New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-03

OF whom was that famous Red Republican.
Orsini-might have believed that Napo
leon had owed his election to what DR..
Raspail called la Ioite a fond double. OF
what the Fusionists will recognize as the
breech-loader ballot-box, purchased by
them Of the patentee November. 1872.
The correction of these election returns
by Rudio and Orsini would have been i'm
proper if they considered themselves men,
bers Of the French empire. In France
and among Frenchmen the act may be
viewed differently.
Having. then. stated the act of Rudio
it becomes proper to examine in what it
differs from the doctrines taught by the
Bee. Picayune and Shreveport Times. and
from the deeds enacted under these teach
ers. We have had an invasion of men
from several parishes. who, Oh pretense of
reforming an official appointment in an.
other parish, have put to death more than
fifty men. This invasion was unlawful,
because no civil process can be executed
within one jurisdiction by posse sum
moned from another. The same unwar-
rantable doctrine was carried out in the
Coushatta assassination Of parish officers.
A force was organized and armed, on the
especial and repeated suggestion Of the
Bee, TO superintend the elections and to
secure by force tho election returns
which should, in the opinion of Dem.
ocratic committees. have been certified
by the board. When we add to this the
open recommendation Of the Shreveport
Times to ''kill' obao xious opponents if re-
turned, and the attempt some two years
since to assassinate the Cove nor of Lou.
isiana in the open street, we car see no
difference between Rudio. who attempted
to assassinate the head of the French gov.
eminent, and the man who attempted to
kill by pistol shot the bead of the govern
ment Of Louisiana. Both were secret |
attempts to change an administration by
We can not see in what |
the doctrine Of Orsini and Rudio differ !
from those which have prevail ed in Lou.
isiana, except in what we have stated to be
perhaps ezcusable in subject, but by no !
means pardonable in citizen. It may be |
, practice among French men. but there
has never been a case OF vacating an
office by assassination in the Sta te govern
ments Of one Of the Nor them or Southern
States founded by English speaking aud
English thinking people. Thuggery and
assassination are imported remedies for a
political grievance.
We. however, hope for better things.
We trust that the American mode Of eff.
Getting changes. jus. illustrated by our
,lection, which has ken power from one
et Of citizens and transferred it to an
'ther, may prevail even in Louisiana
Forty millions of people have voted. A
government armed with men and provided
With money has acquiesced in the will of
he people, who may be even supposed to
ave rebuked that government. Such is
he glory OF America. tits seen nowhere
lse. !,
We are pleased that contemporaries
ave seen in another the dangerous and
espicable nature of doctrine which has ,
cen taught and enacted here. They
ow denounce assassination as remedy
u political wrongs. Let them continue
do so. Had they held the same just :
octrine for the last six months. the vote
srrifed from the polls by threats to ''kill"
nd @'discharge" men for the crime Of .
pinion might have presented a different
,sult.
We think the Bee should apologies to
$ countryman. Rudic, and the Picoyune, s
aving seen such a heinous example,
lould return to the American mode of
'nducting canvass. and Of abiding by d,
suits until they can be changed by |
III, fair and free election.