Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-01-11
THE SITUATION IN NEW ORLEANS.

Tho condition Of affairs In New Orleans, as
shown by the latest Intelligence from thh
city Il 80 outrageous that, II can he readily
believed, the citizens VI Louisiana regard the
probability Uf Q continuance u the anarchy
poryallng their governmental ahalrs a. most
intolerable. IL is stated that General EMORY
has most earnestly complained Of tho reten-
tion Of the metropolitan police In certain
quarters by direction Of the aoyemori and u
II be true, as Is alleged, that Mr.. Warmoth
has, indeed, Withdrawn the police from their
various beats aud concentrated their strength,
for partisan purposes, at particular points, II
Is not unnatural that the citizens, whoee
llves and property have been thus deprived Of
their protection, should be Indignant that the
force which they are taxed TO support should
be thus perverted 10 the repetition OF the
strife with which they have been already
aflicted. Nor is this premium to lawlessness
confined TO the city Of New Or eaus; Its per-
nlclous effects have already been seen In
| the burning Of vessel by mob
Of labores who had been refused
aoqulesccucc In their demands for higher
wages by the captain. This outrage was
/ the result Of the entire absence Of police; and
| II that body continue Of the posts 10 which
i they have been recently assigned II Is not at
/ all improbable but that inccndlarlsm aud ra-
| pine will bo left to do their will, not merely
i In the streets, but with the commerce OF the
city. The complaint which Ia thus preferred
by those residing at New Orleans Ia repeated
with greater emphasis by other por tons OF
the State, who allege, with much app aTen,
reason, that the financial and material In.
teross OF the Commonwealth are suffering
greatly by reason Of this conflict.
These statements explain the reason of the
rumor that those making them propose to ask
the interference Of the Federal Governmeu,
TO aid In the restoration OF that peace and
order so essential 10 the well-belDg Of th,
people. It Is alleged that thls application
will be based upon the action OF recent meet
/ inks whercat resolutions denunciatory Of Gov
ernor warmoth wero adopted by assemblagcs
composed Of all parties and every class This
Federal interference, II itshould be demanded,
will we presume, DO asked upon the third
section OF what is known rs the ku-klux bill
wherein 1t IL stated:
WThat in ali cases whore insurrectlon, domes.
tic violence, unlawful combinations, OF consplr'
aeles IN any State, shall 90 far obstruct or hin
der the execulion Of the laws thereof as TO de
prive any portion or class Of the people VI suei
| State Of ANY Of the riKhta, privileges, or i'm
| munltles named In and occurred BY this act, and
the constituted authorities Of such state
"And ifthe constituted authorities o.
such State shall either b uaabie 10, or shall Jr0H
aay cause, fad IN or refuse protection OF the peo
Il pie In such rights, and shall fall or neglect
| through the proper authorities 10 apply to the
/ President Of the United States for aid In thai
behalf, such facts shall be deemed denial b
such State Of the equal protection Of tho laws Y
| which they are entitled under tho fourtesnth
article Of amendment 10 tho Constitution o
| the United States THAT then aud In such cae'
the President shall interfere.
II will be observed that the foregoing
clauses cover the case such rs Is reported tC
exist In Louisiana; but In the meantime We
most earnestly hopo that this difficulty will
be peaceably solved by tho re turn Of al
branches Of tho state government to thcli
respective spheres Of action.