Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-01-22

Reason Is the soul Of the law, and the
emergency OF heated contests, never, let us
hope, TO return, was the apology for the pas.
sage Of the acts comforting upon the Louis
lana Governor the enormous powers OF which
he Is now deprived. The monopoly which
that officer enjoyed Of appointing those who
should virtually pass upon the right of men
to vote, gave to him power, In Its sphere,
less than that which Napoleon exercised To
crush the republic, and when the weakness OF
man is recollected il Is not surprising that the
suspicion should have been created that all Of
this fearful responsibility would be exercised
by Governor Warmoth for the advancement
OF his political ends.
There are pArtlsans so blind aud Ignorant
as TO justify the extension of such powers to
one OF their own political faith, forgetting at
the time that the English Republicans
who gave extraordinary privileges to Crom-
well, that he might protect them from their
foes. lived TO see those privileges exercised
for the destruction of themselves.
The people OF Louisiana seem TO have been
impressed, either with the fear that Mr.. War
moth might prefer TO Initiate Cromwell,
or doubt as to his willingness to re-enact
the role OF Washington, and they removed
all possible chance for their executive ap-
pearIng Gs a political Joseph by insisting
upon the removal OF temptations more allur,
ing than the smiles Of the Potlphar matron.
Naturally enough, Mr.. WarmOth did not
take kindly TO the proposed clipping of his
official locks, and 1t was therefore not sur
prislng that when last summer the Republi-
can State convention demanded the abroga-
ton OF the Governors extraordinary pow
ers, the latter were employed by their pos
sessor to defeat the friends Of liberty and
reform.
| In q political sense Louisiana has always
been State differing from most Of her South
ern sisters. The magnificent sugar interests
of the Sugar Bowl Commonwealth required
the fostering care OF protective tariff, and
the recognition Of thls fact gave the Wings q
supremacy In Louisiana that was only de-
strOyed by the mighticst efforts. This re-
lance upon the Federal Government for sup
port nourished Union feeling that was man
Tested In the splendid vote given for Stephen
A. Douglas, and In the further evidence Of
love for the republic that was furnished In
the meagre majority Qess than two thou
Iand) by which slidell, Benjamin and their
horde Of place-holders were enabled on their
own count to carry Louisiana out Of the
Union.
The return Of peace brought no harmo-
nlous Aetson to the Democracy, and the recog.
milton Of existing facts deprived the Whlgs
and Democrats of the mutual zeal with
which they had opposed reconstruction. The
course, therefore, Of the Wings, and, indeed,
Of all practical men, was to unite with that
party which should promise and possess the
power TO effect financial and political reform.
This was the status Of those who had always
acted against the Republican party when the
State convention OF that party assembled in
New Orleans last summer. The good sense
Of lts members enabled them 10 appreciate
the situation, and they eylnced their desire
for the success of the party In the future by
demanding the repeal Of the laws that had
been created to preserve its existence In the
past.
The action Of those Republicans who have
demanded these reformAtlons has brought 10
the support Of President Grant all those
former Whigs, those progressive DemOcratu
who, having secured 4 cleansing Oi the
J Augean stable at home, are well satisfied to