New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-29
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The REPUBLICAN has never ceased,
when an opportunity presented itself,
showing up the results Of domestic vio-
lence. 1. has even gone beyond this and
shown the necessity for preventive meas
ures on the part Of government to resist a
turbulent disposition gaining the ascen-
dency. It has reasoned with domestic
communities for the purpose Of protect
ing the public interest against the ma
chinations OF selfish and unprincip,ed
political agitators; and when this has sig
nally failed and the State government was
unequal to the emergency it has appealed
to the national governm ent to interpose
its strong arm in defense Of law and order:
in defense Of individual rights; in defense
Of Republican government itself. And
appeals of this kind have always been &C.
companied with satisfactory evidence that
wrong Of a fragrant character did exist.
Of course they have not been made
unadvisably, OR without knowledge of
the true financial condition Of the State to
meet the situation imposed upon it by the
action Of the national government. The
action here referred to is that which has
undoubtedly created the very serious dis
turbance that now pervades society in
Louisiana and other Southern States. 1t
is the action which has transformed the
slave not only into freemen but citizen,
armed with the right of suffrage. This is,
undoubtedly, a matter that has been
brought about by the nation at large-and
tie government Of the nation is bound
to sustain It by force Of arms if nee
essary.
Butwe desire to speak more particularly
now of the injury that is being inflicted
upon Louisiana By the men vino are now
engaged in inaugUrating another period of
domestic violence within her borders for
purely political purposes; and when we
say this perhaps It is necessary to explain
that political purposes mean nothing more
nor less than gaining possession of what
ever power might help them to reap the
spoils Of Office. We have had ample proof
in the past Of the great injury that has
been inflicted on cur State by the domestic
violence inaugurated by those persons op-
posed to Republican government; and now
we can offer more proof to show that do
nestle violence in the future not only
threatens to deprive freemen Of rights
guaranteed to them by the constitu-
ton of their country, but it is
actually driving from our midst capital
and improvements that would prove Of
incalculable advantage in many respects
to Louisiana. And this proof comes from
a gentleman Of undoubted standing, both
in this country and Europe, who has
lately been travelling through the South.
His name is Wilson, and in order that he
may be more fully identified we will state
that he is highly esteemed by William Cul
len Bryant, Of the New York Eyening Posi-,
and during the lifetime of James Gordon
Bennett, ST., commanded the respect and
confidence Of that gentleman. Mr.. Will
son has lately been travelling through the
South, and has acted as the corresp ondent
Of the New York Evening Post, while in
reality he enjoyed the more responsible po-
sition Of an English railroad fnancier on
his travels to make profitable investments,
and the representative of an English syn
dictate possessed of a million pounds
sterling paid up capital. This gentleman
came to Louisiana highly and favorably
impressed with the advantages that cap
ital might seek here by investment in rail-
road projects, and his travels through
Northern Louisiana, and portions Of Texas
contiguous to it, tended at first to
strengthen this impression. This was
prior to the political movements that have
been inaugurated by the White Leaguers
looking to the defeat of the Repub lican
party in the next falls election through
domestic violence. Influenced by his first
impressions, Mr.. Wilson had accepted the
agency Of the Louisiana Central Railroad
Company, and was prepared to recon-
mend investments in its stocks, regarding
the Red river country as the finest field in
the world for railroad investments. But
unfortunately for Louisiana, her existing
political leagues had begun to manifest
their violent temper just as Mr. Wilson
was about to withdraw from her borders.
He was suddenly SO deeply impressed
with the unfavorable aspect of our political
affairs, particularly at Shreveport, that he
felt constrained, in justice to the capitalists
he represented, to recommend delay in
the matter of railroad investments in
Louisiana, until better feeling was ma
infested and there was more security for
capital and a better prospect Of obtaining
labor. And this proof of the injury that
domestic violence is doing Louisiana at
present comes from an intelligent gen.
tleman who, heretofore, has been un-
favorably inclined toward Radicalism.
After having had an interview with
Governor Kellogg, during which Mr..
Wilson expressed himself gratifed with
the efforts that the Governor was making
to restore good government to our State,
that gentleman left last evening for
Europe by the way of New York.
II is anything but gratifying to us to
have to present this additional proof of the
injury that is being inflicted upon our