New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-07
THE M1IIrARY AND THE LOBBY.


When General De Trobriand appeared
in the House of Representatives the other
day, in response to resolution requesting
him 20 clear the lobby, he was received
with . cordial welcome from all parties.
Tho Democrats reioiced % see him be-
cause they hoped he would drive out the
police. while 10 the Republicans the sight
of the national uniform is always welcome.
His presence had the effect to restore
some little show Of order where all pre-
viously had been din and confusion BY
the act Of inviting military interference,
however, the Democrats committed an
other of those fatal blunders for which
they are famous, since they thereby COM
mitted themselves to the right of appeal
to the military in cases of tumult.
And while. as they fondly supposed,
the military bull was there to gore
the Republican OK not q murmur OF dis
sent was heard from the forty nine mem
bers of the House who composed the DEM
ocratic minority. But when the General
returned the second time, at the request
of the Republican members, to eject
dozen more of the lobby who were on the
floor or the House, elbowing members
from their seats and helping to swell the
noise by their frantic shoutings, he sud-
denly assumed the form and shape of
military despot. and his feet, lately so
pleasant to contemplate, took the shape
of the armed heel Of tyranny. It was
very unfortunate predicamentto be caught
in. and nothing was left but instant flight.
Before the seeding members could al! re-
tire however. and while more than quo
rum were present, the Republicans sue
ceeded in electing Speaker, and admit
ting three or four members whose cases
had been deferred by the Returning Board
to the decision of the House.
1t will thus be seen that military inter-
ference was first asked for by the Demo-
Gratis, and they never thought there was
any tyranny about it until, in pursuance
of lawful authority the zeal cause of all
the trouble-the usurping lobby-was. ex-
PEELED, and the hall placed at the disposal
of the members of the House. Then the
grinding despotism dodge was tried, and
the hypocrisy of the opposition disclosed
in its most glazing colors. Singular to
relate, the agent of the Associated Press
did not state in his dispatches that the
United States officers appeared in the
House upon the invitation of the Democ.
racy. Had he paid this simple tribute to
truth and duty. he would have spared the
excellent Senator Thurman much unnec-
esary uneasiaess. for to paraphrase q
remark of this thoroughly orthodox gen.
tleman. he would never have supposed
that his friends Louisiana Demo-
crats.--could do wrong. There may be an
occasional homicide or two down here.
but such acts should not be called by
harsh names until Louisiana jury has
condemned them. The Senator from Ohio
evidently knows about as much Of the
character Of an average Louisiana Demo-
cratic politician as he does of the inscrip-
ton ON bunch of Chinese fire crackers.
Still. he may be forgiven for not aatici.
pating the commission of such an egregi.
Gus error as was committed on Monday.
The moss sanguine Republican could
have scarcely hoped FOX such fortunate
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