New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-15


sci. pro and con, and in accordance with the
testimony and the facts, as set forth by the
evidence, have endeavored to arrive at an
impartial judgment, by which Judgment or
conclusion we are determined to stand or
fall And here we will state that we as
sumo the championship of no one man or
| set of men, but are seeking for the truth
and the truth only. The State administra-
tion came into power as purely Republican,
| according to the opinion of those who
claimed to be in the majority.
The majority claimed to be believers in
and supporters of the doctrines Of Radical
Republicanism. They made their laws
with strict view to strengthen their cause
and perpetuate their power, without enter
tanning due regard for the rights of the
minority or proper care for the good of the
State. A partisan spirit inaugurated par
tisan and arbitrary laws. So long as these
laws were enforced for the purpose for
which they were made, and the whole
srowd of their trainers were admitted to
She spoils, quiet reigned in the camp, and
fraud shook hands with peculation. But
when reason took the place of bigotry, and
Justice faced tyranny, and interposed be
tween the people and their loyal robbers,
the leeehes of the State stood aghast at the
enormity Of their crimes, and as means of
hiding their wickedness, they retreated be
hind the throne of military despotism and
demanded martial law to put a ''head" on
their ill-gotten gains, and cover up their
Shiny track of corruption, that thus they
might escape the vengeance that awaited
them by an outraged people. Who made
those bad and arbitrary laws that now dis
grace our statute books The very men
who are now denouncing them. Who took
advantage of these bad laws The self
same men who are now prOclaiming against
them.
Who gave to Governor WarmOth the
great power now in his hands These
yery men who now designate him the most
dishonest and despOtlc man in the country,
the men who now proclaim him king. so
long as the Governor used his power las it
was intended he shOuldl il their favor, they
never doubted his Republicanism; so long
as he permitted them to go on with their
schemes of plunder, they never questioned
his honesty But when he used his au-
as he is sworn to do, these cOrmorants, that
were devouring our substance, crawled
forth from their sepulchres Of darkness and
sin and proclaimed themselves the cham
pions of truth and honesty, and, in the vile
language Of billingsgate, denounced the
man as a BeelZebub and robber whom they
were in the habit of doing homage to, be-
cause he stopped them in their designs on
the people and the State.
These men have made war, separately
and in sOlidO, personally and officially,
upon the Governor, because he has opposed
them in some OF their criminal measures.
Personally and officially, he has been com
PEELED to take the offensive and defensive,
as their actions made it necessary, to de-
tend himself and the State. They have not
fought the Governor for the people or the
State, but for themselves and in their own
name They oppose him because he pos
sesses the office and wields the power they
desire to possess and WELD themselves.
What security can they give us that they
viii do better than Governor Warmoth has
donel Their record says that they can be
trusted 40 more. No, not so much as the
man they are trying to vilhty.
The testimony taken by the congressional
committee is against them, and no impartial
mind will say it is not If these men possess
the evidence of the charges they so IavishIY
prefer against the Governor, why do they
not bring him to condign punishment Why
not appeal to the courts of law and justice
But they tell rs they can not convict him.
This is as much as to say that their charges
are all wind and ibelous, or that the judges
and Jurors are as corrupt as che man they
wish to punish. Yes, it is as much as to say
that all are corrupt and partial but them
selves, who are pure and Innocent. These
men cry out: '' Warmoth has too much
power :" at the same time they are trying
TO take it from him that they may exercise
it themselves. These men hurrah for re-
publicanism, and cry for equality before
the law, while their every action is anJagO-
nistic to democracy in its true sense, and
contrary to the equality they wish to estab
hsh.
Are not the men who are opposing Gov
ernor WarmOth the men who passed over
his veto the very laws that they now pro-
claim as villain0us and contrary to reason
and Justice Are not these the same men
who assisted in making an amendment to
the constitution limiting the State debt, and
who, in opposition to that amendment and
the Governors veto passed bill increas-
ing the State debt over three millions Of
dollars more than the constitution allowed,
and by their act brought upon the State
litigation and hundreds of thousands of dol
lars of unnecessary expense Are not these
the men who, while the Governor did not
oppose their peculatiOn and fraud upon the
State, amended the constitution so that he
might be elected TO second term OF ONCE
Is he worse now than then ! No, not so
bad. for he has stopped them from robbing
the people, and for permitting them to
| grow rich on his patronage, ike the
| adder, they would poison to death the heart
| that raised them from want and self-de-
| struction We hold that government Is
! from the people, and for the people; that
| the majority shall rule-that is, make and
! administer the laws, with strict view to
| the greatest common good.
Did the men who now proclaim them
| selves so pure and good act consistently
with this principle when it was in their
! power to do so? The record says no. The
! laws made by the majority are binding IN
| til rescinded or declared null by proper
| tribunal. Are the acts of the party opposed
to the State administration consistent with
this great principle OF our State and
| national government The record says no.
All power not delegated to the national
! government is reserved to the States; there
! fore, our State has some rights which the
| federal authority is bound to respect. And
| when men holding federal positions, and
receiving pay and emOluments from the
national government, exercise their federal
position and means to bend State affairs or
| State laws to their selfish ambition, they
should be removed from that position or
Office. the duties of which they can not but
neglect while meddling with State au-
thoritv and giving their time to affairs en-
| tireiy unconnected with the duty for which
they are paid. and which they are sworn to
| attend to. And when the executive OF
! these United States allows his appoiGtees
to use his name and federal means to revo-
lutiOnize a State government, the action
should not go unchecked, if we as freemen
| desire to keep and transmit to pOsterity
A., MOTTO NJ DIals.ib3yc YTll7f71 1T ia con-