The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-16
SENATORIAL WINDBAGS.

SENATORIAL WINDBAGS.
The latest oratorical "burst" of that mi
! tary humbug and blatant demagogue, L
gan, is a fair specimen of the line of defen
which the supporters of Grants insane polio
!, are compelled to adopt While Morton col
fines himself to repetition of the old outra{
romances manufactured in the Attorney Gel
erals cffce, and fourishes the bloody shirt al
cross-bone emblems of those whom he an
his friend Sheridan are pleased to call assassin
and banditti, his bombastic colleague fror
Illinois raises another patriotic bray in homo
OF the heroes and martyrs of the war for tn
Union, one of whom he pretends to be.
was an easy task for Senator Upton to riddl
with well merited ridicule the windy harangu
of this Radical Bombastes Furioso, whom b.
likened to the commander of mud scow O,
the Missouri River.
We presume no one attaches the slightes
Importance to Logan's sophomore utturances
but it is remarkable fact that O. P. Nor
ton, the acknowledged leader of the Radica
majority in the Senate, whose powers as 6
| skillful debater are undisputed, should have
SO ANONYMOUSLY shirked the issue presented
to the country by Carl Shurz in his scathine
expose of the Louisiana outrage.
AS the eloquen. Missouri statesman well
remarked, Congress has passed laws con-
ferring upon the National Government dan
gerous powers of very doubtful constitution
atty. The result was that Radical partisans
in the Southern States, the greediest and cor
ruptest of their kind, looked upon Congress
and the National Executive as their natural
allies and sworn protectors, bound to sustain
them in power by whatever means.
every vagabond in the South, calling him
self Republican" said Schurz to the Radical
Senators, ''thinks himself entitled to aid from
you when rushing into Congress with an out
rage story. The colored people begin to
think that you are bound to protect them in
whatever they may do, instead of depending
upon persistent and honest use of their own
political rights to establish their position.
The Federal officers in the South have be- |
,ome more than ever eenters of partisan in |
;rigue and trickery.
"The Caseys and Packards carried off State |
senators on United States revenue cutters.
nd shut up Republican Governor in the
>ustom-House, guarded by United States
oldiers, to keep out another Republican
action. Nay, more than that-the same
during the last election campaign,
eing at the same time United States Marshal
nd chairman of the campaign committee of
10 Kellogg party, managed not only the
olitieal campaign, but also the movements
the United States troops to enforce the
WIS., and to keep his political opponents
ON intimidating his political friends.
We have several legislatures that are much
| the way Of Mexican pronunciamientos and
val governments, calculating upon the aid ! i,
icy may get from the National Government,
I'd the Attorney General of the United States
called upon to make or unmake the State :
with aid of the army, and the
apartment of Justice almost appears like
ntral bureau for the regulation of
ate elections. And still more than
at-a Federal Judge in Louisiana, s
a midnight order, universally recognized
gross and most unjustifable usurpation, J
'tually makes State Governor and Legisla-
Re, the national Executive, with the army,
staining that usurpation, and Congress per-
ting it to be done. And now, eliminating
Try! Fede raj soldiers, with fixed bayonets,
} marching into the legislative hall of q
tie, dragging out by force men universally
ognized as claimants for membership @.
having been seated the soldiers de-
ing contested election case, and organ
'g legislative body; the Lieutenant
neral suggesting to the President to out
by proclamation numerous class of
'ple, by wholesale, that he may try them
military commission, and then the Sec
Try OF War informing the Lieutenant Cen
by telegraph that the Government has u
confidence in his wisdom. Add to
that the whites of the South are
dually driven to look upon the Nation
Government as their implacable
INSCRIPTIONS enemy, and the people
anxiety about the safety of republican in
ltlons and the rights of every man in the
He would hail the day as most auspi-
IS one for the colored people of the South, "
n they threw off the scandalous leader
OF these adventures. who, taking advan-
OF their ignorance, made them tools for
r rapacity."
MS truthful picture of the effect of Radi-
:ule in the South remained unanswered,
ton combining himself in his reply to a j.
vague platitudes about the intimidation
'lored voters, repetition of which stale
appears now to be the only stock in
Q of the GRANTEES. Bra
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