The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-04-03
DoNALDsoNvLI.E, LA, SATURDAY, APRIL B 1876
A Case Of Domestic Violence.
From the N. o. Republican,

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President Grant has treated the
Louisiana question as one purely OF
domestic violence against legal au-
thorltv For doing 30, ne has been
censured 20 'lnineasured terms by the
whole democratic party, North and
South. some kepnbllcans OF the miider
type nave also fallen into the Old futs
made by the wheels OF the State car
rage winch was driven ID our grand
fathers days, and came very near 70
taking sides IN the contest with the
turbulent and White League element.
Ihe whole matter has been thoroughly
discussed by the people OF the nation,
i'nd was nnaliy taken up reluctantly
by Congress. Ihat liigh source OF
authofity mas Iof!naiiy fatihed anu
approved the Presidents course, thus
estaoiishlng the TACT that a clear case
OF flnsurfectlon was presented II Louis
lana, ana the PRESIDENT mas done no
more nor less tllan MS DUTY required
IN enforcing tne laws ny employing
the army and navy. This will go
down IN our history as a precedent,
anu aIIord a gulde 1or future Presl-
dents IN similar cases.
Inc "hoie p"lcy OF the democracy
mas oeen cohdemned, ana their eHorts
to upset this State government vIr-
tuaaiy proclaimed revolutionary and
Illegal. we 90 not apprehend there
Will be any unpleasant consequences
TO the persons engaged III the rebel
hon, Tor the American pollcy IS TO
pfeven5 rather thau punish crime.
Doubtless the people VINO nave pass
lively submitted to the protracted po-
llt'eai npf'eaval have suffered severely
enough. with them should De left
the business OF calling their weak and
wicked advisers to account. The re-
suits OF bad advice may be summed
up.
l. Ihe loss OF $o,oOO,OOO tor repair
ing our ievees.
z. Inc failure OF the canal OIL and
the substitution OF an expensive ex-
pertinent, controlled Oy the avoWed
-. Se-.V - "
8. Such an unfav0rable insight into
the character OF the people OF Louis
lana, as VIII Tor some time to come
discourage Immigration, capital and
lnteiilsene business me!l from being
sent here.
4. Antagonistic relations between
the employers and laborers OF this
State, Whlca are injurious to the IN
terests of Dotn.
3. The fearful decentralization OF the
young men, WHO have been withdrawn
from Industrial occupations and bll-
gaded N clubs, leagues, and similar
rgxnizaCrrfs s'tse'sssFeu 1s'cess cel!s
trlbotlons levied upon the mercantile
classes.
Diminished crops OF cotton, sugar,
rice, ETC., wlll surely mark the failure
OF the needed alc to the levees. Al
ready thousands OF acres OF the best
iahds nave oeen abandoned to the
waste OF waters. Destltutlon and
suffering, OF which the average po'lti-
Cal professional man knows little and
cares less, SIT upon the homeless VIC
TINS ot the lrresistaoie tlde that rnshes
down from the hllis and valleys OF the
North. Senators VINO were sf'eveu
{" tue very soul 20 near certain poi,ti-
cai CRIMINALS c'lafaeoeflze" as oa''ol1s
fe1hsed =" vote an appropriation 20
save their nelds iiou the no'd, tnelf
q. nomes ifom aes.rnetioh ana ehe1f ram
llles from starving.
a deeay'ns commerce mas in"s cai'ea
Loudly 1or Improvements ae tne mouth
e' the river safnclenG I, 10 ADMIT the
to tritle at the national expense with
his jetties, thus putting off indefinitely
the application Of a plan approved by
science and common sense.