The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-11-26
THE DEMOCRATIC HOUSE.

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= The new House Of Representatives viii
have Democratic majority. In the who'll
N number of Democratic Representatives, tn
Southern Democrats will have a maj ority. 1
is the first time they have had majority fol
: many years. It is the first time they have
had an opportunity to dictate. bluster, and
Z crack the whip, for this fifteen years or more,
and the dictation, clustering and whir-crack.
ing have already commenced. The bullying OF
the ex-slaveholder, the bombast Of the chiv-
airy, and the assumptions of the Southern gen.
tlemen against the Nothern mudsill are
: just as apparent now as they were in the
paImy days of slavery. Numerous outcrop.
pings of this spirit have appeared since the
fail elections OF 1874, notably in such infuen-
tial papers as the New Orlea BULLETIN and
Vicksburg Herald, in the State elections this
fall in the South, in stump speeches, IN col
lege oratlons and upon numerous other occa-
, sions, showing that there is preconcerted
determination upon the part OF the Southern
Democracy to take possession OF the House,
to dictate who shall be Speaker, and thereby
capture the important committees, and then
to dictate the policy of the House.
We present the foregoing extract from an
editorial article OF the Chicago Tribune to
show how many miscellaneous a skilful
show how little the average partisan Radical
| journalist cares for accuracy and truth, or
even tor the plausible semblance of either.
Neither the Southern Democratic members
of the Forty-third Congress. nor those elect
ed to the Forty-tourth, nor the prominent
Democratic journals of the South, have at
any time during this or last year shown any
purpose of debating to Northern and Western
Democratic members. Among all the repre-
sentatives named in connection with the ex-
allied and exceedingly important position of
Speaker, We do not remember the name of
one Southern Democrat
The dominant wish of Southern Demo
cratic members is to act in thorough and cor
dial concert with those of the North, for they
and all intelligent Southern people are pro.
foundly sensible that the blessings of
economy and home rule can only be obtained
by union of all anti-Radical voters.
The alliance is earnest, and we are |
OF the opinion that the Tribune will I
find it both durable and formidable. |
It will find that, beginning in the House,
Southern and Northern anti-Radicals will
cement and solidify into unity firm as wall
of granite. Our Southern delegates are honest
men, and they will work for honest purposes
in conjunction with all Democrats or other
honorable advocates of reform. The "dic-
tation, clustering and whip-crackirg," exist
only in the somewhat vivid Imagination of the
Tribune.
The grievances endured in portions of the
South at the hands of Radical officials will be
and described in dignifsd and
appropriate way by our members, but if harsh
epithets are used they will be in reply to
attacks and abuse from the opposition in the
House or Senate We understand it to be the
policy of the administration party to begin
the work Of aggression and provocation early
in the session, in order, if possible. to drive
Southern members into hasty, violent and
vindictive rejoinders; but our delegates know
too much of the tactics of political warfare to
10 and say precisely what their antagonists
nay wish.
The coming session must have vitality
bearing upon the mighty struggle ,
which will soon shake the Continent. Would
lot the Tribune be very much pleased to have |
'ur Southern Democrats make few stupid a
'lunders in Congress /
To show that the spirit charged against the Y
south by the Tribune is merely imaginary, Y
We might cite numerous facts, of which We t
hall briefly refer to one only. c
The State of Alabama, on the 10Th inst,
dopted a new Constitution by large ma I
ority, in which the civil and political equal (
ty of all men of whatever race, color or a
PREVIOUS condition. is solemnly affirmed, r
q which co.ored suffrage is unre- Q
tricted by any qualification whatsoever F
4 which free school funds for the support of \
chools for all children, colored as well as d
hite. are permanently secured, and in which a.
distinctly affirmed "the fact that from the ii
ederel Union there can be no secession of b
by State" a,
These provisions were adopted by the Con- ID
ention almost without dissenting vote, Il
nd now the Constitution is cordially ratified ia
it'll no opposition except what came from
art of the Radical party. One such fact as ia
lis is ample 1etutation of mountain of "a
adical ISLANDERS. "
The time is rapidly approaching when our 81
items will be called uDOn to mako tn cir So ~