New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-08

Ih6 FUGITIVE SOUTHERN DEAOOkAU1
| RECAPTURED AND---HAHDCUFfED.
| 1t is very encouraging symptom tina
the Democracy of Louisiana, who have
made their political living by abuse of thu
yankees" and by encouraging popular
hostility to the North, should have seer
the worth and wisdom of the North, ant
come to submit their Political action t.
Yankee leaders. They even leave the De
cision of. their political principles to the
Yankees Of Massachusetts,, New York and
Pennsylvania. Such an evidence of re
stored attachment to the Union, such ar
acknowledgment Of the superior sagacity
of the free soil and free labor system, will
be regarded abroad as conclusive that nc
further separation of sections is to be ap.
pretended. It should send up national
securities point or two when Louisiana
Democracy surrenders its political volt
ton to the Yankees, as it was compelled
BY force of circumstances to submit to the
military supremacy of the same people.
The Earl of Mari demanded that the
politics Of Louisiana, State about the
same size with New Jersey. should be
''nationalized" as the paramount issue in
the next presidential campaign. When
we learn that this ambitious aspiration
has been renowned by the party for any
issue which the Yankee Democracy of
Massachusetts,, New York and Pennsyl-
wanna shall prescribe, we see the full ex-
tent of the sacrifice and appreciate the
full force Of the concession. We take the
Shreveport Times as q representative of
predominant Democratic sentiment in this
State. It first dissents from the call of
the Democratic convention, which Mr..
Mari deems essential 10 the ''naticnaliza-
ton" of the Louisiana troubles, and which
Mr.. E. John Ellis considers indispensable
to the eviction Of the ''usurper," who has
commissioned him to conduct the prose-
cution. This obstacle to unconditional
surrender removed, the Shreveport Times
proceeds to plan its programme. 1t is
this, "Whst we want is q Liberal Democ-
racy." .r..
The Democracy of New York secured
the cooperation Of the Liberal Repub-
licans. The Democrats of Massachusetts,
(being in hopeless minority nominated
q Republican for Lieutenant Governor.
Therefore the Times thus defen to the
demonstrated sagacity Of Yankee success:
The Democratic leaders Of New York
and Massachusetts, have necessarily a
situation than We of Louisiana; their De-
mocracy is as true and unsullied a. ours;
they have redeemed their States from Re- |
publican misrule and done very much to |
insure the triumph of the national Demo- |
cratic party in 1876. and thus redeem the |
country. Can we of Louisiana despise the |
example of the Democracy of New York |
better Democrats than the leaders of ourparty |
MereF Can Louisiana, better than New |
York or Massachusetts,, afford to repel from |
our ranks any who are willing to stand |
with uea We are Democrat, but care
nothing in this fight about the party name |
Of our organization.
Then the Louisiana Democracy accepts
the guidance of Yankee Massachusetts,,
and of the infinitely more Yankee poll
ticians of New York. There used to be
such pirate as principles. There was
Democratic party of the South, which
split like an acorn under the rival doc
trines of Butler and Breckenridge. 1t is
no more. Tame, supplisnt and hungry it
follows at the heels. of the Yankee De-
who subdued it, and will accept
such scraps from its own spoiation as its
conquerors may vouchsafe. What con-
irmation of Yankee sagacity! The Yam
kee Democrats, seeing that with the escape
Of the Southern Democracy their chance
to regain supremacy was gone forever,
the doctrine of State rights, and
aided the Republican party in the war.
The Republicans fought to restore the
Union. The Yankee Democracy was pur-
suing its fugitive bondsmen and voters.
It has recaptured them, renewed their in
aentures, riveted anew their fgurative fet-
ters, and now an organ Of Louisiana De-
reports it, obedience to its Yam
zee superior and timidly asks what it is to
think and do in their service.
What triumph Of cool calculation.
What an abandonment Of the South to
make terms Of salary with those who have
been persistently arrayed as the enc
mics of the South. What abdication of
he high and chivalrous position of de-
restored rights, and an appeal to
sectional opponents for aid in the political
of its own fellow citizens.
The South wen remembers the whole
'rocesA First, the Democratic McClel-
an investing the Confederate capital city;
'sven days Of dssperate and steady battle,
Of gallant Southern men buried
p Tho trenches o. groaning in the hospi-
ala Then the Yankee Democratic Butler
obedience 10 the lavand respect
. the flag Of the Union. 1t the cost Of
nile. conAScation end capital punishment
4 biz former political allies. Then the
Yankee Democratic Blair and yallan-
ligham and othss snnnsrs coming under
aSsgussd into The. Confsdersts camps,
md whisperipg aAnssty end restoration
olths lsalsm BY the Yankee Dsmosntic
fute. Theu Ne xeol Wiih which tboaelI