The New York herald., 1872-12-26
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Either this d . republic or it il not Either
the States manage their own local affairs or
they do moi. Whatever appearances may de-
note, we believe We are not rash in assuming
that the people Of tho United States do live in
republic; further, we boldly quote the con-
stitution and the decisions Of the Supreme
Court to prove it incumbent upon the United
States 'to guarantee to every State in the
Union republican form of government" In
other words, every State is a republic within q
republic. Now, as our creed in the Late civil
war affirmed secession to be unlawful, as we
proved the right by our might on the battle
field, Louisiana is in the Union, because she
never was ont Of it, and is entitled to repub-
lican form of government because she is o
State Hence it follows that the imperial
policy being pursued toward her is an unwar-
rantable insult to conquered, aw-abiding,
free ~ people. Ignorance is . two-edged
sword. Negroes demoralized by Designing
leaders are no better than low whites de-
moralized; and what if a Legislature like that
of Louisiana should become uncontrollableP
Already its members are loud in their threats
against their defeated opponents May it not
be possible for them to turn upon their white
instigators? We say this not because negroes
are black, but because these particular
negroes are from necessity totally uneducated,
and have been played upon ever since they
had political power.
Undoubtedly it was mistake in the liberal
republicans of Louisiana to daily with War
moth in the late elections, for pitch deAles. In
spite Of their aversion they accepted his aid
but his is the power of the boomerang. and
returns to delay, if not to destroy, reform.
Few of the New Orleans committee but were
his fierce opponents in the past. yet the
administration organ in this city intimates
that they are ''really acting in the interest of
Warmoth." And what do this committee
ask-a committee representing such vital in
terests as to draw around them thousands of
citizens to wish them s'Godspeed" when, in
drizzling rain, they departed for Washington ?
What do they ask Anything unreasonable?
Why their story is twice told, and yet we shall
repeat it again and again in the hope of bring
ing the North to its senses and Congress to its
duty.
They ask the federal government to make
candid and impartial investigation of the facts
we have so often put before our readers. They
maintain, and we have every reason to be-
lieve them, that they have not heretofore been
concerned in the controversies among the
political classes which have endangered the
peace and brought scandal upon the State.
They picture two distinct governments claim
ing sovereign Jurisdiction, the United States
and State courts in direct conflict, Judge
Durell, under color of the Enforcement act,
overturning the entire State administration
with one hand, while he seizes an opposition
newspaper with the other, plotting, we are
told, for nomination TO the federal Senate!
No wonder that strong men weep, no wonder
that commercial travellers in New Orleans,
representing moro than thirty New York
houses, address memorial to the people of
the North, protesting against the arbitrary
usurpation of power and place by political
adventures, backed by United States Judge,
who has called in the assistance of United
States troops to execute his DEGREES -
TWAS not treason that the liberal republican
Governor-elect preached From all sides we
learn that the State election was peaceable.
There was every evidence at first of John
McEnerys election, and that he should have
asked the President to suspend recognition of
both governments until there could be laid |
before him all the facts seems to us based |
upon far more sense of justice than Attorney
General Williams immediate recognition of
Pinchback, who, with rowing commission
from nobody, but supported by federal
bayonets, now legislates headlong out Of Office
whatever Senator or Assemblyman incurs his
dread displeasure. "The Presidents decision
is made, and will not be changed, and the
sooner it is acquiesced in the sooner good
order and peace will be restored" is Attorney
General Williams curt despatch Of December
H. The Attorney General is happy in his
official phraseology, as "a fellow by the name
of Jack Wharton" can testify. If manners
make the man, what man the Attorney
General must be
Yet undaunted by the despatch of December
l3, the Attorney General of Louisiana pleads,
the day after, that 50 federal Judge, abso-
lutely without jurisdiction, seizes State
House and seats o Legislature, the members of
which have no other claim to their seats than
the finding of Returning Board, whose sole
authority is the recognition of this usurping
federal Court, and which processes to act solely |
upon the statement or returns made by certain
United States officers who are entirely un-
known to the laws of Louisiana" ssThe rest
is silence" Now, that Louisiana has griev-
ance is beyond question:; but that her delega-
ton to Washington was wise in selecting
Judge Campbell as spokeman is doubtful.
Judge Campbell is clever lawyer, but Judge
Campbell is n controversialist, and wranglng