New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-13

| horo to-day that II any Democrat IN the Stat
OF Louisiana should accept with good faith
and with the intention of protecting ant
conserving the interests Of his fellow.clti
zens, an appointment from Governor KEEL
logg, he would be a tabooed man, and he
would be as an alien and stranger among
his neighbors.
Mr.. President. it might be expected that
l should say something about the causes oi
these political and social contentious in
Louisiana, and that should suggest some
way OF allaying th0n. To recount all
familiar with them all. The bitterness of
past strife-the tall from atfluence to pover.
ty consequent upon that strife-the necessi-
ty to labor consequent upon that falcon
tact. with the cause of all this in the pres
ence Of the old alave now in many cases the
dominating political instrument-changing
channels OF trade-failing crops and flooded
| fieids-paralysis Of capital-shrinking of in
vestments in dismay from the insecurity
engendered by strife and urbulence-greed
OF office whose emOluments are simply an
imposition and an outrage upon an impov-
| erished people-stimulating sympathies
| from Northern allies, who, in their partisan
zeal, encourage the employment of unlaw.
full means to set aside the constitutional
amendments and the reconstruction and
insurrection laws of the United States-lm.
munlty from punishment for crimes
martyrdOm and adulation for suffering
under the hated law, however much de.
served--serve to make up a comprehensive
demoralIzatlon that saps and cOrrupts a
civilization.
There are other evils. There are evils
directly traceable and chargeable to the
Republican party. l will admit it. But
when am defending my house against the
assaults OF my mortal enemies on the out
side have not time to reform the abuses
existing within my doors. We have shown
our intention, aye, we have shown our per.
formances In the last few years to better
and to remedy the condition of affairs. We
nave relaxed the stringeney of laws: we
have reduced taxation; we have Welded to
all the demands for reform and good gov.
eminent; but they do not stop their muir.
ders, and until they do you must excuse us
that we give more attention to the more
serious matters that occupy us.
With respect to our political organism, it
was created by the reconstruction acts as
completely as would have been the case
had the State neither previous political
exls tence nor history. A new and a con.
trolling element, an element without edu.
cation, without experience, and naturally
antagonistic politically to the intelligence
and property and the wealth of the State,
has been put in charge of that State. Could
you expecI anything else but disorder!
You had no right to expect anything
else, but your remedy for your dis.
order is not mine. You propose, as |
was proposed in 1861, to seek redress Of |
your grievances outside of the law. I |
stand under the law, and will do nv
manful best to retrieve them all, to rectity
them all: By revolt, by violence, by muir
der, the Democrats of Louisiana propose to |
get their wrongs redressed. 1 propose to |
do them fair and equal justice, to condemn |
corruption, to condemn wrong doing. |
outside or within the Republican
party; but it there is a party of thieves, |
which l deny, will uphold The party of !
thieves against the party of murderers.