New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-05-18
The People oil Louisiana.

shallow hypocrisy OF the small henuAul "a
Fusion aci.ators in this State who profess
to he acting in behalf Of the people:
Tie clements that have been wroush'
iuto Tioleuce in Louisiana exist ID the oehel
Southern States, and to an extent sPecia!:!
dangerous Ia those States WHEREIN
Louisiana, the population Is ABOUT etuoi!
divided between the whites ana Tue p'"
This Is the case ia Alabama, Georgia Hlt
sissippi and south Carolina, and approx!
ma;ejy the case in North Carolina Az" seN
eral O-Ler States |: will ne IttLeih"eieu
that in Georgia the November eiec,loA !eit
TWO ccE.estipg Legs atures, anu no
situation AZ aggravated az tte one IL L.u
lana was barrow! y escaped i'll lLat So <;
Mss;ssinpi was also, AZ one Liht III P'.
+. l;ke cnndi,ion. lii all these States thtIe
go ~ no tI,,nr. elections. ulGer essentially
the same circumstances ana piesen'4's
similar dangers. y:
Th;s lew Invests the Louisiana tr,,iis
with an importance ana a signlhcahcy when
are rot GENERALLY realized The Repubtcan
uress OF the country. with lis usUal lnce
i.rtenee deal. 20 each party III 1hdt o'ale
me reusure tha: stems 10 be deserved, az"
freely cIitioises ali the agencies tnat nave
con-, lined to bring the commonwealth lI'c
80 ,,r4s.1,t r,eGicaueEt. Notably, Il un:Jes
In c.,.e,nI,:ug the failure of congress 10
se,.!e .h;s question, and calls lor mouei"
I'm forhearance am. the Observance q
order ~ Ire McEnery party. On the o'ier
lard. lie Democratic press every where.
WIKI few exceptions. take up the Hae anu
cry Of those New Orleans extremists "Eo
c,amor for xcmed resistance 70 the State
administration. The worst that the h:.tel'
o.t Bourbon elemen: OF Louisiana tan 90
To cal; back the demon OF Glscoru Us Sl'
nlauIet 70 ,he echo by the Democratic
i,nrrals O; the North. How She Missouri
R,DuL,:ton, for instance, tells the Mischle;'
MAKERS that th. il cause is holy. ana Hfges
them 70 60 TO the direet extremity, appears
| by the following extract from TIA. paper u
yesterday:
: .WLaf is :: ,ia- the people If Louisiana
want They are NOT hostile to the federal
poy.rn1nen': they have no desire 10 over
ride the federal laws or set aside the pro-
| yi.ious of the IL 6eral constitutions; they sle
| entirely wiling 10 remain part ana parcel
| Of the federal Union. and contribute 70 lis
! snruor. but they can not and WILL not SUP
| mir ouie,ly 70 the Infamous usurpatiUn OF
| kellogg and his crew. InexcEaDge TOR this
rsn,,aticD they would gladly Rccep: Nil.
| irayy Governor and martial law: they pre-
| fer the stern code Of the sword, administered
| with equity. TO the miserable tyranny OF =
! carpetbay executive and the black aEG
white aiventurers with when lie IS sur
| rounded. If Kellogg had been fairly elected
| election Is ccnfessedly farce and fraud,
! then IL be asked TO recognize IL is adding
| insult 70 injury. Tie citizens u Missouri
! or MassacL use;!s. if placed III the same Cir
cu,ns:ances as the citizens OF Louisiana.
would do yleciSely what they are doing
| resist 10 she bitter end. LII such case
uui.: Submission can only he expected Of
sia yes; and whatever LAY be the faults OF
l. uieiauaiaIs. they are not and can not be
made slaves-beca use hey are Americans.
A few facts vii! expose the gross exas.
y-ratiun and essential false hood upon WHICH
| ;his incentiiary appeal is based.
