New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-08

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these intolerant and criminal proceedings.
In some places colored !aborers were
COMPELLED 70 VOTE
According to the wishes of their employers,
under threats of discharge if they acted
otherwise; and there are too many in
stances in which, when these threats were
dis!egarded, they were remOrselessly exc
cuted by those who made them. l under
stand that the fifteenth amendment to the
constitution was made to prevent this and
like state OF things. and the act Of May 81,
1870, with amendments, was passed to
enforce its provisions. The object of both
being to guarantee to all citizens the
right to vote, and to protect them
in the free enjoyment of that right,
Enjoined by the constitution "lo
take care that the laws be faithfully
enacted" and convinced by undOubted evil
dence that violations Of said act had been
committed, and that wide spread and
fi,grant disregard Of it was contemplated,
tho proper officers were instructed to prose
cute the offenders. and troops we're sta
toned at convenient points TO- aid these
officers. it necessary, in the performance OF
their official duties. Complaints are made
of this interference by FEDERAL authority,
but if said amendment and act do not pro
vide for such interference under the clrcum-
stances, as above stated, then they are
without meaning, force or effect, and the
whole scheme Of colored acknowledgements is
WORSE THAN MOCKER1, AND LITTLE BETTER
THAN 4 CRIME.
Possibly Congress may fiud it due to
truth and justice to ascertain, by means OF
q committee, whether The alleged wrongs to
c0lored citizens for political purposes are
real, or the reports thereof were manu-
fac tured Tor the occasion.
THE WHOLE HUMBER or TROOPS
In the States of Louisiana, Georgia,
Florida. South Carolina. North Carolina,
Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas. Missis
sippi, Maryland and Virginia, at The time of
the election, was 40S2. This embraces the
garrisons of all the forts from the Delaware
to the Cult OF Mexico.
Another trouble has arisen in
ARKANSAS.
Article thirteen of tho constitution Of
that State, which was adopted in 1868.
and upon the approval OF which by
Congress the State was restored to repre-
sentAtion as one of the States CT the UniOn)
provides in effect that before any amend
ments proposed to this constitution shall
become a part thereof they shall be passed
by two successive ass: mblies, and then sub
mitted to and ratified by majority Of the
electors Of the State voting thereon. On the
vened an extra session of the General
Assembly Of the State which, on tho eight
zenith of the same month. passed an act
providing for
CONVENTION 10 PRAMB NEW CONsTl1U-
ZION.
Pursuant to this act. and a: an election held
on the thirtieth Of June, 1874, che convention
was approved and delegates were chosen
thereto, who assembled on the fourteenth
Of last July and formed q new constitution,
the schedule Of which provided for the
election of an entire new set of State officers
in q manner contrary to the then existing
election laws of the State. On the thirteenth
OF October, 1871, the constitution as therein
provided was submitted to the people for
their approva! or rejection. and according
to the election returns, was approved by u
large majority Of thoss qualified to vote
thereon. and at the same election persons
were chosen to fill all the State. county
and township offices. The Governor elected
in 1872 for tho term of four years turned
over his office to the Governor chosen under
the new constitution; wbereupon the Lieu
tenant Governor. also elected in 1872 for q
term OF four years. claiming 10 act as Gov.
ernor and alleging that said proceedings by
which the new constitution was made, and
new set of officers elected were uncousti:u.
tloDal. illegal, void, and called upon me as
provided in section four article tonr Of the
constitution. to pro,ec: the State against
domestic violence: as Congress is now in
vestigating the political affairs Of Arkansas
l have declined to interfere. The whole
subject Of
EXECUTIVE INTERFERENCE
With the affairs Of State Is repugnant to
public opinion, to the feeling of thoss who
from their official capacity mus: be used in
such intrrposition, and to humor those who
must direct, unless NEST clearly on the side
Of law. such Interference becomes crime
with the law to support il. 1t is condemned
without q hearing. desire, therefore. that
al! necessity for executive direction in local
affairs may become unnecessary and abso.
Lutte. invite the attention not of Congress
but Of the people OF the United States to
tho
CAUSES AND ErFEcrs
Of these unhappy questions. Is there not
q disposition on one side to magnifv wrong
and outrages, and the other side
to belittle them or justify themi Ii
public opinion could be directed to q
correct survey of what it is, and to re-
buking wrong and aiding the proper au.
thOrities in furnishing it. a better state of
feeling would be incuicated, and the sooner
we would have that peace which would
leave the States free. indeed. to regulate
their own domestic affairs. l believe on
the part of our citizens of the Southern
States-the better part Of them-there is o
disposition
TO EE LAW ABIDING,
And to do no violence, either to individuals
or to the laws existing; but do they do
right in ignoring the existence of violence
and bloodshed in resistance to constituted
authority sympathize with their pros.
trate condition, and would do all in nv
~6Alva HAM 1,lc
in some instances they have had most try.
ing governments to live under. and very
ones in the way of taxation for
nominal improvements not giving benefits
equal to the hardships imposed. But can
they proclaim themselves entirely ire.
sponsible for this condition. They can not.
VIOLENCE HAS BEEN RAMPANT
In some localities and has either been
justified or denied by those who could have
prevented it. The theory is even raised
that there is to BIZ no further interference
on the part of the general government to
protect citizens.
In q state where the State authorities
fail to give protection-this IS great mis-.
take. While ! remain executive, all the
laws of Congress and the provisions Of the
including the recent amend.
nents added thereto.
WILL BE ENFORCED WITH v1ooR.
Bat with regret that they should have
aided ono jnt or title to executive duties
,r powers. Let there b. fairness in the dis.
,ussiop of Southern questions. the advo.
'ares Of both or all political parties giving |
honest. truthful reports of occurrences.
the wrong and UNFOLDING the |
light. and soon all will bs we'll.
Under existing conditions the negro
VOTES THE REPUBLlcAN TICKET
Because he knows his friends are OF that |
,arty. Many good citizen votes the op.