New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-27
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The louisville Gogrisr-JouG7la! is as roY1.
orally incorrect now concerning Louisiana
affairs SIS it was three years ago IN regard
TO the reconstruction laws. When it in.
sisted that the success Of the constitutional
amendments and the statutes passed in
conformity thereto were bound 20 abolish
all social differences in the South, it made
an assertion which it has since been forced
70 Tetract; and yoG its Fetraction has not
repaid us SOP the injury !: inflicted in
creating an impression SO unfa@oyable to
our social condition. We are still suffering
from the thousand and one evils jhat were
predicted of US three years ago by the
Courier ,}o,sTI3Q!, because the world a. large
refused 20 settle in Louisiana, it refused to
lend us money. j. refused 70 buy CUP
| lands, or have anything to 6o with US,
because our friends predicted for us con-
dition of distress and decentralization thas
no population would bear up under. And
| yet we have endured all our misfortunes.
aggravated by tbs adverse criticisms Of our
! sympat hetic friends. and still have
sufficient prosperity TO yu2 three or :ou.
theatres, q big circus. three testiya! pro.
cess;on6 and an entire female population
Dolly hardened beyond the understanding
Q; our ancestors.
One mistake should nave bee:, sQGfeiea:
70 satisfy the Co1w:ey-.icurnai. which
processes 30 be an intelligent naws-
paper. since it read itso':: out Of ;.le Dem.
ocratic party, but it bas not been. With
On obiiqUity that seems to have been in.
helited from its Bourbon ancestry. it re.
turns to the discussion of out affairs, and
falls into the same line o: error that made
7" nuisance to common sense people |
three years ago. Pretending to inform |
the people of Kentucky about the pro.
posed trip Of Judge Bradley to New Or. !
Jeans, here is what it has TO offer:
II Judge Bradley should 60, he will. be !
side having to deCida whether o United |;
States District Judge can abrogate one !
State government and create another. have
the further question to decide " hetheT such
Judge can suspend obnoxious newspapers
as his pleasure.
The amount Of error contained in the
above statement might justify an inQuirine
mind in estimating how many people
have been hopelessly led into misnppre-
hensior thereby. and how far the author
Of such suggestions is responsible for the
real ignorance of those who patronize his
paper. read bis statements and RELY upon
his word. Judge Durell did not ab!ocats
any State governments in Louisiana that
We know OF, since the same authority that |
was inaugurated in 1853 is now in power.
he personnel may be changed somewhat. | ,
bat what was 20 be expected and was pro.
7ided for IN the planning OF the system. :
md still further changes will take place
2 it's constituents in a few days. But it
$ the same government, and bids far 10 =,
continue TO be the sane, whether Judge q
Bradley inquiries into it or not. How
Ices the Coswi9r-Jo2Taal propose 10 correct n
he 6tUpendous error that it has palrned
# on the people Of Kentucky? \
As to the suppression Of obnoxious
ewspapers, Judge Bradley can look into 9,
hat department Of the United States Dis .
rict Court at his leisure, without leaving h
Washington, if he thinks the subject viii h
ay, Tut Tie legal impression is that he y,
III not be able to save bankrupt except y.
: paying the bankrupts debts. Judge :,
ureA might have saved the Tine: if he :,