New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-11-09
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New York, Massachusetts,, Kansas,
Illinois, WISCONSIN, Minnesota ana NV
Jersey all reported themselves at the Re
publican headquarters yesterday, as sound
in the faith of that republicanism which
has done so much for the country, and
which proposes to do SO much more. Two
Of these States are new recruits. New
York and New jersey are conauests from
the Democracy, and unexpected ones, too,
which is fact of great significance at
this time, ~ it demonstrates the power
and independence Of the Republican party
over men, and at the same time dispels
any doubt which the Bourbon Democracy
might have entertained that the North
was at all prepared to surrender the policy
of reconstruction. The voice of the North
ern people has declared against the De-
mocracy again in order to settle all doubts
as to their intsntions concerning the con-
stitutional amendments, the principle Of
universal liberty, and the maintenance of
the laws. It was considered necessary
to do this now in order t., allow the presi-
Dental election to be fought out next
year on some other issue than the old one
about the appointed rights Of the colored
people. Any doubt or uncertainty in the
results of the elections ON Tuesday, would
have emboldened the Bourbon Democ-
racy. and the irreconcilables of every sort,
to carry into the next presidential contest
the same absurd prejudices which have
disturbed the country and been defeated
time and time again.
If the Southern people will examine
the tenor of the election on Tuesday, they
will find matter to comfort them in this,
that the result is decisive as against the
and that it defeats any hope
which the disorderly elements might have
of support from the North. 1t
lisembarasses them of every project that
had for its object the creation of Sec
ional party, and reduces them to the ne
;essity of becoming national in their polit-
cal designs. They can now proceed to cast
side all partisanship founded upon pre-
udice or local sentiment, because the
oice of the country has declared that it
rill not tolerate such ideas. With this
well understood, the people Of
be South, if they are as sensible as they
ave been accounted to be, can at once
dept a line of politics that win unite
hem at home and raise up friends abroad.
y accepting the result of the late
lections as determining all questions
ffecting the status of the colored |
eople and the supremacy of law and Or
er, they may take that departure which
, popular all over the country, that the |
alton is one and indivisiDle; that all men
re entitled to the same political rights;
nat the right of free speech and the liber-
: of the press is necessary in every re-
ublican community; that education is
ne from the State to every citizen, not |
My for the benefit of the individual, but
u the preservation Of our free institu-
ons; that economy is necessary to the
urity of the government, since lavish ex-
enditures beget high taxes and schemes
busive of the treasury; and the American
eople owe their greatest blessings to
and to the observance of these
leas.
With such q platform, with disorder
in every quarter by the people
the South may become the
ly of any party in any section Of the
MON. She may not hope to hold the
slance of power, as some of her politicians
lggest, between the North and West, but
le may become, as she ought to, the
lend of both, and her own best friend
70.
If she does not accept Tuesdays cleo
ons in the spirit which We have sug-
ssted, but insists on sustaining the
ourbon Democracy in its war upon the
and its support of Ku-Klux
olence, then the condition of her peo-
q will improve but slowly, the govern
ent will continue in the hands of a
'rty strong enough to enforce the law,
ID the North and West will insist that
, are not wise enough to be admitted
to any political alliance with them.
In this respect, then, it is important
at the reader should not only have
ard the news, but that he should have
lderstood it.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. Il
The sudden action of the City Council