New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-04-06
KENTUCKY ALL OVER.

When appealed to tor troops to aid the
Southern States, Kentucky maintained
lucrative neutrality. While many brave
men enlisted in each army, the politicians
sat on the fence beholding the combat,
and holding the State as represented by
greenbacks on the one side and cotton
bills on the other The card OF Mr.. Nc
Emery invoking a general uprising in be-
half of Louisiana have been forwarded to
Kentucky, and the C02Uier-.JOurnG! has in
tervened with an editorial recommending
Mr.. McEnery to go to war for his rights,
while the Governor Of Kentucky has re-
sponded in message, apparently to the
Legislature Of Mr.. McEnery, since it has
no relation 70 the affairs Of his own BALI
wick. He begins by saying such evils
State, which is Of right sovereign and indie
pendent must deal with for itself" He
then makes an ec pr1tt statement Of the cir
cumstances occurring N Louisiana, as
recited by Mr.. McEnery, and closes with
the request that "a respectful yet earnest
and solemn protest against the unwar-
rantable interference Of federal authority
IN the State Of Louisiana shall be laid
before Congress" Now, if Louisiana be
''of right a sovereign and independent
State. why appeal TO the federal govern
ment? Why should not the sovereign
and Independent State OF kentucky take
her stand alongside and invoke the spirit
of pork and whisky deifed under the
name Of the god Of battles? That act
would be a true corrollary from the princi-
pie announced. Iet, after asserting a ma
tionality for Louisiana. Kentucky refers
her to the federal government for
redress, thus recanting the rights Of q
sovereign, and renting her for redress to
the footstool Of the very power which has
inflicted the alleged wrong! We would
advise our friends vino regard Mr.. Mem
cry as entitled to the Office he claims to be
on their guard, lest they be led into
false position by trusting to the grandiio-
quent sympathies of distant governors.
They should not forget that France
claimed to have positive assurance Of as
sistance from Austria in the late war with
Prussia. Thus. while party organs and
partisan governors give promises Of aid
and encouragement to strife in Louisiana
should the time OF trial come, the
editors may be removed and the COVER
nor trammeled by instructions. Rely
upon it, Kentucky has no purpose
to engage in civil war, nor Las any one
authority 70 pledge her for any such solly
It is TO be hoped tina. Louisiana can ad-
Just within hersel. all domestic differences
without asking the outside intervention Of
other States. For it is 20 be remembered
that if one State intervene actively on one
side, another may do the same on the
other. Kentucky night. being :orm;d-
able: but on the other side Of the river lie
two other States WHICH might take hand
also IN few words. We woU.! prefer to be
left to deal with our own affairs, tor tie
appeal to other State, can DO no good,
especially since or rights are pending be
fore the common government: which can
alone decide. Let Us beg the lcQy;sI- |
,Io,r.,rI and Governor Leslie to allow this |
sovereign and Independent: Sta:e' 70 re-
dress her own wrongs in Ler own way.