The daily gazette., 1874-09-24
u STICE FOR LOTISJ1N

The Chicago Tribune. commenting unon
me Louisiana infany, declares that "haI
thl5 ht'ogg uSurpatIon been attnInptpl
III ono, Illinois, or Michigan it would
not nave been tolerated one day Ly th,,
| p'"pi" OF either state; nor could al tb,
army and navy of the United State
nave induced or compelled themto sub
mt 10 Snth IN itrOcluus despot ism and
iraut' undoubtedly these wo4ds cor.
r"ttiy "yprres the feelings @. the fro.
men "t the great Northwest. They woulI
'prlns 10 arms and defy the entire mill
tary and naval power of Mr.. Grant Gov.
rrnmrnt before they would permit himfo
'i3 I" them what he has done to the pco.
pie of Louisiana
Is TINS sentiment confined to the North
west DO We not share it here in Nv
ORR Let n take the experience Of
LOUISIANA home to ourselves Suppos.
mat there was a struggle going ON in am,
nttt. between gang of self importrI
hLi@k and wl'te THIEVES and advent turr,.,
anu IN" honest, tlv-ray,n citizens tool,.
tam posse 'i"n OF Tia" offices, the f-st fur
LufP'a'' "i plumber and the last to save.
themselves from luin. suppose that IN.
- ket nominated and suppoi ted hv tL,.
'hr honest citizens was clcrted, and that
Il '."unktn Federal ludge issued a Md
llBht order preventing the cttr,rs "a
elected from cntrI .ng upon thor dlIti,.
ant directing the Federal troops tn pr,-
t"ct III" So" -lmpo Ted black and wtit,.
thieves and a'tyenturer4 in tlkine pot-
session Of the State. Suppos. that In.
Pre- ldrnt Of the United States shnui1
confirm h" act of the 4 unkcn Federal
Juds,c and order the hayonets of Am.i'-
can soldiers to sustain the usurp1tion
suppose that the villains thus f,st.r.I
upon ua Icy orders from Wa 3hinrI,,
should proceed TO rob us "f our property
hy melns Vt taxation and conns,;iii,li
and -nl,ch Themselves " tn IT. SuI,n..
that the Supreme Court ot the nit.,l
states rejected cur appeal, for want ,I
and Tong .rs5 refused I, IN.
teI.rrr tpr want ot common ,l,.r,nry ami
Suppusr that the ouly pl..l1u
OF hope We SAW for release from oar m;.-
cry was in an election about to t..krpla,,.
and that the se"-impuI ed th'ey,.s ana
in power blocked our yr...
poets ty passing an election law gtyiur
themselves entire control of the ballet.
boxes Suppos, all This to have harr.n.
ed in the state If New York. would w..
have submitted TO it
Our forefathers went to war with FnoI.pl
for less than this. eau We in decency blame
our fellow citizens OF Louisiana for uto,,-,-
ing with all the means IN their poweragu>t
outrlgcs to which We would not submit f..
a moment Inc LpuisIanlans have b,,r
put uCN Ia 10y loite. lheS are helpless 4 Ia.
selt-importnnt ihltvts sud adyeuIur-r. am
reinstaled in the Offices to " hich they A.y.
no legal claim, and Will pto eeed 10 plupder
and ContsCate btfult. General Grant
stands 10y with drawn sword and Iold,d
Gitnugs and thTt atehs to slay the peotlr II
they r slst. Since they src help,ess, and 81.
people ui the North who are all-poseIiuI
with them, Mai shall we de- l.,
relieve them tom the iH.htIa, oppre..lsJ
under which they labor We can nv
lhem by voting aglIbs: The candidate Of tie
patty which l. ro5poustble tIr the Lo ii,tau,
luiamy; the pnlty which spplauded and
upheld Grants Iutntnly seizure ot the Stt-
IL the iut-r,st of The sell imported thieves
and adventures IN ls11!, the parry ut Wh,.h
lie puitruon kellogg, the drunk,n bAi.u.
Plnchhnck, Plcktrd, Autuiac, ,W,>t, S,ptsr.
Iud brother-Iu-law Casey belong We,ln
rcst5re LOUISIANA 10 freedom aud thereby a.,
hu justice, As i,itua- -Amencaus, winch a
IeCtcaut Federal Administration refuse, /.
a. hg eis,'iuy bsHn,rd',, t.pFr,,> 1t
all D-mocrats and all ether honest m,nNhn
have hitherto acted Ruh the L. .pUhIt..,h
party and Who are disguised " ith the laII,.,
u the Administration aud thu panty puhh
nlholds II, tu,n Ia now with WtIl. AID
utkt thr faitl -t,ullh t"hsres> 3uti lad
al la that Wy, aud lhd only, can IT.
blot he wiprd cut Nh,,h unrrlnclpicd ud
lnplir,otIc m,n have put rpon tue hon
Il The k~lubIic y !. World