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

In making up an opinion Oh the Lousians
troubles, 1t must be understood that or
| both sides there are accomplished liars, To-
gether with hotheaded, bigoted men, who
may be very sincere aud also very unre'
liable. The violence now threatened springs
from the action of the Returning Board
declaring certain officers elected, and, as is
! alleged, deciding questions regarding the
validity OF returns In an arbitrary and oar.
tisan manner. The existence of this board.
clothed as 1t is with extraordinary powers,
| n, doubt forms Of itself an disappearing
circumstance. Whether its verdict IL wrong
| or right. legal or illegal. it is sure to b..
abused ana ,nistrusted. Not only Is this
true, bu. it is also fru. shat tie possession
OF such powers in party eAiyeucies i. a.nos:
certain to b.. inisused. Politicians are
power. and when the means OF koe ping it
rest with themselves they would be Ut.
usually virtuous politicians if they lid not
strain = point to compass the desired end.
No one imagines that the ca.peJ.hag or Ma.
tive Louisiana politician is man Of unusual
virtue. The evidence goes t" show that the
most remarkable thing atou: him is his un.
scrupulousDess. Therefore we ara fully
persuaded that the people of Louisiana have
been cheated, wronged and robbed. more or
less. by their rulers.
On the other hand, however. il may justly
be urged that the citizens have been enc.
mics to themselves b. constant ten.
dency to riOtOus proceedings. often break
ing out in mobs. they have tostered the
belief thst ia would be a greater mistake &c
lee them alone than it has been to handle
them roughlye Every appearance of weak.
ness or even gentleness in dealing with
them is followed by obstreperousness o.
their own part, and an apparent return to
the hope of realizing substantially in .he
present. a social state which the sword has
decided shall remain q fact of the past.
Processing friendship to tho blacks, they
show, when opportunity presents, that
their friendship il, even when sincere, the
mere condescension of master to servant,
and not the reciprocity of man to man.
They proclaim that none bu: white men
are properly eligible to any Office, and
league together as "white" men against
black men. Do these White Leaguers
imagine that the amendments TO the con-
stitution are farce2 D. they think that
the ration can permit them to be rendered
nugatory? Would they have the govern
ment OF the whole country dishonoe its
pledges to 5000 900 Of its subjectss
1t SO, the ma!cOntents show themselves
to be both imbecile IN mind and treacherous
at heart They are laboring at least under
an attack of political insanity. Indeed this
appears to be their real trouble; and it is by
no means an untenable supposition. Whole
communities have gone crazy on religion;
why not on politics! The countrymen of
large portion Of the citiZens of Louisiana
have peculiar historic aptitude tor pol.
iticomania. Paris becomes mad house for
this kind of insanity, every few years.
While it lasts, 1t must be treated like any
other insanity. the patient must be watch.
ed, inedicated. restrained, bied. 10 is
doubtful, how ever, If any more bleeding is
needed for the Louisiana patient.) Here
possibly, is the philosophy OF the trouble in
the South. II so. the remedies must be ap-
piled; but, at the same time, exciting causes
should be as far rs possible removed,
especially if their presence is needless. We
are got tar from cure that q bureau COM
posed OF eminent physicians would work
out much better results in Investigating
and prescribing for the Louisians political
troubles chan anv number Of congressional
committees Chicago Post.