New Orleans Republican., 1873-05-25

OF the Territory OF New 1Ork. AGu so
here in Louisiana the duty OF Congress s
TO see 10 it that you have republican gov
ernment, and it's interference should be
measured by the necessity Of the case. Con-
gress must interfere so far as may be neces.
sary 10 secure this result and no further.
CAN AN ELECTION BE HELD.
Can :here be an honest election held ID
this State. great many of my Repub-
iican friends have told me since / came to-
New Orleans it can EOt be. The colored
gentlemen who invited me TO the interview
| have already referred to Insisted :. could
not be- Gentlemen, / believe ii can be. I
believe that Congress Can pass such a law.
providing such safeguards and grant such
protection to the entire voting population
OF this State as Will enable them to.exercse
the elective franchise and determine who
shall be the Governor and who shall be
members of the Legislature Of Louisiana.
Il. however. am mistaken in this: Il, after
Congress has tired the experiment. il shall
ne evident that the result desired has net
and can not be reached. tha. an honest
expression of the public will has
no. been and can not De obtained,
il will then result that your people are at
present incapable OF self fgovernment. ard
i: would be the duty of Congress 70 declare
that there is no State government. L Louis.
lana. and that i'll the present condition Of
should establish territorial! gocerrment
over ycur soil and over your people, and
govern you directly from the sea: oi federal
authority: for We must collect the revenues
from the imports at your port; we M...t de.
liver the letters through the pos:V-tce: we
must exercise all the federal :un t:luLs in
his community; and it wa can 10. do il
one way we must do il some ether way.
We mus. appropriate money to educate the
people AMI if need be, We must continue
this un.ii this generation shall have passed
away and another shall have taken it's
place. who have that respect for IN. rights
OF others and for the cardinal doctrines O.
republican government and Tree i.s'i.u.
:ioEs which will secure republican g0y.
eyEluen. in this State.
CONCERNING STATE RIGHTS.
When the new election bill was presented
70 the Senate it encountered opposition
upon the ground OF State rights. Gentle.
men. ! always was State rights man, and
While the constitution of the United States
remains unchanged ] shall be. The thir.
.een,h. fourteenth and fifteenth amend.
,nelts have not changed the general plan
and theory OF the American system. We
have a central experimenting government
charged with the exercise Of sovereign pow.
ers touching those subjects which are Of
general concern. We also have .oca. state
governments, charged with the exc: else Of
sovereign powers touching all domestic
attairs. The recent amendments OF the
constitution have somewhat enlarged the
scope OF federal power, and committed to
the general government subjects which be.
fore remained i'll the power OF the States.
The theory. however. OF our govern ment is
now as Il always has been, that the federal
government is TO be limited by the .onsti.
III ion. and the State governments are to
exercise all authority NO; granted 20 the
United States and not denied 20 the States.
There is no difficulty abou. the doctrines of
State rights except the IHisapplica.ion Of the
phrase S ate rights. When Mr.. Ca houp,
who was one OF the mes: sagac.ons Of
American statesmen. desired 20 maintain
Tie right OF South Carolina 10 nulliiv q law
of Con gress. the right OF Eer courts 20 do.
clare an act of Congress uncon..i.u.ional,
and 70 refuse an appeal 20 the Supreme
Court Of the United States. he aeuunina.
ted that a right Of the State SO 20 deal with
an act Of Congress and nu!iliica. On. and
suhssa auently secession, were III 'nat way
elassed in the nomenclature Of former days
az .he States rights doctrine. Ihi, PROPOSE.
:.0L ought to nave been styled 10: State
righ-s, bu: unfounded State p.e:ensions.
WHAT they meant by State rights WAS State
sovereignty, which never existed unter the
constitution. To use the Language u Chief
Justice Marshall. the general government
aud The State governments axe respectively
supreme il their own spheres AS 20 rails.
ing an arm.r. raising :eveAc Upon
imports. coming money and 50 :o:.h tho
Uuited States is soverei GA .Ht. .!c State
governments subordinate. Touching
highway within State or the building of q
courthouse, the education o.; the :leople.
the administration Ul justice he.weeI CHI.
zens OF the same State, and all otaeI merely
domestic questions. the State Is sovereign.
fell IN. h.
ordinate. In other words. III III. compli.
cateG mechanism Of American Hali.:, SOY.
erelgn power passes from one government
70 The other. II reposes iI the general gov.
eminent for war and national atIalrs: IN the
State gOvernmen! for the mana gemeLt Of all
domestic affairs; and in each ease where
The sovereign power of the people speaks it
Is 20 be respected by every O.Cv-gjvern.
MentS and all.
STATE RIGHTS IN THE LOUISIANA CASE.
This phrase, State rights. has covered
many an error and produced iIan: wrong.
bu. ]. never absolutely biz its ow d aose OF
until Senator Morton, apparent. :or the
purpose OF making it ridiculous. an;. making
,ne American people ashamed o: j.. invoked
x as shield OF protection !cr III. usurpa.
tion Of federal court in regard "a .he elec.
ton in your State. To Say that ;ite! State
has held an election. and after (. federal
~ "ltIOut Il sUduCN tI dulNo.ifNs LAS
!ntertered and put IL Office tie .ntu who
We're not elected, Congress LAY no!
interfere and correct a WRONG committed
by the federal judiciary because % do 80
would violate the rights OF the S'ate. is
proposition verf difficult TO express with
grave countenance. Yet as the CD soldier
always springs TO his feet at 'he i.lsle call,
so the Democrats in the Senate rae;. 70 the
rescue when any man uttefs th.. deceptive
nnrHsp n
vcu Democrats here tonight wnH believe
tna' McEnery was elected, .r j. ;s was not
elected that there ought 10 be {. ie.riectlon,
voU wonld have lad your reelection had
your Democratic brethren il II. Senate
voted Tor the bill. They opposed = in
s",.d body. and j: was deiea1s.: by one
vote. Tie Republicans. VINO had .een la.
ho!.ag IN the close of the session eighteen
h'nf- ii day. sat in rhei: places al night
Ion =: sat until the morning sun E,ded the
'ioD!- OF the capital. 20 pass tbs s.I ana
give you new election. think W. could
lave passed the bli! at eleven o .,.uck; at
.Heive O'Clock; az one O'Clock: a. Two
clock think We coalG have passed II
ny lvur "r five Ina ioriry: q. three clock
We could have passed !. 10y one q: Two; at
i"nr o'clock The bil! would Lave heen de-
Ieated ha;! - gone 20 a vote. I.:. trends
"i he bill. therefore. started discussion
WIN me Democrats Tn ',oN. ca. u3+stlons.
III thc ineaDt.iAe We Sent out 10. S@n atOI5
:" return vino We're friends OF .ne u.if. and.
~ We supposed VIC had a safe IN. .Iity OF
"" Tor the bill we went 70 :. ~. u.tweeD
!ve and -!x O'Clock in the luoiE.t:. 1U. I'M
fortunately one o: the men we a.,. s.n. tor
amt supposed friendly to ,he I'll. came into
ne senate and voted agaL-- y. All. !. was
I'!tattd by one majority. 50 gentle men,
:; ve;! do no. like the pte=eu. i.-,!.'Jide OF
an ':is II you do not enjoy 'h. .3li:ii: stra'
t!oi oi the government ny ke;lUc: and bis