New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-14
RODERIC1 r9U OF DELAWARE.

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1t will be particularly remembered that
when the State of Louisiana adopted the
election law last year, the Democracy fell
into spirit Of ecstasy because Congress
Immediately afterward enacted another
law for the better protection Of electors in
the various States of the Union. It was
suggested that under the congressional
enactment the State law would fail or
that conflict of authority might arise
which would enure to the benefit of the
esctatics. 1t will also be remembered
that no such consequence resulted, and
that all the comfort that resulted to the
Democrats was a momentary thrill of
hope. The substantial gain to the Re-
publicans and to the country was that the
election passed off peacefully, and that
Democratic Endorsement WAS obtained
for Republican measure. AS matter
of course, these things have been credited
in the great ledger where our gratitude
keeps its accounts, and We propose, at
divers times and in sundry notes, to re-
count to our friends OF the opposition
how they Initiated themselves and won
upon our thankfulness by their unreserved
appreciation of a Republican measure.
This feast of good things is restricted to
the South, for in the North the Democracy
did not take to the law with any very de-
vout OF superintendent loyalty.
This congressional election law is again
on the tapis It has been amended and
made more efficacious, which will no
doubt please our Louisiana Democracy,
for if they took to it in its diluted shape,
as natural consequence they will adore
it in its beauty and perfection, as amended
and re-enacted. Perhaps the absence Of
the row, which they lamented last year,
may be precipitated by the bill in present
solidity and completeness of detail.
We have called attention to this subject,
and reminded our opposition friends of
their last years Endorsement, simply to
give them an opportunity to record their
protest against the protest which ex-
Senator Salisbury, of Delaware, has filed
in due shape, in the records of Congress.
Senator Salisbury has never been in
accord with the Democracy of this State,
and he is further out of line now than
ever He threatens to 60 to war again,
which is contrary to all the professions
and amicable designs of the Southern
Democrats. He intends to arm the Della
ware clan and send abroad the flaming
signal that of old awoke the fiery Gael.
The law of Congress is to be resisted by
all the Democrats OF Salisbury, or to
speak geographically, of Delaware. And
in order to give the faithful of Louisiana
due note of what they should at once pro-
| test against, We quote this new defiance in
full. 1t warns us to lay in commssiary
stores and extra clothing, for these fol-
low in the wake of war such as Delaware
proposes in behalf OF her Democracy:
| Sir wish to serve notice now upon our
| political opponents. that five, by fair and
| legitimate vote of the people of the United
States. succeed in the next Presidential
election, we intend to inaugurate the man
that we elect. Though war may blast the
country, though every neighborhood may
run knee deep in blood. if we succeed, we
intend to inausurate our President. We
have got gallant soldiers. too, who have
given evidence of their valOr upon the field
of battle. If you mean to employ this army
for any such purpose as that, or to inter
fere with the rightful exercise of that SUIT
fragc of the people of the States at the
polls, we serve notice upon You, that that
will be no war in defense of the flag. You
can not say then that the flag has been 1red
| upon. and appeal TO Democrats to fight
| Your battles No, sir, we will meet you
With flaming brand and bow,
! As fOeinAn meets his deadiost foe.