New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-14

natural ;~ncredulity Of the Republican
organ and "a brief telegram from A.
torney General Williams may be dis.
missed as without weight in the problem
Of possibilities ..Ir' it be true tina.
General Grant has finally consented to
favor the project Of all election then
1.-THE probability Of the adoption Of this
expedient will become" Ia still more GER
tainl certainty" THE Louisiana mud
die" was one conspicuous cause Of the
late Republican ''disasters."" This has
caused the change Of purpose on the part
Of the Presidential i: IS true tina: any
such change Of purpose exists"
With the gltevous burden Of senatorial
wrong. and impending punishment: upon
their political souls. the administration
find the odium Of the Louisiana case too
grea. to bears They hasten 'to propi-
tiatc the public opinion Of the country"
70: '.by recognizing the legally elected de
Iure government o: the State but by
p!ung:ng i. into all the turmoi! Of new
| election
We may note .ha. this hypothesis Of
| the Northern elections is by no means prob
! able, because General Grant certainly
could no: have been blamed for recogniz-
| in: government De .fac'o III a state Of pc-
lit:cal revolution But. if it were SO. it is
| more probable the President would assent
10 = new election because Of his indie.
pendent indifference to the interests Of
party when any substantial! right OF any
portion 0: the American people was in
! his belle: endangered Thus the act
which the p;coyu,e would attribute to an
| abiect fear Of wha: i. usually called "pop-
ula, slamor' would. in cur opinion. be
Iue to higher and fearless motives.
Eut IN the mids. Of these heroic as
symptoms there uses up III the logical
conscience Of this metaphysical p!eader
an obstacle which il ether and more
watciful hours he would have known
could neither be ieveied or tunneled, but
which shut hi,a IN from the relief Of .
new SECTION as inexorably as those noun.
tains which inclrded the Happy Valley of
Asyss:nia This obstacle is. that the fed.
era! government has no right to intervene
in the affairs Of = State so long as the gov
.rr:.ent o: til. State is republican in
form" 1his right Of Intervention is
limited by the constitution to the sole
duties Of guaranteeing = republican form
Of government. protection against in
v~as;on. and ION application Of TIE Legis.
ia:uvs. OF Of the executive (when the Leg
~;s!a.ure can not he eorveae.) against do.
L,est;c Violence
Now. how is +. supposed this lucid
!ogician Of q State rights organ gets over
This Ossa and pe!ion Of the constitution!
BY the simple process Of assuming that
the Republican administration. which has
Jus. declined interference in the domestic
affairs Of Texas. because the application
for federal aid was not in due and strict
form. will leap eyes all constitutional
impediments ia Louisiana: ''ovder a rew
election" as easily as one Of our German
friends would ordes ''zwei lager"
Here is the pcs::!a:e Of this !osica!
demonstration:
Arsumen. ha. heretofore been exhausted
in vain depreca'ion OF the violent inter
ference of The federal government. with the
rights Of States.
There would be but little uss ROW t. AZ.
temp, to til WI the Will Of Congress and
the executive.
Lamb like acIuicscence:
I: is useless to say there il IN ireceIen.
for ~verturDing q State election by federal
election. and the ordering VI - new one.
SaiE.ei sUbmissionist!
Congress does what it ike. without .e-
gard TO precedent. 1t is useless 10 say that
Congress. can not order a new election. II
the bill passes the new election will he held
jus. a. certainly ~ the day arrives tor
which il Is fixed.
When the exiled Charles returned from
Ereia and found the road lined with well
coming thousands. and tn. air voca! with
acelamatory cries. he could not help
wondering. says Clarendon. where were
all those renowned MalcontentS that had
SO long kept bis majesty OF: Of his domi-
Mons. IF this abnegatior and abandon
ment cs 1.-The rights q; the States" and
this placid submission 20 the power Q.
Congress and the executive had been
manifested during the past five years. law.
order and harmony wcu!d have leigned
Throughout: the South. and '':he majesty
Of the people" would have been every.
where acknowledged. III, sincerity Of
those who have maintained in the Plea.
y.ns the rights alluded 10 may be ss'i-
mated by the fac: that they are willingto
abandon resistance 10 thc invasion o:
States rights whe. the abandonment:
Offers any chance q political reward.
They this abandonment: jus: us
the Republican President. Congress and
press came 10 recognize and affirm it in
Its proper limitations. But this achDovi-
edgment of constitution! authority comes
we'll even If it comes late. It confirms
u representation Of the entire change
in the course Of Du hitherto versatile and
obstreperous opponent. s. the logic Of
hope goes on:
Assuming. then. tina: we are 90 havea
new election. we must consoles. what j. oIr
duty in that contingency.
And then. through much tr;buiation Of
rhetoric. the Piceyuns has navigated
through all the difficulties which beset its