New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-19
LOUISIANA POLITICS.
What the Press Says.

The Boston Transcript says:
The administration is acting wisely as the
preserver of the public peace in New Or
leans Without interfering in the struggles
of the factions, the attitude of the United
States authorities is that of strong man
with sufficient power to prevent the contest
ants from doing each other any great per-
sonal harm. General Emory, the United
States officer in command, was once caught,
when hastily returning from Texas, by the
CustomhOuse party, and for time commit
ted the general government as 1t did not de-
sire to be- Now he stands as the cOnserva-
troops arrayed ready, if need be,
to put down mob-viOlence with grape
and canister. 1t is his cOolness and firm
ness which have thus far prevented the
recurrence of scenes as disgraceful and
bloody as occurred in 1866, the infamy Of
which will long attach to the President,
now a resident of his ''nati-e village" i'll
Tennessee. Governor WarmOth, represent
ing the legal State authorities of Louisiana,
may be all he is described: he may have
accumulated several millions of dollars
through his possession of Office, and un-
questionably is an opponent Of President
Grants denomination by the Republicans;
but those opposing the Governor labor un-
der the disadvantage of endeavoring to pre-
cipitate revolution. The constituted au-
thorities'' rest securely under the protect
ing sgis of federal bayOnets, in accordance
with policy previously determined by nu-
merOus precedents.
An editorial in the Chicago Tribune is
full of errors, but we reproduce portion
of it:
Warmoth is in possession OF the State
government, is supported by the other State
officers and a majority of the two branches
of the State Legislature. A minority of the
Republican members, uniting with the few
Democrats, have set up an Independent
Legislature. The latter organization has
repeatedly appealed, and the federal Office
holders have backed the appeal. to the
President to interpose the national au-
thority, declare martial law, oppose
WarmOth with bayOnets, and enable
the other faction to rule the State.
The President has wisely refused to do
what these men request. Granted. that
Warmeth is scoundrel, who abuses his
office for his own aggrandizement. That
his rule is despotic as we'll as unscrupulOus,
is probably true, but he has the advantage
of being the legally elected Governor
elected in part by the men who now seek
his overthrow. 1t is more than likely that
in State where popular elections have
been meekeries ever since 1868, the respect
of the people for political forms has become
rather weak. and that the impulse is to
Overturn an existing government by force,
whenever it becomes disagreeable. War
moth has held Office longer than any Gov
ernor in Louisiana since 1868, and all his
predecessors were deposed by military
force. But, whatever pretexts may have
offered for such proceedings heretofore,
they do not exis. now. The State was re-
constructed several years ago, and no legal
objections have been urged against the
State government. The cOlored people con-
stitute a majority of the inhabitants of
Louisiana, and, though divided on this gues
ton. the majority of them side with War
moth. We do not see how the President
can interpose Federal authority and troops
in Louisiana, so long as both the executive
and legislative departments of the State
government do not ask for such interference,
but protest against it. The constitution of
the United States requires any State to have
no better Governor than the people thereof
desire. When they really get tired of War
moth and want somebody else, they will
get rid of him. The constitution of Louis-
ana provides the legal means for the cure of
any evils that may exist. This man War
moth was chosen Governor by an immense
majoritv-One strong reason for his election
being that he was very offensive to the ma
tive white population of the State.
The Nidalia Herald says:
TIE extraordinary and unfortunate con-
diton of political affairs at the capital city
OF this State, brought about by the revolu
tionary measures of George w. Carter, late
Speaker Of the House of Representatives,,
aided and assisted by the Democrats, has
been the all engrossing subject of cOnversa-
tion during the past week Much specula-
ton as to the ultimate result of the struggle
has been freely indulged in by persons OF
all classes and OF various political creeds.
That it was unfortunate all agree, and it is
generally believed that it was necessary for
the administration to pursue the course 1t
did. when the peace of the State was en-
dangered by an unlawful and unpreee-
dented assumption of authority by en-
ployes OF the United States government.
who. to secure their private ends usarped
the power of legally constituted authority,
and dragged the government Of the
United States into the humiliatins
position of intermedler in a fac
ton quarrel, taking part with the
few disatfected-the tag end and b0b-tal OF
a great party, and who were of no material
consequence to its ultimate triumph. except
from the moral and physical strength lent
them by the general governments; and we
should say, Judging by the recent kilograms
from Washington, that the authorities there
were not willing parties to the conspiracy,
and that the extraordinary power was en-
tirely an assumption on the part of the un-
scrupulous federal Office holders at New Or
leans. We have not language sufficiently
strong to express our indignation at these
unprecedented wrongs heaped on the rep
resentatives of the sovereign people Of a
great commonwealth, aad hope Congress
will cause an investigation to be made of
the conduct Of these agents of the people,
and measure ont to them such punishment
as their ill-doings deserve.