, 1875-01-24

jurisprudence as affecting the people Of tho
ss Sovereign State OF Louisiana" as our 1ournals
love to e1press it, It il in sill worse taste, it
certainly shows little appreciation OF tue judg~
mont OF an intelligent public, to attempt to
evade the iasuaa by personal abuse aud Vllia-
cation.
Tho facts. as stated by Gen. Sheridan in al
their naked deformity, are At least undesirable.
successfully palliated. The m4saacres and
the murders have become matter
Of history. The victims since 1866, as ata.5da
few days'siuce On the floors of Congress, would
probably aggregate as many as thoso o. all our
indian wars for the samc period OF time. They
are undoubtedly in excess OF those Of al the
other reconstructed States combined. The ver7
fact that fully nineteen-twentieths were Refab-
licans would seem conclusive enough as to tho
aniulus involved. There ia no evading the Issue,
in fact that the victims were
x4nTYRB TO TIE CAUSE OF REPUBLIcAy1Su.
Ignorant colored men, in tho main, they CARA
their lives because OF their devotion to the party
OF the Union.
1uentary on tho Government under which No
lire. and tho pre.ensions OF our unreconstructed
Democracy. The blacks, whatever may be said
OF their peculiar merits denerits, in other 70.
spects, rs m element Of the body polite, arc un-
sveryingly loyal to tue Government They have
an abiding faith in tho and protection youch-
aafed them under its Constitution and Laws. Tho
masses of the whites on the other hand, may bs
loyal onlv in 30 far as that they are bald
in sne sebs'3Ph r. tG o1a s1' spo.st peTst
becauee Of his devotion to the principles
OF the Union as ho understands them aud the
dsloval murderers are allowed to go uuVhippsd
Of Justice. This one fact alone may ba said 70
bo the ...
KEy TO TIE WHOLE OF TIE s1TCAT1oy.
Had fitting example been made in the csss
OF faw of the moro prominent characters Gu
gagged in these so-callcd riots. in whicl strange
II enough, mono but Republicans are Alled We
would have had no such condltion OF affairs ~
exists in Lousiana to-day. Had the leaders In
the Graut Parish massacre, for instance. been
summary dealt with at the time, We Wcnld haya
had none OF the terrible list Of mcrlsrs for
ocinions sake 80 prevalent a1ncs. "
would have stats heard oas nGshaf af coass,t p.
We would have seen no State officials driven out
OF parish sitter parish by gangs Of Kesulatota
under the name ot White Leaguers. We would
have heard OF no insurrectlon In New Orleans On
the 14th Of September last. We would have bad
election. We would have heard, as = consa-
ouence, nothing OF the emeute in tho Legl.la-
tive n.lls on tho 4th Of the present month
Ths remedies il any, must rest With the Peo-
applied, il 1t I'll, through tho medium of Con-
greas. new election, however desirabls
IN somo rcspects, falls far short Of tho
requirements in the case; There u.
M 8rrA AY1dAnC82 !
ha acrantahle to ANYBODY, save few desperate
.olt;c;.na that hava nothing to lose and poasi-
p;x snmetI,ine to make, Tho root ot tho erl
won]6 MT he reached It ALL So, too, with
new system OF reconstruction Its merits, At
UNCONSTITUTIONAL Amendments, tho non-enforco-
ment OF which, more than ali other canses cona-
hined has landed to the unhappy condition a.
affairs it is proposed to remedy II remsdy il
10 be applied At all. it must be through soma pro-
-. k-k
crrrAr and ErFEcruA1 xsFoRczxxSr
NJ thaso Constitut tional Amendments.
ot taeaS ~n1.;naJ i "a Toi1T to a1neet ther
.,fo,ceTnsnt thronrh the moral support Of 4
onrer,,ntv h at in morally opposed to tho p.in-
cin1ea ennbodied therein- Tie community il dis-
1ars,n1 - community IL at heart bitterly %.
synad soya.d - ~ 1nnstitnt;onaI Amendments: IN
oasra,n;+v AZ consennance Will put eyery OBJ
s..c;a ~ iha vay Of their enforcement, Thar
al fha s.me t;ma In the kay 10 TIN
s;.not;on su.vl;on'eN'' - '
II ;s thia noorn1 senss Of tho people, too, that
;s tha t..v h fha whola at the morxi controversy
~ hstween the more respectable classes aud Gen.
sh.ridan. Il ia. or course. scarcely to be pre-
Lmad that tha halter classea of society
1s-or ~ ,dvor,ta asssaaination. Il il eauallY
t@ns that + ia only throug the toleration-ths
moral conn,enanco sud support, il YOU please
~ thesa seIf-eama classes that q condition Of
sff.;- as hara renresanted eould be possible,
sa1,avh.t torc1hlv aYnressed in nv hearing,
fav d.vs sinra a T,ouia;ana DomocrA& Inust
.itb.r ha rnnTdarsr himsef. or an
41o1oarsr roe 4 nuRprRE8-
r. :. srnn1T too trus to aduoit OF refutation.
Tha "a rsspectabla classes NAV not encourage as-
.asa;net;nn .as or prescription oven, for opin-
;on's 1.ka Tho eyidences Of both. how
ara- =. seeming creed Of tho Louiai-
~. Dsrocracv IRA simply indisputxble
III Tha,. !. certainiy to raw tho least OF t. Httls
ayidence Of aov serious afrront On the part OF
na .bn more ~ respectable classes to frown II down.
rtev must expect as = consequence, to bsax
tbeir fau uasssuro Of responsibility in tha
n-smiaea-
p"1Hfs. pTfa..4.,- +oo +b.;- rr.nonsibiIitv can
~ noto,;etv in avery attempt TO shield the par
tea arrested under pFocsaa Of tho United 8sate4
Courts, as ringleaders In the various massactes,
these self-same Ro-casled moro fospeosx1Mls ~