The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-10-14
The March Towards Monarchy.


Louisville Ledger, will be perused
with interest. They have the ring
Of the true metal, and every state
ment is rs true as gospel:
The power Of the Federal Gov
eminent against the spirit of its ere
alton for the common good is welded
solely for partisan effect Who has
heard, within the past six years, of
its arm being raised to protect or to
defend a Democrat? What white
man has it upheld, unless he was one
Of the harpies now preying upon the
Southp
And yet the Southern people, with
these teachings, are expected to love
the Government, and to worship It's
dag. The human heart car be taught
to humiliate itself in the dust, and in
contrition to receive with reverence
and love the chastisement of an All
wise Providence. And to-day,
throughout the South, these trials and
expressions have their Christening in
auence to turn thoughts heaven ward
for that future reward, which has
been promised to the long suffering.
But the wrong-doer, the spectator,
the cunning carpet-bagger, who un-
blushingly robs his victims, and with
a laugh Of derision taunts them for
their helplessness, never can expect
love, or respect, or forgiveness from
that wronged people.
Demoralizing influences have sap
ped the foundations of our Republic
and weakened the love of the people.
for liberty. Hundreds of thousands
of Radicals would to-day prefer
military despotism, rather than give.
up power to the Democrats. And
they would drench the country in
the blood Of another civil war, rather
than give up the systematic oppres
sions of the Southern whites.
To one who has seen in Europe
the facility with which established
governments have been overthrow,
it is alarming to witness how apa-
thetic the masses of the North are at
the continued encroachments of the
Federal power upon the rights ofthe
people Of the States.
The Federal army has but to march
to any given locality, and the opinion
is expressed by the Northern press
that the Presidents will must be
obeyed. How long will it require
the existence of this condition o af-
! fairs to create the monarchical &C age,
\ THE President can do no wro ~"
! And when the apathy has cxistet. I'M
It'll the pear is ripe for plucking, how
many days will it require for bold
and determined man, backed by hun,
); dreds Of thousands Of partisans, and
the army and navy at his comp:a ad
to establish himself permanently as
the government?
1t is sad thing to confess tina,
the indifference of the present day
; does not give encouragement to the
: idea Of future organized elfol is tt
: throw off the yoke of the oppr essor
= or that even gallant leaders, initiating
Hampden or Washington, could in
> duce the masses in the North "tt
r venture action without the form o
3 law, under the burden of intolerabl'
exactions and expressions, and abide
t the consequences
: It is time for the people Of tn
l North to refectmore deeply upon THU
subject, and to learn that the stead,
8 encroachment Of the Federal power
i As directed against Kentucky AM
{ Tennessee, as we'll as the far South
= ern States, are as sure and fatal il
4 their final work as the dashing Of tn
n oceans pillows against apparent,
Y massive granite bulwarks, W h S
d foundations are even cracked.
oil Too many citizens already evinc
an idea that the Federal Government
l. is . sacred thing, and that the Presi
It dent, like King, can do no wrong
p His orders must be obeyed and b
It will investigate afterwards. But VIII
a has ever heard of Federal invcstiga
It ton, that produced any change 9
o original purpose?
e In the Southern States, Federal Of
le fcials use the machinery of the Fede
n raj courts to drag Democrats from ez
g IRENE localities, to be prosecuted b
y the Government, upon the most fri,
IS olous pretenses. Subjected to sue
,e prosecutions, and attendant pecun
n. airy losses, what remedy have they