New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-26
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AHe xlcIyuNe oNtIs !S
AAasaers
Journal has net merely gone back on the
whole small arm movement, bu. rebukes
all concerned for having committed that
highest crime Of the politicians blunder.
We have endeavored to explain that Ken
lucky is too Gear the meridian to take
sides with either North n South. its
patriots were not proof against mule and
hog contracts. Its most eminent Demo-
Graf was a vehenen: Union man and
its most promin ent Southern Wing was
compromise ng even after Sumter and the
5000 call. That desperate Southern State
rights Democratic Governor who would
have called out the State militia, SO far
weakened on the South that he gave no.
tee to tie Ccnfcdera:es not to come fight
ing around his premises, for be would not
sand il. Mr.. Jefferson Davis established
a recruiting station at Bowling Green, in
Southern kentucky. and encouraged by
the expectation Of assistance. he held
Fort Donaldson until Floyd and B1ckner
were gobbled up. withou: one Kentuckian
coming 70 their aid. Warned out of the
State and aba ndoned, what had Confeder-
ates then OF now 70 hope from Kentucky
sympathy OF srccor.
The Cour;er-Jouync! is a Democratic
politician. It has Of course neither soul
nos sympathy for anything e1cept-suc'
cess. /: had perhaps contracted that the
variety of Democra: known rs the pro-
tectiye tariff on sugar Democrat would
come Up all RICH: for the Democratic
ticket Ct 1876. !: was 70 be allowed the
usual ragaries with which all local De.
mocracy siren g:ieas Itself for the Presi.
Dental contest. This time j: was IN.
luckily the White League. The national
Democracy had pledged itself to main.
tain the Union against all heresy and
schism Of rebellion OF insurrection. It
was also bound 10 assert the rights of the
colored voters as guaranteed by the con-
stitutions and laws.
For the P:coyune 10 break out into a
White Lea q Southern instruction,
and to Frehchify the whole transaction by
barbados and q cou, d'e.a,. was suinous
to the Union Democracy. !: was to be
disayowed, denounced and put down
Hence the Northern Democratic denun.
citation. The Courier-Journd! was 70 have
delivered so many head o: Southern Dem.
ocrats. Mr.. McEnery upset 1.-THE fat in
the fre." and i: the gentleman Of the
tivu;sy-Journa! writes letters from Eu.
rope again it will still be at his own eS.
pense and not as a minister Q. consul ap.
pointed by Democratic administration.
The truth is. Louisiana Democracy,
under any na me y alias, is too weak TO
be Of much accoun: in the national bal.
ance sheet. # the Union Democracy
maintains the colored soters, they must
have abou. halt our representatives. and
three representatives in three hundred is
too weak q Stake 70 command much con.
Germ, even If every one Of the three was
ike-Daibousie. the great god Of wal.
colonel to the Earl Of Mari.
lie: the Piccsune profit by this double
desertion Of the Union Democracy. who
abhos a rebellion that has any fighting in
il. and o! gallant Kentucky, the home Of
contracts and compromises. Jackson gave |
them q hard name when relied or to pro.
lect New Orleans once before, and their
allies Of the White League seefa to COZ. |
slider j: rather well deserved. /