New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-22
THE WnPTB LEAGUE LAWYERS AID The
WHITE LEAGUE PRESS.

WHITE LEAGUE PRESS.
A journal which is devoted to the de
tense and impression of political princi
pie, addresses itself to the reason of men
1t should therefore employ such a tom
as will reach its antagonists. The use o
epithets is soon exhausted. In the dia
lect of Basin street, the ultimate term o
reproach to man or woman is sool
reached. Billingsgate can only end IL
blood. The White League press o
Louisiana has adopted this violent means
of infaming the popular mind, ane
bringing its followers up to the point o
overthrowing State government by force
of arms. We have never known them t.
speak of Republicans except as knaves
We have never known them to speak IL
condemnation of Democrat, however
fragrant bis ofenses.
This systematic violence of language
has produced ito effect 1t is the White
League press Of Louisiana which has
caused violations of law, for which igno'
rant and excitable men are now arrested.
The press can readily escape, for the
type can do no wrong which they can not
repair. The discharge of few anony-
nous writer's, the temporary profession
OF loyalty TO an irresistible power may
save the real author of the mischief, while
the unhappy victim of its crime is dragged
to the bar of offended justice, and not
impossibly immured for years behind the
CRATES of distant prison. The trum-
peter pleaded that he was non-combat-
ant, but it was decided, that as he blew
the charge Of battle he was responsible
for the bloodshed by others, though he
ran no risk of losing any of his own.
We have now the sad spectacle of men
arrested for the murder of American CHI
2ens denounced by the White League press
for 40 crime except the occupation OF
uuce. The defense of these prisoners will
- 'oubt afford handsome harvest to the
t..w ars who have led them. The REpUB-
L1cAN, in justice to the young and ignorant,
did what the White League lawyers never
did published these legal consequences
to those who perpetrated the Coushatta
crime, as we'll as to those who were there
by placed in technical insurrection against
The government of the State and United
States.
Conscious of the mischief which they
have done, the White League press has
endeavored to conciiate the army of the
United States. 1t has supposed by full
some fattery of officers in command and
ocular illusions to the ''boys in blue"
that the offense against the laws would be
forgotten. American soldiers are no poll
ticians. They go where ordered, and exc
cute the law in New York as in New Or
leans. The White League press should
have made its appeal to the executive or
judicial department of the federal gov
for those departments or
der the military. Affairs now wear a
serene aspect. There is no part or
party of the United States which
defends the violation of law in
the cases referred to. The Democratic
Governor of Ohio promptly rendered fifty
thousand men to suppress the insurrec.
ion IN Louisiana. The protest of the
White League press is not heard beyond
their own neighborhood circulation.
There appears, then. probability that
many White League citizens will be
arrested and carried to prison for trial.
Tie White League press no doubt
that. this may be regarded as
uch an act Of oppression that the whole
world would take il up. 1t las been
in this. The domestic effect will
,e even less in favor of this belief. People
Who have business or family interests
will not consent to encounter the law of
he United States. Louisiana will go
through the same course with other
southern States which have tried the
anne strategy. .......
North Carolina was filled with secret
The Union League was
dissolved by the Ku-Klux Khan. This
,ody was found by a committee of Con-
,ress to have shot, whipped and robbed
of Republicans, white and
olored, for the purpose of punishment or
nti midation. 1t was found that no con-
lotion could be secured in the State
ourts. law was passed to cover such
ffenses. Many were arrested, convicted
n the courts of the United States. and
ent to prison. The effect has been that
he Ku-Klux Klan has disbanded and
,orth Carolina is quiet and peaceful.
The schemes Of the League lawyers
U Louisians has been to pursue
be same object Of defeating the ted
raj law Of suffrage. but in 4 more cir.
umspect manner. The White League
ere is to the Ku-Klux as the varioloid
5 to the small-pox-tke same disease in q
nilder type. But the White League has
iolated law made to cover their case.
nd while their advising attorneys may
ave thought to commit the ofense and
yade the punishment. offenders in
louisiana may be dealt with precisely as
TENDERS in North Carolina. We are not
Urpr:sed that these Mischievous coun.
elors rail and rave against the law which
hey have caused to be violated. They
viii 10. int;niIate any officer or soldier.