New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-24
M'MAHON AND GRANT.

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intuitively the theory and the destiny o.
American as we'll as Of French govern
ments. We find there an explanation o.
the septennate;. or seven yeAz tsrm Of a
President never elected directly by the
people. General MacMahon has given
the National Assembly to understand thai
he is no puppet to be moved or removed
at their will. He has seven year lease
in his pocket, and secured the Other
day sixty thousand silent French men, Sc
that with the lease and the posse OF the
army, the Assembly is more apt to go Into
political retirement than the President.
As we understand it, this whole govern
ment is a usurpation having never had
the sanction of the people. The Bee how
ever, asks:
Can any one blame the Marshal to rest
immovable at his post, and faithful to the
part assigned him and can any one re-
prOach him for having recalled to the As
sembly its pledges and the wishes of the
people! We ayow that for our part we
found the position of the Marshal at the
| same time wise and patriotic.
The reasons given are excellent for
France. The Marshal comprehends that
if be shall resign his power under existing
circumstances, he will leave the field free
80 competition which will produce in the
Assembly an irreparable discord, and will
deliver the country to anarchy"
This is precisely the doctrine of Crom-
well and Napoleon when they dispersed
the Legislature on the ground of personal
incompetence or public danger. So, not
understanding French politics, we have
nothing to say further.
The Bee next takes up the possible can
didature of President Grant for third
terra. 1t does not express any opinion as
to the propriety or probable success of
such step, but assumes that General
Grant will qualify himself to run as can
didate of the whole people of the United
States by refusing to intervene in the gov
eminent or disagreement of the South
ern States.
The Bee interprets his intentions thus
All the government has to do will be to
protect it's citizens in the exercise OF their
rights It will never give its support to the
scoundrels who rob the people and squander
the public money.
To this programme We may add that
the government has never done anything
else but protect it's citizsns. It certainly
is not respectful to General Grant to in
innate by his pledge Of justice and
honesty in future that he has ever done
otherwise in the past. Not willing how
ever to allow any further motive for this
alleged pledge, the Bee adds that this
politique sis inspired necessarily by his
ambition of third candidature to be sus-
tanned by all parties, that is to say, by the
people Of the United States It is not
to be expected that this commentator
should have remembered section four, ar
ticle four of the American constitution.
which reads thus:
The United States ehall guarantee to
every State in the Union republican form
of government, and shall protect each
of them againet invasion, and On applica-
ton of the Legislature or of the executive,
when the Legislature can not be convened,
against domestic violence.
The obligations of the President of the
United States differ from those of Presi-
dent MacMahon in the trifing particular
that one governs under constitution and
the other does not. The one owes his
power to the gift of department of the
government and the other must submit
his candidAture and election to the vote
of the people.
The Bee jumps with Gallo agility to
the conclusions based on tue report Of in
reviewers and other undoubted indica-
tons that IF the elections in November
shall result untavorably for US and should
result in the success of men as ignorant,
perverse, corrupt as their predecessors of
this radical era, let US refuse to pay our
taxes, and if any one shall wish to press
us to pay them it will be for us to repel |
force with force without having to fear
the Intervention of the United States. |
This liberation appears to US near and |
certain"
Now, we can not tell by what sort of |
logic the assurance has been reached that |
the tax collector may be killed with entire |
while Uncle Sam stands quietly |
by with his thumbs in the armholes of |
his waistcoat. The United States have
never collected nor aided to collect State |
taxes, but while Marshal Mac Mahon in |
an attempt to extend his seven years lease
might refuse to intervene in any munich
pal disturbance in France, the Presi- |
dent of the United States is bound to
protect every State in the American Union
on application of the Legislature or Gov
ernor against domestic violence"
If therefore any one thinks that be-
cause President Grant desires to have the |
good will and suffrage of the White
League he either will or can permit |
domestic violence" of any kind to be
in Louisiana, be will be de-
ceived.
But the peculiar inapplicability Of the
MacMahon doctrine to American affairs |
appears in the intimation that this liberty
Of free fight is to be exercised exclusively
against the Republican State administra-
ton. In looking over the sheriff sales,
there will be found large number and |
amount Of property seized and sold for
city taxes. The execution against Mr.. |
Ianro;x who we heliave is q nerson Of