New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-03-27
The Louisiana Government.

Last week We commented at some length
upon the remarkable course the New York
iadepen3ent has pursued in regard to the
Wamoth-McEnery conspiracy in Louisiana,
iustifying that conspiracy and denouncing the
kellogg government, declared legal by the
Supreme Court Of the State, and recognized
as the legitimate government of the State by
the President, as usurpatlon. But the hide
gsnie'.t Is not alone in defending the War
u,oth-McEnery outrage. There are even Re-
publican Senators equally beiogged or misled
upon the subject, as well as other Republican
papers. The course Of Senator Edmunds il
quite a. unaccouu,able as that OF the hide
pendent On this question tae New Orleans
Etpubl.caa ought to be, and undoubtedly ia,
well informed, and IL utters no uncertain
sound as to the McEnery conspiracy. 1t de-
Lvers sharp and well-rnerited rebuke to him
and those who are cooperating with him to
reyolu,ionize the State.
In recent able review Of this revolutionary
orement the Republican thus describes it and
The character of the men engaged in il:
The "McEnerv government" so-called. Is
composed entirely Of the handful of Bourbon
Democrats and about half dozen renegade
Republicans. who Joined the Fusion move
.ucnt last fall from mixed motives oi spite
and hope of gain. The Liberals and true
Eelonncrs have withdrawn from the concern
long ago. The few Republicans of the bet
ter class. who gave adherence at first, have
had nothing to do with it since 1t became
manifest that the only hope 10 win was in
.nF,tt fi.nr Gnrn fG
- weak in resources that il Is compelled to
-ubs.st upon the result Of subscriptions, and
20 Weld ANONYMOUSLY to less than one hun
bred POLICEMEN IN the first conflict. This is
pretty concern to palm of on the readers
OF the North as the government Of South
ern State.
The New York Void attempts TO reason
from analogy. If, says the great mathemat-
clan If Democratic victories yet unwon, the
Kellogg government were the real tle, it
would be able TO sustain itself, being in the
majority Precisely SO. 1t does sustain
itsclf, even in q locality where ii is not
claimed 10 be in 4 majority, though the gov
eminent Of New York city had to be pro-
tectcd from Democratic mob in 1863 by a
UnitcEyStatcs army under command of Gen.
Butler. We never heard it doubted that
Horatio Seymour was the lawful Governor of
New York because Mr.. Lincoln found it
Eecessaryto send troops TO keep his friends"
from burning the orphan asyums and hang
ing Young negroes to laup-posts. And a
city that i never sure of passing over the
anniversary ofthe Battle of BOVINE Water''
without dreadful riot, has little right to
throw oi.s little !racas so unpleasantly in our
faces.
The government, recognized as such by the
President in this State, is the representative
O! large majority Of the people Of this State,
and Is amply able to protect ITSELF So that
our political and commercial enemies of New
I ork, Chicago, Cincinnati, and st. Louis
may as well give up their attempts to injure
4; By more lying about u.
AS IL: :her Illustration of tie desperate
character OF the conspirators, and Of the
means they had decided upon TO carry out
their wicked plans, We copy from the same
paper this statement:
We have been shown written document.
purporting to be a bond duly signed by per-
son (whether "Governor" McEnery or not is
not stately named John McEnery, with ten
well-Inown firms and business men Of this
city as sureties, executed to hardware firm,
10 secure the return Of certain guns and am
IauniIion received from the said firm within
I'm days from the ID OF March, 1873.
The late not occurred On the night OF The
IN Of March.
The amount 81 Tie bond Is i've thousand
dollars, the sure.ics each being bound in the
sum OF five bundled dollars.
Now here is "a ease calling for the serious
attention Of the Attorney General, the Dis
trict Attorney, Judge Abel and his Grand
Jury. 1t is well known that q rather formd-
able attempt wag made by a body Of armed
men 10 capture the city police stations and
the several rooms occupied BY the District
Courts. In the conflict that ensued blood
was split, and two or three men were killed.
Here was n great oifcnsc committed against
the laws that yet remains unpublished. Is
Justice asleep: Are the hands of our officers
paralyzed? Or are they waiting for proofs ::
We assure the public that this important doc
ument is in safe hands for the purposes of
Justice, and the signers may reasonably ex-
poet call from the authorities on the subject
without unnecessary delay.