New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-15
ZIP, Cftizens, and at Them,


The little Amite City Democrat blows it's
bugle with the vain hope Of awakening the
dead Issues of the past. It ventures tie
remark, which may have been heard be-
fore, that McEnery was elected Governor
and that Kellogg is a usurper Referring
to the members of the Legislature who
accepted the Wheeler compromise and drew
their mileage, it says the representatives
DID not assume to settle all of these mat.
ters; and IT they had so assumed, they were
clearly without authority to act. And then
'he bugler tells again what they, the repre-
sentatives, did and did not agree to do. by
saylng: They merely agreed that by their
action as a body of legislators they would
not disturb kellogg, nor impeach him for
the la't; but they did not stlpulate that
they would keep Congress or the people
from overthrowiDg the hated government
Of the usurper."
The bugler is right in his statement that
the representatives, did not agree to keep
Congress- from acting. and when the old
sore OF Louisiana is thoroughly national
'zed, Congress will be glad to know that
tnere IS no restraint upon it. The Amite
democrat. which may be tho ablest and
mos: original weekly Democrat in the
State. then makes mention of committee
OF seventy, and it wants Democratic State
convention called t. put the party work in
the hands of this old New Orleans commit.
tee. and it makes the statement boldly.
without having consulted the Baton Rouge
-4acoeatc. 1--WE want" says the Democrat,
'onr Congressman to demand the secogns-
ton OF the AcEnefy government, and We
want the Committee Of Seventy, the glorious
Committee Of Seventy. to receive new Gre
dentlals from the pe eople, and new orders to
support the action of our representatives in
Congress-" The thing is all fixed without
the aid Of the President OF the Senate. for
the Democrat says:
It only remains for Congress to RECOGNIZES
McEnery's government, and this Con gress
Will do before the middle of December.
Let us have the State convention, then, to
reopen our case before Congress and the
country. Let the press Of the State take
mp tue question and join in the demand tor
freedom for Louisiana. We will succeed
IN overthrowing the usurpation, if We are
true to ourselves and to principle. Eternal
shame to him who, in the moment OF as
sured victory, will harbor the thought of
surrender 10 tae usurper. Up, citizens, and
at them.
We do not klex how the Chamber of
Commerce will regard this proposition, or
how the merchant, who belonged 70 the
old Committee OF Seventy, and who sub
scribed more money for the White League
than they can afford to sub
scribe for the new Texas railroad, will LOOK
at it; but to us it appears to be bad advice.
Something is now being done to improve
the mouth of the river, telegraph is
being constructed in the interior Of the
State, there is a prospect for railroad to
Houston, and there are other gsod things
Inausurated since last Septemb bes; besides |
We ars trying to keep yellow fever away.
and hard times, and fear somewhat break. |
ng Of !evees and an overflow; and If We
10 not mistake the temper OF the people |
II New Orleans We shall have this year a !
luiet September, and the 'Up, citizeus. and |
It them,' Of the Democratic bugler Of |
smite will live only in its own echo. New
orleans is faithful, but she can not now be |
et on to fight with such ''Sic em" The !
Democrats and others, not Republican, may
meet in convention; it is probable they will,
ometime. but it is also just possible they
will not farm out their line of action, as a
'tate party, TO defunct city Committee of
'eventy. William Alien would not so ad
Use, nor will the solitary letter writer of
his city who has the Democratic party in.
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