New Orleans Republican., 1873-07-13
which no power on earth would ever be
| able to unite.


which no power on earth would ever be
| able to unite.
WHAT REMEDY IS TO BE SOUGHT.
Il. then. becomes a question, IN view OF
| the postponement Of the controversy 70
the meeting of the next Congress- as &c
| what. in the premises, the complainant:
are to expect from that body, and "ha'
measure of relief the federal government M
! in either of its branches, can AFFORD. 1Ie
duty of the President has Deeh aitgius
! plainly pointed ont. He has but one thins
to do. and that is to uphold the oonstitu
| ton and execute the laws as he tnfs them
| The Supreme Court can only act upon any
! question as It is brought before them by ap
| peal from the inferior courts. 80 IL Is
! therefore, to the legislative department
| that the resort is to be had. We may con
| slider briefly the points likely to be involved
| when the Question shall thus be raised
L. 1t can not reasonably be anticipated
| that Congress, in view of al! the facts now be
| fore the country. would set aside the Kellogg
| government and substitute the McEnery
| government in its place. This would only
| be to redress one grievance by the agsrava'
| ton OF another, and there is not likely to
| be at this late day aLy further light tend
| ing materially to change the nature OF the
case as IL SLduUSs uNjcSS, lAuCCOs tiIC AASA
| lOgg government should meanwhile, by Its
| further action, become obnoxious to some
| charge which would bring it within the
| constitutional scope OF the federal author
| ity.
,. Nor can it be any more reasonably an
| ticipated that Congress would. under the
| circumstances, order new election. ms
| could only be done constitutionaliy by first
aseertainlng and declaring that a republi-
,s.t'
Louisiana. and thus by practically reducing
| the State to territorial condition. and re-
manding it to the measu 9 which are usual
| in preparing Territory tor admission as a
| State into the Union. And even were Con
gress disposed to 20 thus far, still nothing
| would be accomplished but through the ac-
ton of the people themselves. The only
material advantage OF such a course even
| were it feasible, would be in the brevity OF
| time and this, again, might be cOunterba..
anced by very many disadvantages growing
| out of the teverish and unsettled state of at
fairs thus produced, as we'll as the novelty
of the experiment and the danger Of the
precedent.
3. The only other point which, as perti-
nent TO che case, could lawfully claim the
action Of Congress, would be the ques ton
of the impeachment of the federal Judge by
whose action the Kellogg government was
at first initiated. That is. indeed, teir
subject of investigation, and when properly
brought to the attention OF Congress, they
would be bound 70 take notice OF it in the
usual manner.
4. What else remains but the considera-
tion of questions which belong to the courts
and to the people of Louisiana, and with
which the federal government has no right
and no authority to interfere. SO long as
they abstain from domestic violence and
blOOdshed, TOO much OF which has trans
pired already. to the great discreCit of the
cause of popular government and the ire
parable injury OF the American name"
6. We think, therefore, that the McEnery
party have acted wisely in desisting from
all further manifestations of physical force.
And however great the outrage may seem
to them that government created as was
the present de fdct0 government, should be
permitted to exercise its authority IN the
State, will they not sooner find the redress
they ask by leaving it undiscurbed to the
end OF its existing term! II then it shall
be found that a maj jority Of the actual voters
in the State are dissatisfied with il. the
remedy will then be in a new election, and
they can thus, by a peaceful resort to the
polls, place the government in other hands
by a constitutions, and lawful method. and
without revolution or civil war.
1t was well said by Judge Wilson. of the
Supreme Court, SO tar back as 1880. that
there IS remedy tor every ulste;uper IL
government if the people be not wanrin. 10
themselves. For people wantin; to them
selves there is no remedy.
THE ULTIMATUM.
Our review OF tnis most intricate and diff
icult problem would not be complete were
we to omit Z notice of the suggestion which
has been made, 70 the effect that the pres
ent dissensions and troubles among III.
people OF Louisiana might be aliayed by the
immediate action OF the Kellogg govern
ment proposing a new elec ton. and thus
remitting all questions Of controversy to
the direc. voice of the people Of the State.
To us who are SO far from the scene of ac-
ton, anG III ignorance Of the insuperable
ditfculties:which may be incident to such
course. this measure has all the charm of
magnanimOus and patriotic deed. If it
were at all practical BILE on the heel O: go
much intense and violent excitement, and
if it might not threaten still greater evils
than those which have afflicted the TN
happy State. we shoald urge il by all means
as one o: the grand things which 1t is per
mitted to men sometimes in the pecplexing
coDjunctions Of human affairs to DO in honor
OF human nature. and as glorious example
for all coming times.
But it is fOV these on whom rests the
present responsibility of the administration
III that State to consider OF this action and
to decide 1t for themselves, subject. as they
ever will! be, to the Judgment of theiy tei-
low-country men and Of posterity.