New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-19

REPUBLICAN REGULARS.
Since the introduction of United States
Regulars to give force to political con-
vention recently held in the Customhouse
in this city, the men Of that convention
are styled Louisiana Republican Regu-
lars. The New York Commercial ADDER.
User Of the eleventh instant publishes the
following telegraphic dispatch:
The Louisiana Republican Regulars have
read the New Orleans REPUBLICAN, out of
the party.
The same paper tartly remarks upon
the same subject:
Then they have read it to little or no pur-
pose.
As Colonel Casey and Colonel Carter
are the leaders of the Customhouse con-
yention, it has been suggested that the
men who met there might more appro-
priately be styled ''the Louisiana Irregu-
lar Republicans.
Carter and Casey are pretty well matched
in size and strength, and though they can
not be regarded as handsome team, they
have thus far pulled together remarkably
well in the work of disintegrating the Re-
publican party in Louisiana. Being re-
cent converts to the Republican faith, the
schism introduced by them has not spread
as rapidly as they believed it would I'm
der the apparent sanction of the United
States government, and with the assistance
of United States bayonets, they expected
to become masters of the situation as soon
as their convention could meet and pro-
claim State Central Committee of their
making the great political head-centre of
the State. But Casey and Carter were
foiled, and so were those "lesser lights
that revolye around them-Pitkin, Lowell,
Packard and company. These men are
indebted to the Republican party for lu-
cratiye and important positions under a
Republican administration; and yet, for
personal considerations, they have be-
trayed and disgraced it as far as their ac-
tons can betray and disgrace party
Never before in the history of this coun-
try have men attempted to use military
force to secure choice in civil mat
tiers; choice merely Of men who were to
direct party organization. The feeling
that prompted this course is so anti-Ameri-
can in character that it has aroused the |
indignation of all men, irrespective of |
party, who cherish free institutions and |
good government. The patriotic press
too, dropping its partisan character has
felt constrained to be unit in condemn
ing conduct that is most obnoxious to
every American who has a proper sense of
its serious import to republican institu-
tons. If not thus rebuked at the COM
mencement, the danger would be great;
Tor men even in this country would learn
70 wieid power, if not checked, that
would be fatal to the liberties of the peo-
pie. The undisputed use of military in
,ivil elections would soon place the coun-
ny in the condition of France when Napo-
con III. by the use of the bayonet, and
lnder the false plea of giving universal
uffrage, changed the republic into
n empire and made himself en-
'eror, to be removed by nothing
hort of revolution or death 1t is very
rue the American people have had
learly century of experience in civil
liberty; but as !" eternal vigilance is the
rice of liberty" they are expected to at
nee manfully meet and rebuke every
nroad that is attempted upon those Gus
oms that have SO long led us forward on
be path Of national freedom. President
rant is not only the standard bearer of !
he great party of freedom in this coun-
~, but he is also the President of a {
reat country and people, whose destiny
this time, in some degree, is placed in ]
is hands. He has Teen called by the
eople to the highest office within their
lift, for and in consideration of meritori-
US conduct as a military leader. Let
i'm remember this and cherishing an !
onest ambition to make his civil career
) glorious as his military, he will sane l
on no act that is calculated to dim the S
lstre of either. The conduct of federal t
aicials in this city, in attempting in a | |
me of profound peace, to make the S
ilitary superior to the civil power, is a
'mething that has never been attempted a
nder any other President; and he is e
He'd upon in the most solemn manner j
disown the acts of men who, for self 7
,omotion, would bring disgrace upon I
S administration if permitted to go un- G
buked by him. The people and press r
the country have already sufficiently L
the measure to satisfy the n
,rld that the American people are t.
nply able to take care of their liberties; t
d it only now remains for our worthy il
esident to vindicate his administration b
dismissing those who, from selfish "
olives, would bring disgrace upon him. a