, 1874-10-09

government. ' 'A'o'''' "a ho'"
III conclusion, tho aigners Of tho a,laross All.
thorizo mn Executive Committee to confer Will,
ahy noay Of cttizons In furtlloranoo Of united
of administration Of public affairs.
=. ohl,EnA TO PROSECUTE WHITE LEAAuEns.
NEW OnLEAfs. Oct. S.-The Bulletin saya m.
mo's nor are current on tie street to tho effect
t1at Attorney-u uonaral Williams has !Hsuoi
poromptorr Instruction. to tho United stnsoa
District Attorney and United statos Marshal Ii,
New UrleanB to commence criminal prosecutions
hga1nst tho rueMborH Of tho Wllito Lcakuc
throughout tho Htato.
THE DENIAL 10 LOUISIANA OF ga
REPUBLICAN FORM OF GOVERN
MENT.n
10 the Etaor of The Chtcaao 7,7olne:
s1n Will you allow mo to sAy fov words In
your valuable paper upon tho subject Of tho po-
lltical troubles In Louisiana, aubject winch Ia
now absorbing SO much OF public attention.
IL IL true that. when thoao troubles, whtcl, cul-
m'nated III what is termod tho "Rccont Robcl-
3ton," commenced, to.wit: in the AUTUMN Of
1872, Louisiana wns State In tho Federal Union.
aH suol. while she owed tho ilutios. she was
ENTITLED 70 ALL THE DENkrlTa
which grow out of thin rolalion,-as much 80 an
Illinois or airy other State III the Union. Willis
49,, ,.n.''',ts, 49, n. W. " ~ -.
~, ~ ".' ~ oos.oa ~ t'ls
h4HosenE States compoBllH It III tho fundamental
law which organized tho Uuion.
II IL writton down I'll tbiB ]aw.-eee Sec. 4'Art.
4 NJ rho f,o,u,;t,t,o, ~ t,,n r,,;tnd a1..',,
...r1,. 1r.,sJ c..,s a,.sn .' s.@ o''su"'
Aoo o"'sea otate8 sn''t guaranty 10 oeory
stato in t1!s Union Republican form Of
Government" Tho duty Ut executing this
guaranty Ia f,npo,atiyo unon tim 1In}t,d Etntoa
or1 on,-,,t ,,,lar .,,,, ,,r,.s,, ..,,'.,, 'o''
~" ~. ' ~ "''''o4u ii"lh
s1nE'o otaie "hlle mo onlon lasts: We are
now lott i'll doubtas to tho meaning Of tho phrase
or term, 81 Republican form of Government. II
Wien the nlnu of ,bis 11n;on ,voa h,foro .no
,,,o,,., =, H.. ,,,.,. '.,,s, 80 "'s esoo wy
l.ep.: ,'.: ~ 'no 1.o" oo'ei"i 'ta'oh iof tnolr
@ooi't'oh OF fo]ectlo'l, tho wrtors OF tho paper
called tho Feizeral!st advocated its adoption in
examination NJ is. ma;, .oat,ros ard
fin wnrl In. oo,,,o - l., nnrau,a, ~. ."t "u
Wv -" -'ao euHo :" 20 1csa,uea os a''iFessa1
conaont as @ao nlEncst Authority Which can be
quoted upon ANY question involving the
Interpretation Of tia instrument
.t.,,.,,r.. s,,1 H. ~!h'e1 eA,o''
DO tho meaning of tho phrnso: IA Republican
form Of government" Thoy said it ,oas Gou-
,su,nct ,e|i.Ye ne peoulo orer ,oon II is esta1-
N,std " 00>~~
CHOOSE Or ERECT THE prNsoS9
to administer Il. Ills lloy sut forth III jts nn}u
und distinguishing feature. Ii IL tho diati,-
gushing feature Of our Foloru]. or. as It In
suu,ot,lt'cs cniicd. our National uoyurnront
And to secure uniformity trour,o,,t tba ont;rn
b, yIcm. and to secure to tuo reoD.o tins main
b,llwuri Of their liberties. il II provided in tho
law thut tAa peu1,Ie of cnuh Stato
shall cnouso or eivoS tho urrsnnn WIN
tho Goycrnnont or n,,ri stntoe
This il tho A,neriran idcu nf II fo.
publican Government, md without It no Gny-
ernnout cntl le Yail to BE- IN tlaA n,aricnn aa,1aa
Of tIe ,crm, Vcuul,licau f,oyorn,nsnt'
Tho reopio of La,ligiaua. sho,l. waro entitled,
OF the poriod nbovo mentioned. to huyo ti,eir
State Government o,]m,1,istcret by tI,o ncrsuns
thoy had choso1, for thnt pl,ruose. I'LL, rirl,t
was guaranteed to them in us sulo,nu and h,nJ.
I,lg form as n POLITICAL right cAn |,o n1arantccd
Ia auy pco,,le. and tho wtmIp r,owur or fin
Union yns ,,Iuiycd to TIC enforcement nf If.
Every ono kuows ,rat tbis riuht hnn hccn
TAEES AWAY r,Du r,IXr PEOPLE.
aud tllat it bus .gcu kort nway iIoln them ror
tbs lust two ycurs,
by whom lIus tllts great crime flor il cer,uiu)y
In !, cr;n,r1 hen,, rnmmitta,ts n. t,'o ~ t:a,a.''
,nnnt of t,c IInitcd S.,tea Tia ,.rt., ,',,a,,
whom by tho fl,nf}nmcuinl inw ~ do