, 1874-11-26

anco Of Republicans, has declared TINT no
was not elected to that House, though de-
olnred so elected by tho same men who mn
nounccd Kellogg's election .,..,s
The Republicans Of tho North lnvo hoped
TINT tho lcadora Of tho party in Louisiana,
with n knowledge Of the questionable tonuro
Of their Offices, would hnvo 50 administered
the n{rairB Of tho State Us to havo commanded
tho confidence Of tho country, md conoiliated
tile lnrgo population who, no matter what
their politics, must prefer, pon>a to war, order
to disofdor, and whose anatorinl interests aro
all greatly suffering bccauHo Of tho ever
prosont danger Of civil war. It is to bo regret
tod TINT the Official policy has not fulfilled
oven moderate expectations. There 'has boon
constant strife AMONG tho Republicans. Kol-
1ogg Inns boen denounced by no white man as
soyoroly M ho haa bcon by some Of his colored
and Republican associates. Public opinion
Inns boon sot at Defiance The Republican
party at tue North, and in MI tho other
Southern States, hns boon obliged to carry
the disgraooful records Of the men who wero
forever challenging revolt and then appealing
to the President for the protection Of military
force. Claiming, on tho ono hand, to be
supported by tho largo majority Of the
people, and then ut the first sound of the
drum hiding away in somo bonded waro-
house and piteously appealing to the Pros
ilont for protection has become. too monot-
ouous to deserve or command popular respect
ainong d people, when such revolt againRt
the Government of tho people would not bo
permitted to Inst one hour. The Republicans
Of the North hive carried Louisiana about rs
long as they can afford to, and rs long as they
have any Justification for doing. The con-
fossod inability Of the Government Of that
State to maintain its authority without the
protection Of National troops is aoonfrmation
OF the report Of the Senate Committee that
that Government owes its existence to Durollf
judicial usurpations and not to the popula,
will; and evidence also TINT time hns not II
any WY changed tho popular hostility to tha
Government.
F; Louisiana WANTS peace. The whole coun
try wants peace, aud pence must bo had. L
it bo necessary to have peace in Louisianl
that tho State should pass out Of tho hand
Of the men who arc in office, thon let it b.
so. If the Legialature-eleot shall be Demo
CRITIC, and shall impoach Kellogg, or dopos
him as usurpor, they will have, unfortu
natuly,, the precedent Of 1872, when War1notl
WINS impoached and :deposod in order tim
pinchbaclz might be made. Governor, IN
appeal to the President for troops.
In saying this much in. explanation Of tn
rcasons why tho Republican party do ne
support, and caunot afford to support, every
body who sots himselt up as the Govornmer
OF Southern State on the ground that he
4 Republican, and if lie is not sustained IL
State will be Democratic, we do not abai
tho least our s: mpathy for tho oolored pei
pie, nor our roprobation Of the conduct
those who deny them their political right
] Their color and their past condition, while r
longer a legal Acknowledgement, aro neverth
loss misfortunos because they provoke proj1
dices. The remedy for this is not statute
/ nor military intervention, but time. ri
Republican party in Louisiana, as well as
| the North, must learn that to maintain pu1
, lio confidence and respect they must be
. served as well by tho policy Of the party
by the character Of tho mon it puts in offic