New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-18

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President to employ the forces Of the
United States or ''othe. means" TO sup
press this violence and see6fe those rights
Any person arrested Under tits .a,e mag be
deltttred 70 the UsaIed States marsha! to Be
dealt Nth according 70 h,e. In case it may
in the judgment OF the President be neces.
sary, he shall by proclamation order the
insurgents to dispe1se peaceably within
limited time. and on their failure to do so
they may be declared in ;ns.!rrec'ion agaiss'
the United States, and all intercourse be-
tween such State or districts and the rest
Of the United States shall cease and be
unlawful so long as such condition Of
hostility shall continue. and all commodities
coming from such S.4te or section into the
oiher parts Of tie United States shall be for
tsted 10 the United States.
If any part Of loyal State be under
the control Of the insurgents all CONNER
cial intercourse Herewith shall be subjec.
to the provisions above stated. These
commercial prohibitions shall be directed
by the Secretary Of the Treasury. The
same provisions apply to al! or any per-
sons residing within the insur,eetionary
districts and the res: Of the United States.
There is a system Of license and penalties
under these provisions unnecessary to be
described in detail. There is powe. to
prohibi: transportation within such
;nsurrecticnary district by river or
rail. The President may close the port OF
entry. 1t is unnecessary TO follow the
provisions Of code which grew out
Of the war, and which covers all
possible be!ligeren. relations between the
federal government and any district in
:ns.rrectior. There is but one other con-
sequence Of holding out beyond the time
OF the proclamation. to which we will call
attention. It IS the punishment for en-.
gaging in insur.ect;on-it is by fine Of not
exceeding $1,000. OF imprisonment for
not moe than ten years. Terrible conse-
quences TO the poor who can nc: raise
this large sum Of money. Orr citizens
who may have placed themselves in
what the Jaw calls instruction. now
see that the consequences aye not
merely personal and military. 4 few
misguided men sho: down in the
streets. or number Of persons turned out
Of small Offices, places Of business closed
for few days. are not the only effects to
be apprehended from an attempt to over
throw State government. Every pound
Of produce atoa: upon Red river, all the
cotton o.. sugar stored in our warehouses
may be forfeited to the federal govern.
nen.. Our port Of entry may be closed
by proclamation Of the President. and the
men engaged in ;nsurrec.ion become
offenders who may be subjected to oner-
Gus. if no: ;gnonainious punishment.
We can 10: be considered rs actuated
by fear OF vengeance il publishing this
warning. There are many who have not
read the Jaw; there are many who can
not read il in the American language. 1t
would have seemed a humane duty Of
the gentlemen chosen apparently as the
legal advisers Of the White League to
give :hei. political constituents the
benefit Of their professional informa-
ton. ". intervene where they have
proved dsrel;ct. We desire tina: Sineveh
should be spared great city.
wherein are more than six score thousand
persons who can no: discern politically
between their RICH: hand and their left
hand"
We have called the attention Of the
people.to the dangers incurred by their
leaders. in which the people are impli-
Gated. May they take the adm onitions
in the sense aud spiri: in which it is ten
derel, and relieve themselves from the
terrible consequence Of instruction.