The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-11
SOUTHERN ESTIMATE OF NORTHERN
REPUBLICANS.

AA4 OO04OhNOs
g AS it was under the auspices and rule of
5 the Free Soil or Republican party that the
5 war against the seeded States was begun.
r carried on and completed there was no rea-
!, son to expect that the Southern people in
their defeat should entertain any very liberal
opinion of the principles of that party or of
those who composed it. 1t is, however, prob
able that the Southern white people would by
degrees have forgotten their prejudices. and
have come to regard Northern Republicans
without any marked aversion, except for the
character and acts of the Adventures who
came amongst US, pretending to be Republi-
cans, but pursuing line of action that might
well prejudice US against any party to which
they might assume to belong. The character
of these immigrating white Radical vagabonds
has been often and we'll described, and the
whole country is familiar with their nefarious
deeds of spoliation.
Men of reflection have not, however, al
lowed these interlopers to disguise from them
| the true character OF Northern Republicans. La
the latter are recognized the regular success |
sors Of the American party, which followed
the Wing party, which was the heir to the |
doctrine of the original Federal party. How |
much Of original Federalism the RepubIi-
cans OF this age profess and practice is hard |
to say. The doctrine of cen.ralism has
come down by a line Of regular and unbroken
descent to the Republicans of the present
day.
We are at liberty to look upon the better
three-fourths of the rank and file of that
party as about as good or no worse than their
predecessors. We may even admit that the
masses of that party not holding offices or
connected with Office holders, do not differ
much from the masses of all other parties |
AS soon as the representatives of the party
cease to Cypress us, the people of the South
will lay aside their aversion and hold them I
- Southern Democrats held Northern Wings
n 1874, and rice versa.
Centralism begets local and sectional in I
ermeddling, the usual cause of trouble among Q
Kingdoms, States, corporations and neigh q
'ors Let the government limit the exercise T
# its authority by the strict rule of the Con- y
and this intermeddling will cease II
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbours u
ouse lest he be weary of thee and so hate q
lee.' The cause Of Southern prejudice e.
5ainst Northern men, and especially against OF
epubllcans, is this interference in Southern ~
zeal atflirs. The people Of the S 1uth never 81
DUBBED themselves about the inhabitants of re
orthern States, but let them alone. If the 81
me safe and wholesome policy had been III
lrsued by them toward US, there would CT
i've been an unbroken peace III
With these reservations, We may adopt the M
lrlt OF the following extract from the gu
Proclamation of Governor Gar SCI
I'D, of Arkansas, issued March s. AMI de- up
,nating the 26th inst. as q day of thanks In
wing for the many blessings which that ms
ate has enjoyed during the past year. Al gu
ling to the acceptance by Congress Of the
port recognizing the existing government, ant
says: I'M
. We have been sustained by the true Con- 90
vative Republican sentiment in the North. the
lch is one Of the most CERTIFYING fe .tures mu
lnected with our struggle and one Of INF.
ich we should feel proud, ana We shonld
we by all means to prove ourselves worthy
this Endorsement 50 emphatcally given bv eau
Sc supposed to dff-r With us politically ms
who wer- begged and import ned under con
clrcum>tauc 5 to put Us down
With all W. have undergone. if our cause oec'
been the occasion of harmonizinr and be |
lng the Liberal and Conservative el-- be 5
nts IN the nation that have heretofore been ~ =
eoriant, We are more than paid, and il
uld be one of orr chief duties to see that scrl
= be kept together here after. As Cover ster
of this State, | enjon upon all persons hbo
' TO see that peace and ord are preserve 4:
violations Of law promptly Looked after. -,
that thos= engaged in them he arrested 'ne
brought to answer before the law" It