New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-29
TIE Warmothite Mnnifesfo:s
TFrom the Washington ChrontcIe.

to Washington in his behalf is entitled {
little consideration in advance. 50 nue.
Is certain, even if the opposing party is NO
all that could be desired or entirely blame
less IN all its means and aims. We do nc
presume that the Republican leaders i
Louisiana have the highest attainable az
preach to perfection, but they are immensU
rably above the corrupt faction agains
which they are contending. This was ap
preeiated by the large body of citizens, re
gardless of party, who urged the committee
to deslst from going on their intended mis-
sion to Washington. These entreaties, q
other reasons, appear 30 have kept Two
thirds Of the committee AZ home.
What was the object of this mission tFC
persuade the President not simply to le
! the c0ntendiDg parties alone in their dis
tracing conflict, so injurious to business
and so perilous to the maintenance of peace
and good order-a request which We vii
| consider hereafter-but actually to inter
| vene in the interest of the wicked War
| moth. This was the real meaning, very
thinly disguised. A United States Judge
on application from citizens Of Louisiana
| had issued an order of court, in the enforce
nent of which he had found it necessary, in
| his judgment, to call in the aid of United
| States troops, as provided by law. We are
! not discussing whether his decision was
| right or wrong. If rendered COrruptly, or
| by criminal usurpatiOn Of authority,
| the remedy is to be sought in an appeal
| to higher court and in the Judges
| impeachment. On it's face, this was le-
| gitimate judicial decision. The demand
| for military support was clearly lawful.
To ask the President to interfere with the
| functions of judicial 0t9icer is to ask him
to do an unlawful thing and to violate his
oath of office. So far. the committee was
clearly in the wrong. The spokesman of
fb1$ ,1,II
the Supreme Court we believe, who re-
signed because his State (Alabamal had
''seceded" from the Union, well knew that
the Executive could not constitutionalIy in
terfere, as proposed, with the judicial
branch of the government. He of
course knew the request would be
peremptorily denied, as it was.
But it has been maintained, with little
more appearance of plausibility, that the
President should not have intorfered" in
the quarrel by recognizing either of the con-
tIcting governments. This " abstentiOn I"
was possible up to a certain point, and
desirable so far as possible. That limit was
reached, in the Presidents Judgment at the
date of Attorney General Williams answer
to PlDChback, recognizing him as acting
Governor, under the laws of Louisiana
When called upon for aid IN maintaining
order, when revolution seemed imminent,
and when there were violent and
menacing demonstrations of a purpose
to defy the action OF the United
States courts, Ghat call must have
some response. From the necessity of the
case, that response must recognize either
PlnChbaCk or WarmOth aa the Governor OF
louisiana There was no alternative. Tie
President, under the legal advice of the At.
torney General, undoubtedly did right in
recognizing Pinchback. 1t was, too, the
best thing for Louisiana, since this was the
practical ending of what promised otherwise
to be an lntermnable complication Law,
Justice and equity were, in our opinion, all
best regarded in that action. We do not
see how any but clamOrous and excited
partisans could think of Offering further
objection to this solution of the difficulty.
But Campbell and his committee went on
to Washington and were listened to by the
President He was not convinced by their
arguments. He had deliberately taken his
ground, and saw no reason to change it
Going to New York, this Warmothite dele
cation has issued a manifesto. What we
might otherwise have called Parthian ar
row proves to be largely a IabOred self-Ge-
Tense. They say that they are not "mere
allies and agents of Governor Warmoth " |
But the truth is undeniabIe that they went |
TO Washington to work Ia his interest-tO Sc
cure his reinstatement as Governor Thev |
NASAJ biiAG bbSy c@iC 53i tI6S 70 OF COgIl- |
zant of any political trickerY intended to |
defeat the voice OF the people" They have |
the haFdihood to claim for themselves that,
on Sheir missiOno ghey have acted |
- IN the. talresto non-partisan spirit"
! special TO the Enquirer even saws;
= These gentlemen say thaS not one Of
their number Is aH 0ffCe- holder or
an office-seeker. They arc composed of !
merchants, bankers and lawyers, and have :
10 DnfIfI1;cna fba7,, r ! |
these assertions are may be judged from the
TACT that among the signers of this mani
.est0 are such men as II. v Ogden, War
nothite Attorney General, and SelIa Mar
in, a notorious Otice-seeker and worthless
1oEtlcian-and the names of these persons
ire each twice signed to the document, as
sre also those of E, B. Wheelock, II. O.
3eixas, 9, NJ Wilcox, Richard Taylor
Colonel Dick, and numerous others. we
suppose just to swell the list. which, dupIi-
ations included numbers only gorty-four 4
,ut OF the originator hundred
w hat the committee represent rs TO the
ltUation what they think Of il legally,
5OnstitutiOnally, and otherwise, and what
hey want, the current news renorts for
lays past have sufficiently indicated Here
8 about the substance in nutshell, quoted
ION their manifesto
When the King of Great Britain estab
ished arbitrarily q government in one of
he colonies the remaining colonies took
tarm lest it might serve as precedent as
veil as an instrument to establish such
governments elsewhere. Besiaba, men are
ass patient under wrongful orders and acts
t Judicial tribunal than even of violence
rom other sources of authority A govern
lent which rests for its organization ur5n
n illegal judicial order, executed by mar
hal with companies of soldiers, does not
ommand as much respect or authority as
the Judicial appendages had been dis
onsed with and the army had set up
government with q strong and usurD- |
lg hand, The committee take the liberty |
D say that they have no connection with
heSe suits as parties Or attorneys, neither
o they claim any of the offices in DISPUTE |
hey have not heretofore been concerned |
the controversies among political classes,
'hich have endangered the peace of and
r0ught scandal upon the State. They
thrm that during the last four years there
as not been good government in Louis
ma. There has been extravagance.
rodlgatlty, dishonesty and waste in pub ,
G expenditure. The public debt has been
lormously increased, with but little cor
spending benefit The credit of the :
tate has been given to speculating cor :
)Tat0ns tor personal aims. The tax q on !
TOperty have assumed such proportions | =
lat they might be called rents paid by the
'oprletors to the State for its occupation
Id uees The taxes upon Business Oppress z
e commercial and iaboring classes The : l
WIS to control elections, corporations and a
lbiic institutions stimulate these exceases
ottlce-hoders, and the consequence is de- '
'ession and discomfort The State needs L
l honest, faithful and responsible govern d
ent, conducted to attain the public d
lJectS, and not to enrich its members or to