New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-07-06
FRANCE TO THE RESCUE:

It is strange phase of patriotism to pre-
fer other governments to our own, and to
seek reek relief from domestic trouble by
inviting the interference Of foreign pow
ers. The Picoya.ne has for months past
sought to make the affairs of Louisiana
cause Of general Indignation throughout
Union, and has expected Maine to inter-
vene in behalf Of McEnery. The effort
was failure. The abuse of local power by
the Fusionists. the violent counsels and
the still more violent deeds perpetrated
wherever that party possessed a dominan:
force, have convinced the people of the
United States that the complainants are
not altogether without blame. So there is
not like to be any disturbance of
our State Or municipal government.
nor will the "despotism of Pres
ident Grant accept the military gov
eminent which has been rendered by so
many of the malcontents. But the Pic
is determined not to let the matter drop
If no one on this side of the Atlantic can
be induced to intervene. perhaps some
power on the other side may do so. Pos
sibly they may be tempted to send Maxi
milan or an Amadeus. to protect this
much abused province from an arbitrary
dictator. England is not inclined to take
this contract. The Geneva award has
cooled her fingers, burned in American
affairs. The friendship of Northern Eu-
rope was too well proven in our civil war
to incline them to the enterprise. So, who
will our ''readers suppose" is to be the
European champion of Fusion discomfort?
France! And under what pretense? The
Picayu7,e complains to the old mistress of
Louisiana in some rather ragged English.
peppered with vehement adjectives, as
follows:
And considering the unsettled condition
of France, she can do nothing IN behalf of
those in other nations whom her treaty
rights may entitle her to protect. But the
fact is nevertheless in existence that there
is at this day positive-living-right in
France to lnterpOse her powers for the
freedom of person and property of the
inhabitants of Louisiana against the cor.
rupt tyranny and despQtism of the govern
ment of the United Statee. Without one
half so clear a justification nations have
interpOsed and the most desolating wars
have ensued.
While this paragraph admits the impos-
sibility Of relief from the source which it
suggests, it is some comfort to pour these
unregarded sorrows into a stranger ear,
even if this is done in language foreign
to the sympathetic nearer.
The Picay.nc is mistaken in supposing
that very few of its readers are aware that
this invaluable guarantee, which it is i'm
possible to fulfill, existed. We presume
there are fewer still who have resided
here for some years past, and whose
studies are at all historical and political,
who are not aware of the treaty provisions
referred to. 1t was very thoroughly ar
gued by Mr.. Slidell and others at time
when there was much more plausible pre-
tense, superior ability, and far higher in
ducement for the Intervention of France
than at present. There are very few who
read history, or who do not read it, that
do not know such 'ta positive--living-right
in France" to be "a dead absurdity. Louis
lana was a child of France twice