New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-05-22
ALIEN OPINION UPON THE GRANT PAR.
ISL TRIAL

The Bee takes our reference to the itin-
Grant Frenchman who dispatched the
destinies Of this republic in tour through
the country as compliment to his imita-
tators. On the contrary, events have
proven that even his chance prophecies
have had no relation to events. De
Tocqueville was like Dickens and the
other fippant philosophers we have liken-
ed him to. No man of true sagacity
would have offered a prediction based
upon the result of unlimited foreign
immigration into country whose insti-
tutions must take their impress from
popular sentiment. Our wisest statesmen
have had their forebodings upon this SUBJ
ject. Had the men who m ade the coun-
try free from European bondage continued
always in its administration the solution
would have been as simple as that of the
established republic of Switzerland. The
autochthones or original population will
always form institutions that suit them,
and they will last with the nationality Of
that people. 1t is true that the impulse
Of self-government has lasted and i'm
pressed itself upon our alien citizens in a
remarkable manner. There has been a
charm in freedom, equality and the pur-
suit of happiness that has appeased alien
discomfort. There has been a friendly
and cordial reception of the children of
aliens which has so Americanized them as
that they adopt the ideas and sentiments
OF the country. The American govern
ment is now older than most dynasties in
Europe. Its arrogant teachers have been
compelled to adopt its usages or have
been, as in France, deluged in blood, dis
tracted with change and crushed under the
heel of the invader. Such was the authority
of De Tocqueville, and of his inlitators,
our censors and monitors. So We have
very little respect for the opinion Of aliens,
who may have never paid the respect to this
republic OF even becoming citizens, as to
the progress or ultimate fate Of the United
States Our own De Tocqueville, the Bee
has its hands full. It has within few
weeks past proved that we have an anarchy
in Louisiana which NO citizen is bound to |
obey or respect. It now volunteers an |
before the court and jury impan-
eled for trial Of case Of murder. It |
says:
How men could have invoked more lastly
the excuse of legitimate defense than the |
whites OF the parish Of Grant, no. alone |
for the defense of their political rights, but
because it had become evident from the
language, threats and acts Of the black
banditti who had fortified themselves in
the courthouse of Colfax that these last
wished to capture the property of the
whites, and possess their wives and
daughters.
These are charges wholly unwarranted
oy any testimony, and have rot been
made by the American press in view Of
he pending inquiry into the facts. 1t is,
however, we learn, customary in France
o say anything about any public matter
which the government will permit with
nut locking up the editor and closing his
ournal. Here people are allowed to write
md say whatever they may choose to be re-
ponsible for, SO that the Gallo writer's are
n paradise Of impunity. Combining them
elves to dead language not read by five
yer cent of the population, it is a harm
ess qualification. The motive of exciting
ocal prejudice is, however, rendered
probable, as there can be no other appar-
mt reason for journal to take sides
ipon public trial.