Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-01-25
The Lesson of Louisiana.
frrom the Jackson Pilot.1

against the evil mactrinatiOnS AMI
corrupt combinations of ambition.
aud Office-hunting politicians. There
are many men in tue South who
have yet to learn what freedom
means. and how dangerous it is for
them to tamper with the ballot box.
They have to learn hat the old re-
gime has been overthrow to give
place to that wise and equitable
sway which gives to every man the
right to obey the dictates Ofhis judg
NEST and conscience untrammeled
by fear of threats or deeds of yiO-
Hence; and finally they must be
brought to know that the federal
govcuDnent, under it's presen mt adj
ministratiOn, is determined TO en-.
force the laws which have been en-.
acted for the protection OF all it's
citizens. And that they may learn
these lessons all the more rapidly
and thoroughly, We advise them to
take back seat, where they can
apply themselves to the study of
the rudiments of right and Justice.
undisturbed by the hustle and noise
OF those who are engaged in build
ing up the broken industries of The
South. Without going into any
detailed account of the sLorlisiana
-Muddle," it will be sufficient to say |
that all OF the trouble has grown
ont OF the attempt OF Warm0th to |
sell the State and his party TO a
combination Of Oiiice-hunters. This
is the whole matter in "a nut she'll.
1t has been brewing Tor more than
eighteen months past, and but tor
the prompt action al the Repubi-
cans IN Louisiana, Sustained Uy the
determination OF the President. il
would have been Successful. War.
moth appointed supervisor and req
listers devoted to his notorious pur-
poses; they had stuif~d lie ballot
boxes SO as TO give their. party a
majority over the legitimate vote
Republican, voters were kept away .
from the polls ; and everything wa,
working marvellousiy well Tor the
Ut Democrats 10 every I'm. :.
pOrtant Office, and the election of u
to the United States Sen d
ate when General Grant Interrupted d
,he nice little game ~ lew bold y
MI mastery, strokes OF just such, "
authority as are Needed /,
II emergencies of this kinda little u
IT the "Oid Hickory" frmness and /,
moral intrepedlty. He Sustained -
he action of Judge Dueu, oil the u, ~
United States court. We can inag. ~
ne nothing that could give us more n u.
than the just reiriDu- -;
ion which has Overtaken the Louis. ="
ma denagOgues IN their attenpt ~ ~
muZZie the freedom of the ballot "
OK, ana to force their corrupt mesl- ~
lres upon the people OF that State. ~
he iniamous scheme has enied to
LIST as it shOnld-in the defeat and
of the orisinators. Vi
The people OF our State NAV be
armed III time, by the disturbed
III distressing condition into which
has been thrown. not to
ifiN' themselves to be deceived Nv
to a similar trap by the seductive am,
Is and plausible theories of the tb,
revOluti0nits. These Gle
EN- are ready to "do anythlppp TO Bu
{ themselves into places of power the
d should they succeed, the old Ion
u almost forgotten crack of the it
ull-whip" will startle the people the
Mississippi from the peace and owe
let which they now enjoy, and he
"reign OF terror" will again be and
lugurated. tan,
4 our State is to be kept free tIl,,
IN internal CONNEXIONS and dis. sen
Dances, shun the demagoguas Md
are forever and eternally curs. exc,
the Republican party as Won pacj
iii the malaria OF death. AS Anil
ely as death turks in the iutec. con,
Is poison, 50 surely will .misfor- AM
e come upon all those who give the
Il TO the false doctrines of Old his ,
locrtlc leaders for it is the sole the
and aim Of their every effort TO pant
rec institutions and measures Pine
. the commonwealth utterly re. nifty
ITO cohstltutl0n and conn
J, aud directly antayonistir ia crpa
settled policy OF the national i'm fin
erii'nent. That the same and hims
laps greater troubles will come He :,
= = JUS Juan those that have befal- diffic
if the Democratic, lea. life
her of tn, amy considerable who,
oer Oh the people to engage were
.w. -, =, 'nhioinatlons against him {
La So iaiu' Is pam enough pie
rupn;n~ ,,' W." mus ne perpetu- came
mrs n,, ~, .uo riSh Oh retaliatOry wise
'ures Oh the part of the antbnr. HE :
whose duty it Is to eutnr.. .yar !
uuuity ;ut" throwing every fiuenc