The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-02-22
Louisiana Alabama.


The report in the Louisiana case OF 'r'
Senate committee appointed 10 inquire
whether that State has arcpub''cil ''' III '
government, and the minority reports ''"''
tho yario,,s diSScuiicnts Hpon the to''''''''''
,rosou, thc yuhicct in a light which hE'Ne"'''
apn,ar Iudicroua rather Than S'i''">. - '
h.cn said that the pun next bcs' 10 ''lc "o>'
H., worst ono that can he made. &c
,,;0 Io,,;s;,ua imbrcglio sccms TO us. III l.
d,lirhtrulIy refreshing to see Our northern
hrethrcn puzzlcd rs to "wlat they shall dc
With it, The affair is SO abominahly and
outraccoIISy an Invasion Of the rights ct TIE
STATE. and So tiiscrcditahlc TO the party thai
has brought the country snto this SAD pre-
djcamcnl. tina. VIC cannot lut enjoy The NJ
tcmrts made by the several members OF that
party TO show that this outrage Is toicl'ihic.
Mr.. CARPENTER. who made the report, j. i
GOOD lawyer. and such n sirhlcr at thlS Euc
day flockiny the stable after the horse
is stcIcnl for the rights OF The States
that last year he refused to support
SrsxrR's bill providing for securing equal
riLb,s to negroes in schools, churches, ccme-
ferries, hotels, &c, on the ground that it H.
yadcd those rights. lie is tho man who has
been reduced to the necessity of reporting 4
bill which provides that q Federal Judge
shall DC authorized to hold elections in
Louisiana for the purpose of r,G,tabiShin"
in that State q republican form OF govern
mcnt. A S,trap Cf the grand central power
shall 20 ont into the provinces and SIC ths!
the voting is ,ioEc according (" laW! We
France !cca,lsc the Empcr"r's own soldiers
conducted them and decided That The people
had voted to establish the empire. Now we
are .niu" t. do the same thing ourselves.
What an easy solution it affords to thc prob
lem as TO the capacity of ;hr people for
sclf.goycrnmcnt! II they can't govern
themselves, bow can they govern
other people: asked Mr.. .ILrrENSoN
but our Republicans in Congress can
teach Mr.. JEFFERSON Il thing or two that hc
did not know. They will compel people TO
have republican form Of government. The
paradox is only seeming one, say they.
The voters must accept that sort of rcpuliii-
can government az KATE accepted PETRr-
emo for httslWnd-will they. will they. 1t
has hitherto been considered necessary to
keep the executive, The legislative, and the
judiciary departments Of the Government
scparatcand apart. Now, however, a Judge
is to be IN executive officer, and, not only
SO, but Fcd,rdi judge is 10 supcrintcnd
State elections! Here is richness fnr you.
Think Of EoSp holding elections in South
Carolina, UNpERwoOD in Virginia, BUSTED
in Georgia, WcOps in Louisiana, this year,
and then going next year to perform the
samc duty in Massachusetts,, New York, and
Pcnn>y lyania! And why pot? The right
to hold such an election in Louisiana implies
the right TO hold such Il one in any and every
State, just rs the right to >ulu@atc the State:
implies the right to govern them from Wash
in.ton. The scheme is logical enough, rs
we said The other day. II was; involved in
the issue OF The late war. There is no help
for il. We have become accustomed 10 the
idea in the South, and have now only to
laugh at the faces which our northern brct!r-
zen make when the same dose is commended
to them.
Mr.. MonroN, always bold IL; hr is always
bad, WAS for taking the bull by the horns
lie Wa, not for rccoguizin" the McENEEY
government. And why not? Bcc,iISc Nc
Emery is 4 Democrat. If lie were Il Rrplb.
Iican, aud circum>lanrcd just rs he Is, he
would DC hoiscd into power by the same
Congress. TO say this is TO say that rcplb.
licauism is a failure in this country. In fact,
force and free will ,io not go together. Re
puhlicauism and dcspotism cannot cuCXist III
the same country; and since the essence Of
the one is to allow people to govern them
selves in their own way, and OF the other is
to govern them against their will, it follow:
that, whatever forms we may observe, W.
are living under Il dcSpotic form Of govern
mcnt, and that The prctcncc that Louisian;
can i" forced into adoptiuga republican torn
government is too bald TO require exposure
Wcsce the truth Of what We have just rs
serted. let It's turn our eyes whithcrsocvcr W
will. Look ut Alabanl. Two members nf tn
Legislature are arrested by Federal officer
Of a United States senator! Why not
Have not the Federal Judges The care of tn
several States? Is il not their duty to keel
them on their good behavior? l. not Il!
Central Government The only one now i'll hi
country that is worthy of the name? Shall a
Alabama legislator. or a New York one, /,
permitted to obstrllct legislation Intended +
please those who administer that grand Cen
trail Government? Forbid it, shades 4
ALEXANDER HAMILTON and Mr.. Justice STORY
We protest that we write this in the lies
Of humors. We IRE not at al! disturbed b,
the events upon which we are ronllncning
They or similar ones had for some time beer
expected by Us. We discounted" then
several years ago. We are rather rNuliuy
over The anEi2rulcnt of Our old national O
congressional hcu--hcr republican chickens
being deSpotic ducks, have taken 10 tn
waters of imperialism.
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We publish this morning another commu
nication in reference to the Jill now pendD.
in the Legislature providing for notifying
suburban landowners as to where the line.
Of the streets of this city will run wilcl
protractcd by an extension Of the city limits
We have to say
1st. That the first amendment proposed