New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-17
"a, correspondence of the Republican ]
NATIONAL POLITICS..

v,otestant Question and Confederate
r.mocracy - Proposed constitutional
',;,s,ment of the school Question
',;ouaiity versus sectionalism- - Equal
'"dyeuslIip Against Caste-Hepublicun
s',tv still strong If True to Itself.
WASHINGTON, December / 1875.
oct;on of the Confederate-D Democracy
F,,gress in regard to Mr.. Blaiue's propo-
10 take, by constitutional procedure,
NJ ool question out of partisan politics
most important political element in
.Jcan affairs saving only the question
.yro citizenship and negro representa-
Ds;,hin the Union. The Confederate
mratlo leaders viii find the Republic
ro.e than ready to cooperate in this
Mr.. Blaine's letter, the message of
p.ssient, and the universal voice OF
Republican press throughout the coun-
,sify to the disposition of the Repub-
leaders in this matter. In fact, the
AL question has been forced into the
n of American politics by the repre-
L,iyes Of the Catholic party in the
sd States. II left to itself this school
;iop would in time settle itself
accordance with the demands of
\ .dyaucing civilization without any
ter legislative action upon it. So far as
Republican party is concerned in regard
A, matter, it may oe truly said that the
has been forced upon it. The fact
the Catholic element OF the country is
4rsslly Democratic, and that the Con-
rate wing of the Democratic party is
,yowed enemy of the education Of the
iron of all the people side by side in
Of the school question of necessity
Ybcan sentiment. This is TO be de
3D. but it can not be avoided. Then,
Il, the Jesuit leaders in New Jersey last
ser made a most unoalled tor gratul-
and abusive attack on the Republican
! sient in connection with this school
A tiOn. This ait lex was wholly unpro-
Id. Up to that time General Grant had
4 ,iyen expression to his opinitps on the
.on, either in private or by official
rance. On the contrary the President,
4 be disposition of federal patronage, had
guized the claims of his Catholic fellow.
pns in 5 most generous manner. The
\ nNal Repubisa}t, the otfcial organ
A. administration at the national capital,
always been most considerate of the
tOlics of the District OF Columbia. These
y be facts Of the case, and yet the New
HerulG accuses the President of fo-
Ting discord On this echo | question,
the National Democratic Committee of
city, at meeting last night, attempts,
series of resolutions, to fortify this
I. nation of She Hor&iG, and place both
spublican President and the R-pup-
party in the wrong in this matter.
confederate Cathol Democratic coali-
should be made TO understand that it
' this matter, simply handling easily
I, led friction matches over all open pow
magazine. One single spark would
" pfouuoe an eSp'os'oh 10 whieh the
r 'H war "ouiu oe ot.1 DIS hotn'hg' II
He 10 pave an aojos''eaht OF this school
u FiOn by constitutional procedure, let
a 'OJa'''nono oo o"iiih'1'eu 10 lhe hahus
-''o VI mo .onieuora'' y" o"Cnoiie-l'e-
! navy "no arc a' ie"s'' aoo'e inc triehs
4''aneu'p'
;a p''poeou 'o.''enl NJ vi 'ue SCHOOL
avn "ii' 'eHne' tno 'oner issues
ui''ue 'ne cohi"aefate-D democracy
n 'u0 h'''ohai isep"oiicah party all
4"o uis''ho'' Among these Is the
wi VI 'o"'heru iec"aisofuction. Under
y. 'o"'"e'h i"oont 'ruotion' the
y Dou'''"h" anu M'selss'ppi VIII come
n No. io'es''unu. No.hihg can prevent
"0 A'euere'e' De'nocraeF' IN the
4Vn Vi Nanuai' VINO 's hoeral'
""" 'h' eiec''ol Vi herr 'who
en Nor'heih oohieuerate dnr'ng
'0 'no ~"'' ''as ioroeo the nght'ng
d Seu'' Vi au'fs'a'try anu american
'y oh tne one haho' ana o1 caste
= "Vs'0n"',s'he on 'ne "e"er. 1 say That
h 'A0 ae ''us J'ipeu involves sec'lohat-
s'"'' Ia 'i'uaii'S' oecause tne Con
uora'io coai''ioh 10 1oat OF
Al u "ee. as AGAINST 1he has'' IN
I" VII Anu ehnssi'ah'a' whi'e
pDu'''"n organization KNOWS no