New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-29
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good deaf Of attention. here. The
Tribune has. by its recent change OF man
ag.ment, been taken out Of the hands OF
Bohemian scandal mongers. and placed
liz the charge of a gentleman OF high cul'
ture. a thorough statesman and sklllfu1
political philosopher. The small affairs
which surround the daily life Of President
Grant and Governor Kellogg are left for
journalists who are not blessed with brains
to discuss, while Mr.. Medill presents US
with realities which almost make ones
hair stand on end just to think OF them.
The recen: change in the proprietorshlp
and management of the Tribune occurred
about the time Of the late elections. and
one of the first duties Of the new editor on
taking charge. was to make reckoning OF
the position. as they say at sea. lie hnds
that the Democracy are expecting to as
sumo control Of the executive, legislative
and judicial branches OF the government
a! an early day. say in 1876. His inquiries
relate to the policy Of that party when
they once more find themselves mounted
with their feet securely in the stirrups.
We repeat for convenience his conclu'
sions:
A, the very beginning of their admins.
tration they will be met with series OF
matters dema nding legislative action which
have been rejected by the Republicans.
Among these are. The refunding OF the
war tax imposed on cotton, when. Win
interest, now amounts to $lOO, OOO,OOO Inc
payment to all persons living within the
confederate States OF all losses and dam
ages sustained by them during the war. Ihis
includes compensation for horses, mules.
cattle, grain Of all kinds. and fences: for
fire wood, cotton destroyed and carried on;
for buildings occupied and buildings de-
stroyed or injured; for damages resulting
from all these and other acts, whereby
these people have suffered in person and
property.
These losses are roughly estimated at
1000, 600 in Virginia alone, and much
greater in the cotton States, such as
Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama and Missis-
sippi, where there are said to be authen-
ticated claims for five to ten hundre d
millions. Further items are given with
elaborateness of detail, by which 1t IS
estimated that there will be demand
made upon the United States treasury tor
several thousand millions Of dollars.
To all the Tribune has said, we are
compelled to assent Every claim speci-
fed by that paper will be made an issue,
if not plank in the Democratic plat
form. The Tribune has, however, omit
ted one very important item. probably
out of Difference to the vehement protests
of the Northern Democracy that they
will never permit such a thing-never.
never. We allude to the cherished
Southern idea Of compensation for
slaves. The Southern Democratic party
is entirely in the hands OF the
old ex-slaveholders and their creatures.
Hereafter as heretofore. the Southern
Democrats will shape the policy and pre-
scribe TIE principles Of the party for the
whole nation. The Cincinnati Enquirer
may protest: Thurman. Henderson. PEN
i,eton. Fernando Wood. Sunset Cox and
all the rest of them may declare that
nothing of the kind will ever be counten-
anced: the New York World. and Tribune.
and the Boston Post may urge their staid
character as guarantees against this great
danger. Yet all will avail nothing it the
rank and file of the Democracy once more
come to the front. Our old shareholders
have preserved exact schedules OF the
number and value of their slaves, and they
Intend to insist upon payment. As between
the Republicans and the Democratic
claimants for losses recited by the Chica'
90 Tribune these ex-slavehoiders will hold
the balance of power, and will adroitly
interpose obstacles to the gealizati on OF
the hopes Of those who expect pay for
cotton, corn. transportation, etc. They
will take the strong ground that unless
justice, as they will dignity their proceed
ings, is extended to them. not a penny
will the other claimants receive. Means
will readily be found 10 dragon the North
ern Democracy into the most complete
subser7iency. They know we'll the art Of
leading that most corrupt element by the
nose. It will be thus seen that while the
Chicago Tribune has accurately limned
forth the extravasant policy Of the De-
mocracy in regard to certain claims. the
greatest Of all has been omitted. The
heaviest item is not set down in the
already sufficiently enlarged catalogue. for
the reason. perhaps. that the editor ac-
cepts for the present the assesera.
tons Of the Northern Democracy that
they will never permit anything to be
done to increase the public burdens.
Perhaps these gentlemen. now disin'
terested. are really sincere in their pro.
LESSONS. but they will be taught the diff
ference between what they row consent to
and what they vii! be compelled to do by
their allies in Il very short time after the
high federal Offices shall have been cap
tured. Plainly. We tell the Republicans
Of the North that the success Of the De-
mocrocy means more even than the Chi.
cage T.;bu.. has foretold. Some OF our
politicians are even dryising schemes to
pay the rebel debt and breathe life into
the five or six hundred millions Of Con.
federa.e notes. For the Confederacy and
all MGR tai,lin, tn /. has he.u raised by a