New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-05-23

sentiments of one who looks at our po-
litical affairs from that peculiar standpoint
which is sometimes called Southern and
occasionally something else. We make
these remarks IN order tina. 20 one will
suppose that We wrote the communication
or procured it to be written in order that
we might answer it. We shall merely
glance a. it seriatim.
Senator Carpenter may have said, at
some time or another. tia: JEFF DAVIS
would be listened to respectfully by a
Northern audience: but as we never heard
him say so, J.. L. ". cannot prove this
point ty Us. What we heard Senator Car
penter say was, tina: If Davis OF Stephens
would 60 to Milwaukee with capita! and
90 into business. the people there would
never ask them what their politics are.
Tie inference is that. the Mil~waukeears
hold tia: they have political wisdom
enough already. but have no objection 10
a few more good business men. The
chances are decidedly agains: 4 Northern
audience wasting its time III listening to
an Grafton on effete craftsmanship.
If it be true. as our correspondent as
sures Us. that five coiorei men are killed
by meu 0: their own race. to oae muir
derei by the whites. he simply shows
tia: there is an inequality in tie distribC-
ton OF such tavorS. Pe:hap, be is not
prepared to insist upon the right o: white
Southern men 70 kill as many negroes as
there are negroes killed by each other.
Two wrongs do no: make a right. and the
killing o: one man simply because be Is
black. and a Republican. can no: be in
any manner excused by sho wing :ha: the
colorei people occasionally quarrel and
kill each other from jealousy. se!ishness.
or any o:he. .: the bad passions incident
to the human race. The superior race"
onglt to try and reform their b!scLne:gl-
bors. and no: plead their weakness as a
license for making 4 genera. war upon all
Of that color. I: is nothing new that
there are quarrelsom: persons in both
| races : that the assaults and batteries for
other than political purposes are tae more
| numerous: al! over the world. ard tina:
| persona. conflicts are no: SO liable rs poll
teal disturbances 70 emhroi! others. The
theory o: our government: is that political
and religions opinion sLal! be free, and
| that no man has sufficient interest il the
| conscience 0: another. Q. such control
! over bis action. as 70 resor!to violence to
! CONVEX. h:u or inhuence his vote. There
| fore, one violation Q: this furlanenta!
principle will excite m1-e puJl.c coz
Germ than a dozen conAic:, arising from
| business difficulties, or from the various
disputes eugende:ei 10y human passion.
, Til; will continue to be the cas-. Unit!
| the blessed millennium shall arrive
tits true, as J. L. W. intimates. TIA: tie
! fifteenth amendment and tle eDtocemen:
acts do rot extend to any cases except
those arising under them. They we:e
framed to enforce Ia. rights OF the colcred
man. leaving the settlement: 0. ali other
disputes to the State authorities. Unless
a party aggr;eved can show by evidence
that his wrongs have beaa Inflicted upon
Linz OF accoun. o: his color. o. that
of his agents. Re can no: invoke
the fedora! law. Ii our correspondent &c.
s:res to enlarge the jurisdiction Of the
United States Courts. tina: is ano'ter mat
ter. AID one tha.: is properly deba.atle.
l. can DULY be done il L way. however,
by amending the constitution. That this
has 40: been done before is Certainly Nc,
the fault @: the federal officers
When our correspondent: Ceases to di
vide the State into VI classes, calling crt
the Southern people" and the Other
.carpe,-ta;gers." be will begin to tall
and perhaps feel Ike j." true American
citizen should. There is 50 little differ
ence between VIA: may be- called by one
party or tie other ca~rpet-ba;gers. ant
those who constitute the controlling ele
men; in the South. tina: i. is hardly
worth while to 50 into a comparison. NJ
practica! cool can com CIT OF il. I: i
the rule here to designate Republican:
alone by this term. though il is notoric1!
tia. u party does nc: By auy means en-
Joy a monopoly Of tie Characteristic;
attributed to the class,