New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-28

| was eAPelleuvUy IOIce, ana 1eQeral 1OIceS
were sent, upon the demand Of the Gov
ernor, to repress the domestic violence.
This vas admirable. Civil war was to be
precipitated, and it might have been con-
tidently expected that Democratic New
York and Ohio Tsuld have promptly
placed their cohorts and Golfers at the
dispose! of these oppressed patriots,
simply seeking the restoration of their
own los. liberties.
i is q capital proverb that a scalled cat
breads even cod water. The Democrats
Of Ohio, remembering the troubles into
| which their States rights leaders had
brought them during the war, promptly
telegraphed the President that they could
place any number Of volunteers at his
disposal to put down any insUrrectionary
resistance to the laws Of the Union. The
| Democracy Of the North did not volun-
! teer worth cent in aid Of their Demo-
cratic friends Of the South.
The later efforts to 'tna.ionalize" this
covert resistance to the laws Of the Union
did not succeed much better. The Legis-
lature Of Louisiana was seized by Demo
cratic force and the Republicans in effect
expelled. Again federal protection was
invoked, and again the State Of Louisiana
was in encouraging opposition to the fed
eral government. \ finer States rights
Issue could not have been made. Yet
these wary Democrats of the North would
not bite. They knew the eye Of the
American people was upon them, and if
they should sanction the deposing Of
State government by force the whole
Union sentiment of the country would
blaze up and consume all who would IL
woke repetition Of the cost and misery
Of the late contest.
This backing down must have been con-
s;dered very dastardly by the Southern
Democratic leaders. Those who went |
from Louisiana with high hopes that the
conflict between the people and the fed
eral government had been inaugurated, |
after spending months in the lobby, were |
assured by their Democratic friends that
the hand would not do to go in on They !!
were informed that no practical co-opera-
ton could be expected from the Northern
Democrats, and advised to make the
best composition they could to extricate
themselves from their difficulties Il per-
haps appeared that the whole forces Of
the Louisiana Democracy were too small
to avail much in the contest of 1876,
and upon delberation it was deemed
better 70 let them stand neutral.
with the promise to recognize them in
the distribution Of the spoils-if the
Democrats should get any. Hence has
followed the Democratic disappointment
dence, perhaps, the telegraphic advice to
be Democratic heroes to capitulae on the
pest terms, because it would be impossi-
Die to reinforce or come to their succor. |
Not lmpossibly, if this discomfort should
ievelaQ into local violence, the Dernoc-
acy Of New York viii telegraph the presi-
lent to send them into Louisiana, and
hey will seize and send these insurgents
Q Washington. We hope the Southern
Democrats will rot press their Northern
riends to such q proof Of their loyalty
hey may rest assured that they Will be-
ray and surrender them now, just as they
id when, from the Charleston convention
hat nominated secessionist, they re-
armed home and besought Mr.. Lincoln {
" military commissions, shoddy con
-acts and bombproot places, to subjugate
leir late friends and preserve the Union.