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LOUISIANA.
Opinions OF the Press.
CFrom the Greensboro IN. CO. New North Stated
Now, in our opinion, Sheridan Is the very man
for the place and the times. President Grant
knows his maR and is fully aware that he can de-
pend upon him In an emergency.
From the Council Bluffs Nonpsriel.I
Phil. Sheridan Is Of the decided opinion that
SUFFICIENT number Of murders have already been
committed in the South. The way e stop them,
he thinks, Is to atop them; The Southern blood
hounds understand what he means
IFIom the Alabama State JournLI.I
The attempt Of the Democracy TO seat their
Speaker by revolution was q crime for which there
was neither psIlIation nor excuse. It was an at
tempt TO set aside the law. It was therefore an
this outrage is the real cause Of all the trouble
that followed.
CFrom the New Orleans Republican,
Whatever may be said against Gen. Sheridan
by the enemies Of the United States the bLudlttl,
they must acknowledge he deals sQusrely and
makes public what he says, and stands BY It. He
does not command in the rear by cipher dis
patches, but is open and frank at the head Of the
here, and It is better that We should recsiVe the
olive branch from him than the sabre.
From the Chicago lnter-ocean.l
Gen. Sheridan sent q dispatch 70 the Secretary
OF War yesterday, which we publish this morn
ing, and which may cause people to open their
other day, the man for the place and the occasion.
While weakened politicians are deprecsting
took him to New Orleans, and is doing It thor
oughly.
CFrom the Boston JournAl.l
We must say that, on this Louisiana question,
and as compared with its responsibilities, Con-
Eress has thus far been more negligent and cuI-
pAble than the President. Repeatedly he has
the course he should feel obliged 70 take II Con-
Bis word, and Congress is yet delinquent. Let It
now address itself 10 this long-neglected duty,
and meet the wishes Of an anxious people.
tFrom the Chattanooga Commercially
Now thequestiou arises, was It the duty Of the
other party quietly to submit to these proceed
Ings simply because they, BY chance, were sue
ceBgfulf It might have been wiser 10 submit, but
II was certainly their right If not their duty, as
ss IbeS eonid Command 10 TinSioSts their own
and the right OF their constituents to have legal
and fair organisation Of the body to which they
were elected.
tFrom the Chicago TrIbune.I
We decline to take so absurd and uutenable o
position. 1t is not necessary to the issue to dis
cuss whether the military should have been called
IN or not, but certainly II o Democratic Speaker
OF the mouse, Illegally eloCLoS, n1Q the rlHlJ 10
invoke military aid, then Republican Governor,
who has held the seat for two years, had an equal
ght to do the same thing. II the whole pro-
began Il to blame those who had nothing to do
with It. And IN this light the country will regard
It after demagogues have got done yelling
about 1t.
From the Cincinnati Gazette.l
The fact stands boldly out that thousands Of
innocent men have been murdered in cold blood
in various parts of the South for no other reason
RepubIicanS. There is abundant testimony upon
this point that cannot be disputed. The country
wants peace at the South, bat It must be based
laws must be obeyed, and the rights Of citizens
respected before there can be lasting peace or
prosperity. The National Government is bound
to protect citizens in their rights, II the State
municipal governments refuse or fail to do Il.
E1ceptin such cases the National Government
has not interiered.
CFrom the PIttsburR Telegraph
1t is somewhat significant that the better class
OF newspapers OF the country have taken calmer
view Of this Louisiana muddle than the Demo-
cratic and so-called Independent newspapers.
Many Of the former hold that Kellogg action
known that We have never taken any stock in
Kellogg or his government, but that Tin the ab-
and the State court Of last resort having affirmed
the legality Of his election the President having
recognized his government, It is the latters duty
TO protect his government until relieved by Con-
gressional authority. But the best abused maR
| In this whole affair is the hero OF Five Forks,
General Sheridan. The bowls that are made
against him BY the Democratic and Independent
press Of the North are Of the same character IS
those which We used to hear against Lincoln,
Stanton and Grant and his officers during the re-
bellion.
tFrom the Pittsburg Commercial
The Democrats, as soon as Sheridsn's course In
New Orleans was developed, made haste to avail
| themselves oft as party advantage; bat little
cool reflection is leading them to doubt whether
| thew going 10 get much good ont of IL
they thought. The indignation meeting called by
| the Democratic State Committee in Illinois has
been abandoned; the Board Of Trade meeting
called in St. Louis, for the purpose Of protesting
| against the armed Intervention Of the Govern
in has a tSs Gss6 ETsn up Gnq
learn that It was the Democrats Of the Louisiana
Legislature who nrst asked the army to interfere
| the Democratic leaders begin to think that dis
erection is better than precipitation in such case
The men who were quiet or aequiescent when men
were shot down by the hundred In the South, md
that they cannot afford to be very noisy over the
/ efforts Of the Government TO secure the enforce.
| ment Of the laws.
| [From the Syracuse Journal
| Colonel De Trobriand did not use violence. He
| requested the usurpers to relinquish that which
| they had Wrongfully seized, and to abandon .
position which rendered bloodshed imminent.
| But they refused to accede. He then caused the
! old clerk TO be put in control Of the House. He
simply removed the obstacles to the legal orzanL
straight up to the line Of law II that's uSurpaists
tion, then the more they have Of 1t In Louisiana
the better 4 will be for the peace and safety Of
| house; but by the Presidents constitutional
authority It was suppressed at the request Of the
| denti lmpesch the tyranu lmpeach the military
| despot!n This is the demand Of those who ap-
| prove Of the White League revolution. But the
calm judgment Of the people Of this country will
| approve Of the Presidents firm and vigorous
treatment Of the anarchists, and every sensible
| loyal person will warmly thank him for not
| having suffered the reVofutionists Of Louisiana
| to eonsummAte their seditious conspiracy.
tFrom the Harrisburg Telegraph
The Democrats display great rage ct the failure
Of their friends Of the White League Of Louisiana
to get control OF the Legislature Of that State.
| As matter Of course General Sheridan comes in
Tor the lions share Of their abuse. And they try
TO make II appear that their indignation Is caused
by the outrage committed against the sovereignty
of great State, as they choose to term the efforts
OF the President, through his able assistant,
Sheridan, to restore peace and enforce obedience
70 the laws In that bed Of treason, Louisiana.
But We have an idea that the fears Of our Demo-
cratic friends are excited, not because they think
constitutional principles are endangered, but be-
cause they know that II strict justice is meted out
State, and their friends Of The white League viii
teet all its citizens in the enjoyment OF their
rights, be they white or black. And we say to
NoEthern democrats, that ne sooner they snd
League recognize this fact and act accordinGly,
the better will It be for both them and their I'm
pOverisbed country.
[From the Albany Evening JouInu.1
Such were the successive scenes In this reVolu-
tionary drama. 1t was an Infamous usur patton
throughout-a usurpation In the socalled election
Of the chairman pro ten.; usurpation In the So
called admission OF the I'VE White League Demo-
Gratis necessary to make W hite League majority;
ausurpation IN the 50 called choice ofthe Speaker
All this Is the real Louisiana outrage. The ou.-
rage which 30 excltes the Democratic papers con-
sisted simply in the exclusion of the 1--WE intruders
and did not in the remotest degree touch tue ght
OF single member. We do not approve IT, Bat