New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-04-30
WHO Is TO BLAME 2"


on those whose counsel5 led to these evils
and actually endeavors to impose that re-
sponsibility upon the REPUBLICAN ! In1'
is o very prudent device. For II the
people of the United States concur in the
belief that the killing Of these simple
laborers was q wanton violence, 1t VIII De
in vain for Messrs. McEnery and McAIlI-
len TO expect Congress to take up the con-
.;lera+ion of their claims to office. Inc
extracts published by Us Oh Sunday sup
no~tad bv numbers of similar articles,
show the distant public sickened with
Louisiana affairs, and more disposed to
order federal troops into the meet
cd districts than 10 waste valuable
legislation III deciding upon the
merits or dement's Of Louisiana poll
tics. The public and commercial mind
NAV be set at rest. The report Of the Sen
ate committee was never adopted and
never will be. The Supreme Court has just
ordered tie appeal in the ''Warmoth Lou
isiana case to 60 over until tie next term.
Congress will DO the same.
The. Picayme endeavor8 to impose upon
the REPUBLICAN the blame of having ex-
cited the posse c0mj'atts Of Grant to main
tain the offices Of the parish in possession.
We have no defense to make Of our Ian
oUage. What we said could lave had no
effect in arming and arraylng the Grant
posse because that Lad been done be-
fore we wrote. To ascertain ''wEo Is
to blame" for the present state OF
affairs, our contemporary should go
back TO the preparation Of the polls and
the rou keepers for the list election. 1t
would take up the appointment OF board
which has not been formally constituted
according to law. Our contemporary
would refer to its own files where it would
see persistent effort to decide the ques-
ton by the Fusion clubs of the city. Il
would find various appeals to the federal
government to leave US alone for twenty
four hours" and an assurance that all
Republican opposi ion would be ''cleaned
out" during that time. To remind our
contemporary Of its own responsibility
we might quote from its columns appeals
to the local majority here to resist the
State government, and intimating that
the Fusionists il the parishes could
clean out" tue local officers al pointed
by Governor Kellogg.
Really, if treason against the State
consists 'in levying war" against the
State, or in "adhering to its enc
mics, giving them aid and comfort,
we do not see why our contemporary
should not be included in the State prose-
cutions now instituted against those who
have acted out its counsels. 1t may claim
the freedom Of the press, and we will
maintain it to the full extent Of that char
ter, Lut the legal authorities may not think
as we do. There can be, however, no
doubt as to the moral responsibility OF
the Ptcagtre for portion Of the influence
that has brought about disorder aud blood
shed True, it has not taken the field.
No Gatlin has been parked on It's prem
ises, no long nine has protrCded its por-
tentive muzzie from its windows. But
it is responsible, nevertheless, as tie trum-
peter who excited others to a battle in
which it did not participate. But why
Shirk this responsibility? Does not this
violence tend to excite that sympathy at
long range for which our nciglbor has
been pinIng? Here are two suits for
damage for libelous and defanatory words
spoken of and concerning judges Of the
Superior and Supreme Courts. Promi-
nenly displayed is a standing advertise
ment of sale of the whole property Of the
Picapne, by order Of what Mr.. Micawber
would have called the 'minions Of the
law" Now, to add a notice OF arrest in
small caps, with file Of admiration notes,
a refusal to give bail and a series Of letters
''from our prison" these would all make
a sensation at which the New York Herald
would stand aghast The Herald would
recall its various commissioners now trying
every device to get into various foreign
ais, and confess that TIE P;caWU5e had
surpassed all its efforts az notoriety.
But these two lines of action are on
the part Of our contemporary somewhat
contradictory. 1t attempts to throw blame
UPON Us for that which alone entities it
to notice abroad Let it dismiss this
week and futile concession and lie itself
again. Let it say truly; We claim and do
not shrink from! the penalties Of our
deeds. We claim to have made this
trouble-to have caused this bloodsled
We have been sued, sold cut ard ilnpris-
oued in the cause. Like George Francis
Train, we will not leave our prison with
out vindication. This course would be
come true and determined martyrs. They
would glory III the deed and lis Conse-
quences They would not in the last
hour file a protest headed, Who is to
blame
TIE MANTLE OF GREELEY.
There are letters published III the