New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-19

''iet alone" The clagaychsts merely de.
sired to destroy :he government, and
were astonirhed :ha: presiden, Lincoln did
no: follow N the footsteps Of James BI-
chanan. and .et the government which he
had sworn to administer. go to pieces: Mr..
Penn seizes the government OF a State by
force OF arms. stcewing dea! and wounded
IN his pathway to power, and coolly requests
the President to withhold any aid or protec.
ton from our !hisl enemies and the enc.
mics of republican rights and Of the peace
and liberties OF the people"' Having
violated the peace. having stricken down
liberty. having played the role Of lnobo.
era: until the streets Of New Orleans ran
with blood, this graceless traitor appeals to
be let alone! But this newest despOt. this
assassin of the liberties of people is
already answered. From his rnreasoning
assurance that the President would permit
the regularly. reconstructed government of a
State to be destroyed by a band OF murder.
ers he has been rudely awakened. ln
response 10 his demand for recognition he
has the Presidents proclamation invok.
ing the aid and cooperation of all good
citizens OF Louisiana to uphold the law and
preserve the public peace. This prOclama.
ton is backed by all the power Of the fed.
eral government. and the government is the
people. 1t is Mr.. Penn who has overthrown
the law and broken the public peace. and
TIE Presidential proclamation is notice to
all the world that he is a malefactOr, to be
pursued anu taken by federal troops. and
punished by federal courts. He holds the
State House and the courthouse. and with
the desperate men whose comrades OF the
White Leagues have desolated Northern
Louisiana. Oyerawes the people of New
Orleans. But he is a usurper, murderer.
and consequently an outlaw. He has pitted
his fortunes against the army and navy Of
the United States. and all those who stand
by him assail the supremacy OF law and
must abide the consequences. The m;sera-
hle pretense Of loyalty to the federal au.
thority will not avail the Louisiana rebels.
Loyalty to the federal authority involves
loyalty to the State authority. and it is the
latter which mas been stricken down by
Penn aud his rebel crew.
An astonishing feature OF the situation is
the fact tina: the leading merchants OF New
Orleans are as mad as their desperate lead.
ers. The Cotton Exchange closed its doO.s
yesterday at one O'Clock las mark of sym.
pathv with the movement to establish the
legitimate government of Louisiana" And
the Picayunc declares that ''there is no one
who dares to brave the indignation OF a
great people reused at last" But to all
these jubilations OF the conspirators and
their wretched dupes comes the response Of
the President, solemnly ordering restOra.
zion of the lawful authorities of the State;
and. in addition, the remark by the execu-
tive that ".he people of Louisiana had mis-.
judged it they thought that resort to vio-
!ence on their par! would pass by
urheeded by. the government" So
also have the insurgents Of Louis
lana "misjudged' if they think
new rebellion will be suffered to gain a
ioo.hold for further operations by carefully
avoiding outrages upon federal property.
and protesting loyalty to federal authority.
Fc- The President also says: Prompt meas
ures will suppress further disturbances. and
similar course would have saved the cOun-
,cy from the late rebellion" The President
ev,tiently comprehenLs the gravity OF the
situation. and fully realizes the import of
the Louisiana movement; hence he likens it
10 the rebellion Of 1861. There is further
evidence of alarm on :he part of the Presi
dent. in the fact tina: he supplemented his
formal proclamation by military orders,
written by his own hands. addressed to the
commander at New Orleans, directing him
TO preserve life and protect the peace to
the bes. Of his ability. The proclamation
is a recognition Of Governor Kellogg
as the legal Governor of Louisiana;
:he military orders to the commander
Of United States forces at New Orleans
constitutes a military occupation of the city
by the federal government. Tie next step
Will be an order dispensing the rioters who
now hold the State House. and the next the
turning of federal cannon on the enemy
equally of the State government of Louis
lana and of the government OF the United
States. To this complexion it must come,
and tina: speedily. There is no retreat, and
if blood must flow, let it flow from the
veins of the rebels who, second time.
raise their hand against the sovereign au-
:hority of the people, as expressed IN the
form of State and federal governments. 1t
necessary. no. only Louisiana, but every
late rebel State. must be again placed under
military control, and go held until the trea-
son OF 1Le:r people is burned and purged
away.