New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-01
A GREAT MISTAKE.

| last, is a great mistake in every aspect III
which it can be viewed. II gravely tells
its readers that Radical rulers (meaning
this undoubtedly as an opprobious term)
ask: How can you say that the govern
mcnt Of the United States is an irrespon-
sible dcsp2tism Of q majority in Congress?
Are not al the Representatives % Con
gress responsible to their constituents?
| And Is not the Will Of tic majority the
rule Of al popular free government" "
The Pica.a"ae answers, as the true Yam
kee u accused Of answering, by asking d
| question. 1t asks il its blandest style,
CHOW can the responsibility Of . repre-.
sentative il Congress % Ills constituents
in New England protect . citizen of
louisiana 2" It's Southern blood then
swells Its veins-we mean tile blood that
il not American and dropping the gentle
mood it asserts with considerable bold
ness that <'the representative in Congress
rom New England faithfully carries cut
the will Of his constituents; but that will
(and the PIC here evidently. 4oiapses into
Q sectional mood may be II conformity to
their hate and views Of interests, 20 op.
press and plumber ana, if possible, 20 lie.
stroy Or drive out the people of SloUisia2a
from their country il order that they (fhe
aforesaid Tanhs, we SUPPOSED may occupy
and rule it.
NOW, we need not go any further %
show tina. ''the great end" Of the 12tcoy4ne
i a great mistake, inasnpo8 as it IS ~
attemp. to revive bitter sectional feeling
that has already done much 20 disrupt als8
destroy the best interests Of al sections Of
. common country. As al 5Qtolligens,
earnest and honest advocate OF reform the
PIC should long since have seen the neceso
sity Of becoming identified with the Kajio
ical rulers Of the country; foy they, as the
term radical means, are the Srue ehamo
pions Of reform. But we Gear the PIC is
Still TOO much imbued with the exploded
State rights doctrine Of the defunct Demo.
cratic, 2ro-siayery party that once 1uleji
this country 90 be 9 useful advocate Of see
form. It can not sec bow an american
representative in Congress can attend 70
she interests Of his own section without
yio'ating the interests Of otAe. sections Of
the country; and il foyget5 that
wAen il accuses Che New England
States Of wrong in opposing the greten.
sions Of the pro-siavery 2agty and rebel.
Lion it also accuses the Middle and West.
ern States. The Rev England States
formed but small section OF Che great
States cf the American Union TIA: were
banded together in the interest % freedom
saG free government; ana the p5c :orsets
also tAat .he South sas far fyoIn SEEING .
unit ia f."o9 Of secession. Il is quite cero
tain :hat !: majority Of Sho Southern white |
people were opposed 20 . dissolution 81
the Union when 81" subject was 6Ess
broach"d and that they We're finally driven
INFO secession by their leaders. yhe CO..
orei element was and is unanimous against /
iisunion. The people Of she South :e-
member thesa things il the Pic Goes rot, |
ant 9hey IRE not likely to BE Influenced |
!}y sectional appeals at this time. II asE- !
ing the question. ''1EoH can the RESPONSE
bility Of {. representative il Congress to !
bis constituents il H.a- England protect a |,
citizen 81 I.ouisisDa,' the ~ gives no |;
answer to the question Yrog0anJe9 ~ |.