New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-23

are bent upon manufacturing political capt.
tai and are Oblivious of the claims Of hon
esty and pure government O, for few
score members Of Congress who could for
one session forget the IDOL Of party, and
work together for the publication Of pub
lie offices and the real interests of the
nation Is there not at least one score Of
Republicans and Democrats who will seek
immortality in that way? 1t is promis-
ing road to fame, yet is travelled by very
few.
The Washington Chronicle of last
Wednesday says:
We are glad to announce the probable
termination of the Louisiana trouble. 1t
seems that Governor Warmoth has con-
sented to the repeal of certain obnoxious
measures, and that this has satisfied the OPP
position. 1t is stated, as one OF the good
effects Of this settlement, that State securl-
ties have advanced ten per cent
The whole matter was difficult to under
stand by outsiders. 1t is not certain that
all the parties to the struggle themselves
understood it, further than that power and
Office were more or less at stake. The con-
test between factions has reflected no credit
on the State of Louisiana.
The administration at Washington has
acted wisely in keeping out of this mud
de-" 1t would have interfered only to pro-
tect life and property in the event the con-
tending factions had resOrted to actual hos
tilities. Fortunately tor all sides there was
no armed collision.
The Washington Republican of the same
date says:
The wisdom of the course pursued by the
administration in the refusal to decide which
of the two Louisiana Legislatures is the
genuine article" is evidenced by the in
telligence received from New Orleans yes
terday. Affairs in Louisiana have, of late,
been SO exciting, and so rapid in their enact
ment, that the public may require refer
ence to the more recent events. The State
Senate and the House, recognizing War
moth as is political chief, met on Monday,
and repealed certain laws obnoxious to the
people.
SO soon as this action was had, the one
Senator whose presence had created the
quorum retired, and yesterday only ten
Senators were in their seats. In the mean
time the anti WarEOth Senators and the
State executive have INDUCED in a CORE
spOndence, the former replying to the Gov
ernOr's invitation to return; that they will
do SO whenever that official shall remove
from the State House the police then and
yet guarding the building. The refusal of
Warmoth to comply with this request-a
determination telegraphed to this city last
anarchy that has already cursed the State,
and that may only be dissipated by speedy
| action.
A New Orleans correspondent of the St.
Louis Times, writing on the fifteenth in
stant says:
1t is generally conceded to-day that the
struggle is virtually over, and that all dan
ger Of riot is over. Carriers House has
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moth, until it is now reduced to twenty-six
members or about one-fourth of the legal
members of the House of Representatives.
Carter, however, dies hard, and refuses to
give up the ship yet. His hopes were cou-
siderably revived this forenoon by dis
patch from Washington commanding Cen
eral Emory to withdraw his troops from the
CITY. 1t has been his oft-repeated boast all
through the struggle that but for the
United States troops he could clean out
Warmoth and his militia and police. For
| the former he had a profound respect-or
| dread-and wanted no trouble with them.
The fact is, the Carter faction has dege u
Grated into mere rabble, a mob of ire
sponsible bummers. The respectable ele-
ment. disguised with his conduct the past
few DAYS, have deserted his standard and
given up all immediate hope of Ousting the
Warmoth rOgues from the State House.
WarmOth is to-day the victor and complete
master of the situation.
The Shreveport Republican publishes
warning which Senator Antoine could profit
by needing:
To the Republican leaders of the State
we say. beware how they barter the rights
Of their constituents to the coalition of
traitors and the Democrats in the House OF
Representatives. Let the colOred members
pause for one moment and contemplate the
fatal results of compromising with traitors,
and selling out to the party antagonistlc to
the freedom of the ballot. which is guaran-
teed by the present State constitution.
Your fellow citizens will be Ostracised from
political positions of honor and trust, the
right of suffrage will be taken from them.
and their state of political and social
slavery will be worse than the Egyptian
bondage.
The colored people, as class, never were
in greater danger than they are at present
by the taithlessness of their trusted friends,
who are now ieagued with their political
oppOnents--old masters, prO-slavery NEIL
who will use every means to pace them In
a position of political servitude, which
would be worse than personal slavery.
There is not a pulse in the Democratic body
which beats in unison with the cOnstitu-
tional amendments, the instruments which
conferred upon the colored people the boon
of political freedom, which makes personal
emancipation blessing to those who possess
that freedom.
When the fact is known that the Demo
cratic leaders are pledged to repeal those
boon comforting northumberland we as
sert it as an indibutable axiOm-then their
peril is seen, and woe be unto those who
shall sell the political liberties of the Re-
publicans of Louisiana. The support given
by the Democracy to the CustOmhOuse fac
ton is founded upon the exclusion Of the
cOlOred people from Office, first, because
they are not fit for them, and second, be-
cause the Democrats desire to mOnOpOlize
all the patronage of the State government.
The cOlored members Of the Legislature
should know well the ground they stand
on and knowing as they do, it would be ter
ribly fatal to them if they do not maintain
their position as firm and unyielding as the
rock of Gibralter, for on their steaatastness
and incorruptability the happiness and
prosperity of thousands of their brothers
and fellow citizens rest.
We are sure they will not be recreant
towards and knaves and sell the political
Liberties of the Republican party Of the
State of Louisiana
The same paper says, in another article:
We have some respect tor the reformed
drunkard, thief or villain. and are cOnsoled
with the promise often quoted that lit is
never too late to mend" but when q man
twice reforms and the third time returns to
his dark ways and secret sins, we put him
down as man over whom rascalty has the
mastery. Such man is the ex-Speaker of
the House Of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana. Carter, as reformer, is a
monstrOsity, sham, cheat and falsehood,
because he was the instigator of the OBJ
noxious measures which he says he will re.
form. His surprising energy in engineering
the SlaughterhOuse scheme is an evidence
AGAINST his sincerity for reform at the pres