New-York tribune., 1874-09-25
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. RESPONSIBLE.


PRESIDENT GRANT ONLY ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT
THE PEOPLE OF LOUISIANA JUSTIFIED.
TO the Editor Of The Trt6une.
SIR: As an American citizen, loving and
sustaining Republican form OF government. believing
in the reserved rights Of Sates freedom III the liberty
Of speech and free assemblage and all that which per
tains TO good government law and order cannot re-
fran from expressing myself upon the sad state OF
affairs IN our sister State Louisiana it exists at pres
ent.
The question is put Who is responsible for all this
troublel Why do not peace law, and order prevail IN
Louisiana to dayl The unsettled State the stagnaton
I'm business the failures the blood that has been She'd
6c all lie at the door OF the Republican party; they
and they only responsible for this. Some say GEN.
Grant is the cause Is not Grant the representative OF
the Republican party Was he not put in power by the
Republican party1 Was not the Republican party cog
INFANT OF the fact al the close OF Grants first
term that he unfit, incompetent, and incapable
Of filling the highest Office in the gift OF the people
Was not his very first nomination TO the Senate uncon-
stitutional2 Did he violate express treaty. also
the letter and spirit OF Constitution, In sending an
armed feet to st. Domingo to assist the usurper Baez
Have not our citizens time aud again been nsued I'M
prlsoned and murdered abroad and no reparauon de-
mauded thus expressly and Intentionally violating the
Constitution of the United States, positively Ignoring
that Which we cosder most sacred to good govern
ment free country. free institutions, and personal
Navyy We find him interfering with the muchabuse6
South ruling where he business to rule, thrust
ing IN power carpetbaggers, pinnderers adVehnrers,
thieves such as Moses, Brooks Kellogg Durell, Casey,
Pnchback host OF Others, VINO, with rods of iron,
aided by the United states troops, deal out tyranny,
oppression. and suffering TO the poor South Not satls
fed with this they plunder ROB. murder aud persecuie
its citizens. provoke hostes between the black ana
white men for political motives, and cause war and
blOOdshed. Now we are hearing the cry from our sister
state, Louisiana. Come over and help Pm US, state
organized under the Constitution with all MS reserved
rights privileges Qf State soverelgnty OF home rule
and free government, but instead thereof they are
living under oppression and the IRON RUE OF the usurper
and tyrant Kellogg Wno was thrust into the Executive
the drunken Judge DuTell aud Federal bayonets.
Now, the usuTper Kellogg and ms associate
call upon President Grant and his army to sustain
them Now, suppose President Grant does sustain this
,ana ever as govern t6omseves Never for the simple
that Kellogg ana his associates nave so tapefed
even If the citizens turned out masSe. Now, what
the people OF louisiana to dol Are hey TO submit to
outrage on outrage abuse on aOuse deprived on thelr
liberty and the of their property as guaranteed by
COnstitutoni See them Struggling hear their cries
and grOans. Is u not the thdt Ie gIedG bhpI5 ode
in ITS majesty and power arose III one sO mass 10 pro-
ceedlngs of the Republican party II liberty Is to be sup
pressed. II free governments are TO be wiped
ment residing at Washington and by drunken
Judges thieves, punderers, and adventures, say as
cuted citizens of Louisiana, ana with spirit OF ndgna
lion at recent Outrdges, Let SIP Tue dogs OF war
IL Louisiana is TO be drencneu Win DoOu Oeltcf let
every one her people die tnan submit TO the usurpd-
ton OF government that the President or any other
man NAV force upon unwilling people.
As our fOrefathers said, He who wOuld be free must
first strike blow" My sympathes and can safely
say the sympathes of the citizens OF Ne~York are with
suffrpg Louisiana. 1t is not battle
Yes il is our battle. As has been truly said, Let one
state be flung from the Union and put under the neel OF
a despot and / say every man VINO submits TO IL and
sanctions the principle prepares his neck for tue
halter" The States are, 1t were, one body; tear
away q member and the entire system suffers. God
sneed louisiana for her cry cry Of free
ann CHARLES NJ. STAFFORD.
Nec- York. Sept. IL, 1874.