New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-03

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poor people of Paris when the rich ant
skilled and drilled got the upper hand Of
the EN-. Is it chivalrous, N. Jan;n, to ask
the federal government to keep away its
superior military force and allow you to
employ your superior military force : Is ii
not equivalent to acknowledging turbu.
lent and revolutionary purpose on the
part of your friends. Is it q worse argu'
N ent for new election that the whole
State must be garlisoned by United States
troops. or that short work may be made
Of any State administration that does not
NEE: the approval OF the distinguished
attorney OF the lobby in the Louisiana
case: Why. Monsieur Janin. this is the
wife-beater's proposal 70 the policeman,
- ust you keep Off your superior military
force. and. I'll beat this woman's head in
IN four minutes" The American idea is
different from that Of the French, Mon
sieur Janin. They say, "Hands off no
man touch.' Let them decide this
question in Louisiana according 10
the rule Of law. We neither use petro.
leum nor the sausage chopper in the de-
cision Of these questions. For. Monsieur
Janin, 1t may not have occurred to you
that the government of the American peo-
pie abhors your doctrine. They have
fought bloody civil war, and ye. The con.
quering section has given a general am
nesty for political offenses and never shed
the blood Of a human being by sentence
Of civil court for the ofense OF political
opinion. VIII this be believed when you
mention it in Paris. Monsieur Janin?
Possibly not. The American people have
given these colored people the right Of
suffrage. Tic. alone has exposed them to
such terocious threats as have been made
against them: would it become Just or
hu name governmen. to first incense those
whom you represent. Monsieur Janin,
against those poor voters. and then ADAM
don them to the fury which you represent.
Monsieur Janin!
Monsieur Jahin claims that the federal
government must guarantee every State "a
government republican in form. We have
sho wn that. many years before Monsieur
Janin came into this country. those who !
had made and expounded the federal con.
st;tutioH had explained that this power |
was granted the federal government: to !
keep out European kings and princes
from settling monarchicai colonies within !
the Union. He also 1eproduces- perhaps |
may be entitled 10 the merit Of having
originated tie highly Gallo theory that
'ouy treaty obligations authorize France
to guarantee republican form of govern
m ent TO the inhabitants of Louisiana"
Now. setting apart tia: a nation
which allows Legislature to remove
the executive and install without a ropu-
lar vote !. successful soldier as ruler, can
not be :: very good judge Of repablicanisrn,
we have Only to remind NJ. Janin tina! the
reclamation of Louisiana By France on tie
ground of failure Of contract and consider
atom. would take would take with it seven
y eight millions G; Germans. which
would be worse than ..:othe. Ais:ce aud
lorraine affair.
Is this is one OF :lc ::..:s: cases in w:.ici:
re have known an attorney 20 advise IN
.ssauit and battery at home and 1. foreign
var as a remedy TO an aggrieyed client.
We can only hope Tia: such counsel Will
rot prevail. Better throw up you- briet
counsellor Janin and return TO ,'ran;ca"
rance.