New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-12

vor to prejudice and disgust the federal
government against New Orleans. 1t has
been done by the foulest personal abuse
of President, Congress and the federal
courts. 1t has been done by denouncing
a republic as a failure, and emblazoning
the merits Of other forms of government
The Republican representatives of Lous
isiana, who can alone effect the appro-
priations asked are denounced abroad
as disreputabfe adventurous. An argu-
ment has been made TO prove that thifs
teen States OF the Uniono with ten or
twelve millions Of people. ar immense
majority Of whom are satisfied with this
government, may be zetroceded to France
upon the discomfort Of couple of news
papers and a minority of malcontents, q
great many of whom are not American
citizens at all. We copy from the Plea
ylne specimen Of this wooden horse
business. This is about the federal ''De-
partment OF JusticeSSo
Its expenditures foP the ensuing year
were S3,076,332, and the Attorney General
asked and obtained from the last Congress
further appropriation OF s30O.O0O. Mr..
Thurman shows that this 1870 32 was
used as corruption fund by the Attorney
General to buy up support to President
Grant in the presidential election. His
pretext for the expenditure of SO much
money was the Ku-K!ux law.
One of the ways of bribery in the South.
Et1faa NJ fn tryn a To "a
witness IN an imaginary ku klux case; and
not seldom expenses for attending or not
ate ending court. 1t is not at all surprising
that the Attorney General telegraphed to
the Committee of Two Hundred from Louis
lana that there was no use in their going 10
Washington, as the Presidents mind was
made up to sustain the Durell board and
government The truth, We suppose, was
that North Carolina Arkansas and Florida
were 70 be carried for Grant by bribery
from the funds at his command as the head
OF the Department Of justices but Louis.
ianas where no Ka-klax had ever existed.
was TO be carried by military force and
usurpation. After he had accomplished
his OBJECT by OvesthrOwing the McEnery
government by the bayonets of the United
States, OF course. like Mr.. Matt Carpenter,
he wanted Us to sset the ID politics
alone y
OF Mr.. Carpenter, az able and fnfueis
tial representative from Wisconsin. whose
support for our works Of Improvement.
has been solicited. it is said:
A bribey and conspiratoro a :yrans and a
fObber, he is now advocated, IN some OF the
Radical presses. as fit TO wear she ermine OF
Marshall and Tanes as Chief Justice of tine
United Stateso Why Hoes Can slespotism
find more unprnc?ple1 Cool Williams
and Durell-purited and cieansed by their
Louisiana eXperiences-ousht as affairs GO,
to be the only competitors SoS this illuse
trious office
Now all this makes Il lovely and see
rene with our rivalss but how much has it
set back our Interests with Congress3
10 long will our property holders and
business men allow ehis injurious Jan
yuageS Will they take the arms of Lao
coon and expel this subdolous policy, OF
Of Thymptes, who recommended the ads
mission Of the fatal fabrics The REpUBs
lIcAN has, with the sagacious Trojan pas
riot, driven its spear through the hollow
sides Of this dangerous doctrine But it |
IAN not defend the city alone when others
hus betray its interests. We tell |
our friends plainly That we can not an
'wer for the success Of the city applica- !
ions to the national government if this |
insane and unnecessary abuse Of the "a. |
'ionai government should continue It |
nay be said that it is the duty OF gov. |
to bestow impartially upon each
applicant the share of national patronage !
0 which it is entitled. This may be true,
'ut it can not be expected that Congress
xcited by abuse and stimulated by oppos
lite interests. will be above the ordinary
ceilings of men. Will our people longer
How the dissemination Of sentiments
'hich must destroy our commerce and
epopulate our city:
!