New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-26
TIE LOUISIANA WRANGLE.
THE BLESSINGS OF FEDERAL INTERFERENCE

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Before the DAYS of Federal intervention the
State Governmentsof the South models OF econom,
zeal and honest administrator Election iraals ana
es succeeded each otndr ~ power TSn9qh
litigation or appeals 20 force When Federal interven-
ton was resorted 10 as rs~ssE for +" the southern
tions and forced upon thoAstItes domination Of
alien Adventures class OF men who could not have
obtained such recognition III any free community on
EARTH elevated 20 power in those unhappy states
and sustained in all their crimes by Federal bay ones or
enaces that Just potent Independents OF local
public opinion, and indebted TO no local law for their
functions these knayes dsregarded both in their official
rcat and left corrupted legislation and demoraZed by
vicious enactmeBts the communities they lad beg
cared, taking good care. however, I'd invest their
gOtten boards in lands that were better gOverne
And whenever the poor voters who were thus pucked
and slandered mana ged cripple the power OF the
scoundrss in election this same cry OF Southern law
essness served as pretext for Federal OF
and suspend the laws TIE state Government ITSELF IN
the teres as OF t eIsb,e ioue 5 New
Orleans triumph the people OF Louisiana to set
aside election to demoiSh the existing state Govern
ment and to establish another. and a consttutionay
ineligible one, its ruins Federal Intervention OF tins
sort mas ust forced the Legislature OF Alabama
render its prescptive functions and waive all ts legal
nights that a suklng faction might obtain power not
derived from parliamentary and When has
the Federal Government interfered without teaching
the southern people tai Their tight. are hela by saIsr
carpet baggers that they can. make no demand which
will not be sustained anu ta they car ser Asue A' WI"
all the muniments OF local self gov eminent.
THE PRESIDENTS POSITION AN IMPROBABLE ONE.
TIE Usloa Herald (1as RPI
The silent but sensible man In the White
House finds no difficulty eOnfOundng the friends and
advocates Of Warmoth The delegation from Louisiana
have arrived in Washington and their spokesman has
were simple, straightforward and 10 tue point. 1t will
noticed that his position corresponds exactly with
THE Courts Must Sustained" II an impregnabls
troversy confined himself to the duty OF executing the
laws and sustaining the e0UTts He has recognized only
the authorities which the courts have recognized But
claimed that the Circuit Court transcribed lta
powers and acted where 10 had no jurisdiction How
authority has he for assuming 10 decide what Is proper
and what Is proper for the Court and 10 refuse 70
court on proper appeal He can only dsenarge the
Constitutional duty enforcing obedience 70 the decrees
%cSd be n g for Se PRESIDENT % set the pre-
eedent Of interfering with the decisions Of the Court"
NEW PRECEDENT. ..
From Hafri1barg Parrot tDemi 81
This much has already been established as an
Administration precedent The existence OF State Gov
dent This Is the phrase used the telegram Of the
Attorney General in which he assured Pinchbacks
legality Of State Government neither the legislature
OF the State, the Supreme Court
happens 10 be utrusted with the Executive power Of the
Government and who aets on the maudln decision OF
This exposition OF the rights OF states ana OF the authority
OF the Federal Goyernmnt is the perverted outgrowth
Of the reconstruction policy OF cdrpetbag RUE, and
OF Administration The Saeful SHADOW that has
years Il tins act Of Grant + sanctioned by the people Of
the United states There nothing IN this Louisiana
precedent Of to-day that cannot be applied 70 Penn
sylyania tomorrow.
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY NOT RESPONSIBLE.
Fr0N TIE BtsgaI0 LfaH. tses.l
II cannot be denied that the Republican
party in louisiana well In other southern States
has IN many instances been badly managed and con-
trOlled by corrupt The sudden termination OF the
converted into Southern politicians many who were
serving IN the nOD army These meG were not always
good representatives OF the respectable portion of North
society. They took up politics game in which
plenty of mOneY could be made and their striving after
political honor made easy by the fact that many or
the original southern whites necessarily prescribed
In the incipency OF the reconstruction mOvement All
this matter Of history and II IL useless 20 gninsay or
deny IT, But the Republican party, as party was not
blame for this OF things The mission OF that
jaAIlce. III bad corrupt have dsgraced themselves
disguised their ellOw-ciiizens, while wearing the
Republican uniform. the party Is not 10 Dl~ne.
TIE REPUBLICAN PARTY THE ORIGINAL OF
FENDER.
From TIE BtJgdiO Courier (DenLJ
We maintain that the Republican party was
the original offender. II under the policy adopted
by that party aud pursued by t since the war closed.
that anarchy prevailed IN LOUISIANA that the
worst OF The population has had control; that
state debt of S4OOO0,OOo and city debt of
has been incurred with little nothing 20
when there hope that the people had reached an
end OF this sort OF rule President Grant steps In and
ARBITRARILY and insoenty hurls the people back again
TO their Old condition correspondent writing from
New Orleans and vOuched for by Of the leading
ham the keW-iOrk. writes fOllQWa In