The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-02-12

lCOuSt csS, "a q nCmOCI III h StAfA1 e
israture,n. has been. actually d.ss
of a State Office for the reasor d s.
the act specifies. When this !. 4
accomplished, and not smerely q
ipated or feared, and when, ma
|5.the sole question" touching AM
Of said person to tho once he III q
"arises out of the deneiaf Of H.
/ to vote to citizens.swAs % e6s,.9 6
vote, on account Of race; color. :, B
vious condition Of servitude 4 &
and not till then, are United Ss
judges authorized to lift a flnas< !.
a solitary thing in the way Of
remedy. Upon the very face Of I.sss
Dure1l's orders it appears that po =
fact existed at the: time of the ord 4
the one which the law describea 81
affirm, upon comparing the faeh Y. e
the law with the proceeding fs IS
Judge Durell, that he has bee, IN B
of q most unwarrautable usnfp sfs
for which he ought, TO be. iimpesss
and removed from office. The Inn 4
| it cannot be fonnd in the annsli 4 &
American Jurisprudence.
The whole superstructure Of thu !. /.
eminent that now claims to rule ~ NJ /
lana is built upon this uIsurpiations n
has no other foundation in histor, ~
no otl,er in legal right. Sincerely \, n
we. regret that the President, mr. n
pouding to the request If what anna y,
to us as a bogus Government, sdn sS
have authorized the Attorney. Corr
of the United States. to send the M
lowing reply to Acting Govern
Pinchback: D.. s51z h. Has
"Let it be understood that ron. NJ
recognized by the President as The h. /
full Executive of Louisiana, and nj
body assembled at Mechanics, IND /
tute as the lawful Legislature: and i
is suggested that you make proclss.N
ton to that effect; and also that n
necessary assistance will be given L
you and the Legislature herein rem
nized to protect the State from dissi
der and violence" m
The President has no authority "A /
cially to decide which is a lawful slssl
government until what the constitnfsH
calls s..domestic violence" ana theh,!
of congress calls Gan insarrectSaI
exists; and then he decides the ous
ton, as necessarily incidental to MI
duty of suppressing: snch insurrectaI
Aside from this exigency, of wbNs
upon his responsibility he is the e.!
elusive and final judge, he has no All
thority; whatever in respect to Stall
governments. All. the authorize N
has he derives from the Legislation h
Congress; and this certainly gives uea|
antecedently to the exigency which \
definitely describes, and in respect, !
which directs the Presidents courss \
action.
Our zeal on this subject has nothiaJ
to do with the parties in cohtroyenyl
but it has much to do with the prime
pie involved. We cannot look indisa|
emily upon what seems to MS FedenI
usurpatiOn in respect to the local al
fairs of State government. For sua|
a wrong there ought to be a remedy
aud, if there be none, then let us mail
one, since without it our politicalsy.
TEN carries in its own bosom tlesaA
ments of ruin and failure. COngssI
when the President shall give Inform
alton in regard to the condition d
Louisiana, and what action, if any, I'D
has taken in the premises, should siA
this subject to the bottom. The quesl
tons of law and fact that they oughs
not to be ignored. The Republics
party, as the party in power, will just
ly be held responsible for the props
treatment Of. the matters at issue.-iy|
Y. Independent.