The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-09-19
4onalosonbillr Gbief,
Three Dollars Year.
The New Southern Rebellion.
Opinions Of the Press,

Inc numerous Outrages that have
been perpetrated in the Southern
States within the past two months
notably the murder Of defenceless,
pinioned Republicans Of Couslatt;l
and the more recent coup detat of
the Now Orleans White League by
which they sought to overturn Lou
isiana's legal government--have nat
Wrally excited universal comment
among the newspapers Of the country.
In order that our readers may he in
formed of the tenor Of public opinion
upon the subject Of these Southern
troubles, We publish herewith extracts
from a number Of leading journals of
al shades Of political complexion
lChicag0 Tmes-DemOcratic.1
But the White Leaguers are not
blameless. It is true, they had ex-
lausted many of the expedients to
bring about q better condition Of af-
fairs, but they had not tried all, A
wise diplomacy would have suggested
the endurance Of the ills under which
they suffered, with a sincere effort to
mitigate them. BY assuming the Of
fensive is an appeal to arms they are
placed at u disadvantage, for their
well-wishers must adult that the
federal cannon must be pointed at
theig ranks that the military must
defend Kellogg at all hazards, even
though he may I've in the wrn;g.
The result eau he easily foreseen.
The military must take possession
not only Of the city but Of the State
government, and Congress must as
sumo the responsibility of reorgan-
Ning the State. This ia what many
Of the "Wlite Leaguers :" want, and
if the present outbreak reaults in the
deposition Of Kellogg and the estab-
lishmeat Of u temporary military gov
erument, they will regard the com
pensation ,.s worth the cost.
[Chicago Tribune-Inlcpcndent.]
As defiance Of recognized author
ity and an open revolt against the
existing government, the New Or
leans revolutionists must he put down
by the strong arm Of the government.
There car be no question about this.
There sDould be no delay IN bringing
the revolt to q sudden end. But it
will be we'll to keep in mind that the
revolt was among the business men
and q class Of citizens who have moth
ing tn gain in u senseless and useless
conflict with the government. It will
be proper to ask, when the mob shall
have bsen restored, whether it is not
time that something should be done
for a State which even Senator Car
penter said q year ago, has been
i" trQdden beneath the foot Of a fed
eral judge"
louisville Commercial
The property owners Of Louisiana
have a. perfect right to complain Of
bad government. but they have made
q mistake in the way they have chosen
to remedy its evils. They have put
that question in the background, and
when we hear from the country par
ishes where the White Leaguers are
less restrained by intelligence, and
have lesa organized opposition to
meet their organization, it will be
tArawa still further into the back
ground. Rebellion and murder are
not the proper means to carry cleo
lions in this country, and they will
pot be suffered.
Huntsville Cculier-,Journal--n Democratic
Governor Penn writes in q ringing
war like style. But to what account9
Those who talk glibly Of the manu-
faoture Of Radical campaign material
should AJAX themselves, confidentially,
what the present business is like to
effect in the matter of Democratic
congressman. Our opinion is that it
will do about as much good as harm,
for the fall campaign in the North
was lost three weeks ago.
FIST. Louis Globe-Republicani.
The news from New Orleans this
morning, while it will alarm every
lover Of peace and law, is nothing
40OI0 GAdsn NsbA w w CApCCUCV iS LUC
result Of the formation Of the Demo-
cratic White League, and the estab-
lishment of what they are pleased to
call the :: color" line in Southern pol
tics. Both league and line mean a |
war Of determination, not against
blacks as blacks, but against blacks
and whites as Republicans. 1t is a
var Of politics aud political creeds,
and not Il war of races, except in 50
far IA race and creed are synonymous
terms with the unfortunate blacks
who are unwilling to enjoy short
lived peace at the price Of practical
Ge-enslavement. III this, as in all
other acts Of outrage and riot, the
Democratic party, organized into the
White League, is the ;lggressor. It's
met yesterday 'saround the
clay statue" and solelnnly resolved
lpOn tho movement which soon cul-
in bloodshed.
(St. Louis Dcmocrat-Republicau.
We shall not deny that in many re-
poets the conduct Of kellogg's gov
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