The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-23
NORTHERN VIEW OF THE CRISIS IN
LOUISIANA.

The Northern and Western Press has given
a great deal of space lately to the situation in
Louisiana, and the columns OF the leading
dailies have from day to day contained the
most alarming prophecies OF fearful trouble
about to take place in New Orleans In their
thirst for the sensational they have pub
lished and given undue prominence to every
idle and silly story which has emanated from
their penny-a-iine correspondents, and have
written ponderous and brain destructive edito-
rails upon rumors that either emanated in
malice or folly, and had no foundation in
| fact whatever.
The New York Wlra!d, however, must have
recently put a new hand at the bellows, for
its editorial articles have of late evinced
very Just conception Of the true situation Of
affairs here, and its advice seems to be given
in a spirit of kindness and fairness which
were conspicuously lacking in some Of its
articles, and more especially in its short para
graphs some time ago. There has always
seemed to be one man on the He,ulds staff
who was incurably wrong-headed, and one
that was large-minded and impartial. The
latter very evidently wrote the article from
which we subjoin an extract.
We do not see, however, why the writer
should take it for granted that Congress will
intervene to redress the frauds consummated
by the Returning Board. Congress remained
passive when as great a wrong was done be-
fore; it has persstently declined to right to
the wrongs Of our people and has even re-
fused to remove the self-imposed bonds from |
the hands of the President. If we fail in
this election to obtain our rights, all hope is
gone until after the Presidential election
We entirely agree with the Herald in the
belief that the crisis calls for moderation.
order, discretion and foresight, as well as
vigor, frmness and resolution. 1t is graft
tying to know that our exact position here is
so thoroughly understood:
1t is true that public feeling runs high in {
New Orleans and it ought to run high in any !
honest community at the exposure Of such
attempts to nullity en- election. But although !,
he people are excited their leaders are eau
ious, and. knowing that acts Of violence +
would promptly bring the Federal troops on ,
he scene they intend to confine their oppo- :
ition to peaceful methods. 1t would be
,lunder to act otherwise. Besides the
ertmnty Of defeat would enable their
dishonest adversaries to change the issuesfrom
question of legal resistance to frauds to a d
uestlon OF resistance to the Federal Govern y
lent We trust they are too wary and have :,
90 much self-command to fall into this fatal =
rap. The strength of their case lies in Il
ne appeal they will be able to make to Con- is
ress and the country if these shameless Ii
'auds are consummated. They must not i
lunt the force OF their appeal and prejudice =
lelr case by resort to violence. They must 1e
OF ALLEVIATE the independent press of the K
ountry, which will fight their battle with W
ersistent zeal SO long as they keep the law y,
n their side, but will be compelled to change ~
$ support into rebuke if they are hurried by g
asslon into lndetensible measures of resist "
nee. i
Ii these attempted frauds are consummated -
I'D the result OF a fair election nullitied the
epubiican majority in Congress will be con- N
FAMED to intervene for their redress, OF give tt
p all prospect of rehabilitating their broken .,
lrty. Kellogg and his faction are embold-
led to perpetrate these frauds by the GER Ia
inty that President Grant will abet them if la
lev succeed, ST
He has given repeated public pledges that :,
8 will stand by them to the last unless Con- -
ress ia es some action to prevent him. If IL
lese new frauds are carried through, Cen tt
'ess can no longer evade its response biity Sc
ithout bringing utter ruin on the Republi-
IN party. IT, therefore, the people Of Louis
ma have the wisdom to refrain from unlaw- to
il violence they will either find speedy relief +
ON Congress, or more distant, but not tb
ng delayed, relief in the assured success of :,
e great political revolution which has al u
ady made such astonishing progress. 1t OF
ould be a deplorable blunder for them to tn
'oil so stronga case as they will have for an he
peal to the country if Congress does not :,
dress their wrongs The crisis calls for IL
order, discretion and foresight OF
well as vigor, firmness and resolution. fe
lis is a juncture in which the Conservatives q,
Louisiana cannot afford to make mistakes. :,
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