New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-10
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talked Of in Washington" The specia
interviews. OF the Pic goes around t.
ascertain what is thought Of the prospect
in those segments Of the first Fusion cir
cles which remain in tact after the late in
fraction by the -ebeilious seceeders. Thes
have noticed the very short wick OF tn
| standard lamp, and so broken that Fusion
circle. which, in the estimation Of many
approached very nearly TO any Other ring
When the Fusion Governor. who's
visionary island. Like that of Sancho seem
bese: with more annoyance than profit
announces. tha: seserving to himself Al
rights and pre,ogatives. ne would de
cidedly prefer a new election to his pres
en-: ambiguous status. The interviews,
goes 20 Marshal Packard. and approves
his furniture. He does the same q: The
| residence o: s:r. Norton. He finds the
chairs and carpets 70 his liking. and ad'
ni-es the pictures ION the walls, no: on
the carpet. This inteyv;esist is man o:
taste. apparently he gets nothing more
GU: Of the proprietor than out Of the fur
niture. being allowed to wall. in and out
without mofestation. and we may add
withou: information. employing the
formal politeness Of phfaseolosy to which
even an unlimited visitor is entitled.
These Republican responses to the fusion
incuisitor may be condensed in the sa:ir.
ical inquiry DON: you wish you may get
| it,"
IN the course Of this inIuisi.ion TO find
GU: VIVA. Republican Office holders are
! willing 20 resign an office 70 which they
have been legally chosen for the chance Of
getting into it again. the ;ntersiewist
makes raid npon dinner party for the
purpose Of seeing wha: sort Of plates and
dishes are used by Republican officers in
their domestic arrangements. He actual.
ly intrudes bis questions upon party O.
gentlemen at the dinrey table. He SUBJ
iects Hon. Mr.. Antoine. Lieutenan. Gov
ernor, Hon. Mr.. Brown. Superintendent
of Education. and Others. to the crucial
ties. Of the note book. Nothing resulted
from the catechism Of these gentlemen,
e5cep: the bland assurance from Lieu
tenant Governor Antoine that he felt as.
s.red there would be no new election. "a
this ;nquisition Senator Pinchback."
having been there often before. "took no
l>,,A &c H.1
wine with the ladies present. as if there
were 10 such thing as an interviewer
in the city. Indeed. the assurance with
which this is effected was eminently
worthy o: census ;ake-. an agent Of .
sewing machine or Of an acc.'er. jnsur-
ance company.
He guards hiusei; ayains: the proba-
bil;ty of disp!easins lis employers by
stating tina: he declined "an invitation TO
drink" which was an extraordinary
specimen Of seif-denial in an interviewer.
Whether he declined this profered, and
we must add undeserved. hospitality from
:eas OF being irugged or o: poliuting
his picayrne lips by .ouchins the same
goble: with his hosts. does not appear.
L: is sufficient tina. the invitation declined
IS made Of suti;cien: cleri: to be printed.
Next in the preparation for q change.
Of course. comes the leader in the P:cc-
y.n.. :: ASSUMES. upon the basis stated
already. the intention Of Congress TO order |
a new election. and urges us in the Ian.
guage Of committing crime and cooking |
becisteak. IL !: were done. when It's !
done. then !: were well it were done |
quickly" Then the article goes on to de. |
ncunce the organization OF the go.ern-
ment o: Louisiana. making terrible poin:
asains: the judicial department.
We have no space here to comment up
on the degrading spec acle presented in
this article Of the sovereign States rights
schoo! invoking on its marrow bones the
OF federal power to pro:ec:
. sovereign State from the alleged cor.up.
lion and incompetency of its own citizens.
We may expec: notice in u specia! te!e-
gran. :ha: the tremor of {. Sigh. earth.
quake has been felt in South Carolina.
T: may be attributed to the shudder of
if-. Calhoun in his ce.enen,s and sepul.
hire. Well may the disegnbodied spirits
j: the State sovereignty sect be abroad in
such -. fearful night" Of apcstacy to every
principle they e:er inculcated.
Hu: to resume our nautical metaphor.
III preparation hayin: been thus made.
he order from the ancient and storm
ried mariner o: the Piccy,.ne is shouted
though the trumpet. Bout ship Hard
. lee.' The man a: the :iller responds,
Hard /. lee. SIR and bout she comes.
in az article immediately sue.
,eeding the one quoted. It is headed -
.ew Election-Our Duty." with the eau.
el.ry suppositior tina: a new election is
the article employs al .xpiaua-
ion and eIhogtation to duty which is Just
> applicable 20 the rrese,.. state .: gov.
IS 70 any which nigh. be Sc. up
.naer new election. Indeed, with such
doctrines as we shall quote as the duty OF
he obstructives. the last arguuen, FOR
lew election is abandoned. and even the
otccynn. will see :ha. j. vii be unnec-
ssary.
Oar Gu'ies g. citizens viii :hen be 20 ]
rlticise, assail. censGre and denouuce thu
or to support ami defend
he same. instead of wasting our energies
4 resistance TO their authority and legal
ower. Thus we shall be enabled to begin
/, good earnest the work of reform II is J