The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-17
HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF.

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n Conservative journal remarks that durine
n the month of February, 1775-exactly one
II hundred years ago-the English Parliament
IS adopted that policy which, by destroying
= every hope of reconciliation between the
q mother country and the American colonies,
r gave birth to the struggle which was to end in
: the establishment Of American independ-
i ence
l son the first day of February, 1775 the
Earl Of Chatham introduced bill into the
House of Lords looking to reconciliation of
the differences with the colonists. The Earl
OF Sandwich bitterly opposed the bill as un-
worthy of any Englishman. After the defeat
of this proposition, measures were introduced
by the Ministry into the House of Commons,
for the avowed purpose of 'intimidatng ,
the colonists. The address of the Ministry
declared that rebellion already existed in
Massachusetts,. 1t was adopted after de-
bate which lasted all night, and then pre-
sente to the King, who pledged himself to
'enfore obedience to the laws and authority
Of the Supreme Legislature Then followed
the Kings request for troops to enforce the
| laws"
On the 18th Of February, of the present
year, President Grant was called upon by
members of the committee of Congress who
has charge of the caucus bill "to regulate
affairs In the South, for the purpose of as |
certaining his views on that bill, the tyran-
nil or
familiar to our readers.
President Grant said 'the bill had his entire
approval, and he hoped it would become
law" Some Of the gentlemen having ex-
pressed doubts as to the passage of the bill,
the American George III then remarked that
whether Congress passed any measures
with regard to the South or not, he had de-
termined to do his duty. If Congress ad-
Journed without action, it might become
necessary for him to proceed to greater ex-
tremes than mere suspension of the habeas
corpus He would do what he conceived to
be his duty at all hazards"
The above centennial coincidence is very
suggestive, and the policy foreshadowed by ,
Grant is the exact counterpart of the pro- +
5ramme announced in 1775 by George III
md his Ministers for putting down the r
American "rebels.' AS the journal we have t
quoted from well remarks, 'the very express ;,
ion by which the King of England pledged
himself to enforce obedience to the laws ard p
he authority OF the Supreme Legislature is
he expression of Grant. Verify, the centen-
lal memories Of the current month are pecu-
ar. History is repeating itself. One hundred
ears ago the mother country was intimidat- -
,g the 'colonists' and goading them on to r.
rmed resistance. -
"Ihe republic scarce attans her one hun :
redth year before the President and Legisla-
Ire, elected by the 'colonists to carry out
he popular behest, are found intimidating Il.
veral States of the Union, and assuming to
emselves supreme power We have to-day {
National Legislature which calls itself 'su- ID
eme, and a President who acts according
his royal pleasure. The patriots who
ught and shed their blood century ago to
sist intimidation and supreme legislation,
rtunately did not and could not believe that
cir labor, sufferings and sacrifices would be
lilded upon by such impudent usurpation Inv
this. the
The issue is distinctly made, however, by in e
ant and his followers. The only question
at remains is momentous one Will the -
ople Of the North allow their fellow-citizens
the South to be trampled under foot by
ton they themselves have just repudiated
the ballot-boX in the most emphatic and
,ided manner? If they do, it is not un-
ely that instead of centennial COM EFT
moration of the Declaration of American
dependence, the year 1876 will see the in
,uration of American Ciesarism over the
rs of the Republic