New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-19
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
The Louisiana Outrage-Are the People
Awake s-ShaIi this Act of Usurpation |
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Force denomination,


Awake s-ShaIi this Act of Usurpation
Force a denomination.
From the Brooklyh Eagle.l
President Grant has secured contrel of
the political machinery of his party in the
State of Louisiana He has secured it
through his brother-in-law, an ex-general of
the army, now federal officeholder, and
with the aid of the troops of the United
States, openly and ostentatiously employed
in the Presidents interest. The news of
these events, which reaches us to-day, reads
as if it were dated from the capital of q
Mexican province, and sounds only less
harsh to American ears than did the boom
ing of the rebel guns at Charleston, which
proclaimed to the world that war had been
made on the flag of the republic by men
who were born under its protecting folds,
and who were bound in duty and honor to
pour out their hearts blood in it's defense.
Ten years ago the announcement made
to-day that President of the United States
had, through his ofice-holders, taken pos
session of political State convention of his
own party, held, against all ideas of de-
cency, in United States building, and that
United States troops had been ordered out
to protect the Presidential stipendiaries in
the accomplishment of their purpose-such
intelligence would have severed party lines
as pack thread exposed to fame and would
have united all men who believe in our
form Of government against violation of
decency and usurpation of power which
could not be suffered to remain for day
unpunished and unavenged. The phanimity
with which this action is now resented will
mark the love of republican government
which still survives among the people of
this country.
1t is impossible to arouse public indigna-
ton and alarm at this outrage if the bare
recital of the facts fail to do so. The Presi-
dent of the United States has it to-day in
his power to declare martial law in any part
of the Union, to call out military to enforce
his DEGREES and to place the lives and iber-
ties of the people at the disposal of armed
agents. If it be said he dare not exercise
this power, what may not q man educated
in camps dare, if yesterdays proceedings
are not resented9 1t it be claimed that SO
long as President owes his power to the
people we have check upon him, we ask
what protection is this if an armed soldiery
may take possession of the primary assem-
blages of the people, as they did yesterday
in New Orleans VIII the executive who,
in mere wantonness of power, took posses
sion of Republican convention of Louisi-
ana yesterday, stop there if the substance
of his authority is in dangerl
But honest Republicans may say 1--WE
are opposed altogether to Grants renomina-
ton" Gentlemen, it is not in your power
to successfully oppose it. When you gave
him authority to oppress your fellow
citizens at his pleasure, you gave him
power to dictate to you. Yesterdays pro-
ceeding shows you the use he is likely to
make of 1T. 1t now remains to be seen if
there be patriotism sufficient to unite all \
parties in common cause, and for the
protection of that government we all pro-
fess to love better than any man or any
party intrusted with the duty of administer
ing it.
From the Washington Chronicle.J
Louisiana Affairs.
To the Editor of the Chronicle:
observe an article in reference 20 the
delegation from Louisiana who are expected
here in few weeks, representing the "Re-
publican" party of the State, to lay before
the President the protest of our people
against the official and ex-official action of
james Casey and his lk. You state, sir,
that This business of politicians running
to the President every time they fail 10
carry point, we should think, was about
run into the ground"
Sir, the loyal people of Louisiana have
failed to carry no point. We have exposed
our lives against those whom early education
and family training have succeeded in
making our enemies. We are natives of
Louisiana, and we passed through the fiery
and bloody ordeal of July 30, 1866 and
stood face to face with the men whom the
Illinois collector of the port of New Orleans
rewarded by positions in the
Customhouse. We, or the most of us, ask
no reward; our battle was for the principles
of our country, and in the fiery furnace of
Mechanics Institute no man could promise
himself a tomorrow. But, sir, when we
find the government which we have fought |
to maintain and offered our lives to pre-
serve-when we find that government i'm
posed upon by relatives and time servers,
we feel it due none the less to the President
than to ourselves that we should send him
men true and trusted, bearing in their
bodies the proofs of their devotion, to say
to him how basely he has been deceived, |
and how grieved and how rightfully we |
are panied and humiliated that the nations |
political antagonists rejoice that the bay |
onets of our country are turned against US |
who have ventured all and spared nothing |
to uphold and place in it's hands the power |
we find arrayed against u.s.
Our delegates come, sir, because we will |
not be persuaded that the drum-beat has |
been sounded by General Grant, in the full |
light of facts, but it has been procured |
through the base and cunning misrepresen- |
tations of his designing brother-in-law.
General Grant is our standard-bearer and |
our choice, and we come to him, with no |
mask before our faces, to tell him how foul |
and reeking with corruption are the federal !
officers within our border, and in how vile a !
the public money has been ex-
pended to cause desertions and seyerances |
which, but for the bold and unfiiuching at |
titude of our fearless Governor backed by
the counsel of our only gallant Senator,
who, baptized in the fiery fields of Mexico |
and confirmed in the contests Ut the rebel |
lion, must find some more formidable foe |
than Jim Casey before he succumbs), would |
have disruptured the party in Louisiana
and placed our loved State in the hands of |
the Democracy.
A LOUISIANIAN.