New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-05-20

fee, What hum:liating observation-disclosures.
And before we could explain to him. in
Booths behalf. that under no circumstances
would Governor Kellogg have consented to
go to the Senate after giving his pledge to
serve out his four years as executive. he
darted away, mutteIing curses about all the
''brains of the South" having been ''driv-
en- out of politics by the war" Nothing
can exceed the disgust this people are be-
ginning to feel for their brainless ring
masters 1t is refreshing to contemplate.
One of the sentences in Booths "Legisla-
ture's Reply" consists Of twenty-e; ght lines
and l63 words. II a broadsde OF these l6S
Founders can not demolish the kellogg cita-
del, Booth has the consolation Of knowing
that they take the breath of his readers.
Warmoth did not betray the Republican
party. He says he cleft it. He evidently
attaches great Importance to the difference
betwiXt tweedle dee and tweedle-dum. A
voice from the tomb now reminds posterity
that Benedict Arnold did not betray the
revolutionary army. He only left" it.
When traitor offered the keys of be-
sieged town to Roman General, the latter
replied: wretch, know i: is not yet so bad
with Romans tina: they will stoop to the
business Of taking towns by t-eachery."
Had the Louisiana chivalry spurred the in.
famons election law Warmoth offered them
with such manly language, they would now
enjoy the admiration instead Of the con-
tempt of the country.
When Governor Warmoth said that Gov.
ernor Kellogg was member OF the Phila-
delphia convention. and reported against
the reconstruction measure. he uttered what
he knew to be untrue. He is perfectl'
aware that Governor Kellogg was nas a
member of the Philadelphia convention.
and never was a member Of any conven.
ton. political Or otherwise. that ever took
any action against the reconstruction
measures.
All the Northern papers, with the excep.
ton of the few grea: Greeley dalies of in.
dependent and Democratic procilvities,
which are the only kind of representatives
of Northern opinion met with in this city.
teen with denunciat:ons of the attempt to
assassinate Governor Kellogg. The follow.
ing extract. from the New Hampshire Ne,rs
Letter, strikes the average tone Of the
Northern country press. and is fair illus.
tration of the effect which that dastardly
shot produced upon the Northern masses:
Affairs in Louisiana are in lanentable
| condition. The adherents of McEnery ap-
pear to have organized resistance wherever
| It was possible to the recognized authorities
| of the State. An unsuccessful attemp: to
assassnate Governor Kellogg is reported
! All this is but manifestation OF the old
ku Klux spirit, under cover of a contest
about the election Of State officers. The
rebel element is still rampant. and persist
ent in the determination by intimidation
| and bloodshel TO deprive the enfranchised
| blacks of the enjoyment of the rights which
are guaranteed TO :hem By the constitution.
! In some way an example should be made to
| teach this reckless AID violent class that
| old times have passed away. and tina; what
| the country has promised she will perform.
| 1t is blot on tha civilization OF our cOun-
| try and our age tha: such ou.rages are not
more promptly suppressed and punished.