fnnd.men,ally, to
Inc fathers Of families, whom we hav.
demonstrated 10 be the true founders of States
we find from the histories of nj,
peoples and nations, whether Mouarcllies or
Republics: whether Jews, Turks, Christians.
Pagans, that minors and women have, b,en
always excluded from this privilege. And TINS
custom confirms wha, common
reason demonstrates viz, tina, though the
right OF suffrage is inherent in the community.
lis exercise is a matter OF. social arrangement,
il follows that no Power outside The
community in which it is exercised, can direct
or how or by whom this Important,
'acn''y ia to be put into practical effect.
We have demonstrated, by referring to the
OF societies and 10 the constitution of
States, that our Colonies at lie time Of their
with Old England, possessed, each,
ne essentials Of a separate nationality ; ,ha,
lhey were then, complete, perfect, established,
nations. They were also civilized
because their Constitution. were
for the most part, on true ChrE,ian
principles. We have demonstrated also. ,ha,
such as the States tina, formed The Federal
Union were at the epoch Of its formation, such.
hey aud The other States united with them,
are nop, save and except so far as the Radical.
'zed portion Of them has fallen away from
he principles of a perfect social organization
md bctaken themselves 10 new moral and
lew political IDEAS.
We have seen that the Federal and State
organizations are totally distinct, -Iis,inc, in
Hpir nriYin thoir ob;oca ,.l IT.. r
The conflict that arose between Them, was
therefore, a clash Of Independent political
and, il must be conceded ,l,a, tL.
belligerents were conquered. But n
made in pursuance Of an unwarran,.
bile invasion Of indie pendent territory, is
necessarily All injnslice; and, that the invasion
the Southern States by the Federal ,roop.,
pas unwarranlable and ,yrannical, we will
prove.
One Of the functions which the Constitution
for the Federal Government, is that
t deciding controversies between two or more
tates, and between citizens of different States.
he Constitution, TOO, declares, in Article 4lh
ection 2nd that ''No person held to labor or
ervicc i'll one State, under the laws thereof
into another State, shall, in conse.
urnce of any lazy or regulation therein, be
'scharged ftom such service or labnr, bu,
hall be delivered up on claim of The party 10
han such service or labor may be due,
'urther on, we read,-'Nolhing in this Cons.
luton shall be so construed as to rreindice
ny claims of the United States, or of anu
articular Stale." Sec. 4,h,-The United
'ates shall guarantee to every State in this
MON a Republican form Of Government, aud
'aA protect each Of them against inpasion ;....
..........and against domestic uiolence.n !.
Now when persons shield to labor and
sFvice" in the Southern Safes, were sys,ema. T,
cal'y conveyed. las every one knows) by the
underground raiiroad', into Northern States, {
nd there "discharged tom such SERVICE" i
became Of those provisions Of the Cons. d
tntion bearing on this czse ? How did the '