New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-22
ACLAsH OF ARMS UNNECESSARY.

de of which is to fly at them with imagin
aNsuggestions which disturb old women
am the other is to debate their with rea.
son Md fairness, whereby men are con-
VlncN and the community is preserved
IN II, eace and dignity. We hope that
the hPUBL1cAN has so conducted itself
heretolee that its relation to any and
every deussion can be determined by its
readers advance. Having eschewed
passion s long, having debated with
calmness I'D moderation matters that
were full enlightenment SO often, the pub
lie memory ibut little worth if it does
not credit us With disposition to deal
justly ana lsAssionately with any mat
ter that may NC or hereafter agitate the
community. V leave sensational and
infiammatory publications. to newspapers
tnat nave NINA hat way, content to be
accepted as slow. but surer prompter
OF the poollc lnteAgence by giving to
our readers such nSs As is reliable and
such renectlons as wAbear the test Of fu-
ture criticism.
Just now the public mind is aeitated
by the suggestions of sectional journals
TO the effect that conf is impending
in the ensuing Legislature which NAV in
Voi'e the 1ederal oncers aarbitrators in
us uitlmae settlement is promised
that the House of Represet at;yes NAV
not only attempt to depose h Sneaker.
but that it may still further Aroceed to
vacate the seat at present occuhd nv the
Representative from Cameron Ar;sh IN
the ground of fraud in the e.rns Inv
which he was declared to be mSber Of
that body. These suggestions aroossi-
BILE, for the House has the unquestiSahle
right to purge itself in either or b%h of
these particulars, having done sore
peatedly, and without hindrance or EN-
opposition from either party. Mr.. Loual
was unseated, or rather LIE was put
such jeopardy of being unseated from
the Speakership that he resigned. Mr.(
Carr was summarily ousted in the same
way. Both of these gentlemen were up
held by strong partisan friends, who con-
tended CALAMITY against the overthrow of
their leaders; but even without trial. or
without reason being entered upon the
minutes, the contest was carried to that
verge where both Messrs Lowell and
Carr preferred to resign rather than sub
init to vote which might have resulted
in their expulsion.
The principle was established and ad-
mitted in both of these instances that a
majority vote was sufficient to declare a
vacancy in the Speakers Office; and We
believe the record will bear US out in the
assertion that a mere majority vote was
accepted as sufficient to expel member,
whose election was contested, from his
seat in the House. If such has been the
custom, and this the official journals will
determine, Mr.. Carter stands committed
% abide by rule which be accepted and
urned to his own profit when he was
'kosen to succeed Mr.. Carr, against
whom he led the attack.
These two points being understood, We
10 not see where the present exaggerated
excitement about the suggested eiectment
# Speaker Carter obtains its fuel. There
re grave charges against Mr.. Carter
'hich will warrant the House in proceed
ng to depose him as its presiding officer
here need be no trouble or confusion in |
arriving this measure of reform to sue
essful issue, for simple vote will decide
be contest so completely that there will
e no use for olicemen to interfere against
i'm, nor for troops to raise their muskets
1 his defense. When the House has de-
ided, either with or without cause, by
lajority vote, that the Office of Speaker
vacant, Mr.. Carter will be as powerless
preside in the capacity which he now
olds as Mr.. Lowell or Mr.. Carr, and any
tempt on his part to usurp the Office
ould at once convert that which is the
ouse of Representatives into body of
lsorderly citizens. The law is rather
recise in this regard, and certainly our
odel domestic reformers do not propose
proceed to this extremity.
We have merely consented to discuss
e merits Of this new sensation for the
lrpose of comforting the old women
DO accept Of the most extraordinary
questions on the slightest pretext They
ed feel under no alarm about collision
armed forces, for these little crises
we occurred before, and are liable to
cur again. Legislatures will modify
cir organizations when the publ in
rest demands such a change, and We
esume that our Representatives, when
ey meet and enter upon the work of
form, which seems to be the chief en-
avor of everybody at present, will at once
er such reason for their contemplated
ton that Speaker Carter will follow the
ample of his predecessors and subside
thout inquiring for the bayonets.
MILITARY PRESIDENTS.
The oqtrages committed by General