New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-11
SENATOR CAMPBELL.


the Tuesday that saw the organization OF
the Senate, has received very general and
favorable notice from the press Of the State
The Louisidnian commended it highly a
few days after its delivery, and the Carroll
ton State Register Of the third instant con-
tanned the following remarks:
Senator Campbell entertained the Senate
On Tuesday with an interesting and ex-
haustive discussion OF the troubles that
marked the early days Of the present SEES
sion Of the Legislature. As we pretend to
be disconnected from what are called the
factions, and as we further pretend to be
an interested party only so far as the good
name of the Republican party and the peace
and welfare of the State are concerned, per-
haps the congressional investigating COM
mittee will not take it amiss if we recon-
mend it to read Senator Campbells speech
and to pay attention to it. ..-
The orator is not known in the commu-
nifty as a violent or prejudiced man, but
rather as a sound and thinking politician,
who had rather suffer little than carry his
point by resOrting to extreme or sensational
statements. He has been complimented by
all sorts of people as inclined to mOdera-
ton, and he won this character by favOring
the most liberal modification of the laws
under the constitution of 1868. Such man
is capable of doing two things weli-that of
observing closely and of understanding
clearly any movement in the community,
and that Of explaining it fearlessly and ac-
curately after the excitement has passed
away. And his relation of the late unhappy
trouble as detailed before the Senate was
strictly accurate and impartial. 1t CORE
spends in almost every particular with our
were reported daily on the streets by disin-
terested and truthful witnesses. As to the
designs that are imputed to the coalition
Senators, we have nothing to say further
than we believe the Senator honestly believes
what he charges. There is strong circum-
stantial evidence, in fact there are the ad
missions of the parties themselves, to prove
tIat the coalition had other objects to ac-
complsh than those which they have
avoWed: and the tendency OF the mob, and
the countenance which the leaders of the
mob received from the Democratic Senators
that belonged to the coalition, raises
strong presumption that Senator Campbell
has probed these other objects to truthful
solution of what they meant.
Ii such is the case the congressional COM
mittee will do great good to the State OF
Louisiana if it investigates these matters
to the full discovery Of the meaning OF the
late revolutionary attempt against lawful
authority in Louisiana. Congress can not
halt now in its determination to enforce
peace and a respect for the government OF
its creation in this State. If we have bad
men in Office, that is the fault Of the people,
and they must either correct it or suffer
from an evil of their own creation. For
Congress to undertake the destruction of
organized authority at the demand OF what
was out last week a revolutionary mob
would be to set such an example that we
should have an endless succession of such
demonstrations at the instigatiOn OF any
violent leader or faction that might think
to succeed by means OF congressional i'll
reference.
The truth of the matter is, and we think
the congressional committee will appreciate
the point, that the Democratic party in
Louisiana. having always been the ruling
power in the State, is now desperately bent
on again obtaining the ascendancy, either
by tair means or by foul. This is the secret.
1t always threatened to fight to preserve its
performance in the Union; it fought to de-
stroy the country because il was beaten by
the people: it massacred its opponents IN
New Orleans in order to save the city and
State to itself; it has kept an army Of muir
derous Ku-klux in the field ever since the
war ended to assist its efforts to overthrow
the Republican party; and it rallied the
mob against the authorities OF the State tor
the desperate purpose of cheating it's allies
and advancing itself The community can
not hope for any benefits from such party,
and Congress can not benefit Republican
ism or facilitate peace in this common
wealth by acting in the interest of such
turbulent and disOrderly organization.
We do not say this in the interest or to
the Getriment of any faction, but merely
and sincerely for the good of the people
with whose interests our own are Identical.
Let the committee, then, read Senator
Campbells speech and note its facts. His
deductions may not suit some of the men,
bers of the committee, but these have
nothing to do with the relation of events
as therein detailed. The committee can
draw its own conclusions, or it can ignore
them altogether. But by all means it
ought to have the facts.