New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-12
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~-sThs~cluaocfscy4tas s4sscised. 'ssshaa
been shown, sil tie powers 9: formal
! gose,tnen:. according % the Reserved
powers Of State gove.rnec: n tae
rnion. It has gone che inpof'an: s:el
turtle, al! claimed powers which can
Only be attributed 70 an Independent
aat:ora,:.j. TIE sanhedrin Q! Seventy
addresses diplomatic oo:e 70 Ii: federal
executive asking him 70 open negotiations
!or tie withdrawal Of fedsfa! troops ::os1
the territory Ct the Sanhedrim.
Tie ground Of p-o:es. is re-J Erch
zach &c Italy might have made Under the
military occupation Ct tie French. o.
Switzerland a: later date tcs tie breach
Of her neutrality by the ;ngsess Q: French
troops during the F.snco-Gefcan ~a'.
The Sanhedr;m says j: ''can 70: be: con-
| side. j. extremely improper" that United
States troops should he presen: Il the
city while the Returning Board is rer.
forming is duties. and 80 asks 70 lave
them Withdrawn. We Go 90: choose TO
couple this extrao:d :rarc demand with
the open animation Of determination
no, 20 abide By tie lec:s;ea.c: the Rs
turning Bard.
Among the chief causes G! ;:cut.e IN
Louisiana during TIE !a:e campaign
las been that !: has been directed
b. powe. 9! attorney. The ofiee: @!
an average lawyer is to devise means by
which an illegal act can be tonsumlna:ed
without violation Of law. Cae takes an
attorney in such trouble as guide through
. cavern OF over the ALPS, where false
step would be pesdition. IN tie open sum
Ugh. Of political duty :he attorney is as
much IN incun brance as "a: terrier at q
tige, hunt. In a campaign ios the estab.
lishnen. Of broad political principles the
conscience and common sense Of tie eli.
zen is the bes: guide. and should neve. be
Abandoned tor the bes. o: these great
criminal lawyers who have conducted the
campaign, and whose advice has caused
its CHEF troubles.
The Committee Of Seventy Sc. On. By
acknowledging William p. Kellogg as
acting Governor" under whose auspices
the genera! election has been held.
This Governor. recognized ~ the P.esi-
den., has made demand On the Preside1:
fox military aid in maintaining c.erub-
l;can form 9: government. and srppressing
a domestic disturbance. AS he Governor
recognized By the f.esiden: has demanded
the aid .: fedora. troops Il can only be the
Governor Of the State who can rsrni.
their withdrawal. AL statesmen-rc: az
.orneys-krow that the right Ct tie State
10 demand protection q. tie hands Of the
federal gove,nmen: was one O: tie most
;mpor:an: guarantees Of the constitu-
:ion. !. was particularly precious
20 tie slave States. Suppose the
doctrines Ct tie attorneys sound. wha:
nign. have been the position Of South
Carolina before the war. An uprising Of
the slaves; q demand for fedora! aid;
Free Soil 0. abolition Governor might
have declined to intervene ca such
g,orc Is as he deemed proper. Or. o MIL
itary :orce might have been sent, and upoa
The pre:es: Of persons favorable 70 the
insurgents withdraw without tie assent Of
the State executive. Such doctrine as
discretion on the pa.t Of the federal eSecu.
tive, 70 withhold CT withdraw at its pleas
IRE military aid. demanded BY the State
executive. would have been denounced in
the day Of State rights as mos: heinous
evasion o! 4 corner stone principle in tie
fedora. constitution. rs indeed i: is.
We pass. :hen. from. the Idle p,o:es: Of
persons VITO wish to take control Of every
department: Of the State government.
To those interested in maintaining the
constitution as i: is wyit:en. the right Of
The Governor to demand federal troops
and i:s duty to keep them here until
Every yes:ige Of disorder shall disappear.
is too calpab!e 20 need other 1e.u:ation
than statement. It tie rresen. monen:
when The harvest Of good order, secured
By the presence Of federal troops. is about
70 be gathered. a proposition 70 with
draw those troops should be looked On
with disappro7al. if not with suspicion.
There are none except those friends o! |
s.1iee-tLe a:torneys-who would propose
such a thing. The people are coming
:alu!y TO 4 conviction Of their duties rs
vel! as their rights. \ statesman would
,ec TIE p.opriety Ct allowing this eonv;c-
ion TO establish itself by JUS: degrees. An
.::orrey would see 70 adjustment. With |
he end o: litigation, popular ar personal.
lis profession would perish.
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