The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-01-14
" Does If Mean War Q"

There is good ground for alarm In the
bare statement that United States troops
have used force in a States legislative
hall, but the solving element IN this in
stance is the fact that the interference of
the troops was requested By the House.
The request was passed by the Democrats,
who were unwilling to call upon the city
police, and the Republicans present in the
House were as willing to have the troops
as to have the police. "~
The danger lies rather in what may
come hereafter, rather than in the events
of January T. Partisan feeling runs high,
and now in this open month of 1876 all
parties live, move, and literally have their
being with respect to the Presidential
election of 1876 AS consequence, par
ties in Tennessee, New York, Illinois, Mis-
souri,, and other States, raise an cutlery
about the "outrages against liberty" in
Louisiana, and the Governor of Ohio has
sent special message to the Legislature
concerning the affair The aim is to ex-
cite public opinion against the Admins
tration. and to SO fill the people with pref
udlce and alarm, that 1876 will cause a
revolution in politics and oFFICEHOLDERs!
The animus, main motive, and Chief in
spiration are to so infiame the people that
some sort of change shall be made, and
that the infiamers shall haze hope Of
being put into we'll salaried positions.
We shall not be misunderstood by a
single earnest, candid reader. We hold
no political office; nor does single rel
alive Of ours; nor are we IN any way per
sonally interested in any government
office. We heartily condemn and despise
any Republican or clique that lies, mis-
represents or conceals the truth for the
sake of paltry personal interest, and we
tremble for all polity when selfish
army of Republicans or Democrats enter
an issue like that in New Orleans, where
the chief motive respects the coming
Presidential campaign. And for good
reason the people and the stability of the
Republic are put in peril by the least
worthy of citizens. We believe that Gov.
Kellogg is a political trickster, but he is
the de f0ct0 Governor-and no South
American pronunciamento and revolt
should be allowed to disturb him. Such
revolutions must be instantly checked,
by WhOmsOever or WheresOever under
taken. The use of United States troops
is al unfortunate element, but three things
must be remembered: first, the force num-
bered only fifteen; second their presence
was asked By the house on call of the Dem
ocratlc speaker; and third, it is indisput-
able that there is in New Orleans an arm
ed, drilled and organized force of 900
men, known as the White League, ready
at word to overthrow the state govern
ment, and when they dare, to again make
war on the United States. Prompt meas
ures are particularly proper in that un-
happy city, for it will not be forgotten,
New Orleans has, within very brief
period, permitted gang of Southern out
laws to attack and murder whole body
of citizens assembled as legitimatelY
as that on Jan. 4. We believe that Sheri-
dams presence, and the response OF the
troops to the Houses request, prevented
similar bloodshed on this occasion. The
status and animus are the same as in
1860, and the old war spirit is rife yon-
der now as then. The nation was prOvi-
dentially protected in 1861 through the
rashness that fired the awakening gun in
Charleston harbOr, but greater cunning
may this time cause these revOlterS in
spirit to keep sufficiently within the law
to prevent the sudden divorce of North
ern sentiment as when they were over
rash in outlawry at Charleston. We dep
recate the party zeal that calls public
meetings to express sympathy with the
CONSERVATIVE" element in New Orleans,
because, as in other years, it will cause
the South to utterly misread the true
feeling in the North.
Peril stares us in the face, and the peo-
pie of the North, when they understand
the issue fully, will sustain Grant and
Sheridan in prompt, iron measures to
stamp out the first attempt at revolt. To
secure majorities in desired direction,
the knife, the revolver, and the rope have
been brandished and used against the
colored citizens in thousands of instances.
AS a matter of course, an indignant, out
ragged, ignorant proportion of blacks will
retaliate. IF all ropes, clubs, and guns
are laid aside, and, like worthy, law
abiding citizens, the Southerners will
give the colored man his right OF opin-
ion, the whole difficulty will vanish.
Their rights as citizens must be respected,
and, without respect to party, we want
northeastern readers to thunder "They
shall bem