New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-13
FEDERAL OFFICIALS DENOUNCED
The Democracy Warned

The Democracy Warned
The Columbia, South Carolina, tnion is
earnest in its condemnation of the conduct
of federal officials in this city. Says the
Union:
Strong in principle, the Republican party
tolerates the fullest discussion OF party
policy. AS an evidence of this fact, look at
the apparent division in the Republican
ranks in New York, in Louisiana, In Ohio
and in Pennsylvania. In local elections,
where the principles of the party are not
likely to suffer, these discussions often re-
suit in the temporary success OF the OppOsi-
ton, but when the test comes, such as an
election for President, when the principles
which nnderlie the party are at stake, the
full strength is shown, and the enemy is
routed, horse, foot and dragons.
The local fight in Louisiana is a disgrace
full affair from the beginning to the end; no
credit attaching. SO far as we have been
able to Judge, to either faction. We be-
lieve, however. with the New York Tribune
and other Republican journals, that the
United States officials have no business to
interfere in local affairs any further than as
simple citizens. But to use their authority
as officers of the United States government
the interest Of any particular faction is
entirely beyond their right or duty. 1t is
the right of every individual member OF
the party to win as many adherents to his
side of question as he can by fair, open,
candid argument, but to resort to trickery,
to deceit, to falsehOOd, to vituperation and
abuse of those who do not think as he does,
and worse thar.all else, to go to the other
side with his family quarrels, puts him be-
yond the pale of party considerations, and
entities him to the sc0rn and detestatiOn of
all right-thinking friends of Republicanism.
1t is not enough in defense of such man
to plead his former record or services in the
party, any more than it would be justifca-
ton for murder, for him to plead that he
never committed crime before. The Re
publican party can and does tolerate the
utmost freedom Of individual opinion, but
it does not and will not concede the right
for one member to vilify and abuse all the
rest because they can not See as he does.
The Washington Republican says, and we
copy the Interrogation mark of the Republi
can after the "rival Legislature"
The State House is guarded, and the rival
Legislature ~ under the leadership of Mr..
Carter have selected the Gem saloon as the
theatre for their exploits. The bibulOus re-
sources of the legislative hall No. 2 may ac-
count for the oratorical efforts with which
the retainers of Mr.. Carter do favor the
pOpulace. That this theory is not incorrect
is proven by the fact that Immediately after
the sheriff had served his writ Mr.. Carter
spoke piece" wherein he did affirm that
the commander of the United States troops
General Emory had withdrawn the sup
port heretofore extended by him to the
Governor in consequence of the disgust
which the "nefariOus schemes of the latter
had created.
This speech was delivered in front of the
Gem saloon and the echoes of the applause
greeting it had scarcely ceased when a
proclamation from the Governor was read,
declaratOry Of the perfect accord existing
between the military authorities OF the
State and federal government. All attempts
at compromise have been rejected, and
as the case now stands the Governor has
with him a majority OF the lower House,
while the State Senate was, up to last ac-
counts, equally divided. The anti-War-
moth Senators had prevented business
quorum by an aquatic excursion, but as this
pastime has been discontinued search for
them will be resumed on land.
We can assure the belligerent Estates
men" of Louisiana that the public are be-
coming thoroughly wearied with their out
rageOns conduct, and it is TO be hoped that
the matter viii soon be settled
The Shreveport Southwestern, a Demo
cratic journal, speaking of G. w. Carter as
a reformer, says
What Carriers ultimate course may be it
would be hard to predict, for he is one of
those men who with brilliancy of genius,
is decidedly lacking in stability of purpose
or moral rectitude- 1t is claimed by the
Warmoth faction now that he entered the
ranks of the Republican party as dis
organizer; that he is Democrat and rebel
at heart, and that he is unworthy the CON
tidepce of any party claiming to be Repub-
hcan. We are not prepared to grant him
even this need of praise, however, for we
esteem him an adventnrer in politics as he
was in religion, prepared to throw OFT or
take on as his circumstances may require
His present course upon this question is
nevertheless unexceptiOnable, and we are
willing to accept relief from our grlevOus
burdens even were the assistance to come
from the Old Boy himself.
The same paper, true to its political teach
ings, says in another issue:
There is evidently hot work ahead for the
partisans of both parties, and we shall be
delighted if the Democratic members can
take occasion of existing circumstances and
profit thereby. WarmOth will find in Car
ter no contemplate foe at either thrust or
parry, for George is an old stager at both.
1t is bitter feud, and will end in the de-.
moralization of one or the other wings-it |
is to be hoped of both. On several test
questions the WarmOthites claim majority
of six in the House, and we are inclined to
believe they are slightly in the ascendant
Our earnest hope and prayer is that 1t may
be Kilkenny cat engagement-we don't
want even the tails left.
We copy, also, another editorial from the
Southeastern, in which the editor suggests
to Carter: ".We are afraid you can't win,
George You never were lucky long at a
time. Always something coming in to
bother you" This is the text of the edi
torial:
Our latest dispatches from New Orleans
Indicate that the first knock down is in
favor of Warmoth. His proceeding in the
matter, as will be perceived by reading
Carriers protest, is illegal and. nnconstltu-
tional; but those days these words have but
little significance. The strong argument of
the State treasury such as it is, beats con
stitutionahty to death, and when backed
by Metropolitan police, militia, and federal
troops, is likely to carry the day. The ac-
ton of Warmoth in calling an extra SEES
sion of the Legislature OH the afternoon OF
the third, after that body had adjourned
until twelve O'Clock the next day, is with
out precedent or authority but Ii. G. w. is
a man of his own mind, ''and sure he's got
the nerve" Of course the party called to-
gether ousted Garter from the speakership
OF the House, and his excellency was master
of the situation. Next day the approaches
10 the hall OF the General Assembly were
guarded by the police, with orders to allow
members only to pass in, and the game was
all in the Governors hand. The federal !
troops accomplished a coup de main upon
"a
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