New Orleans Republican., 1873-04-17

This was the way they hoped TO gain
victory over the Republican party IN 1868,
when, instead of Mr.. Johnson, the Demo
cratic party nominated Mr.. Seymour for
President, and the Republican party Mr..
Grant. That was q memorable cam
paign TO the whole country. but
particularly memorable 20 Louisiana,
where the Ku-Klux and The Demo-
Gratis conspired TO prevent Republicans
from exercising the right Of suffrage;
conspired TO defeat the will of the ma
jority in the nation. The contest was not
as close as che Democrats thought it
would be, and the Republicans elected
General Grant without Louisiana: elected
him without the vote Of . Southern
State, if that had been necessary. The
will Of the majority prevailed in the ma
ton, though the will of the majority had
been struck down in Louisiana. where the
nation had promised the people
Republican form of government.
This was violation Of the
rights of the majority in Louisiana, and
consequently a violation OF State rights
guaranteed by the federal constitution.
The nation was bound TO have this RENE
died, and during the first administration
Of President Grant laws were enacted to
prevent repetition of such acts OF vio-
lence as had occurred in Louisiana-acts
that had successfully defeated the viii! of
the majority in this State. In defiance Of
these laws the minority in the last election
in this ate once more consgired
to defeat the viii Of the ma
jority, snd would have succeeded.
without al honest enforcement of the
laws, in forcing upon this State govern
mens not elected by the majority of legal
voters As il was the Democratic party
succeeded in deprivins Louisiana of her
right to vote for President And three
months after the courts federal and
State and legal authorities Of the State
have duly installed the legal government.
and the same has received the recogni-
ton of the federal government. ve find
the minority still working against
the will Of the majority and call
ing for political faction. action. action"
with the hope OF dividing the Republi-
cans in Congress and getting sufficient
number TO vote with the Democrats TO
oyerturn the government legally installed
and backed up by the majority Of voters.
And this action is not confined to pollti-
cal move in Congress, the object of which
is to deprive State of its right to choose
| its own government. The minority in
yoke rebellious action at home. and call
upon it's followers 70 resist the payment
of taxes to the tax collectors ap'
pointed by Governor Kellogg. The
call for faction, action. action has
already been responded to with a
gesticulation, lawsuit and battle. in which.
if the last report from Grant parish be
correct, the Democrats claim the glory OF
having killed between eighty and lun-
dfed negroes" 4nlS 1S AnOle oioi! al 'io
day than the Modoc6 can claim. But.
after ALL it is Of that questionable kind
that may not improve the prospects of the
Democratic party of this State with either
Congress or the President. And we are
quite sure the Democratic exploit OF
taking Colfax IA town in Grant parish
at the cost of hundred lives. will create
anything but favorable impression in
the minds Of the people of this country.