New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-01

the imperative duty of the President t
accept it, the only possible contingenc
which will place the President in nomina
ton can alone be created by the disai
fected and disunion Democracy. II, how
ever, the Democracy will keep the peace
the President will not be imperativel,
needed, and SO We may say no doubt will
his entire approval that if Presiden
Grant be nominated for third term, tn
| disaffected and disunion Democracy, VIII,
may desire to overthrow the republic, will
cause the nomination of President Gran
for third term of the office.
BISHOP winners DEFENSE OF LOUISE
ANA.
When Mrs. Candour, in ''The Schoo
for Scandal" volunteers the defense of
certain lady, Sir Peter Teazle protests
against her advocacy as follows:
Madam, madam, l beg your pardon
there is no stopping these good gentlemen I
tongues. But when l tell you, Mrs. Can
uOuis Gu0t tuo ldOy Iucy arc abusing IL
particular friend of mine, hope you'll moi
take her part.
In the same spirit do we, as citizens Of
Louisiana, identified with her welfare and
good name, and bound to her by ties Of
the strongest affection and interest, pro.
test against this defense of our State by
the worthy bishop. She is arraigned un-
der no indictment. And when Bishop
Wilmer rolls up his episcopal sleeves, and
leaps into the ring to display his skill in
the noble art of self-defense, we confess
ourselves unwilling to commit to his I'M
practiced championship the defense of the
State of Louisiana. While sporting our
colors he proffers battle in behalf of only
a small faction of malcontents, who AFRO
gantly assume to be the State. :'There
was no stopping the tongues of those good
gentlemen" who, upon the hastings and
by committees of seventy, have been
steadily engaged in the regular business
Of the defense of Louisiana, but now that
they have at last thrown up the sponge,
it is really too much that the bishop should
still insist upon coming forward to invite
another round, and, like Sir Peter, we
beseech him mot to take her part
The bishop asserts that be is not pol
itician, chiefly because he has never cast
a vote at the polls through ministry of
forty years. We know many elderly
ladies in the same situation, but who are
none the less politicians, both active and
embittered. Among these the polished
periods of Bishop Wilmer are likely to be
read and treasured. We have no fear that
his political teachings will be stretched
much beyond this limited sphere.
But we take issue with the bishop upon
the question of tact, and we submit that
during the last two years and half he
has, doubtless unconsciously, been very
active and efficient partisan in the political
warfare raging in our State. Without 60
ing back to his early and ardent espousal
Of the Confederate cause, We would remind
The good bishop that when there
we're rival claimants to the COVER
aorship Of the State, he zealously
:ook sides with one faction, and as
sisted with his presence and his prayer
It the mock installation of Colonel Nc
Emery in Lafayette square. We would re-
mind him Of his embassy to Washington
skiing provisions for the poor whites of
he State-a mission which can not be
airly Invested Of political significance
We would remind him that he was the
eader Of that committee Of petitioners to
Judge Woods, who sought, by such an
and indefensible appeal,
G influence and undo the deliberate deci-
ion OF that upright magistrate refusing
o admit the Grant parish prisoners to
'ail. This was political move in which
he bishop bore prominent part. We
you'd remind him of the alacrity with
which he sprang into the witness chair
'efore the congressional committee, and
f the partisan character of his testimony
nd of his subsequently uniting in the |
rotest of the Democratic politicians
gainst the steps taken by the general
overnment to suppress the spirit of law
which then reigned in the COM |
aunity, and which, but for the prompt |
ction of the President and the timely |
resence of General Sheridan, must in |
vitality have terminated in general and |
ppalling massacre.
But the best answer to his protestation
aat he is no politician is to he found in
ais very so-called defense of Louisiana.
is political pamphlet, discussing po-
teal questions and intended to influence
official results. It's main burden is a
omplaint against the new amendments to
he constitution of the United States and
lie rights and privileges they extend to
le colored race. The author draws a
ontinued parallel between the negroes
I'D the Indians, and seeks to put them on
lie same plane of civiEzation-at times
ther giving the preference to the Indian.
e says that our freedmen should, like
lie emancipated serfs Of Russia, 'meekly
'cept the change in their condition, con-
nted with the naked gift Of freedom"
e says, For every negro admitted to
)ngress there is an increase of many
indreds admitted to the penitentiary.
e de- | Severely with all white Renuh |