New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-29
THE NEW REBELL1CN
THE WHITE HEARTS TO BE FIRED
American Citizens to be Driven from an
American State.

The spee ches resolutions and newspaper
articles of the White Leagners remind US
painfully IF the same class of literature
which tourished before the great rebellion
came 20 head. For months before the
secession Gf Louisiana the life Of an avowed
Union man was rot safe in this State, unless
We may FAY i was pretty safe to be taken.
There is low the same saturnalia OF hate.
selhshress, bigotry and savagery as pre-
ce0ed the downfall Of the South in 1861.
Peaceable men are waited upon at their
homes IN the parishes and forced to resign
theiI offices, their property and their homes
at tne muzze Of the pistol or slug loaded
shotgun.
Crack Drained declaimers incite the
ignorant multitude. the rabble, to rush on
to deeds of spoliation and rapine. When
the shrek of their victims wake the echoes
of New Orleans ard come back to them
through the columns of the REPUBLICAN,,
an ind dignatiOn meeting is generally held
at once, the story denounced as a lie. and
all the victims vino have not actually died,
forced TO sign a statement under oath that
all the wolves in their section of the coun-
try are sheep OF the mildest persuasion.
Our political highwaymen may succeed
for time IL arresting coaches and plunder-
ing timid passengers, but they will never
reap the fruits of their rObberies.
We have a sad chapter from Lincoln
parish, about Mr. John McEnery appear
ing there and making violent speech;
addressed directly to rioters. He repeated
the same sentiments at Baton Rouge, and
is said 10 he row in this city, under the
very nose OF .he Governor and the police
authorities, pucicly melting the White
Leagrers to insuErection.
The Bu.ieta ar Picayttne, taking the
cue, follow with their little vOllies. Of
assorted calibre. The Picayune is almost
apoplectc over the information that United
States troops were fired upon in Kentucky!
Whv. that is almost as good, and quite as
WISE az firing on Sumpter! If Louisianians.
especially those out of the city. would only
summon Up courage enough to be~eq qlaiy
impadenti
The Bal,e,i,s, bolder than its eiaer part
per; wants trouble right here!' Weextracc
from SYo incendiary yarticles in thst journal
ofyNterday mornin g:
We learn that an officer of the United
States stationed al this city declared yes
terday that United States troops will be
sent here to enforce the rights of Radicals,
white and black, 20 vote. Ii this was said
as a threat, or II the officer spoke advisedly,
we can assure him that the coming ct
United STATES troops to Louisiana is d
matter Of small Importance to any OF the
white people against whom they may be
sent to operate Thepeople Of this.SCate
who are opposed to h%dicaEsm anc 70
negro rule have 10 thought OF lnter1eNng
with the right OF any man OF any color 10
vote as he may elect; but they do soleMnly
propose to exercise that privilege them
selves, spite OF Kellogg, spite OF Metropoli-
tan police, and spite OF the United States
troops
We nave arrived at the conclusion that if
the United States officers so far forget their
duties as 10 permit themselves to be used
as the tools OF a local fiction in State con-
test, they deserve no more consideration
than any other men and should be treated as
ordinary rutfians. The example OF Arkansas
and other States where United States troops
were treated as impertinent Intermediates,
has taught Us the folly of yielding more
than a proper obedience and respect to the
blue coats and bayOnets of the federal SOL
diery.
If the soldiers choose to get mixed up in
hroils with which they have no concern,
they must expect to come out with punched
heads and torn uniforms. The time has
passed when q blue coat stuck upon pole
can make US bow III abject submission as
before GeHier's cap.
We say that there can Oe no trouble In
Louisiana unless it is rashiy preclpitated
by the lDjudicious use Of federal troops,
and, so lar as tie white people are concern.
ed, they are quite as determined 10 see fair
play for the negroes as the most blatant |
Radical in the State.
No one IN attendance upon the cOnven- |
t1on hello a Baton Rouge could mistake the |
sentiment that generally prevailed among |
the delegates from the country parishes 1t |
was evident that they had determined to |
take such stand in the coming campaign |
as would certainly secure the success OF the |
white men at the polls.
They were loud and unmeasured in their |
denuDciatiOns OF the ln1anies to winch |
they had been subjected, and there was no |
ooncealing their expressions OF e determl-
nation to resist every effort made by kel- |
logg to sustain his band Of rObbere in office. |
Force will be met by force, and II he In.
vites conflict, it will be sharp, quick and
decisive, and will surely terminate in the J
radiance of the State of those dangerous
ard bad men whose political misrule and |
corruption have very nearly driven tha
people 10 desperation.
They believe row that their only saiva-
tion depends upon their own exertiens, and [
they have resolved to look in the future to |
themselves. That they will act in accord.
anoe with this resolution there is no dcdbr, |
and that they will achieve a glorious VIC |
tory over the enemies of the State there IS |
not a shadow Of doubt.
The difference between 1874 and 1861 is
that Buchanan, that OLD Democratic bread ,
poultice is not sitting in the chair of State |
al Washington to draw the new rebellion
to head.