New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-02
FALL TIE THERMOMETER.

toned by the highest State tribunal. ana
since recognized as formally in possession
by the federal executive.
Such counsel, were naturally ol9aP'
proved by people who took 10 peace 'o'
| their bread and business. That these coun-
! sells have not met their approval Is e'l"en'
from fine Attendance at the meeting on
Friday night, the caucus Of NcEnery 'e3S-
;slators upon the proper terms OF ''''!on
Will. the Legislature at the State house.
bu. especially by the late utterances OF
N. p;c1.me. An article headed " Inc
Policy Of louisiana" is 50 moderate. SO
different from the iniammatory appeals
Of the last few weeks, as to authorize the
Inference either that its writers have an
evtraordinarv degree Of selt-command.
with great Aexibility of the quill, or that
there i, new hand at the bellows or
| sion, of thi, organ. The article referred
70 racites that the paper regarded the
| mast conflict as Louisiana contest.
a, "a contest between the different organ
| izltions of the white race in Louisiana
whatever this las: may mean. That ''un-
prepared to enter into I physical contest
| with the government Of the lnlted
States" it "sought redress from Con.
gress." The government having prac.
tically taken part in this contest. 1T is no
longer 4 civil. but q military contest,
"Ot course" says the PicGyn1,e. 1--WE
depr9cate such n contest as we did
at first" SO. there will be no
fight. and all the appeals 70 the
people o: Louisiana to nullify the de-
crees of the State courts and stand by the
government returned by the board Of the
P:cqvtne. were never intended for blood.
shed. We are glad to hear this disclaimer.
It will allay much anxiety or doubt among
those who believed in the desperate conse-
ouences TO result from the cleaning out
process. The logic of this State rights
organ is q little odd. First. it asserts the
right of y citizen to refuse obedience to
State court. if he conscientiously believes
that he knows better what that court should
have decided than the court itself; then
that the same fright Of private Judgment
exists in the breast of the taxpayer. WHO'S
underno obligation to pay his taxes, unless
he shall have been conscieutiousiy con.
WINGED that they will be properly applied.
Then the report Of Senate committee was
assumed. even in the Legislature Of Mr. Nc
Emery. to be warrant for al executive
proclamation enrolling the militia. to in
force 4 government whose claims were
pending on its own motion before Congress.
and now we have this:
The resolutions put forth by the people at
LAFAYETTE square rago3rc our ItalIcsl either
that the Government of the United States
Withdraw its military Intervention. or else
that the State be placed under military law
pendn. reconstruction by the fedora! %Ov'
eminent.
This authority i, OF more force than
either o: the others. In any point OF
view It is the petition Of more or less citi-
zens. and SO entitled to congressiona! at
tention. The language Of the resolution
asks the attention suggested: 1t does
not 'require" il.
We are happy, however. that the Itc'-
y?,us decline. 70 wage wal with the gov
eminent of the United States" and con-
tents itself with giving its moral support
to the State government which It deems
IL j"p.. It stand, prepare! to approve
of any ef.cr. made to extend justice or to
give peace to our people" The "Ti8httul
government of the people" is also relieved
from its military obligations Of last week.
1t is honorably discharged with certifi-
cate that i: has "nobly struggled to cast
of the incubus Of despotism:'' that they
have no. won their great cause. but
.'have done all thelr circumstances OF
weakness permitted" This last admis-
sion is sad commentary upon the threats
to clean out those vino are weaker, Or
SUPPOSED 20 be weaker ana worse armed
than themselves. 1t conveys IN assertion
Of domestic despoti5m. coupled with
depreciation Of outside force. 1t is as a |
man who would beat his wife. il the |
policemen vii! Withdraw. This is neither
:hivalro2, no. Americana: and i: is the |
scoru to 1a party 70 such ~ unmanly |
policy. and not the fear OF federal force. |
that restraints tn. people OF New Orleans
from adopting it. However. we look with
pleasure on this fall Of the thermoneter |
from the fighting 10 the freezing point.
Il indicates that the temperature around |
this belligerent arsenal has so far changed |
tina: there i, no danger Of spontaneous |
explosion. 1t means a good dea! more
than mere change Of style. The mer-
chants and men OF business are by no |
means interested in making the !evee and
the Cotton Exchange and Canal street the
arena IS settl. these vast questions in
which it is said the whole nation is so
deeply concerned. Lit these questions
be referred to iegisla tp.es and courts. The
duty of . republican citizen is to obey
these decisions. not to eyade them. The
right Of revolution * ina.ienablc. but 50
long rs men believe in = republican gov
ernment. it IS their duty to abide by the
decision, Of such iuiicatures as they
themselves haze appointed. until reversed
by :he appellate tribunals Of the courts or
the people !; is understood now that affairs
in Louisiana shall take this course. and
tlat al parts, shall. with the Pjc1y@e.
stand prepared % approve Of any effort TO