New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-14
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Question to the arbitrament Of force Should
DENY or evade the decision. In tr''th' ViIe
rank and file OF the men who fought Tue
war Of secession are al their MONIES CON-
7nc.irc the production Of the immense
| crops which sustain the South. 1hey are
PLANTERS. merchants, mechanics and steam
boatn.u. whose intercourse WITH other
| oaon,e and sections Of the Union IS cor.
dial, dealing with and transporting peo-
pie withou. inguiring the place OF their
birth. A great many Of these men haze
zone North. and are held in great estima-
tior for their influence in conducting
trade with their friends IL the South.
There j! another class. however. who
ar. by no means reconciled to the results
O, the war. They belong to the ranks
that were born to command, and will APP
prove 10 political settlement that does not
place them in Office. They have systelnatl-
cally assailed the government Of the United
States. With then. i j, the '.Worst' gov
eminent the world eve: saw. They de-
nounce this rule Of the majority as most
abominable despotisu. The minority
ought to be entrusted with the rule, and
by logical consequence :. minority OF one
is the most excellent form 0: government.
This sentimen, would prefer monarch
to government by numbers. and would
prete. being colony Ok England or !"
province of France 20 remaining q State
IN the American Union. Nay. some Of
the malcontentS have openly eX-
pressed their preference Tor a mill
tary government: here. These are
our differences from the reasoning
employed by the irreconcilable Journal.
among our exchanges. Such is our in
ference from the otherwise ine1plicabie
combinations 20 defeat a party protesting
republican principles. and commanding
an invincibie majority OF the american
people. Il is TO be remembered. also,
that these same leaders when in control
O: the Confederate government exercised
with high hand many monarchica! pre-
negatives Of Imprisonment and seizure.
which were denounced by such men as A.
II. Stephens, as wholly inconsistent with
the theory of republican and repre-
sentative constitutional government. )"
we have a right to say:
rethinks Metelu, CimUsa ike. NE no..
There are certain consequence. Of this
disattection to republican government 20
which it is proper to cali the attention II
hose Southern people who fought the
war and have accepted IN good faith The
peace that followed H.
The public issues debated in some o! the
southern States have been wholly lOliti
"a. They have assumed that the ti!s:
duty Of the citizen was 20 change IL.
party that administers the laws. This has
produced a counter EFFORT 10 resis: this
change Tho business, interests OF such
States have been arrested by party :n-
trigUes and stree: FIGHTS. The whole
power Of the Republican party has been
.atl.ItNt ~ i'i'''t. 80 si''-is .-tAs4I-OIAr..
prejudice has been eii!s.o! :.gains: the
South. as 10. accepting the term. Of
pacifcatioD. and rs iiaaaocted TO the very
form OF republican government. Our own
State IS signal example o. the :onse-
Tuences o! sUcn imputed disancc,ior.
Louisiana requires 8: he hands of Com
gres, more than any other par: OF the
Union. yet We have seen ,.ssiOD after sos-
SION pass away w!:hcl: al 10 our levees
or Other results o: importance. while
millions o: dollar, have been withheld
o: Withdrawal from. investment here from
Sic chrome .!l>o.! ! Supposed to control
or affairs.
Il s SD sacri.:ce 20 have made to the
disconten: % comparatively few :ndi-
viduais. Il will be even worse. Dis.on-
tent almost invariably ends in alienation.
There was time when the grea. Yves.
could only seek the sea through the port
Of New Orleans. The separation OF Sec
lions during the war, compelled extraor-
ulh"iy e~e''loh' % SUBSTITUTE "lne' "h"
artificial outlets. Gradually the pro.
a0cefS ana The consumers Oh inc upper
rivers came 10 LOOK I" New YORK ana ''eL!
Montreal instead of New Orleans. /
Inc chlei intercourse between me see
tons now is IN the purchase OF goods at
the North Tor the Southern market and
the sale OF cotton bills TO pay tor them.
Gases OF pulmonary and bronchial disease
are sen: South rs sanitary prescription. |