New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-04

| Warsaw, ~ the famous Russian prOcOnsu
| said, and this il al that can be said OF New
| Orleans"
Is it not . '.proud reflection" that these
things can be said, and truly said, oy q
Spanish journal, in the year 1874, OF terri
| tory which passed from the hands OF SPAN
into those Of France in the first year OF the
| century, and from the hands OF France
| soon after into those of the United States
only to lose, as it now appears, under the
| flag Of the American Union, the liberty, the
prosperity, and the public order which II
might at this moment be enjoying as
Spanish-American republic or as = colony OF
France.
The ''third-termites" at Utica voted gratu'
lations to Grant for the 'success' OF hi. adj
| ministration. 1t has been success no
doubt, for them and for him. There are
hundreds OF office holders at this moment.
State and federal. drawing handsome
livelihood from the public purse through
the favor of Grant. who. were 1t not for
their livelihood from the public purse IN
quite another fashion. not as holders. but
as ''held;" not in purple and fine linen. but
in striped raiment.
But this same administration, which fat.
tens rogues and puts thieves IN power. has
brought whole States OF the American
Union. once prosperous ana happy' 10
such q condition that it were better Tor
those who dwell in them-better for them
morally, socially, politically, pecuniarily-
to be this day the subjects OF any respect
able European nation than citizens OF the
''mOdel republic" Suppose we begin to see
ourselves as others sec US.
So far from making such correction. the
paper quoting the above article says;
Suppose we see ourselves as others see
u.s." That is, suppose we accept and Cir
culate willful SANDER Of our people and
institutions without indicating either.
1t is very evident that Spanish ignor-
ance and insincerity are just what they
were in the days of Alva, Philip and OF
Ferdinand. From Louisiana, ''the terri
tory which passed from the hands OF
Spain into those of France. and
from those of France into those OF the
United States" has been constituted thir-
teen States, many Of them powerful and
populous They contain some Is. 600, 900 Of
people. These States have. it seems.
"lost all the liberty, prosperity and public
order they might at this moment be en-.
joying as Spanish American province
OF colony of France" It is then pro-
posed to Missouri, Minnesota, Iowa and
their sisters to quit the American Union
and become provinces Of insolvent and
anarchial Spain-to rally alongside OF
happy Cuba. and replace Mexico and
the continental States which threw
of their allegiance to the blessed
Bourbons. A colonial dependence is. We
are aware, greatly desired by many discon'
tented aliens here. but the demonstrated
incapacity Of France to hold her colonies in
the East Indies or in Canada. and the
melancholy capture and captivity of two
Of her home States, would seem to rende.
a French guarantee about equal in value
to Confederate bonds.
1t Louisiana alone sho uld be retroceded
it might not suit a majority OF colored
voters and Americans. If the whole ex-
tent OF Louisiana should go back to
France, there are about 1000, 900 Of Ger
mans who might be very Improbable and
even dangerous French citizens.
That the New York World and Picayune
silently indorse the abuse Of an American
President is by no means surprising. but
that they should be SO STEPPED i'll partisan
prejudice as to permit a foreign devourer
of garlic to say that it would be better for
the people of the United States to be "the
subjects of any respectable European ma
ton than citizens Of the model republic
is Democracy beyond our comprehen-
sion. Let however the people watch the
secret enemies of the republic and the
obsequious subjects Of kings. They will
show more of their true principles at
every opportunity.