New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-06-16
'meesefabies, N. Gambstta was smitsenl

"meesefabies" N. Gambstta assmitten
across the face with cane, aud Mon
sieur, the fighting editor of republican
| paper, Immediately began to enter on his
duel book the names of those imperialists
whom he designed to kill, just as an
Am erican girl would inscribe her engage
ments at cotillion party. Now, the
American race is not SO sensitive as the
French, otherwise We should have row
| when the Governor is called usurper,
the New Orleans REPUBLICAN the organ of
usurpation. But the genuine Gallo is
obvious IL the comments on the Colfax
verdict. This is, III the opinion of De-
Tocqueville, ''absurd and untenaole." 1t
makes this the basis OF opposition, not to
the federal government, which passed the
Ku-Klux law, or 70 the federal courts
which enforce it, but to the colored
race in Louisiana. 1t says there is not
white man in Louisiana who is con-
scious of the rights of his race, who
does not feel that he is threatened by
this verdict Sin his interests, in his
existence, in that Of his wife, of his
mother, his daughter Or his sister,
(mother-in- law omitted).
Now, De Tocqueville comes in with its
inspired knowledge of the American con-
stitution
/. The federal executive has created
and sustains the State usurpation.
2. The federal Legislature shelters it.
self behind a shameful neutrality, and
so permits this usurpation.
3. The federal Judiciary has served as
the instrument of usurpation, since it al
lows such verdicts as that complained of.
And the remedy for this oppression it
is as Gallo as the logic with which it is
thus introduced A degrading submits
sion which can only suit souls vile and
corrupt, or white League" which shall
prepare by all the means yet open the
overthrow of the usurpation and the end |
of the black dominion.
Pretty good for ''the French colony in
Louisiana" Resistance to the federal |
laws or notification Of the negro, as
recommended by the PicayUns many |
months ago. The federal government,
of course, standing idle and See
ing massacre Of the popular
majority for the crime of having obeved |
its laws. This invocation to the spirit of
French violence is read by but few, but
it may bring into trouble those who go
cunning for Office, with a charge to shoe.
down the negro majority at the parish
polls. But it will not affect American
whites. These whether they call them
selves Democrats, Fusionists, Repub-
leans OF Conservatives, respect the
laws. and value the labor and
industry Of the country too much
% take Partisan advice or follow
Partisan example. These Americans,
white and colorei, have come here to
govern this State, and they can not follow
oreign counsel Should civil strife again
rise these Americans must stay in their
'wn country for good or evil. The French
olony in Louisiana will form q ''g7rle |
.ranca;ss composed of foreign residents,
vino will render great service to the public
n re-esta blishing order and preventing
'illage," besides accepting the position
# the conquerors of the city.
New Orleans is not French colony.
t does not take its orders or policy from
trangers who set in their own country
UGH an example Of lawless violence.
Jew Orleans is controlled by Americans,
rermans and others who have taken the
ath of allegiance to the Union and in
end to obey its laws. Let some philan-
hropist translate this epist!e to the
adams. It may explain to them that
.ouisiana is no longer governed from
'ersailles, and it may tend to keep some
f them out of the trouble which results
ron, opposinp the laws of the Union.