New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-05
Clans of Assn.,iH,.

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| We arc glad to see the editor Of the tJua.
chlta Telegraph wake up TO some suscept
bility over the assassination of Judge era W.
ford and Dlstrlc, Attorney Harris, though
we regret that he should rot have been
able to write an article on the subject with.
cut giving an TN ust political ding at the
murdered Judge. 1t is not true. as stated
by the Telegraph. that Judge Crawford. was
holding an office to which he was "notori.
ousy not elected" Judge Crawford was
declared elected by the only iega! author.
| ity in the State competent 20 sit in
| Judgment upon and decide the case.
and. besides. Judge Crawford lived
IL judicial district known 70 be
| fairly Republican. and was 50 popular as a
| Judge as always to run far ahead of his
| ticket. Hence it i, simply striking a dead
mana murdered man-in the back. to say
or intimate that he was holding an office
to which he was VIGOROUSLY not fairly
elected. IL is simply notorious that the
Fusion ticket Throughout: the State was
fairly defeated. and i. is equally notorious
that il only hoped to be elected through
premeditated and systematic. aye. boosted
fraud. But this is not what we started to
write paragraph or two about. and is only
INDUCED in by way of parenthesis as re.
tort ID the very unjust fling of the Te!c.
5roq". What we wish specially to call
attention to in this connection ia the
pretty generally believed and conceded
tact. or .uppOsIilon. that there Is III this |
State organized clans OF assassins whose |
sworn and paid duty it is 70 make away |
with leading Repubiicans-especiallv Re. |
publican officials. Thi. may no. be true. !
but there Is good reason to believe it. And |
why. Let Us see. What means John Nc. |
Euery's advice to his friends and followers
to ''.esist" what he terms the ..Kelogg
u5urpatlon" What point il :hec, III or to
such advice !: 1t does not mean to kill some.
body: IL Is useless to say he recommends
!ega! and peaceabe resistance. He has no
such starting point LETT. His only hope is
70 ge: up IA system OF disorder and blood.
shed. so as !: possible 81 induce. Congress-
an arbitrary political and NOT Judicial
power--to interfere and make lust
any chan." that vii. remove or
checama;e Kellogg and th. ;,reeent State
government. Ii Is neck or nothing with
Mr. McEnery: he must catch the gopher or
go without his dinner: he is on. .. meat
And the !"'yraph upho.ds him ia this
polcy. III fact. II insti.ates ana draws him
out to adop: L. ANA when .N-. n. E:,ery.
thus instigated and backed III by III. de.
and rather abie 'home organ"
sounds the note OF ":eslstance" t" the pres.
81: State government. it means murder and
assassination. and nothing else. And 10
suppose that Colonel ". Emery and CAPTAIN | +:
licCranie do no not know this. is 10 suppose ;
hem create! fools ;han we are prepared to
,e.ieve them t" be. We can Oniv hope. as I
we are bound TO believe. that they, and all :
heir leading and more respectable hackers,
nay properly realize ;he enorm;ty OF
heir teachings. and openly .ienounce a
ondGc; which we know their pri- L
ate and secre: emotions condemn As. 4.
assnatiou for political hatred mus, be ,u.
lown III this land. if it takes .ha combined n
orcc and power of the STATE .la. national +.
to do it. Ii will not 40. in thu.
ass before Us. To put in the plea tina. the t.
assassination OF Judge Crawford was not |!
lalDly the result OF political hatred, be. :,
ause Democrat Glanced to be murdered !.
18th him. II was enough for the assassins a
, know that Mr.. Harris was the persona:
lend Of Judgs Crawford, and formed Off. :"
ally part Of the same court--!t was enough !
; know THAT he was ho!:ing office under III
el!ogg. and assisting to enforce legal | g
Iedience to the prssen, State government. =,
his wa. known to be contrary to the y,
ia.Ies and teachings OF Coouei NcEnery
I'd Captain McCranie. whose sy.lpatlirs al
e assaesins naturally supposed he: would IL
ave AZ their foul and heiish deed. bi