New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-11
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tbs White Leagues Of that State really want
is to nulllfy and defeat those acts and
foaUu0usooy ooa ~ ogOulO ~ b minority
of white Democrats entire control over the
SAteeOvernnsstg Is isnot sstrange if, un-
do ss6hS the gravest diff
| tain the forms Of self government. But the
responsibility comes finally 70 Congress.
That body is required to guarantee to every
| State u republican form Of government, and
If Louisiana is NOT capable VI. a-rs publican
| form OF government, the constitution re-
quires that Congress shall make all need.
ful provision for the government Of the ter
ritory Of the United States.
Thus, it will be seen, that not only must
the institutions of the State be made to
conform to the federal 'enactments, but
the local government be strong enough to
enforce obedience to this supreme law of
the land. The fact is slowly beginning to
dawn upon the Northern mind that they
have more interest in the Louisiana case
than they have heretofore supposed. That
it is, in reality their fight and their cause.
There has been good deal of beguile-
ment by means OF false woids and deceit
full professions Of attachment, while the
great cause Of all the trouble, hostility to
the reconstruction acts, has been carefully
concealed. The White Lacquer has sworn
in his wrath that though the negro may
demand and collect pay for his work, he
shall never vote in peace, unless it be as
reinforcement to the party whose candi-
dates are always of one race, while the
old Last Ditcher, the unconverted Bour-
bon, the unconquered secessionist, never
has and never will forgive any one
who had any agency in depriving
him of his slaves. For years this
hostility has been latent or passive,
but never crushed ont. Every report of
Democratic victory at the North brings
out smiling thousands Of walters and
watchers in the South to congratulate
each other upon the prospects Of that
tidal wave, which, like political Messiah,
they have waited for these many years.
We have demonstrated that this political
element can feel no hostility toward Gov
ernor Kellogg in consequence Of disagree
ment upon local issues, for upon nearly
every measure Of State polity OF any mag
nitude he has acted upon the suggestions
of men whose wisdom is generally ad- |
mitted. The Chamber of Commerce and
gentlemen occupying something like |
prominent positions have frequently been
consulted. 1t is, moreover. notorious
that the Governor sent copy Of an act |
which had been passed to the members of |
the late Democratic Council, asking
whether, in their opinion, it ought to be-
come law. Upon their expressing dis
approval, the bill was locked up in the
safe, where it now is. Upon every SUBJ
ject, save one, there is sufficient harmony
between the Democrats and Republicans;
but upon that one point they are bitterly
hostile. The average Sou.herner has got
the negrophobia, as an abstraction. and
very bad, too. He can not bear to work
md mind his own business, while the me-
gro, whose unpaid toll he still covets, en-
oys his leisure, and even talks politics,
holds Office and exercises some authority.
Here is where the shoe pinches, and for
his force enough is raised to defy the
state government and necessitate the call
ng for federal aid to enforce the national
iecree.
But the question may be asked. .sOught
lot State be strong enough to enforce
IS own laws?" Undoubtedly: yet it may
lappen that a State may no. be strong
nough to enforce federal law enacted
restrain a FESTIVE people. This is the
uty that requires the presence here of
United States troops. 1t may yet result
n having Louisiana and several other {
outhern States RENTED to the
ondltion of Territories. or martial I
wv and, governed by federal Of +,
GERS. We notice that several Repub-
can Senators have expressed doubts as S
the sufliciency of several of the gov G
Of the Southern States. If this
pinion should gain much ground in I
ongress, the abolition of half dozen {
adly reconstructed States may yet give '
Re Republicans a majority in the next f
ouse.