New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-25
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We have not the slightest hesitation In
saying upon our own responsibility that
all the old fashioned Wings and Demo
Gratis in the country will at once agree
with US that the question raised in the
Senate committee yesterday, touching our
affairs, ought to be decided in the athrnla-
tive. Ve have as little hesitancy IN say
ing that the present crowd of Democrats
VI no do not appear 20 operate upon Yrlh'
ciple &C all, Will decide so the contrary
since they have all TO make and nothing 10
gain by dragging Louisiana into trouble at
| Washington. The difference between the
men who would agree 70 our view OF tno
matter and those who will notagree with U.s.
is jus. this. that the former Sonfornle"
! their action 70 wha: they demanded. WINE
| the latter &C: one thing and say another
or say something that they instantly con-
tradict. as they did when they announced
their LOYALTY 20 the principle that the State
shonid be left 70 regulate her own affairs,
while a. the same time they were begging
the general government to take the State
from those who had her in custody III order
that she might be given to them.
The telegraph informs Us that the Senate
committee, in its Investigation Of Louis
lana affairs, stopped its proceedings when
the decision of our Supreme Court was re-
ported to it, in order to consider whether
the Judgment Of the highest Louisiana
tribunal did not settle the matter III dis"
pute sufficiently we'll to deliver Congress
from the business of interfering further In
controversy that large and Intelligent
portion of the people do not think 1t had
anything to do with, since they assume
that it has no remedy within its reach to
apply to such wrong as it might discover
While the matter of dispute seemed to be
based upon the action of a federal
court it was well enough for Congress to
consider the same, but now that the en-
tire response bility for what has been done
has been assumed by the Supreme Court
of Louisiana, it is the business of Cone
gress to remit the whole matter to the
authorities that the people concerned have
selected to be their impires in such disc
putes. The Picdy,lne itself will say with
us that this is the true theory. and the
one that should prevail. for it has con.
s:antly denied TO Congress any authority
to act in our matters otherwise than by
letting us settle our affairs in a regular
way, and as we said at the outset. all the
responsible parties who remember how
parties used to divide upon principle alone.
treating the possession OF the offices as q
nero incident in the matters of life. will
agree with us and with the Picayaac tina:
Congress is treading Oh novel and doubt
ful grounds in its present inquiry into the
status OF the only government in Louis
lana that the executive and judicial de-
partments Of the United States govern
ment has ever recognized, and it would be
well for that body to take advantage of the
judgment Of our Supreme Court assuming
all responsibility In the matter TO -elin'
guish any further action in the premises.
We base this suggestion on two PROPOSE
tons: First, that Congress has no power
to remedy any evil it might discover. as
the NEST patriotic and learned statesmen
in the Union will admit: and second, that
whe.c there is = we'll known remedy pro
vided for any particular wrong. it is a
waste of time. talent and money to orig
mate new cure for the evil. Whatever
has been done wong in the State OF
Louisiana can be rectifed in short order
by an appeal to the courts. as al injured
party will promptly discover by laying his
case before Judge Hawkins. II any man
has been unlawtully deprived of any Office
to which he was fairly elected by the action
Of the returning board. we are almost
willing 70 guarantee . favorable Judgment
if he will institute proceedings 70 recover
his rights. The board does not. and
never did. pretend that it executed abso.
lutte justice in every particular in what it
did. since no honest authority ever sets up
such perfection. and therefore its sup
porters are at liberty. as We feel satisfied
Judge Hawkins feels himself TO be.
10 inquire into and correct any
erro. tina: has been committed. And
since this is the case, that every
man in Louisiana can obtain justice
from the local tribunals, it is useless and
demoralizing for Congress to be inquiring
whether it can alter things in this State
to suit the demands of those whose de-
sires will never be satisfied until they are
put into possession of the public offices.
As far as the people are concerned, they
have appointed an authority to decide ell
their rights and wrongs. and they insist
upon being left alone with this arbitrator,
without any regard to those who desire 20
be masters and rulers oveS :hems
EOPTTT FAILING IN LIME