New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-03
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

lists in Louisiana, and day by day accu-
| mulates and records the evidence.
Among the uncontroverted rights O.
the States is this: The United States
shall protect each Of the States against
invasion; and, son application of the
Legislature or Of the executive when the
Legislature can not be convenedj' against
domestic violence.
Observe the distinction il these acts OF
| Intervention. The federal government
| must be satisfied whether an act OF IN
vasion exists. because this can only be
predicated Of foreign power, and the
federal government has exclusive jurlsdlc-
ton Of relations with foreign powers But
Of the evidence Of domestic violence
! within State, in fact or degree. the ted'
eral government has nc discretion The
decision whether it exists rests entirely
| with the State authorities On applica-
| ton Of the Governor the federal govern.
ment mast protect the State against 90.
| mestic violence
1t will be proper. however. both 70. the
yindication of the Federal and State gov.
ernments, In the opinion Of mankind.
that reasons should be given historically
for the Invocation Of national force 30
preserve the dom este ordar ot Louisiana.
For the first time in American history 3
plan has been formed to overthrow the
government: of State upon the ailega.
ton Of its Illegally There Is no COM
peting governm ent claiming . right 20
occupy the offices. but combination has
been joined to overthrow the government
because il is charged, in the words o:
those who want its Offices. TO be "1s':r.
patton" The mode il which this
combination is to operate Is by
the result of State election. TO be held
under authority OF the very government
alleged 20 be illegal. Bat as Den Carlos
claims right to er;ct the present Repub.
lican government: Of Spain, because Of
alleged corruption and rsurpation. by
force Of arms. the attack upon the governs
inert Of Louisiana is made under color Of
law and with an ayowal Of profound &C.
spect for all rights given by the law.
Were It. however, proposed to leave this
question to be decided by Jaw. it would
matter little what efforts were made
to sway the opinions Of the voters. !.
would be a matter Of small concern what
epithets Of abuse in speech or On paper
might be applied to the government or to
the party which supports 1t. Nothing
less true or more absurd could be said Of
any man or party than has been said o:
Washington or jackson. But there has
been manifested, and indeed avowed q
purpose to bend forcibly the forms Of an
election to the purpose Of those who seek
10 suhvert the State administration.
Ths question whether McEpery Or Kel-
iogg was elected Governor was re.
mitted TO Congress. An able depu.
tation visited Washington in the interest
Of McEnery, exerted and exhausted
all the means Of srgumen: and proof
without having effected decision Of the
question other than that the Republican
State administration vas maintained III
power pending q decision of Congress.
1t had been naturally supposed that the
contest would have been renewed before
the same tribunal at the next session.
Previous, however. to the election Of the |
next State Legislature, we note the same
claimants Of Office and their advocates.
TO wit Mr.. McEnery, Mr.. Ogden, Mr..
Mari and some others. especially active
in the formation Of party whose sole
object is avowed as the overthrow Of the |
alleged ''glsurpation." and whose sole |
principle Of action is the exclusion Of all
negro citizens from any representative or
official position in the State. As the |
most succinct evidence Of this plan we
submit the ayowal Of Mr.. McEnery at the
late White League ratification meeting in |
New Orleans. we quote from the report
Of the Times:
The REPUBLICANS. he said. had called him |
an incendiary, and accused him of having |
stirred up the people of North Louisiana to |
agitation OF this he was guiltys and the
same advice he gave to the people Of the |
pie of Orleans The white people owed It |
to their dignity to ges rid of the existing
government and he cOunseled them to do |
So at the coming election, ''peaceably IF you !
cans torcibly it you must" If govern-
ment is corrupt and impOtent, and does not
afford the needful protection to the citizens,
they must take she Jaw into sheir own
hands and exert the privilege of self.pre-
servatiOne. He Justified his speeches to the
people of North Louisiana during his late
tour, and told the people Of Lincoln parish
that if the officials of the parish
were Democrats, and guilty Of the acts Of
The existing officers, he would hang them as
quickly as Republicans. The Governors
speech lasted about half an hour, and it
was largely repetition of his speeches on
orIner OCCASIONS particularly as Baton
Rouge
The resolutions adopted By this meet,
ng disclaim any intention to deprive
'colored people Of their political rights.
They denounce the ''Kellogg usurpa.
ion" and ''so-called Legislature " charge
he Governor with appointing ''disrep-
liable persons as supervisors Of regis
rations and with thus exhibiting ca sete
led purpose to defeat, by fraud, the will
# che people at the ballot boxo" Upon
hese allegations the White League esexe
,lcitly declare our determination to have