The census OF 1870 stated the population
| Of Louisiana at 1862 900 whites and ST. ,oOG
! blacks Does the Rcpublieaa de!gn tc 10.
cluGe lie !at 'er when 1t talks OF the people
! of i.o, .-iara! O. course not. Whom does
j. mean bv they when it says ''they can
not and vii: 10: submit to tie infamous
usurpalon vi Kellogg and his crew." Not
| the peope uf Louisiana. bu: the Millinery
| marty. known as the FuelUnists. And Yet,
| taken with tits very material modification.
The statement is false. The Fusionisfs
themselves are very lar from including all
| the white voters. !. is untrue tea: even
the Fusionis;s. whom alone tie Missouri;
| Eepub}icrH recognizes as 1.-The citizens OF
| Louisiana" are. as party. resist.
ing tie Kellogg government t" !he hi;'
ter end" Ard if. as the Rep,st:i1cn init
| mates the failure TO Make such RESISTANCE
! ..cau only lie expected OF slaves. then TIE
mass Of The very class whom cur re!ghbcr
| desigrates as exclusively 1.-THE citizens OF
Louis;ara' are no better in !hi, respect
! .han slaves. The fre-eatiny Bourbon. Of
New Orleans a,e already telling them as
much. and can now quote the Missouri Ike.
| publican as p!oci. At a pubic meeting ot
| the Fpsionsts ir New Orleans. Ola the nth
Instant, speech was made by one OF the
leaders. Mr.. Campbell. whom the Ee'a,tG,
| Fusion organ. reports to this effect:
| MIR. Campbell. being called upon. arose.
| and was received with shouts. He started
| out boldly by telling the people Of New o..
! leans that they had not kept their promises:
| that they promised to stand by Governor
| McEneIy: that all the parishes had done II e
same, S.iH. what had been the result!
| The people Of New Orleans bad failed in
| their promises. and 60 had nearly all the
parishes.
ru ore r, manned true to their promises.
! it was st. Martin. He blamed the people
severely for :Geir want of frmEess and
resolution. especially in allowing. these
| armed police forces. paid bv ourselves. to
! 90 10 St. Martin and kill and burn the prop.
critics Of those :Le ground Of whose GtieIc.
| ;rg was keeping their word like men.
| In answer TO tie cry 'G!ve us a leader"
lie fatty :o;d them that it was in themselves
| the iau!t lay and not on the part Of a leader.
| Here IS conclusive evidence that the
! policy ct resistance 20 the bitter end
drags Leaviiy. even among those whom
Mr.. Campbell! and his st. Louis cOadjutor
gracivusly regard DIS alone 1.-The people,
| The truth clearly is that the violent resist
ance is not spontaneous popular move
| men:. bU: TIE ebulition OF a Few desperate
men. Who are trying Ito fire 'he Southern
heart" and whom the Democratic press is
as insaneIy ready 20 help in the work. yeck'
! less Of consequences. AS it ever was. The
| same sulrhuroUs organ which reports Mr..
| Campbell! az above says. eGitOcially.
Many Of 0uy thrifty and peace.lcving cit.
zens have been deceived and nisled 10y re.
ports that fair ard just compromises. u
! settle the political turmoil in this State.
] have been made and sanctioned 10y Kellogg.
| but defeated by the perversity and !mnra..
| ticability OF our own people.
All gay. "Give us compromise. ie: not
the State Perish for a mere pO.itica! SQUAD
| BILE. Let us yield to certain amount of
pluDdering. and accept the situation. pre-
vided We can save something. how little so.
| ever
This is me pc! notion Of MANY citizens.
who are thoroughly disguised with the con'
slant trouble. excitement and vast injury
to every interest OF the State from oar
| present politics.
These "many citizens" are right. Their
| spirit is that Of common sense. 1t is excess
slveIv foolish and unutterably wicked to
| initiate or encourage a civil war in Louis
| lana. The only possible outcome Of il
| would be business and financial ruin, de-
vastation of property, massaerss of citi
zens, and the call upon the United States
government to interfere. resulting in max
ing the so-called infamous usurpation'
supreme and more powerful than ever
Incidentally. it is possible that the flames
of race conflict might extend to other
not dissimilar result If all this shall no,