The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-04-21

The Citizens Defensive Association.

The Citizens Defensive Association.
The Picayune finds fault with US for I
deprecating the idea of military organiza- I
ton on the part of the association ABOVE
named. Its accusations include charges u
rquibblinz perversion," "gratuitous mis-
construction" etc. The real statement Oh
the Associations position, according to our
neighbor, would be as indicated in the fol-
lowing extract from its columns:
For the rest, the PicGyune, along with tne
Bee, construed the Citizens Defensive Assoc.a
revolutionary, sanguinary aggression upon inc nc
existing authorities, but simply defensive IN
the sense of asserting in the last e1trem.. :
by necessary measures, the law OF SELF ie Pres
walton. The Bee states this meaning with
more special application.
We do not know that our understanding
of the military operations referred to OIL
fered much from that which the Fl caynne
sustains. We simply thought that there
was no necessity whatever for taking any
public steps at all in that direction. AS Tor
last extremities, ETC., the very preparation
would he certain to bring them upon us.
We objected, and object now most posi-
lively, to any talk, or resolutions, or move
ment of the sort, as pure nonsense ana
bosh, unworthy the attention of the sensible
men who were hurried into it and entirely
} beneath serious discussion.
. The opinions of the Picoyune are more
, distinctly expressed in the following from
t the Bee, which it fully endorses.
7 The adoption of forcible measures is only to
be resorted to as against Gov. Warmoth and
, his officers, with the view of driving them
abused. and not as against the Federal laws
= and the officers of the United states Govern
ment. Indeed, they expect the assistance OF
the latter in compelling Governor Warmoth to
relinouish his hold upon our State, and will do
i nothing to forfeit their sympathy.
J, We repeat, that the employment of force IL
T. contemplated onlyin the event OF force Se.6e
O ence to his orders and submission to his rule
Aggression is not thought of. 1t is only de-
fence against tyranncal rule that we recon- onf
u his minons undertake to bring force agalns
the people to compel their submission to hin
The idea that Gen. Grant will need tn
OF military assistance of our clubs is to-
ID transparent. He has but to say "Go il
70 q boysn and the whole Warmoth crow
IT. would be functus obfcio in from FIVE to si1t
IT, minutes according to their distance fror
m the telegraph Office, and that without an
or earth that keeps our carpet-bag plunderer
ey upon our tired shoulders but the will of
''e 8. Grant that they should stay there ant
Oh he is ready to shift them off for q ne
he batch. Not that he loves the Warmothit'
art more, bot that he loves us less.
- Never mind the military dodge good ri
tn but merely get us that wink from Grant,
'nt he is friend'of yours, as people say he
hat and that will be the end Of carpet>bagge
~, in Louisiana. But don't come the game
; of injured innocence again with such shs
ter low pretence as that Grant needs our r
ms rs volvers to back up his muskets in conte
Md with Warmoth.
oes In justification of ourselves, however,
oes will explain that our remarks were pre-
I'M, IN Gated on the card published on the 9TH
hat April inst., wherein distinct allusion
18th, made to fire-eating, and not upon the re-
les, buttons of the association as published
bat the 18th inst, in which that allusion is ca
tied fully omitted.