The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-03-19

From the New Orleans Times, March 11th.
The telegraph announces a sweeping
Republican victory in New Hampshire.
What the sweep" consists in, we are
left, to some extent, to conjecture. The
Radicals claim to have elected the Gov
error, all the Congressman, and a large
majority of the Legislature. Other dis
patches indicate the election of Jones,
DEM in the First Congressional Dis
trict. Later returns may modify first
reports because majorities in New
Hampshire have never been known to
be large either way. And, to digress
for an instant, that even balance of par-
ties, without doubt, accounts for the
fact that for years and years New Hamp-
| shire has been n of the very best gov
erned States of the Union.
But whether the Republican victory is
more or less complete, the result conclu-
si~ely vindicates the wisdom of our peo-
and, by adjustment, securing for them
selves the-best settlement possible. The
Northern Democracy, when put to the
teSt, has always proved the most delu-
sive of broken reeds. When, in a mo-
ment of trial, has it ever been known to
come manfully and VIGOROUSLY to the
spccOr of the South? Can any one tell ?
st the last gubernatorial election the
Democrats elected a majority of the
Legislature and the Governor by q ma
jOrity of some 400 over the Republican
and Temperance candidates and the
Year previous elected all three of the
congressman. Unless something like q
similar result is obtained now, this cleo
ton is no evidence of a popular revolu-
ton brought about by the Louisiana
case.
The result is a verifcat;on of the re-
port of Messrs. Burke, Leonard and
Zncharie, and will probably strengthen
the conclusion already reached by large
Numbers that the possibility of success
fHl interference by outside parties is as
limited as their right to interfereis ques-
tfonable. Of very cheap advice from
abroad we have had quite enough, and
it is apparent that we are quite as able
to help ourselves a. the Northern Dem
ocracy to help us.
New Hampshire has always possessed
a sturdy Democracy, honest, liberal and
entirely free o the dead weight
of BOurbOnism. In this campaign they
were assisted by Senator Gordon and
Representative Lamar, gentlemen who
are acknowledged as statesmen and elO-
Quent orators, perhaps the foremost in
the South, and who are personally held
in high esteem North as we'll as South
the contest was made to a degree a test
case the recent Louisiana outrages were
fresh before the people Grant is person.
ally more unpopular than ever before,
and yet the Democracy failed to carry
the day.
It is true that the result in this case
cannot be regarded as by any means con-
elusive so far as a general election is
concerned; that other States may regis
ter a different verdict, and that changes
may occur before 1875; but it is conclu-
sive Of one thing, viz: that if we sit
$upinely waiting for the Northern De-
nsocraey to appear upon the scene as a
King Arthur fourishing his Excalibur
and flying to the rescue of distressed
louisiana, we are in imminent danger of
finding ourselves totally abandoned.
and redemption we mt must T. RELY on or''Ouy
own wise, prudent, liberal and just
action.