New Orleans Republican., 1873-05-08
THE POLITICAL EXCITEMENT.

4 stranger in New Orleans, who Wit
uesses the outrages committed by partisan
agitators, and then reads the elaborate
arguments in the papers that attempt to
show that il would be unconstitutional TO
punish them, would arrive at the very
correct conclusion that our laws we're con-
strued to favor turbulence Crowds OF
noisy, sc-eeching idlers and boys throng
the streets, threatening the lives OF the
highest officers Of the State; the stores VI
merchants are nobbed and cleared OF their
contents: the Governor is shot IN open
daylight, under the very noses OF the
criminal sheriff, the police force the AT
torney General. the district attorney a
General in command of the United States
troops; steamboats, are stopped and tied
CD to prevent the execution Of competent
orders: a railroad agent is badgered tos
permitting his cars to gun for the accomo
mediation Of the officers of the peace and
vet not even an arres; has been made oy
attempted.
In the meantime there is no greaS exc
citement among the people All this
noise and all this threatening violence
and pillage is confined to a very limited
number Of rowdies who profess to be ace
tuated by q political sentiment But
the law and order loving people
are actually too timid as present
to express their censure Of these proc
ceedings; the police are occupied IL
guarding the stationhouses from appreo
hended attempts to capture themS the
grand jury are wasting their time jn
frivolous trumped up case against the
Governor and the police force: the Crimio
nal Court has ceased to be terror TO
evil doers except those on small SCALE
This deplorable condition Of affairs is
the elimination Of long INDUCED system
Of screening partisan offenders from
punishment by. infaming public opino
ion against the constituted authori,
ties Any falsehood told in the Sno
terest of one political party is readily re-
ceived as the truth; assassins and robbers
are characterized as innocent citizens in
pursuit of their rights; the State officials
are denounced as usurpers and opr
pressors, and our faithful police as mer-
cenaries, janissaries, tools Of merciless
despotismo Such falsehoods have ac-
quired popularity by iteration, and have
led the popular mind up to that state that
the stability Of society is seriously threat
enedo
Even the Fusion organs e-af lease two
Of them-begin TO sealize the abyss that
yawns before shemo and condemn in
rathes mild termso che turbulent spirits
they themselves have contributed in q
great degree IN conjuring up The real
estate owners and capitalists Of the city
are also alarmed, as they begin to see
their fortunes are on the eve Of being
placed at the mercy Of the mob. It is no
consolation TO them to know that they
owe shis danger 20 their own timidity;
that they have tacitly approved many acts
of political leaders that their better judg-
ment did NOT approve. but which they
lacked che courage 90 condemn in etec.
tive seymso
IN Che absence Of 8 part Of the police
fosces on duty in another part of the State.
ous seliance is mainly on the United
States forces These were ordered up
from che barracks iass nigh: BY Genera;
Emory who has declared his intention TO
pus down the yiote:s with trough hand
if they neglect the warnings already given
shemo The peace policy wil! probably be
suspended for awhile. and individual
yioteys held 90 IS full responsibility for
eheir acts The true peace policy requires
the protection Of the lives and property Of
the innocent citizens. ever j: severe meas
uses have 90 be yesorted 90 agains! those
ybe shseateb whole community