New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-20

make US, who are witnesses of them, skep-
tical of the professions OF the sincerity with
which the situation is accepted by the Dem
ocrats in the South. Our fears may possibly
be groundless, but we do believe that it is
the we'll matured and deliberate intention
Of the latent secession element to forever
battle against the reconstruction measures,
the constitutional amendments and against
the political and civil rights Of the colored
man. Disregard OF law, unless contribut-
ing TO Their objects, and determined hos.
tiliry to all authority that does not cater to
their views, are prevailing features, and we
fail to discover any love for the govern
ment against which they rebelled, and
which continues to repress their hopes and
efforts to discard it. He that looks for loyal
ty among the Democratic and Conservative
elements in the South to the American flag,
as symbolizing government based upon
principles which they regard as obnoxious,
will look in vain. Recent events have
developed to common conviction what We
have long been satisfied of-that no Repub-
lican State government will be able to
NJ .iptain itself in the South without fed
eral assistance until the Democracy here
shall become convinced that it is vain to
make war against the IDEA OF civil and
political equality tor all.
1er9lSC60t anu uclCILuAuCu CuOFU6 arc
made by our opponents TO create public
opinion at the North that the Republicans
at the South are but band of robbers and
plunderers, and that the remittal Of the
control of the States to the old citizens will
insure honest administration, prosperity
and peace. We find ourselves persitently
maligned through press mainly owned by
men who led the South into rebellion while
the Associated Press agents are known to
be hostile to US. Failures and extrava-
gances in State financial affairs, even cor
ruptions of insignificant amount when COM
pared with many notable instances in other
sections, were magntied and declaimed
against us as protligacy in the Repub-
lican party. while like occurrences
of equal magnitude Happening under
Democratic rule are scarcely noticed
and rarely exposed. Crime. Outlawry and
violence are represented as peculiarly per-
tanning to Radical rule. The cry goes out
that all Republican officials are wanting in
capacity and integrity. and the continued
lament Of prOscriptives against the old in
habitants is but an excuse and subterfnge
to conceal the real object in view. Ten
nessee, Kentucky and Georgia are officered
in every department by members of the
Democratic party. In Tennessee and Ken
tucky the same lawlessness exists, though
the excuses are gone; the war OF class is
continued as persistenly in those States
controlled absolutely by Democracy as it is
in those States the Republican party yet
have control of, and throughout nearly all
the reconstructed States the power of the
federal government is invoked to insure
tranquility and protect life.
The laws of the States, designed for the
protection Of life and property, are not
enforced with certainty, and in cases where
they are violated by members of the Dem
Ocratic party for political purposes, they
are violated with impuuity. Congressional
investigations have made known to the
world that secret Oath-bound organizations
exist throughout the Southern States; that
their object is. by force and violence to pre-
vent the newly enfranchised race from ex-
ercising the right of suffrage, and thus to
deprive them Of political power; that in the
execution OF their design the members OF
these secret organizations have committed
crimes without number of q nature calculat-
ed to intimidate and territy, and that they
are as free from fear of punishment or cause
to fear, by the Increment of the laws of the
States in which the Otfenses were committed,
as though they were wholly guiltless. So
prevalent and powerful is the sympathy for
those who commit these acts. that be fore it
the law is insignificant and pOwerless. In
the rarest cases has a grand jury preferred
bill of indictment against any of the per.
petratOrs OF these crimes, and in no in.
stahce tt'a1 nas come " our kho"leuge, mas
petlt jury peeh Iounu 10 return Verolct
VI guilty. asalnsC the perpetrator VI even
the most cruel MURDER wnen c0nmitted
upon inc person " nep"oncan Ior pont-
lca! reasons. IN 1nls count1y the law IS
sustained ny pubic oplhion' ana pu0hc
Opinloh ~ sIrohger thah the law' our
fathers. in tho foundation o. our system
of government. never realized that the
day wonlo come wheh tne Hves OF Amer.
can cltizens cou'd ne taken unla"1uily ana
III s,ea' numoeIs' anu ho witness u sucu
oee1s couiu oe Iounu 10 prefer Complaint
~ enei!n ~ "Aoouto i" warrant anu no 'on'
tlnrn1 III .ue coln!hunlty sulhelent'y s.rosg
W eSeulo ". NonuehnaIlo' ~ 'no "nonro'
OF tne punishment or 'ne Onenders. !et
lhis - .ne eass M the oou,nern States 70
uaJ a PoMeiaui press preserves siienco as
~ ~ .n1 omanse. VI perss.enl,y m'slepreseu.s
ono elou.ns'anceS unuer WHICH IL was con'
miCteo' or wnere cohctaiment ls no longer
poss'Ti NJ July uoienus .he aet ., .ne cll!.
.na,; ai;i aao % Os 1no ueau xio'iu -
h"lHh Snu 1eeu vi oiooo norriolo ~ lte
WT.ans' 10 CAal.eu !nIo an acC VI Pa,liollsm'
,. .h.l T "7 ,aMs"i Ine senersi ;oa; so:n
.;" '.H = '''a'es courts ila'e
.,:, .on y; .nenense .h anu succte1 III al'alsnins
.:", h 'ns n,o'. t',ehteu anu ihH.en
.i'..n. VA. ": lno ,esa' Ft'less'"n nae'rs
~ so.anst1t 'near serve III nls de'ense. anu
wnrre pali Is required Tor the appearance
" " 'no ~ ontnu.r' 'he "eal,hS 1ne.oers W
.ns community .hl. s eagerly place tnelr names
.p'i' .,ie JIM opoh 'Ae iria1 ~ Is SIMPLY
.mp"ss.'," n,,,an TO- W see"r. 'alflS anu AZ lne
mannri ,h,. ',;u LTD" ny !aw. WE'VE 'nsn
WI" ~!.1 "so.ue nhpafuaily petween .he
soss.n':e'. si. =: all'l oh" accused anu ienueI
a setuaua 'n asoraahee ..,so with inc law anu 'ne
,n,,r'1as n,o .,,I,, noso /" ~ Wn' nave swosn o. ~
ihuH1er' when commanded oy theif secret