New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-14
IMPOTENT AMBITION.

its temporal territory and abandoned il
authority, until shrunk Snd restricte
within space scarce large enough to b
the cemetery of its ambition. The mod
by which this power has fought to mair
tain its pretensions has been by threats {
eternal punishment or promises of undy
ing joy. The world has, however, becom
SO Indifferent to a menace without DANCE
and promise without guarantee that
regards an communication withou
dread, and an apothesis withou: conf
dence.
Comparing very great examples with
| very small imi tation, we have in some o
our Southern States party which auda
ciously assumed the political government
Of the whole Southern people. 1t laugh
| discomfort with republican government
under the assumed name Of Democracy
1t occupied all Office. and excluded al
who did, no. subscribe to its infallibility
P,oclaiming certain principles Of gov
eminent as orthodox, il held all who dis.
scented at home as suspected aliens. while
those abroad who supported its preten'
sions were INDUCED with dispensation
to ayow doctrines even opposite to its
own.
Such was the so-called Democratic
States rights party at the South.
~
Southern man who denied its suprem-
acy, as "a Yankee" an "Abolitionist'
and "Federalist," and such its
disposition to all men in Vermont and
Connecticut, who were neither ''Yan.
KEGS" nor "Abohtionists" OF "Federalists."
but genuine States rights citizens. 1t was
this power of anathema and denuncia-
ton which consigned to outer darkness all
the Wings, Conservatives and Union men
of the South, and claimed for Mcclellan,
Blair and Seymour entire accordance Of
creed with themselves. It was this that
Horace Greeley, the ablest organ Of
abolition. the patron and aid Of
John Brown, the most powerful ad-
vocate of tariff for protection. the
friend of public expenditure and
the gift Of public lands for every
purpose. received the NOM
ination and vote of this dictatoria1
clique. 1t is thus that Longstreet, whose
sacrifice and sufferings in the Confederate
cause surpassed those of any one among
he rulers of the Confederate cause, has
been prescribed and denounced. The
lifelong enemy Of every principle they
profess has been commended TO the high
st honor. The soldier who from Afanas.
as to Appomattox was never absent from !
lis post. save when in hospital from his |
is presented as traitor, recreant |
% the South:
1t has SO happened tina. il addition TO
hese glazing contradictions. this school
t rulers had an opportunity during the
Of showing their true prin.
iples. Under the administration Of Mr..
)avis. all power was concentrated in the
overnment; soldiers were held after their
erm Of volunteer enlistment had expired:
property was taken without the assent of
S owners: the right Of habeas corpus
as suspended; the currency was debased
y over issues; the administration of gov.
cnmens and its patronage was monop-
lied by the same clique which had gov.
ned the Southern States before the war.
These exposures have deprived the old
aders of the sc-called Democratic States
gifts school Of popular confidence.
outheru men who fought and suffered
n see no use in continuing a sectional
rife which has done and continues to do
much injury TO The Southern States.
hey do not choose to lead or serve on a |
rlorn hope. where the losses must fall
'oD themselves and the very improbable
nor will be seized by class whose
llitary services now. as heretofore. con-
It in urging other people to fight. Our
oughts have been called to this subject by !
serving the impotent effort of an organ !
this arrogant faction to coerce one Of /
? journals into obedience to its COM c
.nds. The New Orleans Times is said
{ 70 have been sufficiently abusive
Blanchard, nor has il !auded those who
ntradict him with the zeal it should =
We manifested. The Times is re- a
oached with having advocated War
'th. and received ever so much money 7
warrants rs consideration for SO
ing. Pray. was not Warmoth the ac- p
owledged ally Of the Fusion party; and Z
$ not the Picay,ns also his prophet? u
NE little allowance for former friend u
p; some modest abstinence from abuse, v
'uld be INDUCED to the Times. espe. II
lily by one that was a fellow sinner, at
st in part. The Times honor yindicates e'
If CALAMITY by denouncing Blanchard Ell
all his works. d
hen its dissatisfied censor returns to a
charge. and demands to know why the Il
',es has not been more unequivocal in %
abuse of Governor Kellogg? To this last -
sure no direct response has appeared.
has. no doubt. occurred to the Times hs
o everybody else that it is time to de- o
e the independence of the Southern =.
SIS and people from this arrogant and :.
clique who have SO long e1- :"
sed such dictatorial powers over their IN
itical opinion aid action. Exposed. WI
'ersed and disregarded the bull of ex. III
munication. promulgated by these az !.
e politicians has 10 effect. and the WI
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