The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-31

entering into sne new Union, found that repubn
can government In every State WAS thing so
essential 70 The welfare Of all Of them ~ TO make
it both necessity ana duty for all to guarantee
that form OF q government TO each other.n
Calhoun works, VOL !, p. 3S7), In discussing the
guarantee clause OF the constitution TO which
| have referred, says:-"lt (Congress) has,
to Illustrate, the right to make laws, 10 carry
into execution the guarantee OF a republican
form OF government TO the several States OF the
Union, and for this purpose to determine whether
the form OF government VI certain state be re-
publican or not"
Rawle In ms work on the constitution, page
FOG, says:--'But the mere compact, without the
power to enforce IL, would be OF little value Now
tins power can be nowhere so properly lodged as
IN the Union Itself. . Not word IN the con-
stituti0n but was intended to be imperative, and
one significant as the present (the word .'gua-
rantee'1 was not lightly inserted"
And Alexander Hamilton, in paper q OF the FED
eyaltst says that without such guarantee "usur-
patton may rear its crest in each State and
trample upon the liberties OF the people. while the
national government could legally do nothing more
| than behold its encrOachments with Indignation
| and regret"
These
AUTHORITIES ARE STRONG RNOU0H
| one would think, and they show how absolutely
necessary it Is that Congress should guarantee to
| each state government republican in form and
| character. What Is such government Mani
testify that rests upon the will OF majority of
the people, expressed IN accordance with legal and
constitutional forms. But il, by reason of the IN
authorized interference OF the judicial or executive
| department OF the federal government it becomes
| impossible to ascertain what is the viii OF the
majority OF the people OF given State, what OBJ
| he IN fOpU
part of arbiter in the matter and providing the
| means and machinery whereby that will may be
| fairly and honestly ascertained9 There is never
any danger in remittng such questions to the peO-
| pie themselves, and have no fear that
THIS lNDUBITABLE RIGHT OF CONGRESS
| wonld ever be exercised in any but the clearest
| and most urgent cases. Every honest person feels
that IN the case OF Louisiana some SUCH action il
absolutely necessary at present for the preserva-
ton OF order and the restoration oil confidence and
prosperity, and l sincerely believe that If new
election were ordered there would be less bitterness
OF feeling less incompetence OF utterance and less
violence OF action in it's progress than have marked
any election in this country for years. Whichever
party should be successful the result would be nc
| cepted with universal acquiescence
| The republican party is directly responsible for
the outrageous and dsgraceul state of affairs ex-
listing IN our State, and If it is not equal to the
emergency which it has created it should frankly
confess. it's impotency and abandon the control OF
the government. 1t 10 idle to pretend that there Is
no remedy for the evils OF which we complain.
Every real and substantial right implies remedy,
and the remedy for our wrongs is at hand in sew
era forms; but unfortunately there does not seem
to be much OF will to apply 1t. II the people OF
Louisiana were permitted to settle their grew
ances without interference on the part Of the fed
era military power they would make short work
OF the Kellogg usurpatlon. But 80 long as
OUR HANDS ARE TIED BY SUPERIOR FORCE
we are compelled to appeal for redress and justice
to Congress twOthirds republican, and il 1t
should answer our earnest. respectful and tenn
perate appeal by the pretence of its inability to
grant US relef it will be equivalent to solemn
confession on It's part that the republican party,
while potent for the production OF strife and mis-
chief in the South, is impotent for good and not
fit to be trusted any longer by the people with the
control OF this great government. Respectfully.
| yours, ALBERT &. JANIN.
| Diluted Repudia tt0n-PrOtcst OF Bankers
| and Others Against Governor KenOEg's
RecOmm cndation to Repudiate Forty
! Per Cent Of Louisiana's State indie ted
To THE HONORABLE THE GovERNoR THE LEGISLATURE
The undersigned. holders Of considerable amount of
the the sta'e
full authoritative statement of the present financial
sss y HS HI af as G nt
@ S n n the a a sd in r re-
ana under an honest and sk1l NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. q IL
se Of aaa the s a all
His Excelieney the Governor abundany gstres this
The Message distinctly states that resistance to the
the and the execution OF the been
happily seanaOnsd ana.sns. was have Gssn
exceeding have been large in Mt and have
assJn of the s' fund f' hss Ssss
pay os & bn the c ,a s.. tn
but also the Interest bonds held allowance
be decided the bonds legitimate INDEBTEDNESS
The credit of commonwealth like the credit OF an
Individual depends absolutely the continuation Of
ae % s wse" sy
Ss aS s. If hs
on the part 81 the state Of Louisiana thus 70 maintain
@ s
ns not an Pc
when by fortunate circumstances the ability thus 10
it K xsssnsy ne &c w
q hi BY % ii !hs
Changes as the andersisned are authorized by the
specific well by the general LANGUAGE Of
the Governor inter- affords moral certainty that
the future there need be no reasonable fear that the
the COmmonHeait will be found inadequate to
all and more than all its necessary OUTLAWS upon
| the basis OF Its existing financial condition.
The Governor says:-The debt the state for which
the in probable contingency, be liable
| Interest bearing Obligations OF the state, out
standing January L. 1871 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $22.4l72O
Outstanding general fund warrants tod). 1851 sj
uary l. 1874 ..................... lsssl6
Certitcaes Of Indebtedness (old) ........ l3l,7SJ
Total funded and untunded debt the State
| The actual amount Of interest now annually due
upon The debt s.............. ..... ST. 1853
| The necessary annual expenses ofthe Common
coed ............... 100000
Making total Of necessary annual outlay Of 81 1913 1888
To meet this outlay-whch hardly be thought
cessive beyond the financial capacity OF Common
which contains the chief commercial capital of
the southwest and the second exporting OF the Union
and whose annual production OF values for export
estimated by the Governor the basis the census
1870 NOW four Old at $54 500 00Uhe Governor
that the commonwealth has. during The past
year, raised revenue exceeding $4U00eO" 1t Is APP
from the Message, that the State Of
Louisiana at this moment possesses in her Treasury